Posts Tagged ‘ death ’

The House of the Scorpion

January 27, 2009
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The House of the Scorpion

How would you feel if you were hated and considered an animalistic clone? Or how would you feel knowing that you weren’t born, but harvested in a lab? Or even knowing that the only reason you exist is to give organs. This is the life of Matteo, Matt as he’s called. At first this...
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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

January 7, 2009
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One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies

Ruby’s mother is dead and all that she has left is her aunt, her best friend, her beloved boyfriend, and her good for nothing dad who’s a movie star. She has to move to her dad’s house in California, but she would rather not. She hates her father because he left her mom and...
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The Secret Life Of Bees

November 16, 2008
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The Secret Life Of Bees

A beautifully written treasure of life truths and truths that appear only after much suffering and soul-searching ,this is simply the first great novel from Sue Monk Kid. The Secret Life of Bees is the story of a teenager, Lily Owens, also known as Lily Williams, who must come to terms with the truth...
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Loves Music, Loves to Dance

October 16, 2008
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Loves Music, Loves to Dance

Erin Kelley and Darcy Scott moved to New York after their years of collage as best friends. They each pursued a different career. Darcy is a decorator and Erin is a jewelry designer. One day, both decide to start answering personal ads that one of Darcy’s friends is running. She is a TV producer...
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Bull Catcher

May 19, 2008
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Bull Catcher

Neil, also known as Bull, tells us of his journey through baseball, and also high school. Bull’s best friend, Jeff, also loves baseball. They both live for the sport everyday of their lives, and also want to go pro. This book takes place in Shipley, Wisconsin. In the book, Bull lives with his grandfather,...
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Pet Sematary

May 15, 2008
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Pet Sematary

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife and two kids, Ellie and Gage, move from Chicago to Maine for Dr. Creed’s new job at the university. They move into a nice house with plenty of space for their children. They also got new neighbors, the Crandalls. Judd Crandall, who later becomes a family friend, tells...
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Legacy

May 15, 2008
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Legacy

In Legacy, it’s Reed Brennan’s second year at Easton Academy. After almost transferring back to her old school, Reed decides to stay. Easton brought almost nothing she had hoped for, and was the complete opposite of what she had imagined. She came with hopes of new friends, an amazing education, and basically a new...
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The Ever-After Bird

May 15, 2008
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The Ever-After Bird

When Cece’s father dies, she is left confused and hurt. Her father had always helped run away slaves, yet he was always mean to her, his own daughter. After his funeral, she is sent to live with her Uncle Alex and his wife. Her Uncle Alex is very kind to her and she is...
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Black Mirror

May 12, 2008
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Black Mirror

Frances is a sixteen year old girl who spends most of her time trying to hide herself from the rest of her world no matter where she is. She attends a boarding school where she has no friends, and at home she only has her dad and her mother. There is also her brother,...
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Chosen by a Horse

March 3, 2008
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Chosen by a Horse

Things don’t always go as we plan. Sometimes we assume that we will only gain one thing from a person or object, but we end up gaining something totally different. This was the case for Susan Richards, a lonely divorced pessimistic woman, in the autobiography, Chosen by a Horse. Susan lives by a strict...
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