The year is 1939. You are not even 10 years old. Your brother has just died. They (the Nazis) are taking your mother away. This is not a happy story. Such is the life of Liesel Meminger when Rosa and Hans Hubermann take her in. She has nightmares featuring her brother...
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The Book Thief
The Mysterious Island
“Mr. Smith, would you like to escape?” 5 men are being held captive in Virginia during the Civil War when one of these men, a sailor by the name of Pencroff, asks Cyrus Smith, the engineer, this question. Cyrus, Pencroff, a reporter named Gideon Spilett, Cyrus’s previous slave, Neb, Harbert Brown,...
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The House of Power
“May God forgive us for our reckless making of this new world.” In a future world, our planet is no longer known as the Earth. It has a new, more fitting name: the Dark Planet. It is a near-barren wasteland that you become unhealthy in and the bases you live in have a...
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Airman
“Conor Broekhart was born to fly. Or, more accurately, he was born flying.” The child of Catherine and Declan Broekhart was born on a crashing hot air balloon. Perhaps this is what led him to become such a great aeronaut. After saving Princess Isabella from an exploding castle, Conor becomes a “sir” and...
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Heroes of the Valley
The days of the heroes had long passed. All of the Houses in the valley are peaceful, except for the House of Svein. In this village there is a practical joker by the name of Halli. He’s the Arbiter’s second son. Halli doesn’t really care, though. He loves being mischievous. So, when it’s...
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