Otto Malpense has been a strange child from day one of his life. Left by his real parents on an orphanage’s doorstep, Otto came with a note with his name on it, and unnaturally white-blonde hair. But the stranger characteristics came when he was three. Having nothing to do all day while the other...
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James Rollins
Spelunking, hiking, scuba diving, traveling, touring, giving seminars, making presentations, and yes, writing, James Rollins does it all. Living in Northern California, he has written 6 individual stories including Altar of Eden, Ice Hunt, Amazonia, Deep Fathom, Excavation, and Subterranean, the all famous Sigma series comprised of The Devil Colony, The Doomsday Key, The...
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The Hunger Games
Katniss Everdeen, a poor sixteen year old girl who lives with her good as dead mother and her young, 12 year old sister, has lived in the poorest part of town her whole life: The Seam. This is the area where there are no rich people and just about no happiness. People starve to...
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The Bartimaeus Trilogy: Book 1: The Amulet of Samarkand
Have you ever imagined about controlling demons? Have you wondered what they are thinking? Now you don’t have to. When Nathaniel was only six years old, his parents sold him to an orphanage where he would stay until a magician came to pick him up. This was all based on the fact that someone...
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First Strike
Imagine you are sitting in a small town diner. The sun is out and you are relaxing with your two kids. Suddenly, one of the waitresses come up to your table with a note. This note says, “Urgent I speak with you now. I am in danger and things are going nuclear! Only you...
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The Keys to the Kingdom: Mister Monday
You, Arthur Penhaligon, are the new kid in school with no friends and no real hope of making any. Because you are asthmatic you can’t hang out with the jocks. You can’t hang out around the nerds either because you aren’t the smartest kid in school. And this is just the beginning. Soon a...
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Ever since 11 year old Harry Potter was a baby, strange things had been happening to him. Like when he was dragged to the zoo by his cousin, Dudley, he “magically” made the glass disappear completely from a snake exhibit which now housed a fuming Dudley. As you may imagine, his Uncle Vernon, who...
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