| Easton, Kelly | Aftershock |
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In shock and unable to speak after being in a car accident in Oregon which killed his parents, seventeen-year-old Adam journeys across the country to his home in Rhode Island. |
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The story Aftershock is about a boy named Adam who was in a terrible accident when he was 17 years old. His mother and father had died in the accident when they were on their way home from Seattle - all the way to Bristol, Rhode Island. After the accident, Adam had many medical problems that kind of screwed up his strain of thoughts because of his head injury. He had memory problems that are like flashbacks about this childhood and some of the things he feared in his life. His flashbacks were about his girlfriend and his family. He thought about how he and his girlfriend always had amazing times together and how she was always there for him when the problems he had. His memories about his family was mostly about his mother and how she helped him with every physical and emotional problem he had. - MNHS |
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This book was a very suspenseful book. I never wanted to stop reading it. I would like to find some more books like this one. I give the book five stars. - MNHS |
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It was very confusing. - MNHS |
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It could have been a little longer. - MNHS |
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Good storyline, but the ending was a major cliff hanger which was annoying. - MNHS |
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I didn't enjoy this book because you don't know why to keep reading. Some parts are well written though, especially the flashback moments with the main character's girlfriend. I just felt I could read better things, though, rather than continue to read this book. - MNHS |
| Elliott, Patricia | Murkmere |
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A village girl, newly companion to the Master's ward in the days following the Ministration, challenges the motives of the religious leaders of the Divine Beings, the birds. |
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This was an AMAZING book. - MNHS |
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This book wasn't wnhat I expected, which I think may have been one of the reasons I didn't like it much. - MNHS |
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It was a great story on mystery. It was about intense and total devotion to someone you love. The cover doesn't do it justice. - MNHS |
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Murkmere was amazing! - MNHS |
| Ellis, Deborah | I Am a Taxi |
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In order to make more money for his family, twelve-year-old Diego, who lives with his imprisoned mother in the San Sebastian Women's Prison in Cochabamba, Bolivia, leaves his job as an errand boy and begins working as part of an illegal cocaine operation. |
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The book was interesting but a book read. - MNHS |
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It is realistic and informational, but I've read better books. - NMS |
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Great book! I think it's sad that the boy is in a prison with this mom and it's a really cramped cell. I'm glad our library has this book. - CMS |
| Ellis, Sarah | Odd Man Out |
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When Kip goes to visit his grandmother, he meets his wild girl cousins, has lots of fun experiences and finds a connection to his dead father. |
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This book portrays a believable setting to tell the story about a 12 year old's big discovery involving his father. The book has many humorous parts involving Kip and his five girl cousins but it is the drastic turning point that makes this book a high-quality read. - MNHS |
| Engle, Martgarita | Poet Slave of Cuba |
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A portrait in poems of Juan Francisco Manzano, the poet who was born a slave in Cuba in 1797. |
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This book is like all poems. I don't really like poems; I think it is kind of boring. One of the poems is about a mom's wounded son and everyone there is sad. The priest tells the mom to leave. Another poem is about Juan and what he likes. - BMS |
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Margarita Engle needed to write in verse. They live with her husband and children in North California. - BMS |
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I feel sad about what happened to his mom. She died so Juan sent her flowers. - BMS |
| Fiedler, Lisa | Romeo's Ex |
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In a story based on the Shakespeare play, sixteen-year-old Rosaline, who is studying to be a healer, becomes romantically entangled with the Montague family even as her beloved young cousin, Juliet Capulet, defies the family feud to secretly marry Romeo |
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Awesome, awesome book. The ending stunk. - MNHS |
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It was written in an old-fashioned style, but was easy to read and put a romance and humorous twist on the story of Romeo and Juliet. I would recommend this to anybody. - MNHS |
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A really interesting take on Romeo and Juliet. Seeing it secondhand with a personal slant was fascinating even though the ending is known. I liked it a lot - but it's not one of my favorites. - MNHS |
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This is the Romeo and Juliet story told from the point of view of Rosalene, Juliet's cousin. Knowledge of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is helpful but not necessary. Fiedler did a great job of bringing the minor characters from Romeo and Juliet to life. - MNHSt |
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The book was full of action and romance. It was hard to understand some of what was written because it was written in a Shakespearean stule. It was an amazing book. I'd tell everyone to read it (especially if they like Romeo and Juliet)! - MNHS |
