Payback Time by Carl Deuker

I love a good sports read and I also love a good mystery. This book seems to offer the best of both worlds. Mitch is a sports reporter at his high school. He notices that a kid names Angel is the best athlete at his entire school, but the coach never plays him. The story seems to lead to a big scandal. I enjoy following sports scandals. This summer I couldn't pull my eyes away from the TV when reports of the Penn State scandal came on. Hopefully this book will have the same effect on me.

American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis

The title of this book jumped out to me. The word "psycho" always makes for something interesting. The book is written in first person. Patrick Bateman tells his story about brutally murdering and raping his many victims. The reviews said that the book was "disturbing". I am not a crazy person or anything, but that just makes me very curious. It's hard for me to stay focused on a book, but it seems like this book will keep me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

I have read and and watched the movie, The Hunger Games. I really like how the book created a whole different complex world that readers and viewers can understand easily. It reminds me a lot of Star Wars in that way. Catching Fire is obviously the sequel to The Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta are forced to go on a Victory Tour by the capital. If they cannot keep making people believe that they are two teenage star-crossed lovers, then bad things will happen. I can't wait to dive back into the world of the Hunger Games. Hopefully I get to this book before the next blockbuster movie comes out!

50 Shades of Grey by E.L. James

I heard other people were putting this book on there list, so I thought that I might as well take a look. I do not know much about this book but I hear that it is very explicit. What made me want to read it is the fact that when I tried to look it up on the school's website and the school blocked the page. If that isn't mystery I don't know what is! The book sounds exciting!

Wild Pitch by Mike Lupica

I have read many books by Mike Lupica, and unlike the childish sports writing of Dan Gutman, Mike Lupica writes sports books for adults. Wild Pitch is about a one time pitching phenom who try's to make a comeback in the major league. I really enjoy comedies about baseball. I'm hoping that this book is as funny as the films Major League and Bull
Durham.

Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey

Everything about Australia interests me. So when I came across this book and saw that it took place in Australia, it caught my eye. The book it about a child who's life changes when a man names Jasper Jones knocks on his window and asks him to help hide a body. I like mystery and Australia, and the book seems to have a lot of action and that's always a fun read.

Quiet Stength by Tony Dungy

As a leader of our schools FCA, I almost feel obligated to read this book. The book is written by ex football coach Tony Dungy and it is about how to become a better Christian man. I usually don't enjoy Christian books, but I am a Tony Dungy fan, and this book is focused towards men and athletes. I just so happen to be a man and an athlete, and I believe that I can get a lot out of this book.