Katniss Everdeen, a poor sixteen year old girl who lives with her good as dead mother and her young, 12 year old sister, has lived in the poorest part of town her whole life: The Seam. This is the area where there are no rich people and just about no happiness. People starve to...
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The Hunger Games
The Bartimaeus Trilogy: Book 1: The Amulet of Samarkand
Have you ever imagined about controlling demons? Have you wondered what they are thinking? Now you don’t have to. When Nathaniel was only six years old, his parents sold him to an orphanage where he would stay until a magician came to pick him up. This was all based on the fact that someone...
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Mattimeo
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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The Island of the Blue Dolphins
The Island of the Blue Dolphins Adventure By Scott O’Dell Reviewed by Carlton 5 out of 5 Stars Meet Karana, a 12 year-old girl, indigenous to the “Island of the Blue Dolphins”. She is the son of Chief Chowig, the chief of the village of Ghalas-at, and the younger sister of Ulape, and the...
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What Happed to Goodbye
What Happened to Goodbye? By Sarah Dessen Reviewed by C. Tobey Rated 4 out of 5 stars For the past few years, Mclean Sweet has been on the move. After her parents hard divorce of custody battles, Mclean set off with her father, a restaurant consultant whose job moves frequently. Because of this, it...
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Breaking Dawn
Ever since first seeing Edward Cullen, Bella Swan has been head over heels in love. Bella so badly wants to become a vampire like Edward so they can be happy together forever. Edward said he would change Bella on one condition: marriage. Bella agreed to marry Edward, and they were both so excited for...
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The Shack
On a cold winter storm day, Mack or Allan Mackenzie receives a strange message in his mail box, from his dead dad. The note will take Mack through a life changing weekend in, the shack. Mack is an average man who has really had a rough life. From his father being an alcoholic to...
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The Kings of Clonmel
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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Locked On
The newest of Tom Clancy’s excellent series; Locked On continues the story of Jack Ryan Jr. and the Campus, a shadowy private intelligence organization. JackRyan Sr. is running for president against incumbent Ed Kealty. Ryan and Kealty hate each other based on disagreements on policy and the fact that Kealty resigned his Vice Presidency just before the...
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Among the Hidden
“Dad thinks-I mean, it`s not safe anymore to have you in the kitchen. You can still eat with us, and talk to us and all, but you`ll be… over here.” The government created a law, stating there are only allowed to be two children per family. Any others must be killed by the population...
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