All at once, everything changes in Hanna’s life. After breaking up with her boyfriend of almost a year, she feels relieved and is ready for a pretty dull winter. But only a week in of cold weather, Hanna finds she’s the keeper of a huge secret. She may have been the last person to...
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Just Like That
Heat
Michael Arroyo is a pitcher that throws some serious heat. He is a twelve year-old Cuban immigrant that throws an 80 mile and hour fastball. His goal is to make it to the little league World Series at Yankee stadium in New York City. His life goal is to make it to the major...
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The Last Dog on Earth
Imagine a world without dogs? Well in The Last Dog on Earth that is exactly what is happening. Logan, boy in his teens, needs to learn discipline. So his step-father makes him adopt a dog. Logan picks a dog that he names Jack, they match as soon as they met each other. Together they...
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Hold Still
“Dear Caitlin, This is a real letter. I hope you get this far but I won’t get mad if you don’t want to read any of it. This is what I want so don’t be sad. You might be looking for reasons but there are no reasons. The sun stopped shining for me is...
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The Rules of Survival
“She pretended to be normal, our mother… there were cracks in her behavior. A weak man would be hypnotized, paralyzed. (As far as I can tell, this is what happened to my father.) A bad man would be attracted to her on a more equal basis. And a good man, of course, would...
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Bud Not Buddy
Meet Bud Caldwell, an orphaned ten-year old boy from Flint, Michigan. He is orphaned in the worst possible time to be orphaned. The days of the Great Depression. He had a great life before his Momma fell sick. She fell sick and took a turn for the worse, and passed on. Now Bud is...
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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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Private
Fifteen year old Reed was an average girl, always was. Just in time, Reed wins a scholarship to her one and only dream school, Easton Academy. This scholarship was just what she needed, a way to get away from her troubled home and the boring suburban life. Once arriving at the beautiful, traditional campus...
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Thirteen Reasons Why
“Hello boys and girls. Hannah baker here. Live and in stereo. No return engagements. No encore. And this time absolutely no requests. I hope you’re ready, because I’m about to tell you the story of my life. More specifically, why my life ended. And if you’re listening to these tapes, you’re one of the...
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Cut
Welcome To Sea Pines. A residential treatment facility for the mentally ill. There are many girls here who are struggling with problems that range from anorexia to self harm. Callie is one of the girls that self harm. She never cuts deep enough to bleed to death or anything, just enough to feel the...
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