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
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Margaret Ann Motley’s sister is about to go away for college, so she will finally be able to get her own room. Margaret doesn’t pay much attention to what is happening around the world. Little does she know, Margaret’s cousin is living in the middle of the Blitz in London and she and her...
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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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Riptide
Ragged Island is home to a truly devilish, monstrous creation. It’s called the Water Pit. Discovered by Simon Rutter in 1970, and as the name suggests the pit is believed to be extremely deep and full of water. The legend goes that there’s a pirate treasure down in the Water Pit’s unmerciful depths. There’s...
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The Quick and the Dead
The lawless west, full of open plains, vast arrays of plains, gangs, and a small family the Mckaskels. The Mckaskels are looking for a better opportunity in life out west. Duncan is the husband of Susanna and is a well mannered educated man. Susanna is out west with her husband and is very cautious...
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Crossfire Trail
The open sea, the city, and the beautiful country side are the setting for another of Louis L’amour’s great stories. This story is one about a wanderer, a tough,dangerous,and daring man, who goes by the name Rafe Caradec. Beginning on a rough and traumatizing ship ride, Rafe, promises a man to make sure his daughter...
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Black Hawk Down
“They heard the awful slap of bullets into flesh and heard the screams and saw the insides of men’s bodies spill out and watched the gray blank pallor rise in the faces of their friends, and the best of the men fought back despair” – Mark Bowden Black Hawk Down Black Hawk Down is...
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The Color Purple
Celie, a poor, African American girl in the 1920s, is abused and raped by her father at the early age of fourteen. She can not escape this tragic life and is too ashamed and frightened to tell anyone. God becomes the only one she can confide in, which she does through her written letters....
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We Die Alone
This book tells the story of a person named Jan Baalsrude, and his incredible story of survival, risks, and sacrifices made by him and the brave people that helped him evade capture during the WWII. He and the rest of his wounded commando team would much rather die than surrender to the Nazis. They...
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The House On Tradd Street
Simpleminded realtor Melanie Middleton just wants an average life, no connecting to and seeing ghosts, no reminders of her rough childhood and the past, just an average life. However, we don’t always get what we want. When Melanie finds herself the new owner of a Historic house on Tradd Street she can neither sell,...
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