| Dalton, Annie & Maria | Invisible Threads |
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Alternating passages describe the experiences of a mother and her biological daughter when each is sixteen-years-old, as one becomes unexpectedly pregnant and the other decides whether to find her birth mother. |
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This book was beautifully written. I'm pretty sure why the author chose to leave the reader wondering about the ending - but it was unsatisfying in the sense that the situation wasn't resolved with daughter meeting mother. It was confusing to have the author alternate character stories by chapter. and that hurt the continuity of the book. The book did describe drug use and had references to sex - so the content is mature. Overall the message of the book was awesome. The is a first book for the author who has great future potential. - MNHSb |
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I liked how the author describes everything. I liked how the author made you anticipate what was coming next; it made you want to read on. - BMS |
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I thought it was really confusing. - BMS |
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There was not enough information at the beginning. And the ending? WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND ends a book like that!!! - BMS |
| Darrow, Sharon | Trash |
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Graffiti artists Sissy Lexie and younger brother Boy try to maintain a sense of family while living in a series of foster homes and staying with their older sister, until a tragic accident forces Sissy to make decisions about her future. |
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It's really interesting in the fact that it is written in poetry form - but also tells a story. - MNHS |
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It was about a boy named Boy. It was good. - MNHS |
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It was beautifully written - telling a sad story with meaning - but it was hard to relate to. - MNHSb |
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It was the type of book you read and realize how lucky you are. - MNHS |
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Not entertaining. This was a book of poems in the guise of a vague story. - MNHS |
| Del Vecchio, Gene | Sword of Anton |
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Megani, the daughter of Jason, must use her cunning to battle the most evil of Wizards and a host of dwarves, elves, and beasts who seek to kill her as she struggles to save the world. |
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Just what a fantasy book needs- a lot of mystery and magic. It had alot of action and adventure and the characters were amazing. Everything matched up and it kept on edge through the whole book. - MNHS |
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Exhilarating. Two thumbs up for fantasy. - MNHS |
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I liked the book. It all came together at the end, even though it was pretty disappointing, but understandable. - MNHS |
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I think that this book has a really good story that combines good characters and small surprises in the plot to keep the readers on their toes. - MNHS |
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It was great! - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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Fast-paced action - incredibly detailed world, characters, and enemies. - NMS |
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It is sad that Megani's parents died so closely. - BMS |
| Delaney, Joseph | Last Apprentice: Curse of the Bane |
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The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts. But now there's some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. Deep in the catacombs of the cathedral lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat; a force so evil that the whole county is in danger of being corrupted by its powers. The Bane! |
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It was great! I like this series. - MNHS |
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A fun, easy read. - MNHS |
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This book is out of the ordinary with a different plot than most. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book - could hardly ever put it down! - MNHS |
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The plot it filled with action and adventure and is hard to put down. It is an excellent series for fantasy readers. - MNHS |
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It wasn't as good as the first, but it was still an okay book. It had its twists and turns and a big surprise at the end. I can't wait to read the third book. - MNHS |
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Tom is a good character. He has many tasks even though he's only an apprentice. He saved the spook and Alice from the Bane after Alice let him out. Alice also saved Tom and the spook by giving it her blood for the third time and making a final deal with it. - BMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - KMS |
| DeSaix, Deborah Durland | Hidden on the Mountain |
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Presents a collection of memoirs by Jewish children hidden in the Le Chambon region of France during World War II. Includes photographs. |
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| Donovan, Sandy |
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Examines the experience of teens in Japan, looking at a typical day, what happens in school, family life, holidays, work, and entertainment. Includes photographs,a glossary, and a historical time line. |
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I really liked this book because it was really educational. - MNHS |
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It's impressive what they do on the holidays. - BMS |
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I learned a lot, but it wasn't as interesting as the cover seems. - BMS |
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I kind of liked this book. I learned quite a bit of stuff form Japan. Like for example when students go to school they take off their shoes. They have a big place to put their shoes. They have lots of different traditions you can learn if you read this. - BMS |
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This book was awesome. People are around the world. I saw different places ------. I wish I would visit Japan somtime. - BMS |
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This book was boring. It has really different ways they do things there. They have to serve their classmates. They also have to help clean the school. - BMS |