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The story was a sad mix of Juliet's cousin's love live and how she was affected wtih the tragedy. - MNHS |
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I loved this book. I read it in 3 days! I love how the conflicts between all the characters intertwined together. Also I loved the older English. - MWHS |
| Fisher, Catherine | Corbenic |
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In this modern day version of Perceval and the Holy Grail, Cal, a guilt-ridden British teenager, leaves his mentally ill mother to live with his wealthy uncle and begins a journey of self-knowledge and redemption after being briefly transported to the Waste Land of Arthurian times |
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The book has a lot of twists and turns. It takes you for a ride and doesn't let go. I would have read it in a day if I had the time. - MNHS |
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Good but kind of confusing. - MNHS |
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It was confusing in some parts! - MNHS |
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This was a coming-of-age book. Cal comes of age when he is dealing with his personal problems. He finds a shadow world. The coming of age not only heals his life, but the shadow land. It is intertwined with Arthur and the Grail. - MNHS |
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This book is a good mystery. It had some creepy spots in it. - BMS |
| Fisher, Catherine | Darkhenge |
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Worried about his sister Chloe's comatose state after a riding accident, teenage Rob, in an effort to distract himself, gets a job on a secretive local archeological dig. He soon finds himself drawn into a mysterious world of magic involving a powerful, centuries-old, shape-shifting Druid called Vetch who promises to help retrieve his sister from the "unworld" of her coma. |
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It was OK. It had some good parts, but it dragged on and on and on - MNHS |
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It had a few good parts. Generally I liked the plot. - MNHS |
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An excellent read. A little confusing, but it's meant to be mysterious. Fantasy book. Main theme is jealousy. - MNHS |
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The book was about a boy whose sister had a riding accident that put he in a coma and his journey to help his sister get better but his sister is jealous of him. - MNHS |
| Fisher, Catherine | Day of the Scarab |
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As she works to return peace to Two Lands, Mirany travels through the Gates of the Underworld. |
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The book was really fascinating! I love stuff about Greek mythology and things that are related to that. I really liked it because I felt like I was in it as I read. It was written perfectly. - MNHS |
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Not the best of the series - but still a good book. - MNHS |
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More than a little slow, I spent a while combing pages for something exciting. There was nothing specifically wrong with it - but I think the author could've made it much more engrossing. All - in - all, unremarkable. But I did like Alexios. - MWHS |
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Really great adventure. Has a mystical theme that I love. Filled with gods, goddesses, speakers, and scribes. - BMS |
| Fitzgerald, Brian | McCarthyism |
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Examines McCarthyism, the anticommunist crusade that swept America in the late 1940s and 1950s, discussing its origin, how it operated, and its effect on American society. |
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It was real good. It gave me a lot of stuff that I'd not even known so that was very good. - MNHS |
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It was very informative. It took what I know and expanded it. - MNHS |
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I learned the birth and death dates of Joseph McCarthy and some facts about World War II. I enjoyed the book because it gave a lot of information about McCarthy. - BMS |
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Joseph McCarthy was afraid the Soviet Union was taking over. - BMS |
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Has lots of information, but it’s not really interesting. - BMS |
| Fleischman, Sid | Escape: The Story of the Great Houdini |
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A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. |
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I really liked this book because I love magic and the writer really describes Houdini's amazing escapes. - MNHS |
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This was a very interesting and easy-to-read account of Houdini's life. I really enjoyed learning about both his personal and professional life. - MWHS |
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It was cool because I love magic tricks. At first it was sad when he went broke, but the book got better. My favorite trick is the milk carton one. I didn't think he'd pull through. - CMS |
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I loved this book because it tells you about his death-defying stunts and about tis entire life and about this family - how he spent his time, etc. - CMS |
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This book is good if you like Harry Houdini. It wasn't the greatest for me. - BMS |
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This book was just okay. If you like Houdini, you will like this. - BMS |
| Fletcher, Christine | Tallulah Falls |
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Having left her Oregon home to meet a troubled friend in Florida, high-school student Tallulah finds herself stranded in Tennessee and taken in by the employees of a veterinary clinic. |
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I thought it was an iffy book but I more likely like books that keep me thinking and it wasn't my type. - MNHS |
