“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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Deuce lives in a post-apocalyptic civilization underground. In the enclave, if you break the rules you will be exiled and face almost certain death at the hands of monstrous creatures known as Freaks. In Deuce’s world, it’s rare to live over the age of twenty. In the enclave, you earn you’re name by making...
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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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Jane and Allison were the best of friends. That is until a horribly embarrassing accident that ruins Allison’s reputation. Jane tries to comfort her, but Allison seemed to be in a deep funk. Suddenly, Lanalee comes into the picture. She helps get Allison out of her depression and back on her feet, but there’s...
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The small southern town of Gatlin, South Carolina, was like any other old town, or as close as Gatlin could get. You see, Gatlin has roots spreading all the way back during the Civil War or as most people of Gatlin like to call it, the War Between the States, but that is only...
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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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“She pretended to be normal, our mother… there were cracks in her behavior. A weak man would be hypnotized, paralyzed. (As far as I can tell, this is what happened to my father.) A bad man would be attracted to her on a more equal basis. And a good man, of course, would...
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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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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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