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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
Read more“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
Read moreAlex Shub “He was alone. In the roaring plane with no pilot he was alone.” Hatchet is an engrossing realistic fiction novel written by Gary Paulsen. The story focuses on thirteen year old Brian Robeson, a son of divorced parents. As he travels from New York on a bush plane to see his father in the Canadian oil fields, his
Read moreCrissy 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
Read moreLucas 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,
Read moreOlivia 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
Read moreSammy 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
Read moreBen Pike “Let the seventy-fourth Hunger Games begin!” Only one may survive this ultimate battle. Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games thrilled me with its suspense and adventure. The story is set in the dystopian far future in North America, all that lies in the ruins of the past is Panem, a country with a Capitol and twelve districts. The Capitol
Read moreHadley Winter Image your whole life being uprooted due to war, this is the story of Ha.Thanhha Lai’s, the author of the book, Inside Out And Back Again is an inspiring story about a young girl named Ha who lives in Saigon, Vietnam. Ha lives at home with her mom, and three brothers and has a normal life. This is
Read moreSilas 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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