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A'ight, a'ight, a'ight. I know i've been missing days and not writing reviews recently, but I promise I'll get better... after this entry.
I'm gonna set down the base of my thoughts on each book, so you'll see it and say '4/10? Maybe I shouldn't read it...'
Haha. As if anybody reads these and/ior takes my opinions seriously. Anyway, here're the bases.

Stuck in Neutral by Terry Trueman
Rating: 8/10
Synopsis: Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family, and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him. (From bn.com)
Prequels: None that I know of.
Sequels: None that I know of.
Review: To come (Don't hurt me....)

Cut by Patricia McCormick
Rating: 7/10
Sypnosis: While confined to a mental hospital, thirteen-year-old Callie slowly comes to understand some of the reasons behind her self-mutilation, and gradually starts to get better. (From bn.com)
Prequels: None that I know of.
Sequels: None that I know of.
Review: To come....

The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci
Rating: 9/10
Synopsis: Chris Creed was the class freak -- his high school's prime outsider. And when he mysteriously disappears, the town of Steepleton is buzzing with rumors: Has he been murdered or kidnapped? Committed suicide? Perhaps, he has simply run away. The only clue is a cryptic email message left by Christopher 24 hours before he turns up missing. In it, Chris explains how envious he is of his classmate, golden-boy Torey Adams, and several of Torey's friends, who "get everything -- athletic ability, good personalities, beautiful girlfriends." Chris closes by stating that he simply wants to "be gone." (From bn.com)
Prequels: None that I know of.
Sequels: None that I know of.
Review: A really good book. I loved it even though I'm not usually into suspense/mystery stories. It's only about 300 pages, but so much happened. It was really interesting. Not something to read when you're pulling an all-nighter and can't focus.
Okay, so after Chris Creed, this guy everybody hates/couldn't care less about is gone. There's a note sent from the school library to principal, saying he's leaving and everything. The thing is, there's no body, no dropped possesions, nothing. Where'd he go?
Nobody knows. Now isn't that spooky? Actually, when you read the book, it kind of is. There are absolutely no leads. I suppose if you read mysteries and stuff along that vein a lot it might be obvious or something, but it got me. I can't say much more than that, and that it was written really well. Better than most stuff I read. =)