“What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful” Tally Youngblood was the last of her friends to turn sixteen. She was counting down the days till she could receive the surgery that would turn her beautiful. In Tally’s world, set three hundred years in the future, every teen receives cosmetic surgery to...
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Uglies
The Maze Runner
Imagine waking up in complete darkness. You have no idea where you are or how you got here, all you can remember is your name. This is the exact feeling Thomas felt before entering the Glade. When the doors crank open, Thomas is surrounded by a group of boys who welcome him to the...
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The Bellmaker
“Urgan sits in Gael’s Royal House, Warriormaid and Warriormouse, Say hasten, and give aid.” Dandin and Mariel, two warriors from Redwall, have wandered four seasons before they find themselves in the land of Southsward. This country was once peaceful, but has been conquered by the Urgan Nagru, his mate Silvamord, and their foul...
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Flawless
“They fell into an edgy silence. They’d been in on their fair share of Ali pranks, but those had been innocent sneaking into the saltwater hot tub at Fermata spa or putting droplets of black dye into Spencer’s sister’s shampoo. But something about this made them all just a little… uneasy. BOOM!” Emily is...
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The Legend Of Luke
“So Luke the Warrior sailed away, He left that northland shore, He swore an oath that one fine day, He’d come back home once more.” -excerpt of Trimp’s song On the first day of summer, Trimp, a traveler, arrives at Redwall Abbey in Mossflower, which is being built at the time. While she was...
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The Hunger Games
“Let’s go back then, to the moment they called your sister’s name at the reaping,” says Caesar. “And you volunteered.” “She asked me to try really hard to win…I swore I would.” Once Katniss Everdeen takes her little sister’s place in the annual Hunger Games, it means near-certain death. Every year, one boy and...
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Danger in the Shadows
Twenty-five years ago, at age 6, Sarah Walsh and her twin sister, Kim, were kidnapped. They were locked in a cold basement for nine days with very little food and water. They were chained and unable to reach each other. Now Sarah doesn’t only have to live with being the only survivor of this...
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Beautiful Chaos
Ethan Wate was just getting used to the strange and paranormal events happening in his quaint hometown of Gaitlin. But after getting the love of his life back, things have gotten out of control. Locusts, heat and devastating storms are tearing the town to shreds. Ethan and Lena struggle to find some understanding of Lena’s Claiming....
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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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Brisingr
“Listen closely and I will tell you two things. When the time comes and you need a weapon look under the roots of the Menoa Tree…” At the end of Eldest, the second book, Murtagh defeats Eragon and thakes his sword, Zar’roc, as his prize, leaving Eragon weaponless. Feeling distraught, Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, fulfill...
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