Bone by Jeff Smith

Bone by Jeff Smith is a graphic novel about, what you would guess, a bone. Fone Bone is the main character of the book and is witty and funny. The plot of the book is quite gripping and Fone Bone makes everything interesting. The general plot in the first book is that Fone Bone is looking for his cousins. One of which was chased out of Boneville. Boneville is the town for all the bones. Though it is a graphic novel I feel as though it has more than enough words to explain the story and the pictures of course are always a big part of graphic novels. A lot of graphic novels aren't considered books because there are so many pictures and not just words. I think just because a book has pictures doesn't mean its not a novel. I believe graphic novels are just as good as books and novels. They explain stories just as much as books and their characters are almost even more clear. The only bad thing I can say is that it takes only a little imagination to visualize the characters since it is done for you. I love making a movie in my mind with books, it is one of my favorite parts of reading, and when I can't it is a little bit of a let down.
I recommend Bone to everyone. It is fun, smart and funny with a great plot. Jeff Smith did a fabulous job describing Fone Bone and his cousins.

Dive by Gordon Korman

Dive by Gordon Korman is one of my favorite series ever. It is a trilogy full of drama, suspense and action. It is about teenagers who go on a diving program in the summer. They each have their own specific reasons to be there. One is a hockey player who hurt someone with a legal check and won't play again. One girl has a walking disability and dives because it makes her look and feel like someone without a disability.
This is one of my favorite series because of all the suspense and action. In each book there is an explosion of tense action. In one book a large shark circles the hockey playing boy. In another some of them get the bends. For some reason I have always been attracted to things about underwater adventures. Something about the unknown and dangers of not being able to breathe without the right equipment always keeps me hooked. Sharks, treasures and plane crashes buried under waves and bubbles hold secrets that sometimes take years to find keep me reading cover to cover. All the characters in this series are some of the most interesting characters in any series I have read.
This book is meant for those who love suspense and constant action sneaking around every corner. I loved this series and recommend it to whoever out there loves deep sea adventure.