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Alex 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 moreBrooke Wager Five years ago, Taylor messed up badly at her lake house in the Poconos and avoided going back. But when her father is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, her family decides to visit the lake house one last time. Morgan Matson’s Second Chance Summer recounts a story of friendship and love when times are tough. When it
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
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 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 moreAlexis Jaffe Life In A Fishbowl, by Len Vlahos is a fascinating book that will leave readers enthralled throughout the entire book. Jackie, a high school-age girl has a relatively normal life; she likes to look at facebook posts, and chat with her online friends. But when she finds out that her dad has a deadly brain tumor her whole
Read moreEllie McCallum Seventeen year old Virginia “Ginny” Blackstone lives a rather quiet and normal life in New Jersey, until a letter arrives from her eccentric Aunt Peg, who has recently run away. The letter contains a thousand dollars in cash and instructions: “get a passport, book a one-way flight to London, then go to an address in New York to
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