Willa Coffey hasn’t seen her father, Dwayne, in many years. He was abusive to her as a young child, and to her mother. Her mom ran away from their home in Pryer, Texas to get away from his abusive ways. They now live with Willa’s stepdad, Jack, and her two half sisters, Brooke and...
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For sixteen year old Cameron Smith, life is just a game, a game he very much does not enjoy. He is the less attractive and smart counterpart to his twin sister and has a crap job at a local restraint, The Buddha Burger. What he never expected, though, was to be diagnosed with the...
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Columbine, by Dave Cullen, is a factual story about the events that lead up to and took place at the Columbine shootings. In this story, Cullen tells us about the killers’ motives and earlier life before the killing. Both Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold were bright young men with promising futures. Looking into the...
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Percy Jackson is a 16 year old, amnesiac, demigod. The only thing Percy can remember is one name: Annabeth. For days, Percy has been chased by two monsters known as Gorgons, the sisters of Medusa. No matter what he does, he can’t seem to kill them. Every time he tries, they fall apart into...
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“Let’s go back then, to the moment they called your sister’s name at the reaping,” says Caesar. “And you volunteered.” “She asked me to try really hard to win…I swore I would.” Once Katniss Everdeen takes her little sister’s place in the annual Hunger Games, it means near-certain death. Every year, one boy and...
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In a world without humans, animals have evolved, talking, walking, fighting with weapons, and building houses. Peace is present at Redwall Abbey. The abbey is home to generations of mice, otters, hedgehogs, squirrels, birds, and Constance the Badger. This peace is broken when Slagar comes to town. Bent on revenge, Slagar, with his sly and...
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A Ranger’s work is never done. Whether he is dealing with international affairs or simply a small band of marauders in his own fief, the Rangers work from dawn until dusk. There are fifty fiefs in the kingdom of Araluen and each one has its own Ranger. The time setting is more of a...
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Katniss Everdeen lives in a rundown shack in district twelve with her sister and mother. Without a father who had perished in a mining accident Katniss must hunt illegally in the woods outside the district fence to keep her and her family alive. Katniss lives in the least wealthy but also least strict district...
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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 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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