Revolution tells the story of two girls living centuries apart, one never knowing the other. Andi, heartbroken over the loss of her younger brother, finds the diary of a young girl living in 18th century Paris and becomes caught up in a plot to rescue a child prince who lived and died over two...
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Revolution
The Fault In Our Stars
When sixteen year old Hazel is diagnosed with Thyroid cancer, a disease that forces her to wear a breathing tube 24/7, her parents make her attend a cancer patient support group where she meets leg amputee Augustus Waters. After Hazel convinces him to read her favorite book, ‘An Imperial Affliction’ the two begin to...
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Beautiful Creatures
Ethan is just a normal teenage boy trying to make ends meet when rumors spread about a new girl in school. Her grandfather is a very rich and hated man. He rarely comes out of his house and when he does things don’t turn out very good. Lena, the new girl in town, doesn’t...
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My Girl
Set in a small town located in Pennsylvania, this is an emotional movie about a lonely young girl’s journey during the summer of 1972. Eleven year old Vada, based on her life, is played by Anna Chlumsky. Vada lives with Harry or her dad, played by Dan Aykroyd, who has a business in their...
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Featured Author: Jay Asher
You may all know the amazing story of Hannah Baker in Thirteen Reason Why and the great novel The future of Us, both written by this featured author Jay Asher. Both books have a very different style of writing to them. They have a way of writing that attracts the teen age group to...
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The Maze Runner
Imagine waking up in complete darkness. You have no idea where you are or how you got here, all you can remember is your name. This is the exact feeling Thomas felt before entering the Glade. When the doors crank open, Thomas is surrounded by a group of boys who welcome him to the...
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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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Someone Like You
Hailey was quiet, shy, and her best friend was her mom. When a new neighbor arrived, Scarlet, she started drifting away from her and her mom’s relationship and that’s when Scarlet took over the best friend spot. Scarlet was a boy crazy, adventures, popular girl making Halley her sidekick. They did everything best friends...
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Blood Wounds
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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Columbine
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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