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This book was just okay. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. It's one of the best I've read all year. - MNHSb |
| Fletcher, Susan | Alphabet of Dreams |
| Exiled from their home country because of their father's plot against King Phraates, fourteen-year-old Mitra and five-year-old Babak, who are of royal descent, live as beggars until it is discovered that the boy can tell the future through his dreams, and the magus Melchoir and two other Zoroastrian priests take the children with them to Bethlehem to witness the coming of a new king. | |
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I thought it was a different book. I liked how the author shows all the struggles the main character is going through from becomine a woman to begging and escaping from evil thieves. Overall, I found the book to be very enjoyable! - MNHS |
| Flinn, Alex | Diva |
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Despite her mother's objections, sixteen-year-old Caitlin is determined to pursue her dream of becoming an opera singer by attending a performing arts school in Miami. |
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The book reminds it's readers to pursue your dreams & push all feelings of doubt aside. When things get in your way and pull you down, you just need to find your strength to show everyone what you can do. - MNHS |
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I was hard to understand some stuff because there was only a little background information. - MNHS |
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I thought the book was okay. I thought the author repeated words a lot though. It talked about the same things a lot. It was kind of confusing at times. - MNHS |
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I thought it was good because it has problems that happen in real life. - MNHS |
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Good book with family and friends. Very interesting. - MNHS |
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I loved it! Great! - MNHS |
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This book was the perspective of the girl from the book Breathing Underwater. I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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Diva is really entertaining. It shows Caitlin becoming stronger after her abusive relationship and pursuing her dream of singing. She also makes a lot of funny friends. If you read this book, you should also read Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn. - MNHS |
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I thought it was funny and something that all teens could relate to It was just an all-around good book and it was easy to understand. - MNHS |
| Fogelin, Adrian | Real Question |
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Fisher Brown, a sixteen-year-old overachiever, is on the verge of academic burnout when he impulsively decides to stop cramming for the SATs for one weekend and accompany his neighbor to an out of town job repairing a roof. |
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I mostly enjoyed reading this book. - BMS |
| Ford, Carin T. | Muhammad Ali: I am the Greatest |
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Chronicles the life of boxer Muhammad Ali, formerly Cassius Clay, describing his childhood in Kentucky, early years in boxing, championship fights, conversion to Islam, refusal to be inducted into the U.S. Army, and battle with Parkinson's disease. |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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I liked it because it was a good story. It was very informational and I leaned a lot from it. It's really inspirational. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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This was a very good book - MNHS |
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Great book with great historical facts. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book; it gives you information about him and it's an easy read. - BMS |
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I did like this book. Boxing is not my favorie sport, but I do like watching it. Muhammad Ali always trained to stay in shape for battles. He visited hospitals and spent time with sick children. - BMS |
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It was good. It told all about his life. - BMS |
| Fredericks, Mariah | Crunch Time |
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Four students, who have formed a study group to prepare for the SAT exam, sustain each other through the emotional highs and lows of their junior year in high school. |
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I thought it was good because of the little turns in the book, and how an oddball group became friends - MNHS |
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It was slow. - MNHS |
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Very slow, boring, and not fun to read. - MNHS |
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The book made me nervous about college. It made the SAT's seem impossible. The book was pretty good. - MNHS |
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This was a great idea for a book - but it was difficult to get into the story and understand what was what. Good cover! - MNHSb |
| Freedman, Russell | Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott |
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Presents the story of the Montgomery bus boycott and the key persons and events that contributed to the year-long struggle for equal rights on Montgomery's city buses. |
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I thought his book was just okay. - MNHS |
| Friend, Natasha | Lush |
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It's hard to be a 13-year-old girl. But it's even harder when your father's a drunk. It adds an extra layer to everything -- your family's reactions to things, the people you're willing to bring home, the way you see yourself and the world. For Samantha, it's something that's been going on for so long that she's almost used to it. Only, you never get used to it. Especially when it starts to get worse... |
