| Haarsma, PJ | Software: virus on Orbis 1 |
| Like the other 198 parentless children on the spaceship Renaissance, 12-year-old Johnny Turnbull (JT) and his seven-year-old sister are headed to Orbis, a multicultural world made up of four rings orbiting a wormhole. | |
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This book was kind of slow to start. However, towards the end this book picked up and turned out to be pretty good. there was good character development. Overall, this is a pretty good Science Fiction book. - MNHS |
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This was a really interesting book but had a few slightly confusing parts. All in all - and excellent book. - NMS |
| Hale, Marian | Dark Water Rising |
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While salvaging and rebuilding in the aftermath of the Galveston flood of 1900, sixteen-year-old Seth proves himself in a way that his previous efforts never could, but he still must face his father man-to-man. |
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Has some romance, but exciting and terrible events unfold as one boy tries to prove himself to his father. - BMS |
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This book never grabbed my attention. - MNHS |
| Hale, Shannon | River Secrets |
| Razo travels to Tira at war's end, but events fuel suspicions and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible before he becomes trapped in an enemy land. | |
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I loved this book. Shannon Hale rally knows how to keep people interested in the characters and bring the story to life. - MNHS |
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It was a little confusing if you have not read the other books. - KMS |
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It was very edge of your seat material. Shannon Hale used great verbs in it. - KMS |
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Some parts were confusing especially the beginning. - KMS |
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Has some romance, but exciting and terrible events unfold as one boy tries to prove himself to his father. - BMS |
| Hamilton, Harriet | Ribbons of the Sun |
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Twelve-year-old Rosa's excitement over going to the city with her father turns to despair when she realizes he has been forced to sell her into service as a maid, and her life continues on a downward spiral when she becomes pregnant by her abusive master and is thrown out into the streets to live or die as the gods may choose. |
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It was okay and kinda boring because the whole time it was talking about a girl regaining her confidence and providing a home for her daughter. - MNHS |
| Hammond, Richard | Can You Feel the Force? |
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Uses brain-teasers, puzzles, and experiments to explore questions about how Earth works. |
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Very factual and great real life examples help you understand things like force and friction. - MNHS |
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I never knew that if you went light speed, your race car would be as long as the width of a pencil. - BMS |
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This book was the best book I ever read. It was awesome. It rocks. - BMS |
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I don't like science stuff. But, some of the stuff in this book is pretty cool. Like it says when a boxer hits a punching bag, it tries to swing back under the force of its own weight. That is one of the many things that I learned from reading this book. - BMS |
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It has a lot of science and stuff to try. - BMS |
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Not good for all kids because of bigger words and indepth. I know lots of eighth graders who would read it. The book is cool but not a s good as a novel or story. It is a good book for our library. - CMS |
| Haney, Eric |
Inside Delta Force |
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Eric Haney, one of the founding members of Delta Force, provides an inside look at the elite counterterrorist unit, explaining the process by which men are selected for the unit, and telling of his personal experiences with Delta Force in Beirut, Tehran, Honduras, and other hot spots throughout the world |
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I loved the book. It was, without a doubt, the best book I have ever read. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading a book with great characters and an awesome plot. - MNHS |
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Very heroic and very graphic. I would recommend this book to anyone. It's way cool. - MNHS |
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A very good fast read - MNHS |
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Cool about the army. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book - interesting! - KMS |
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I really liked the author's description of everything. I liked how he told us his thoughts and what he saw. - BMS |
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The author really showed how to become a secret agent. - BMS |
| Harding, Frances |
Fly by Night |
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A twelve-year-old orphan, Mosca Mye, and her homicidal goose, Saracen, travel to the city of Mandelion on the heels of smooth-talking con-man Eponymous Clent, driven by her love of language to find a better life. |
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It was not the best book, but it was okay. - MNHS |
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This book was pretty boring. Mosca is pretty rude. I don't like her because she burned down her uncle's mill and ran away. - BMS |
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It is a fast-paced book. - NMS |
| Harmon, Michael |
Skate |
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Facing a disintegrating home life and trouble at school, teenager Ian McDermott runs away with his younger brother to Washington State in search of safety, justice, and their long-absent father. |
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I liked this book because it had alot of suspense and it could really relate to people's lives. - MNHS |
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I REALLY enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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This was good book. It showed how it is real life. - MNHS |
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I thought the book was well written. - MNHS |
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This book was an easy read! - MNHS |
| Hartinger, Brent |
Grand & Humble |
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Alternating chapters follow the lives of two high school boys, whose recent nightmares and premonitions of disaster are linked to mysterious past events. |
