The two that are one must become the one that is all. In The Alchemyst, Josh and Sophie Newman are introduced as a pair of teenage twins that work in a bookshop for Nick and Perry Flemming. Sitting in a coffee shop one day, Sophie nottices a group of very conspicuos looking fellows...
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The Island of the Blue Dolphins Adventure By Scott O’Dell Reviewed by Carlton 5 out of 5 Stars Meet Karana, a 12 year-old girl, indigenous to the “Island of the Blue Dolphins”. She is the son of Chief Chowig, the chief of the village of Ghalas-at, and the younger sister of Ulape, and the...
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“Ignoring all the laws of magic Alanna had been taught, the picture grew and spread. It was a city made of all black, shiny stone. Alanna leaned forward, squinting to see it better. She had never seen anything like this city. The sun beat down on gleaming walls and towers. Alanna was afraid—more afraid...
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“Listen closely and I will tell you two things. When the time comes and you need a weapon look under the roots of the Menoa Tree…” At the end of Eldest, the second book, Murtagh defeats Eragon and thakes his sword, Zar’roc, as his prize, leaving Eragon weaponless. Feeling distraught, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, fulfill...
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Meet Bud Caldwell, an orphaned ten-year old boy from Flint, Michigan. He is orphaned in the worst possible time to be orphaned. The days of the Great Depression. He had a great life before his Momma fell sick. She fell sick and took a turn for the worse, and passed on. Now Bud is...
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Ragged Island is home to a truly devilish, monstrous creation. It’s called the Water Pit. Discovered by Simon Rutter in 1970, and as the name suggests the pit is believed to be extremely deep and full of water. The legend goes that there’s a pirate treasure down in the Water Pit’s unmerciful depths. There’s...
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The lawless west, full of open plains, vast arrays of plains, gangs, and a small family the Mckaskels. The Mckaskels are looking for a better opportunity in life out west. Duncan is the husband of Susanna and is a well mannered educated man. Susanna is out west with her husband and is very cautious...
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“I think that anyone that’s ever been in battle is a little bit scared. If he wasn’t he isn’t up there where the battle was, to me. You’re not really scared but, but you know it’s either you or him. Heroes are funny people. A dead man is not a hero. A hero is...
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“A half blood of the oldest gods shall reach 16 against all odds, and see the world in endless sleep the hero’s soul, cursed blade shall reap, a single choice shall end his days Olympians to preserve or raze.” Percy Jackson was always an odd kid growing up but nothing major happened until his twelfth...
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The open sea, the city, and the beautiful country side are the setting for another of Louis L’amour’s great stories. This story is one about a wanderer, a tough,dangerous,and daring man, who goes by the name Rafe Caradec. Beginning on a rough and traumatizing ship ride, Rafe, promises a man to make sure his daughter...
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