Realistic Fiction Chris Crutcher Reviewed by Sean Bigelow Rated 5 out of 5 stars Louie Banks has it all. A great life, a starting football spot, a wonderful girlfriend, and it are his last year of high school. It seems as if nothing could make his life better. Until his football coach decides to...
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Running Loose
The Morganville Vampires: Black Dawn
It was a shock to you when you first moved into a town full of vampires. Obviously it was not a typical college town as you expected. You’re stunned, but soon after, you become comfortable with it. Friendships are built and romances spark. Then a new surprise comes; the draug. They are creatures that...
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The Bellmaker
“Urgan sits in Gael’s Royal House, Warriormaid and Warriormouse, Say hasten, and give aid.” Dandin and Mariel, two warriors from Redwall, have wandered four seasons before they find themselves in the land of Southsward. This country was once peaceful, but has been conquered by the Urgan Nagru, his mate Silvamord, and their foul...
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Thirteen Reasons Why
“Hello, boys and girls. Hannah Baker here. Live and in stereo. No return engagements. No encore. And this time, absolutely no requests.I hope you are ready, because I am about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why my life ended. And if you’re listening to these tapes, you’re one of...
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The Sky is Everywhere
Lennie and Bailey are sisters but are complete opposites. Lennie is a quiet musical nerd who hides behind her sister’s greatness. Their mother, Paige, left and never came back when they were very young, leaving them to be raised by their grandmother and uncle. Bailey and Lennie have their own beliefs of why their...
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Holes
“There is no lake at Camp Green Lake” Stanley Yelnats’s whole life has been filled with bad luck. His family believes that they are cursed because of their “no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing great-great grandfather”. Stanley is the target of abuse from students in his school because of his size. Even the teachers will on occasion make rude...
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If I Tell
“…if only I hadn’t gone to that party. I never would’ve seen what I did. Jackson wouldn’t have driven me home. I wouldn’t have started falling for a guy just out of reform school. I could go back to pretending everything was normal. I wouldn’t be keeping a secret that could blow our family...
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The Legend Of Luke
“So Luke the Warrior sailed away, He left that northland shore, He swore an oath that one fine day, He’d come back home once more.” -excerpt of Trimp’s song On the first day of summer, Trimp, a traveler, arrives at Redwall Abbey in Mossflower, which is being built at the time. While she was...
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Variant
“Benson Fisher, a teenager who has been bouncing all over the place in and out of foster homes. Has finally found a place where it will all be fine, Maxfield Academy. He was incorrect. Mrs. Vaughan his driver to the school, assures him that he will advance at Maxfield Academy. Once they arrive, Benson...
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Out Of My Mind
“I have no idea how I untangled the complicated process of words and thought, but it happened quickly and naturally. By the time I was two, all my memories had words, and all my words had meanings. But only in my head. I have never spoken one single word. I am almost eleven years...
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