Catching Fire

Ben Pike For the first time in history, two children have won the inhumane Hunger Games, Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen.  And even more less likely, both champions were tributes from District 12, the poor, coal mining area.  Suzanne Collins has created yet another exciting masterpiece in the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy called Catching Fire.  Katniss has

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Hidden Like Ann Frank

“What followed was years of tears. A whole lifetime. That war will not be over until I take my last breath.” Hidden Like Anne Frank is an non-fiction book written by different survivors that went into hiding during WWII and the editors are Marcel Prins and Peter Henk Steenhuis. It takes place in the Netherlands where an impressive amount of

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MayDay

Crissy Rietti               “Screams. Crash. Impact. Bounce. Slide. Slide. Slide. Silence. Smoke. So much smoke. Fuel. Screams. Heat. Flickering light.” Living in a world without a voice while searching for his Uncle’s flag is easier said than done. Karen Harrington created a story, Mayday, about a teenage boy, Wayne Kovok, who survived a plane crash

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What Jamie Saw

Lucas Mouthaan Would you ever throw a baby? Imagine seeing your baby sister fly through the air, almost hit the ground, but your mom saves the day by catching her. What would you do next after the disaster has passed? This is the story of What Jamie Saw, by Carolyn Coman. In this book, Jamie and his mother witness Nin,

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Fangirl

Olivia Gardner Fangirl, a coming of age novel by Rainbow Rowell tells the story of a fan-fiction writing obsessed college student named Cather. In this book, the reader comes to learn about Cath’s struggles with making new friends, letting go of the past, and staying true to what she believes in.    Cath had always loved writing, and she was good

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The Penalty

Sammy Brown The Penalty by Mal Peet left me hanging after each chapter, and made me want to read more and more every day. Paul Faustino, one of the best authors in all of South America, is back in this thrilling, nail biting, and exhilarating book, The Penalty. I definitely would recommend this book to anyone who is a fan

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Brotherband Chronicles

Silas Baker The son of a courageous sea raider who died in battle and of a former slave from another country, Hal Mikkelson is by far the biggest outcast in Hallasholm, the capital of the nation of Skandia, a country of seafaring marauders. In a land of extremely well-built sailors, raiders, and warriors there isn’t really a place for Hal’s

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