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It was interesting, but the ending was confusing - MNHS |
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I thought the book was okay. The story seemed to never stop, just a lot of going back and forth between people and finally at the end the meaning is revealed. - MNHS |
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This book was really confusing at the end. I couldn't tell if its a parallel universe or what... - MNHSs |
| Hartnett, Sonya |
Surrender |
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As he is dying, a twenty-year-old man known as Gabriel recounts his troubled childhood and his strange relationship with a dangerous counterpart named Finnigan |
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CREEPY! - MNHSs |
| Hartnett, Sonya |
Silver Donkey |
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The language and evocative pencil pictures shine in this quiet tale of World War I with other stories nestled inside it. Marcelle and her little sister, Coco, find a soldier in the woods near their home. He cannot see; he is very hungry, and he wants to go home across the Channel. |
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This was a very exciting book. It was sad how the soldier had his sick brother and had to escape war. At the end it was a relief to know that he got home. - BMS |
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There wasn't much action. - KMS |
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I disliked the book. - KMS |
| Haugen, Brenda |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: the New Deal President |
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A biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States, describing his childhood and education, marriage to Eleanor, personal and political life, and policies during the Great Depression and World War II. |
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The only reason I didn't like this book is because I don't really like reading about the presidents. Franklin was scared of fire his whole life. He also liked being outside at his vacation home. Sarah, Roosevelt's wife, was almost half his age. - BMS |
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It could say more about how he became disabled and his personal life. - BMS |
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Excellent resource for a project, but it wasn't really exciting. And you learn a few things that people might not know. - BMS |
| Haugen, Brenda |
Winston Churchill: British Soldier, Writer, Statesman |
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short biography of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill which focuses on his childhood and early military and political life, his leadership during World War II, and his fame as a notes speaker, author, and painter. |
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Tells his life and career, but not really interesting. Good for reports, though. - BMS |
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The birth and death dates of Churchill are given. He becomes prime minister in 1940. In 1951 he is reelected. - BMS |
| Hautman, Pete |
Rash |
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In the United Safer States of America of the late twenty-first century, a national obsession with safety has criminalized even minor "antisocial impulses."Bo's dad "was put away in '73 for roadrage"; the teen's own anger issues likewise land him in one of the country's privatized penal colonies. There, he makes pizzas for McDonald's until the camp's sadistic overseer recruits him to play football. |
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This book was very entertaining. It was set in the future, which I like and the things that have changed are funny ad realistic. The story is an easy read and is pretty exciting right from the get-go. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sports or novels based in the future. - MNHS |
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Realistic future - lots of research done. Plausible futuristic inventions - well written. Continuous twist. - MNHS |
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This book was an excellent read - and I'm not generally a fan of sci-fi. - MNHSt |
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I thought it was quite enjoyable. - MNHS |
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Awesome book for raders interested in the future. - MNHS |
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I loved it because you would be perched thinking something then something else happens. It has an amazing vocabulary. Hautman is an award-winning author. The story uses high technology and a futuristic setting. It made me mad that you couldn't play football in the future. - CMS |
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I thought it was great book because it gave us a look into the possible future of safety regulations where you need a helmet to go for a walk. This was very creative and unique. I would have never thought health and safety rules would get this extreme, but now it looks like a possibility. - CMS |
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Rash was a great story and I enjoyed the great imagination of the author. I loved the part where Bo told me about how he had to practically dress in football gear to run track. It was really interesting to hear the rules of the community. "You have to be safe." Living in a world like that would drive me crazy because everyone is paranoid about safety. - CMS |
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Futuristic, characters are all about safety. Bo plays illegal games after punching a kid. Bo is almost eaten by polar bears thanks to his virtual friend, a transforming monkey. - MWHS |
| Haydon, Elizabeth |
Floating Island |
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While doing a presale test of one of his family ships, Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme comes under attack by pirates, is rescued by mermaid-like creatures, and travels to Floating Island, where there are heavily sought after magical waters. |
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A little slow or confusing at times, but very detailed. - MNHS |
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Ven is very brave! My favorite character is Saelini because she is great with plants. My favorite part was when Amariel saves Ven and tells him stories of her world. - BMS |
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I've read many fantasy stories, but yours was unique. - BMS |
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It was one of the best books I've ever read. - NMS |
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A little big confusing as to what the main conflict of the book is - but overall, a good book. - NMS |
