Imagine only being able to express yourself through pictures. Your first year of school, the only way you could communicate to others, was through your drawings. Drawing took you to another world; a world of your own. For Hollis Woods, drawing pictures was her doorway to a place where she actually wanted to be....
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Pictures of Hollis Woods
Freak Show
To say that Billy Bloom is a drag queen is a understatement of the highest degree. He would much rather refer to himself as the more professional term: gender obscurest. “Billy Bloom…what are we to do with him? He expects kids at school to find him approachable, when he prances around in stilettos. He’s...
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The Dolphin Diaries
The Dolphin Diaries is a fun and interesting book by Lucy Daniels. It is about a young girl, Jody McGrath, who travels with her family as they research dolphins, while living on a yacht called the Dolphin Dreamer. This book teaches the virtues of loyalty, friendship, and love. Touching the life of all readers,...
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Good-Bye Mr. Chips
Biography By James Hilton Reviewed by Caroline Durand 5 out of 5 stars Good-bye Mr. Chips, by James Hilton, is a biography about a man whose life greatly affects the lives of the people around him. The book teaches the virtues of loyalty, respect, and kindness. Touching the life...
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Girl At Sea
Clio Ford has everything planned perfectly. She’s going to spend her summer working at Galaxy, an art store near her house. Not only will this satisfy her artsy obsession, she’s also become work partners with Ollie, her crush-at-first-sight when he’d been ringing up her purchases at Galaxy a while back. Now they were friends...
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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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Al Capone Does My Shirts
Al Capone, machine Gun Kelly, and escapee Roy Gardner are not your normal neighbors. Not unless you are Moose Flanagan and his family. Moose’s dad was a great electrician and he competed with a lot of other men to get the job on Alcatraz Island. Moose and his mentally slow sister have the job...
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Vampire Beach: Initiation
Even after months in Malibu, Jason is still having trouble excepting the fact that most his friends are vampires. He puts in all his effort to make it work, and it does for a while until all he’s worked for seems to come tumbling down because his best friend shows up at his house...
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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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Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
Becky Bloomwood gives financial advice on Morning Coffee, a British talk show, and is dating Luke Brandon who is the head of Brandon Communications. Her life is perfect and she loves every moment of it. Then one day she finds out she’s going to be moving to Manhattan with Luke who is opening a...
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