Book Review: The Outsiders

The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

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Tensions between two gangs become a life or death situation.  Two Greasers (Johnny and Ponyboy) become friends with two wealthy "socialite" Soc girls at a drive-in.  The rest of the Soc gang finds out and beats up Johnny and attempts to drown Ponyboy in a foutnain.  Johnny kills one of the Socs in the process of trying to save Ponyboy.  They know they're going to get into trouble, so they go their older Greaser friend Dallas, who find them a place to hide out for a while.  Meanwhile, the two gangs back home plan to fight. 

I would recommend this book to anybody who likes a good fight or drama.  If you like happy endings, The Outsiders would probably work for you. 
             
                                                                                               Reviewed by Courtney P.
                                                                                                 (a DHS student)

Book Review: To Kill a Mockingbird

It’s a Sin to Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a book about a little girl named Scout, who throughout the book starts to develop a better understanding of prejudice and racism. Jem, Scout's older brother, helps her understand these words, and why people are this way. Jem and Scout play, make new friends, and come to know of a shadowy figure by the name of Boo Radley, who lives in a neighboring house and yet is never seen. He is rumored to be an evil person, but their fair-minded father, Atticus, who is a widowed lawyer, warns them that they should try to see the world from the other people's perspectives. Atticus gets assigned a case to defend a black man named Tom Robinson, and the whole town of Maycomb cannot believe that Atticus has accepted this case.  I love To Kill a Mockingbird  because it is suspenseful, mysterious, funny, and heartwarming. It shows you the world from a nine year old's point of view. Scout asks why things are a certain way, she states her opinion without fear, and she just wants everything resolved. If you like heartwarming books with a twist, go check this one out! They have made a movie of the book and I suggest you go check out the trailer here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks88MPOyoYc).

                                                         Reviewed by a DHS student

Book Review: Perks of Being Wallflower

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a book told from Charlie Peter's first person point of view. The interesting thing about this book is that it is told through entries that Charlie records in his journal, making it extremely fun to read considering the short entries and the easy dialogue that the high schooler uses. The book is mostly about Charlie’s experiences as a freshman. He starts out with no friends because the only one he had committed suicide in 8^th grade, giving Charlie a rough start at his new high school. Eventually Charlie meets new friends who are seniors and they give Charlie a year to remember, to say the least.

I would definately recommend this book to anyone who likes books with unexpected twists and also to anyone in high school due to the fun and real circumstances of the book.

You can find this book in the DHS library. Find it. Check it out. Read it. J

                           Reviewed by Mike K.
                                                                                                             (a DHS student)


This book tells you to be a risk taker instead of standing on the fringes of life.  It gives you a different perspective on life.  This book shows you the course of a special territory known as hgih school.  It also talks all about the drama of high school, such as the pressures with sex, drugs, and all the other chaotic tasks that we undergo at school.  The narrarator has written the novel through letters to an unkown friend.  It's like a diary that is meant to be read by the public. 

I really do recommend reading it.  It has an amazing plot!

                                                                                                       Reviewed by Daniela C.
                                                                                                         (a DHS student)