| Tanaka, Shelley |
Climage Change |
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Examines global warming, discussing what causes it, the future of the planet's climate, ways to prevent it, and other related topics. |
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It could say more about other planet awareness. The subject was a little boring for me. - BMS |
2 |
It's awesome. I wish I could keep it all read and read it forever. I love this book; it is so awesome! - BMS |
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This book tells you almost everything on global warming, but it is not very interesting. - BMS |
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Lots of redundant diagrams and speech. - NMS |
| Tchana, Katrin Hyman |
Changing Woman and Her Sisters |
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An illustrated collection of traditional tales which feature goddesses from different cultures, including Navajo, Mayan, and Fon. Notes explain each goddess's place in her culture, the reason for the book, and how the illustrations were developed. |
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2 |
I think Changing Woman and her sisters is a great book because it teacher lessons that we all need to know and sometimes don't learn. - CMS |
2 |
I liked this book. It was wonderful because it was exciting. It was the best book I've ever read in my whole life. It was perfect. It is the story of an Indian girl who is abandoned and a family takes her in and raises her. Historical. I liked her stepmom because she loved Changing Woman. - CMS |
| Tharp, Tim |
Knights of the Hill Country |
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In his senior year, high school star linebacker Hampton Greene finally begins to think for himself and discovers that he might be interested in more than just football. |
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I liked the football part of this book. It had a lot of action, but it could have used some more. - MNHS |
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This book had alot of real life situations. It was a good book. I liked it because it was about a sport and I enjoy reading sports books. - MNHS |
2 |
It was a great book with lots of action and football games. I didn't like that the book had lots of drama though. -MNHS |
2 |
I really liked this book because I thought it realted to me and how much I want to play for Nebraska. - MNHS |
2 |
It was a good book about football and girls. It was weird how he became cool from playing football and getting girls and better grades. - MNHS |
2 |
Great sports book and very entertaining. - MNHS |
2 |
I really enjoyed this book! - MNHS |
2 |
It was a good book. - MNHS |
2 |
I really enjoyed this book! - MNHS |
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It has a good storyline. - MNHS |
2 |
This is a wonderful story with a good message. - MNHS |
1 |
This book was just okay. - MWHS |
| Thayer, Ernest |
Casey at the Bat |
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Detailed charcoal drawings by sports artist LeRoy Neiman are used to illustrate the classic narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game |
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I though that it was an average okay book. I thought it could have had more excitement. - MNHS |
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It was a good book. I enjoyed reading the poem through. - MNHS |
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This book was really interesting because I like baseball. Especially the people depended on Casey. - BMS |
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I got it because I like baseball. - BMS |
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I have no comments for this book because it was a pretty good book. - BMS |
2 |
This book was really exciting, but it really shows how many chances you have and don't waste them. - BMS |
2 |
The book was good. It was about baseball. This guy named Casey struck out at the end. I liked it because it was about baseball, and I like baseball. Also, I used to play baseball a couple of years ago. - BMS |
2 |
I liked it because it was about baseball. - BMS |
2 |
Everyone is hoping that Casy will win the game, but he strikes out and eveyone's sad. - BMS |
2 |
The book was good, and I liked it because it was like a comic book. - BMS |
| Thomson, Sarah |
Secret of the Rose |
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When her father is imprisoned in 1592 England for being Catholic, fourteen-year-old Rosalind disguises herself as a boy and finds an ultimately dangerous job as servant to playwright Christopher Marlowe. |
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It was engrossing. I couldn't put it down. It was well written and I enjoyed it very much. - MNHS |
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This book was just okay. - MNHS |
2 |
I like Rosalind because she is brave and takes many risks; it was cool that she posed as a boy; I liked the suspense and the danger she was in. - BMS |
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This book was kind of hard to understand. That's because the words were different. It was filled with suspense. If the wording had been different, then it would've been better. - BMS |
2 |
This book is exciting and great to read. I didn't want to stop reading this book. It is exciting because the two children have to find their through London in search for their dad, and they must survive. - BMS |
2 |
I thought this was a thrilling and captivating book. It was full of adventure. I loved it so much. There was such a great surprise in the beginning and I liked it. Rosalind was great. She was amazing with pretending to be a guy. That was so cool. I would love to live in her time, but hate it at the same time. - CMS |
| Tolan, Stephanie S. |
Listen! |
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During her solitary convalescence from a crippling accident, twelve-year-old Charley finds a wild dog, and the arduous process of training him leads her to explore her feelings about her mother's death two years earlier. |
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This book is about a girl who takes in a stray dog. It's really funny when she pets the dog for the first time; the dog knocks her over. - BMS |
2 |
I think sad how her mom died. Charley got in a car accident with her mom. She does not remember it. While she takes a walk, she sees a wild dog. Her mom died in the accident. The wild dog becomes a pet. - BMS |
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This book was just okay. KMS |
| Tomlinson, Theresa |
Moon Riders |
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When thirteen-year-old Myrina of the Mazagardi tribe joins the Moon Riders, a revered band of warrior women, she becomes caught up in the life of the Trojan princess Cassandra and the epic, ten-year Trojan War. |
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It was a great twist to the Trojan war. - MNHS |
