“He rolled his eyes, but I could see that he was flying- the relief was making us both lightheaded. It was over. Or . . . was it?” Bella Swan is not being overdramatic. Ever since her arrival in Forks, her life has taken a spiral, and even she can’t tell whether it’s going...
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Eclipse
Fire Starter
This novel is about the efforts of fugitives Charlie McGee and her father, Andy. The result of a government experiment gone awry. Both Andy and his late wife Vicki were injected with a drug that allowed them limited psychic abilities. They passed on this power to their daughter, who captures the government’s attention with...
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Twilight
Isabella Swan is used to the sunny, warm weather of Phoenix, Arizona. When she moves to Forks, Washington, where it rains almost every day, she doesn’t know how she’ll possibly get along. Her father, Charlie, tries to help her get used to such a different environment, but she just can’t seem to adjust, at...
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Vampire Beach: Bloodlust
Jason Freeman, a new kid to beautiful Malibu, California, thinks that his new school with his new friends will make his life edgy and unpredictable. Just as he expects, everything is different, in a good way. He meets a gorgeous, but unattainable girl, he’s instantly popular, and the southern California parties are amazing. But...
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Twilight
“About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him- and I didn’t know how dominant that part may be- that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.” Bella Swan is nothing but more than the average,...
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Return of the King, a novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, takes place in the land of middle-earth. Isengard, the domain of Saruman, has fallen to the mighty army of Rohan. Now the men of the west must come to the aid of Gondor, a land that is on the verge of being demolished by...
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Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident
Artemis Fowl, “a teenage criminal mastermind,” concocts ingenious plans that take him and his fairy friend or foe; Captain Holly Short on an adventure of a life time. Artemis’ father, also a man of crime, has been missing for two years and may or may not be alive. Until recently there was no evidence...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Harry Potter, a 17 year old wizard, is faced with numerous difficult, nearly impossible, challenges in the final book in a seven-book “Potter” series. He starts out, like every book in the series, at his aunt and uncle’s house and almost immediately is thrown into the action. After an encounter with a group of...
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The Choice
The Choice, written by Lynne Ewing is the ninth book in the Daughters of the Moon series. In this series each of the books are told from the perspective of a different character. In this book it is told from the point of view of Jimena. In this series each of the five main...
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Bag of Bones
Mike Noonan, a middle aged writer, lives his life in Dairy, Maine. Four years after Mike’s wife Jo unexpectedly passes away, Mike moves to his summer cabin, “Sarah Laughs,” which is in Manderly Falls, Maine, and he finds that he has developed writer’s block. Noonan, the protagonist in the story, has high emotions of...
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