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It was interesting. One part was about what was going on in jail and the other was remembering what happened in the past. - CMS |
| Headley, Justina Chen |
Nothing But the Truth |
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Fifteen-year-old Patty Ho, half Taiwanese and half white, feels she never fits in, but when her overly-strict mother ships her off to math camp at Stanford, instead being miserable, Patty starts to become comfortable with her true self. |
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The book didn't make sense at first. It was just okay. - MNHS |
| Hechtman, Betty Jacobson |
Blue Schwartz and Nefertiti's Necklace |
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Thirteen-year-old Blue Schwartz values her baby-sitting job with the Albanys, a Chicago professor and his wife, but her situation is jeopardized when a valuable artifact goes missing from the Albany household, and Blue becomes the chief suspect in the theft. |
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It was weird. They thought that the baby sitter stole the necklace and they were busy looking for it. He didn't try his recipes. - BMS |
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This book was just okay. - KMS |
| Hernandez, Jo Ann Yolanda |
Throwaway Piece |
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Even after entering the foster care system, Jewel is the one who takes care of her mother and, shutting herself off from the vulnerability of closeness to others, is unaware of the positive influence she has on those around her |
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I like how she tried to resist being raped. - BMS |
| Hightman, Jason |
Samurai |
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Simon St. George and his father, the last members of the Order of Dragonhunters, must join forces with a group of Japanese samurai to destroy the dragons in the Far East. |
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It was really cool. I like dragons. They are so cute. - MNHS |
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Fun twist of action, fantasy, and reality! - MNHS |
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Book 2 of a series. Interesting twist on dragons in today's world. Dragons are representative of evil and the decendents of St. George come to the rescue. If you liked the Dragons In Our Midst seriew by Bryan Davis you will like his. - MNHS |
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I liked the first book better because it had a better plotline, but the additions of Simon's cousin was interesting. - MWHS |
| Hinton, Nigel |
Time Bomb |
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Now grown, Andy tells the story of the summer of 1949 when, embittered after enduring injustice at their English school and disappointed by the adults in their lives, he and his friends wrestle with thoughts of revenge and deal with several life-changing secrets. |
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This was a good book! - MNHS |
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It had a really good plot and suspense with lots of secrets. The book had four main characters. It was set in Britain. There was building called the Bomb Building in which the boys played. It was really good in taking in the reality of life. - MNHS |
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I think I would freak if I found a bomb next to the place I play. Kids found a bomb and kept it a secret. A construction worker found it, and it exploded. - BMS |
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I like this book because it has a historic plot and that was kind of interesting; I disliked the book because it wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be. - BMS |
| Hobbs, Will |
Crossing the Wire |
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Fifteen-year-old Victor Flores journeys north in a desperate attempt to cross the Arizona border and find work in the United States to support his family in central Mexico. |
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If you really like adventure books, you'd like this book. I'm not much of an adventure person but the story line was pretty good. It was a little slow though. - MNHS |
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This book was ok but I really didn't like the story line but it was an interesting book. - MNHS |
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I like the obstacles the boy had to go through & the different ways they tried to get to the U.S. - MNHS |
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I thought this book was really cool. It was very interesting and helped show me what some of the people like the guys from the book go through while trying to earn money and support their family. I didn't like the ending, though, because it just stopped all of a sudden. Almost as if the writer ran our of ink or paper. Overall, I thought it was a good book, though. - MNHS |
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It seemed like it could've been shorter. - MNHS |
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I thought the book was great because the main character failed at different points in the book. Usually he succeeds, but the book shows it is possible to fail and go on. It also discusses why people cross the border. - MNHS |
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The book was okay. - MNHS |
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It was a fun read. Will Hobbs is a very descriptive writer and I showed emotion toward it. - MNHS |
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Plenty of action adn what happens to those who try to Cross the Wire. - MNHS |
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This book was good. It made me want to read. - MNHS |
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It gives insight into what illegal immigrants go through. - KMS |
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This book should win an award for sure! - KMS |
| Hoffman, Alice |
Incantation |
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During the Spanish Inquisition, sixteen-year-old Estrella, brought up a Catholic, discovers her family's true Jewish identity, and when their secret is betrayed by Estrella's best friend, the consequences are tragic. |
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About a girl who truly learns who she really is. It's sad, magical, and very mystifying about her journey to her secret self. - BMS |
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I really liked this book. It is a very sad, wonderful, and interesting book. I loved it!!! I would love to meet Alice Hoffman. - BMS |
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This book gives a very good view of any 16 year-old's life and weaves the troubles of Catholic-controlled Spain in effortlessly for a good story that makes history interesting. - NMS |
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It directly tells you what would happen in the darkest times when you were a Jew or practicing the religion undercover. - NMS |
