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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 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 moreNate Bowden The Lost Colony The Lost Colony is fast paced and full of interesting characters that will keep the reader engaged. This book by Eoin Colfer is the fifth book in the Artemis Fowl series and excels all books prior in this sci-fi series. The first few stories in this series mainly focus on Artemis being a greedy
Read moreSarah Ricker 3/22/17 Nerve Nerve, by Jeanne Ryan, is a page-turning thriller packed with action and suspense. Vee has always
Read moreEli Jache March 29, 2017 A Long Walk To Water Salva and Nya thirst for more than water as their parallel stories unfold in Linda Sue Park’s
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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
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