Alphas is a book about being the best you can be and going to an academy for it. You can be a singer, inventor, actress, model, chef, dancer, or an artist. 100 people have been selected and only one will be the head Alpha. The three main characters are Skye Hamilton, trying to get...
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Alphas
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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The Star of Kazan
Priceless gems stolen. A secret plot. A corrupt mother. The Star of Kazan, by Eva Ibbotson, is one story you won’t want to miss. This book with crazy twists and turns will keep you entranced in its corridors of excitement and humor. It will keep the most energetic child in its grasp. Annika is...
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Stoner and Spaz
Sometimes people don’t look beyond what’s in front of them. They don’t go after their dreams. But sometimes, others do. In the book, Stoner and Spaz, by Ron Koertge, Ben Bancroft, a boy with cerebral palsy, didn’t have much in stock for him. He wasn’t popular, didn’t have any friends besides his grandmother who...
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Where the Red Fern Grows
Billy, a boy who at the beginning of the book is 9 years old and at the end 14, has only one dream: to have two coon hounds. Billy dreams of running through the woods and river bottoms with his dream dogs, but he has a problem. The dogs he wants are too much...
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