“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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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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Jack Torrance, a hard-working, dedicated writer/father, has no idea what he’s getting himself and his family into when he agrees to look after the Overlook Hotel during the winter. The hotel is old, abandoned, and just plain creepy. But what could possibly go wrong? More than one could possibly imagine. The Overlook Hotel is...
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The team proceeded as a group into the cavern, flashlights flared out like the spokes of a wheel. The chamber was similar to the others they had crossed in their journey here. Stalagmites littered the floor, stalactites stabbed downward. Except there was one new feature. Ashley rubbed a snowflake from her eyelash. “It’s snowing...
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“…Konrad is getting weaker by the day. We must take action. We must try other means. Extreme times call for extreme measures. We must be willing to take risks if we want to save Konrad’s life.” Though his father forbade him to venture back into the dark library and riffle through the forbidden books,...
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“They heard the awful slap of bullets into flesh and heard the screams and saw the insides of men’s bodies spill out and watched the gray blank pallor rise in the faces of their friends, and the best of the men fought back despair” – Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down is...
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Steven Thomas was just a young teenager that dreamed of being a reporter, and for a weekend his dream was made into a reality. He submitted a letter to an editor for a contest and won a trip to the final four basketball tournament. He and another lucky girl, Susan Carol, got to go...
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“Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favor!” is an overly cheery death sentence for Katniss Everdeen. After voluntarily taking her younger sisters, Prim’s, place, she becomes the girl tribute from District 12 that will be participating in this year’s Hunger Games, a gruesome annual reminder of the Capital’s superiority...
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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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Everyone wants to be respected, and Manuel (Manny) Hernandez, a Mexican American, is no exception. However, he isn’t good at sports, can’t speak to girls, and is in love with a white English teacher. It can also be hard to be respected when your alcoholic father abuses you, your brother can’t hold a job...
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