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It's weird. They go to school; then they'd have to clean. - BMS |
| Dorfman, Joaquin |
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While tracking down the long-lost father of his best friend Jeremy, popular eighteen-year-old Sebastian calls on a network of favors and debts and begins to question his way of life. |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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This book was interesting. It was full of action and everything keeps things interesting. - MNHS |
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I liked this book but its not one of my favorites. The plot was well developed and the characters were fun. The main character is easy to understand. I liked this book on the whole. - MNHS |
| Dowswell, Paul | Prison Ship |
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After being framed for cowardice in a sea battle, thirteen-year-old Sam and his friend Richard are sent to Australia, where they must fight for their lives in the outback. |
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This book was just okay! - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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It was pretty good. It left me in suspense but the ending didn't turn out like I thought it would. The end wasn't that great. - MNHS |
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It was a very good page-turner and I really liked just sit down with the book and read it for as long as I could. - MNHS |
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This book was just okay! - MNHS |
| Draper, Sharon | Copper Sun |
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Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves. |
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This book is just okay for those who like historical fiction. - MWHS |
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A teenage African girl, Amari, gets taken to a plantation to work as a slave. She meets with another teen, Polly, and works together with other slaves and even Missus to find freedom. - BMS |
| Dreyer, Ellen | Glow Stone |
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Sixteen-year-old Phoebe cannot help but wonder if she will suffer chronic depression like her mother and her recently-deceased uncle, who shared her passion for rock-collecting, until the terrifying experience of being lost in a cave provides the answer. |
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It was a awesome book. I really liked it. It had some comparisons to my life. - MNHS |
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A Great Book! - MNHS |
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Not much story - but it is good for those who must deal with depression in their family. - MNHSs |
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It was horrible! - MNHS |
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A little slow but gets better as the book goes on. - MNHS |
| Duble, Kathleen Benner | Hearts of Iron |
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In early 1800s Connecticut, fifteen-year-old Lucy tries to decide whether to marry her childhood friend who unhappily toils at the Mt. Riga iron furnace or the young man from Boston who has come to work in her father's store. |
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It was a good book, but the storyline was sometimes hard to follow or too boring at times. It really didn't relate to me anyway. - MNHS |
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This book was very interesting. It was sad how Joseph got burned while working. Lucy had to start a fire in the mountain so Jesse could leave with the Navy. It had a happy ending. - BMS |
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I enjoyed this book very much. It was exciting in the fact that she couldn't decide between Jesse or Samueal. I would have liked it better if she's married Jessie, through. - CMS |
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I didn't really like the book. I thought it was boring because nothing that happened was really, really interesting. Plus, I would've liked the book more if Jesse had stayed with Lucy. I didn't like that he left. And stories that take place a long time ago are really not my type of books. - CMS |
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I liked it because it was a story of love. It was sad, though. - KMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - NMS |
| Dunmore, Helen | Ingo |
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As they search for their missing father near their Cornwall home, Sapphy and her brother Conor learn about their family's connection to the domains of air and of water. |
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It was really boring and written too jumpy. - MNHS |
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This book was very magical. It was about Sapphire, a girl whose father was called by magical world of Ingo. Ingo is another world under the sea. There were the Merpeole who are like mermaids. Sapphire and her brother, Connor, go there. - BMS |
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I really liked the idea of this book, but the author took too long to get to the point. It also feels a little unfinished. But overall, I think it's okay/good. - NMS |
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I really liked it! Right after I finished I had to look up on the internet and see if there were more! - NMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - NMS |
| Duprau, Jeanne | Prophet of Yonwood |
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While visiting the small town of Yonwood, North Carolina, eleven-year-old Nickie makes some decisions about how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions to the apocalyptic visions of one of their neighbors. |
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It was interesting on how the story started to unfold itself. - MNHS |
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This was extremely confusing and honestly, rather boring. - MNHS |
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This book grabs your attention very quickly without ever leaving you unhappy. It leaves you wanting more. - NMS |
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Not as good as the first or the second. - KMS |
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I like how it tells what happened before the first book. It's the 3rd book. It basically goes 3rd, 1st, and 2nd. - KMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - KMS |
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This seemed at first that it was totally off subject, but the end explained it. I thought the best part was when Grover got money to go on his reptile expedition. - BMS |