Book 15

Title: Wuthering Heights

Author: Emily Bronte

Pages: 284

Date finished: May 29, 2010

Publication: 1907

Grade: 8.5/10

Plot:
The name of the novel comes from the Yorkshire manor on the moors on which the story centres. The narrative tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet thwarted, love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, and how this unresolved passion eventually destroys them and many around them.

Book 14

Title: Vampire Diaries pt. 2 The Struggle

Author: L. J. Smith

Pages: 237

Date finished: May 26, 2010

Publication: 1991

Grade: 8/10

Plot:
Picking up where The Awakening left off, Elena confronts Damon about Stefan's disappearance. But when Elena stands firm on her rejection of Damon's romantic advances, Damon refuses to help find Stefan. Elena must turn to her best friends, Bonnie McCullough and Meredith Sulez. Bonnie, who is a witch, uses magic to track down Stefan. The girls discover Stefan trapped in the bottom of a well, close to death. After Stefan's rescue, Elena offers him her blood to recover.

Book 13

Title: Carrie

Author: Stephen King

Pages: 245

Date finished: May 22, 2010

Publication: 1974

Grade: 9/10

Plot:
It revolves around the titular character Carrie, a shy high-school girl, who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who tease her. King has commented that he finds the work to be "raw" and "with a surprising power to hurt and horrify." It is one of the most frequently banned books in United States schools. Much of the book is written in an epistolary structure, through newspaper clippings, magazine articles, letters, and excerpts from books.