To say that Billy Bloom is a drag queen is a understatement of the highest degree. He would much rather refer to himself as the more professional term: gender obscurest. “Billy Bloom…what are we to do with him? He expects kids at school to find him approachable, when he prances around in stilettos. He’s...
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Senior class president Nova Prescott has been looking forward to the perfect prom since she started high school. She just about gets its until a fire ruins all the decorations and her dream. Nova only has three weeks until prom and she’s working solo, at first, to fix the damage. Prom seems pretty much...
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Bethany Hamilton, played by AnnaSophia Robb, lives a dream life with her family on the beach, surfing daily with her best friend, Alana, and competing in surfing competitions. Everything appears to be perfect until a tragic event turns her life upside-down. One seemingly regular day transforms into a day she will never forget. While...
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Jean Louise Finch is only nine years old but acts and thinks twice her age. Her twelve-year-old brother Jem is her best friend and companion in the hard years of the 1930s. Scout is Jean Louise’s nickname and is always called that. Their mother died when Scout was young and she has always been different...
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Rachel, an average, 14 year old, freshman, lives in New York City with her mom, her younger sister, Miri, and her cat, Tiger. Rachel lived the normal, insecure, self- absorbed life a teenager, until one when her life was flipped upside down never to be the same again. Why you might ask? Because her...
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Imagine yourself, m16 or m4 carbine rifle at hand, sweat pouring down the back of your neck onto your BDU, lying on a pile of rubble and dirt to escape the weight of your gear. Through all this chaos, guns firing, people screaming, smoke and ash filling the air, you have your sights...
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“Life is an ugly, awful place not to have a best friend.” Halley was always the quiet one growing up, following her parent’s rules and being her mother’s miniature version. Scarlett, however, was always the braver, more outgoing child, left to parent her wild, adventurous mother. None the less, somewhere down the...
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Being a teen is difficult enough. When you add in a mysterious, unlabeled package filled with tapes containing the voice of a girl who committed suicide two weeks earlier, suddenly ready to tell her story, life goes from difficult to downright confusing. Hannah Baker died two weeks ago from a prescription drug overdose; she...
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Aron Ralston, an adventurous college graduate, is a dedicated outdoorsman and loves to travel. Traveling from state to state to climb different mountains, Aron has experienced it all. Avalanches, cliffhangers, and extreme desert heat are on a daily basis for Aron. Aron carried on his passion for the outdoors because of his families same,...
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Halley and Scarlett have been best friends for years, sharing secrets, clothes, and crushes. Scarlett has always been known as the more popular, outgoing one. Halley was always just her quiet sidekick. Scarlett’s always been the one to take care of Halley’s problems. But now more then ever, Scarlett needs her. Halley’s not sure...
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