| Hooper, Mary | The Remarable Life and Times of Eliza Rose |
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Thrown out of her home by her stepmother in 1670, fifteen-year-old Eliza Rose becomes a companion of actress Nelly Gwyn, a mistress of Charles II, and learns a surprising truth about her parentage. |
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This book was very enjoyable! The characters were cleverly casted and their situations and problems were very interestingly laid out. I enjoy the fact that some of the characters were actually ral people in history. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an enticing story and interesting characters. - MNHS |
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This is a good book. It has a romance in it but is quite tame for most high schoolers. It is a long book that is better for more advanced readers. - MNHS |
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I thought the story was heard of before, but overall, it was pretty enjoyable. - MNHS |
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Really good book. Historical fiction is interesting. - MNHS |
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This book was just okay. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - NMS |
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This book had an interesting way understanding how to learn the way a girl lives in jail and is kicked out of the family's home. - NMS |
| Hopkins, Ellen |
Burned |
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Seventeen-year-old Pattyn, the eldest daughter in a large Mormon family, is sent to her aunt's Nevada ranch for the summer where she temporarily escapes her alcoholic, abusive father and finds love and acceptance, only to lose everything when she returns home. |
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Very well written. It captivates the reader from page one untll the end. - MNHS |
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The book was very interesting. It kept me anxious. Everytime I read it I didn't want to stop. I absolutely loved it. I liked how the language was used in it. And it was a teenager book I would say. - MNHS |
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I really liked the book at about half way of it. - MNHS |
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This book was so good. It was very interesting. It made you not want to put the book down. - MNHS |
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Equally a must read to Crank. - MNHS |
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It is great! It had a lot of drama. - MNHS |
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Great story! - MNHS |
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This book is really good. I like to read about things that are happening to people around my age. - MNHS |
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I like life stories dealing with drugs, relationships, sex, friends, and growing up. - MNHS |
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This book kept you guessing until the very end where the unexpected happens. - MNHS |
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I thought this book would be good for the library because it has many themes like romance, family, and religion. - MNHS |
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Writing style is amazing - wonderful plot line - so true! - MNHS |
| Hughes, Dean |
Search and Destroy |
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Recent high school graduate Rick Ward, undecided about his future and eager to escape his unhappy home life, joins the army and experiences the horrors of the war in Vietnam |
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This story was kind of dark, but it was pretty good. MNHS |
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It was a good book. I enjoyed how the author was very visual and descriptive. - MNHS |
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I thought it was a good book, but kind of depressing. It shows a boy's struggle to find who he is and he finds his interests. This story takes place during Vietnam and is a quick read. I would recommend this book to people who like war stories. - MNHS |
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The other territories (bad) were attacking the good territories when they were sleeping - BMS |
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A boy gets recruited to the army and gets into the Vietnam War. He went there to prove himself as a man; he discovers a reason for life itself. - BMS |
| Humphreys, Chris |
Fetch |
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After exploring a sea chest full of runes and a journal belonging to his deceased grandfather, fifteen-year-old Sky summons the old man's ghost, who teaches him how to travel through time and space. |
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It's a good book if you like a fantasy book with a kid travelling through time. - MNHS |
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Wow! A perfect blend of horror and mythology. Interesting - but some of the characters seem to inconsistent. Different from most fantasy books. - MWHS |
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For me it didn't have a good ending, but it had a good middle. - MWHS |
| Huser, Glen |
Skinnybones and the Wrinkle Queen |
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Fifteen-year-old Tamara is used to being bumped between foster homes, but now that she is aging out of the foster care system, she has devised a plan that will ensure her wealth and freedom, but first she must get through her last community project, which may change her life forever. |
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It was interesting in the beginning, but toward the end, it was boring. - MNHS |
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This was a great concept for a book with interesting characters and an intriguing situation. Unfortunately, it wasn't well developed and lacked the details and emotions it needed to make its full potential. Unfortunate. - MNHSb |
| Hyde, Catherine Ryan |
Become Chloe |
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A gay teenage boy and a fragile teenage girl meet while living on the streets of New York City and eventually decide to take a road trip across America to discover whether or not the world is a beautiful place. |
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I liked this book alot. I didn't want to put it down. Hyde is a great author. It's a pretty modern book. - MNHS |
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I liked the book for the most part. I thought it had some good views but I didn't how the book ended. MNHS |
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The book was not very good. It seemed unrealistic. I just didn't like the book. - MNHS |
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This book was good and an easy read. - MNHS |