Guest Blogger Busy B on HP7

If you haven't gotten a hold of J.K. Rowling's final Harry Potter book yet, well you definitely need to. HP7 tests your faith in the characters more than any other book in the series, whether you're forced to turn your back on Ron, Dumbledore, or even Harry. HP7 opens with Voldemort torturing a muggle studies teacher at Hogwarts. It gives a somewhat spooky insight into Voldemort's sick mind and exactly what might occur over the course of the book. Then Harry is brought into the picture, reading the Daily Prophet and all it's outrageous lies. Following this, one of the most shocking surprises of the book is displayed: Dudley's kindness towards Harry. After a frantic chase later on with Death Eaters and dealing with Ron's time consuming mother, Harry, Ron, and Hermione finally slip away from the Burrow to search for Voldemort's Horcruxes. The complicated task left by Dumbledore leaves the three friends bickering day and night, and wearing Voldemort's Slytherin Horcrux necklace surely doesn't help. As you're about to pull your own hair out, Ron just up and leaves a torn Harry and Hermione, only to re-appear again a few chapters later. Meanwhile, Harry battles with the speculations following Dumbledore's death. He constantly wonders if some of the gossip is indeed true. An encounter at Godrics Hallow with Voldemort leaves Harry broken, but his spirits are lifted when Ron comes back, saves his life, and retrieves a once lost treasure. Harry, Ron, and Hermione set out again, but this time to learn more about the Deathly Hallows. Hermione is convinced that they are mere fairy tales, but Xeno Lovegood proves her wrong and unfortunately betrays the trio in the process. They manage to escape with valuable information. At last, Harry believes he knows what Voldemort's after, however, one night on the run Harry slips up by using Voldemort's tabooed name. Wizards surround their tent and capture Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They are brought to Malfoy Manor and luckily escape, but not without a devastating loss. Eventually Harry, Ron, and Hermione wind up at Hogwarts to search for the final Horcrux and a horrendous battle breaks out between Dumbledore's Army and Death Eaters. When it comes down to it, who is the last one standing? Harry, or Voldemort? Read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and you'll find out!

Guest Blogger - Busy B

Hello everyone! We're going to start to have guest teen reviewers here on the FCPL4Teens blog. Our first review comes to us from Bethann over at the Busy B. Take it away Bethann.

Book Review: Toxin by Robin Cook
Being a cardiac surgeon, Kim Reggis' life is complicated enough. Add a divorce and a critically ill daughter and his life goes from complicated to out of control. He is driven by his daughter Becky's pain to find out the cause of her disease, and runs into a plethora of problems. It turns out that E. Coli 0157:H7 is the exact bacteria that has Becky lying in the hospital, and Kim is willing to do whatever it takes to find out why. A trip to a popular fast food restaurant, The Onion Ring, gives him a few clues and a bit of trouble. His next stop is Mercer Meats, a meat-processing company. Conveniently, Kim runs into Marsha Baldwin, a USDA inspector. Together they go on a quest to stop the spread of E. Coli and to shut down Higgins and Hancock, a slaughter house. Kim's ex wife Tracy steps in for Marsha when she turns up missing while investigating Higgins and Hancock! This leads Kim to believe that there is something mysterious going on in the meat-processing industry and decides to get to the bottom of it for good! The underlying question through all of this is: Will Becky fight off the E. Coli? And what happens to Marsha Baldwin? Packed with suspense and gruesome truths, Toxin is definitely a great read for those who enjoy solving the unlikely!