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It was engrossing. I couldn't put it down. It was well-written and I enjoyed it very much. - MNHS |
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I loved the fact that it was a new twist on an old Troy story. - MNHS |
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I thought it was interesting and I liked the plot. - MNHS |
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The book is cool! I like the fighting! - BMS |
2 |
This book has adventure, misery, ancient history, and tells about the mystical ways of the moon riders. - BMS |
| Trueit, Trudi |
Surviving Divorce |
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Presents statistics on divorce, emotional guidance for young people whose parents are divorcing, and the experiences and advice of teenagers who have lived it. |
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This book talks about thinjgs to help teens get through a divorce and why you feel the way you do. - BMS |
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I liked the book. My parents are separated; they're not living together, but they might get back together. I learned that 81% of married couples In USA celebrate their fifth year together. Only 6% have their 50th anniversary. Divorce upsets most teens. - BMS |
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It helps me understand the meaning of divorce. It makes me feel for the kids in the story. I like how the book is set-up. - NMS |
| Trueman, Terry |
No Right Turn |
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After three years of wanting only to be invisible, sixteen-year-old Jordan begins to recover from his father's suicide and start living again when a neighbor's vintage Corvette Stingray opens up new possibilities for him. |
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The author does a nice job of mixing in both suspenseful and exciting moments. The plot develops really well and keeps you interested. It was a good read. - MNHS |
2 |
This book was really good to me because it connected because I work on cars. I have similar problems to this book. This book was kind of a reflection of me. - MNHS |
2 |
I liked the plot line to the story. The book was a good fast read and is easy to follow. I could visualize like I was there with the good description you gave of a part in the book. - MNHS |
2 |
This book reminds me when my mom wakes me up for school. This also reminds me of Cops & Cars. - BMS |
2 |
This book kind of reminds me of video game car races. The noise, speed, and risks make this book super duper awesome! - BMS |
1 |
I felt bad when Jordan's dad killed himself. It was dangerous and daring through the book! - BMS |
| Turner, Ann |
Hard Hit |
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A rising high school baseball star faces his most difficult challenge when his father is diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. |
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Good book, but is a really fast read - a little too fast. - MNHS |
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This book was believable and I play baseball so to me this could really happen. - MNHS |
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I like the poem style. - MNHS |
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Hard Hit is a book for those people who are looking for a different style of book. It is written in poem form and is a very easy read. It isn't just about baseball. It deals with serious problems for teenagers and family issues. - MNHS |
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I liked how he wrote this book. - MNHS |
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It was a good book. He was commited to making an unhitable pitch for his dad. It was sad about his dad having cancer, though. - BMS |
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I don't like depressing books. It was sad how his father is sick and everything and then he dies. - BMS |
2 |
This book was very sad. It's sad because Mark's dad dies at the end. I liked it because it really gives details of everything. The poems made it short and fun. - BMS |
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This book was just okay. - KMS |
2 |
I really thought that it was good. - KMS |
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The book could have been better and more interesting and had a better point to the story. - KMS |
2 |
This book really made me think about how lucky I am. I can't begin to think how someone my age could dope with losing their father. - KMS |
| Turner, Megan Whalen |
King of Attolia |
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Eugenides, still known as a Thief of Eddis, faces palace intrigue and assassins as he strives to prove himself both to the people of Attolia and to his new bride, their queen. |
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Hilarious! - MNHS |
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It was really great though you should read the first book. - MNHS |
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I love this book. Seeing the story from another point of view was really interesting. While you don't need to read the first book of the series, I would recommend it. I loved the series and wold tell wnyone to read it. Loved this book. - MNHS |
2 |
This book is really interesting. The king was almost killed, and many people almost got killed also. - BMS |
| Vail, Rachel |
You, Maybe |
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Josie, a fifteen-year-old high school sophomore, is smart, funny, and very much her own person, but when popular senior Carson Gold starts wooing her, she cannot resist his attention. |
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I really liked this book because I can relate to it. A lot of high school girls will probably be able to relate to this book! I definitely will suggest this to other girls. - MNHS |
2 |
I really liked it. I could really relate to the main character and they story was very believable, like it could actually happen. - MNHS |
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I enjoyed this book because I think every girl will go through this in her life. It was easy to read and understand and I finished in one day. - MNHS |
2 |
I really liked this book. It relates to high school experiences with guys and all that good stuff. I was a little disappointed in the end, though. - MNHS |
2 |
This book was amazing. A girl named Josie is an independent girl in the 10th grade that gives up her heart to love to "Carson Gold." And in the end she gets really hurt by him dumping her. I loved this book. It was really excellent. I could relate to a lot of things she did in this book. - MNHS |
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I enjoyed this book. It had a good lesson and could really happen. - MNHSb |
2 |
This book was amazing. It was sad at the ending, though. Carson dumped Josie on the trip. The rest was okay. I love this author writes. - BMS |