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My favorite part was when she went to see her dad and she slapped him and then they talked for like 2 hours. - BMS |
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This is one of the best books I've ever read. - MNHS |
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This book was so hard to put down because I really wanted to know what Drew was going to do and who the secret writer was. - MNHS |
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Love the book. It goes by fast and you really get into th book. You understand how someone with a drunk father lives her life and how she deals with it. - MNHS |
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I really liked this book because the author tells what can happen in life. That nobody's life is perfect. This girl has an alcoholic father and she doesn't know what to do about him. - MNHS |
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Very good. Keeps you reading. Went by fast. I recommend this to anyone! - MNHS |
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Lush was a great book because it follows the life of a teenage girl whose father is a drunk. She finds help from a secret person in the library who she believes is a girl - but turns out to be a guy. This story tells how he turns out. This story tells how he changes her life and how she changed his life. - MNHS |
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My favorite part was the end. - KMS |
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This book was really good and super interesting. - KMS |
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It gave you an idea of how alcohol affects your family. - KMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - KMS |
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My favorite part was the ending. - KMS |
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This book was very good. - KMS |
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My favorite part was when she went to see her dad and she slapped him and then they talked for like 2 hours - .BMS |
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This is one of the best books I have ever read. Romance, fueds, and lots of laughs. From me it has two thumbs up. I love how things are detailed and at the end when the man who stuffs the shelves helps her the most. - BMS |
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I hated that the family had to deal with a drunk father, but I like the part about putting the letter into a book and a special someone finding it. - BMS |
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It was good because it was interesting to read about a girl's life who has a dad with a really bad drinking problem. - BMS |
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I liked this book because it teaches a lesson of not to drink. This book gives you examples of how drinking can affect you, and it also has contacts for drinking and how to stop. - BMS |
| Frizzel, Colin | Just J |
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Thirteen-year-old Jenevieve is saved from the fate of summer camp after her mother dies, taken instead to her aunt Guin's unusual home on the beach, where she meets Connor, a boy her age, and helps him in his quest to find a storied old dance hall supposedly buried beneath the dunes. |
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Starts out sad, but takes a turn near the middle and it becomes adventurous; I liked her aunt. - BMS |
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This book was both sad and funny. It was sad because it described how a funeral takes place. It was funny how J fought some guys. At the end it was fun how they found moonlight palace. - BMS |
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This book was about Js family and how she has a new stepmother. J hates her stepmother, but I agree she's evil. I like the part when J makes her brother pee on her stepmother. - BMS |
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I really didn't care for the book because it was hard to follow. - CMS |
| Frizzell, Colin | Chill |
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Chill is a talented artist. He also has a disability, a crippled leg. It has been a significant issue in his life, but it has made him a better artist by channeling his frustration. When a campaign ensues to have a mural painted at the front of the school, he is awarded the job. In the meantime, he has an immediate adverse reaction to his new English teacher. Chill's friend Sean, who narrates the story, wants to be a novelist and finds Mr. Sfinkter's attitude below par, yet wants to like him. Sfinkter promises to have one of his "publishers" look at the boy's work, which endears him to Sean but causes a rift between the teens. |
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I liked this book because it was an easy read but it was very good. It was about two friends that get a mean teacher and it ends up in a bad way but they fix it - sort of. - MNHS |
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I loved this book. - MNHS |
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Not that good of a book. - MNHS |
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I loved how the book was just like high school life. - MNHS |
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Great story - the author makes an excellent point. Highly recommended. Very easy to read and difficult to put down. You knew something was going to happen in this book - and it did! - MNHSb |
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This book was easy to read and the author did a good job of building suspense. - MNHSt |
| Frost, Helen | The Braid |
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Two Scottish sisters, living on the western island of Barra in the 1850s, relate, in alternate voices and linked narrative poems, their experiences after their family is forcibly evicted and separated with one sister accompanying their parents and younger siblings to Cape Breton, Canada, and the other staying behind with other family on the small island of Mingulay. |
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It was about people coming to the USA from Asia and Mexico, and there was storm that was a hinderance in their trip. - BMS |