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I didn't like the book because it was pure nasty. I just don't like gushy books. Especially that one that I read. - BMS |
2 |
I really liked the series of events. - BMS |
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I liked this book because it had a lot of things about high school drama and how some guys are tricky to girls to get what they want. - BMS |
2 |
This was a really good novel. I think that others should read it. - BMS |
| Valdes-Rodriguez, Alisa |
Haters |
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Having tried for years to deny her psychic abilities, high school sophomore Paski has disturbing visions about the popular girl at her new high school in Orange County, California. |
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I thought the book was really good because it was kinda true about how people can be. - MNHS |
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Good book! - MNHS |
2 |
I think that it was a really funny book. I enjoyed the insights and her frank way of writing. - MNHS |
2 |
This book was great. It kept your attention the whole time and you really didn't want to stop reading. It shows that even when you move to a new place you don't have to be just like everyone else to have friends and be happy. - MNHS |
2 |
This book is enticing, exciting and dramatic. So well written you don't want to put it down. - MNHS |
2 |
It was a good and fast read. - MNHS |
| Van Draanen, Wendelin |
Runaway |
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After running away from her fifth foster home, Holly, a twelve-year-old orphan, travels across the country, keeping a journal of her experiences and struggle to survive. |
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The book was really good and it was a page-turner. - MNHS |
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I loved the adventures that Holly has. - MNHS |
2 |
It was a page turner and hard to put down. I read it in one day. - MNHS |
2 |
I really liked that book because I like those type of books and like how to think of how it would be to runaway. - MNHS |
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It was well written and it kept the mind thinking. Although the ending couldn've been more elaborated. But once again, I enjoyed reading it and the writer's emotion was present. - NMS |
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This book is very well written and the author communicates the character's feelings to to the reader, but it's all a diary of a depressed girl. The feelings and general feel of the entire story is self-pity, regret, remorse, anger, and morbidly depressing heartbreak-soaked lines. It's rather unenjoyable to listen to someone complain about their life even though their situation might be difficult. Before the author wrote this, it was clearly thought-out and well constructed. But who wants to read such a mundane, emotional story? More or a plot-line and less journaling would have made the book more enjoyable - not only more interesting - but better all together. - NMS |
2 |
It was very entertaining. - KMS |
| Vaught, Susan |
Trigger |
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Teenager Jersey Hatch must piece his life back together after he tries to shoot himself in the head, and as he rebuilds his mind and his body, he learns some surprising truths about his former life. |
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Good book! - MNHS |
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Very interesting how it was written. It keeps you interested. - MNHS |
2 |
Jersey awakes in a brain injury center but doesn't remember he was in a car accident - but that's not the case. This is a good page turner. - MWHS |
| Villareal, Ray |
My Father, The Angel of Death |
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Seventh-grader Jesse Baron not only misses his father, a popular professional wrestler who is often on the road, he faces simple family outings that turn into fan-frenzy events, teachers who contrive excuses for parent-teacher conferences, and friendships that are all suspect |
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2 |
I really liked this book. It was about a kid whose dad is a wrestler. I would never want my dad to be wrestler because I don't want to see him get hurt. I love wrestling. I like everthing about it - all the trash talk and aggressivness. - BMS |
| Voake, Steve |
Dreamwalker's Child |
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Sam Palmer is transported to an alternate world after a biking accident puts him in a coma, and he is forced to save himself from dark forces in order to wake up from the coma. |
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It was a good book and had a small twist on reality. - MNHS |
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It was good but there was too much for one book to cover. - NMS |
| Vrettos, Adrienne Maria |
Skin |
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This devastating novel plumbs the anguish of a teen facing a sibling's illness. First-time novelist Vrettos'gloves-off approach is apparent from the opening page, in which 14-year-old Donnie fruitlessly gives CPR to his elder sister, who has starved herself to death. |
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Great book but it is very sad. - MNHS |
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One of the most descriptive books. I felt like I was there - sad and shocking. I loved it! - MNHS |
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I liked the book because it was a book you could connect with and kept turning the page because the characters interest the reader very well. - MNHS |
2 |
I liked the book a lot. And it really showed that people with anorexia strugtgle a lot, but the people that care about them the most and watch them go through this disease struggle even more. - MNHS |
2 |
Was very interesting and easy to relate to. Good emotions! Well written. - MNHS |
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I really liked this book. It was a fast read and it was inspiring. - MNHS |
2 |
I loved the reality in this book and the intensity of the problem. It was hard to put down. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book! - MNHS |
1.5 |
Lots of story! Really good. A must read. - MNHS |
2 |
The book is memory that is explained how this memory came to be. Then it is experienced again at the end showing Donnie's struggles. The book is good - hard to understand at times because it jumps in time - but it is all together good and the morals to be learned are fantastic. - MWHS |
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Best book EVER! - KMS |
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It's kind of weird that she dies. If your're fat, your're fat. If your're skinny, your're skinny. - BMS |
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This book was very sad. It was sad how Karen became anorexic. Donnie suffered a lot because of that. His parents always fought. At the end Karen did die and Donnie recovered. - BMS |