| Walsh, Marissa |
Not Like I'm Jealous or Anything |
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Thirteen writers share their visions of jealousy in short stories, essays, and a poem. |
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It was a good book to see if you're jealous - or not! - MNHS |
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I really like this book because it has many mini stories. - BMS |
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It is really interesting. I can relate to some of this stuff. - BMS |
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I liked it because it taught me not to be jealous, and how to handle it if I am jealous. - BMS |
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It showed a lot of types of jealousy that I would never have thought of. - BMS |
| Weeks, Sarah |
Jumping the Scratch |
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After moving with his mother to a trailer park to care for an injured aunt, eleven-year-old Jamie Reardon struggles to cope with a deeply buried secret. |
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It was kind of confusing until the end. And I don't really get part of the book and why it was in there. But overall, it was okay. - MNHS |
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This book was funny and and sad at the same time. It's funny because Audrey ends up hypnotizing Jamie. It's sad because Sappy lost her memory. It's a relief when Jamie triggers Sappy's memory. - BMS |
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It was scary what happened to him and of what Old Gray did to him. I also loved the description. - BMS |
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I really liked this book but I felt I could predict what happened in it - but otherwise - this book was well made and the author is really good. - KMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - KMS |
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This was one of the best books I've read. - NMS |
| Weinstein, Lauren |
Girl Stories |
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Cover title. A collection of comics about the ins and outs of being a girl on the verge of adolescence, many of which appeared originally on the website gurl.com. |
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It was rude and inappropriate. Many bad words. Racist and sexist. - BMS |
| Weiss, Jerry |
Dreams and Visions |
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A collection of fourteen original fantasy and science fiction stories by award-winning children's and young adult authors. |
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The villagers were dreaming that the town looked better. They used their imaginations to change the town. - BMS |
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I liked this book because it has tons of stories that I'm interested in. And this book is cool and like no other. - CMS |
| Westerfeld, Scott |
Specials |
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Tally has been turned into a Special and is offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. |
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It gripped me. Just like Uglies and Pretties. I loved the suspense but hated the sad parts. - MNHS |
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I am able to stay captivated. - MNHS |
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It was really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really good. - MNHS |
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Sorry to have it end! - MNHS |
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I really liked it because it really ended the books great. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this series of books. They kept hold of my attentions and left me wanting more. - MNHS |
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I read Uglies, Pretties, and Specials all within two weeks. The idea is wild and I loved them. - MNHS |
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This book was good but not as good as the first two in the series. - MNHS |
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This is a great series to read if you enjoy Science Fiction. - MNHS |
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It let you wanting more. - MWHS |
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Good book. I liked the way the ending is so open; it's a bit unsatisfying. - MWHS |
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This is the third in a trilogy. It is a story of a powerful young girl who tries to save her best friends and their whole world. - BMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. It felt like I was there. For me, it was an easy read and I got a 100% on the AR test. - KMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - KMS |
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I really love the suspense this book gives and also the thrill of the chase. - KMS |
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I loved the details and suspense. I never wanted to put it down. - KMS |
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Great book. Keeps you reading! - KMS |
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I really enjoyed the whole series. - KMS |
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It was very good, but got confusing in some parts. I would suggest to read it, but read the first two books first. - KMS |
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Makes you want to know what the future holds. - KMS |
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Great book! I can't wait for the next one. - KMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - KMS |
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The series is fun, fast, and exciting. - KMS |
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It was AMAZING! I loved the plot and the futuristic stuff. I want a hoverboard! - KMS |
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This series is THE BEST!!! - KMS |
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The whole series was great. - KMS |
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Really different. I liked it. KMS |
Westerfeld, Scott |
Midnighters 3: Blue Noon |
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The Midnighters are baffled when the blue time suddenly occurs in the middle of the day. They soon discover that the walls between the secret hour and real time are crumbling, and, unless they can stop it, the dark creatures will have a chance to feed after centuries of waiting. |
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Loved every second of it. I'd love to see the story continued. - MWHS |
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It was good especially if you liked the first books. I didn't like the ending. - MNHS |
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This was a good book. The end was a little confusing - but after you re-read, it is understandable. - MNHS |
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It's a very suspenseful book. It kept me on the edge of my seat - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book! - MNHS |
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I love its suspense and its imagination and its creativity. It is a very good series. - MNHS |
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Great story of young students with some sort of super power. I enjoyed the entire series! - MNHS |
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A great ending to the series. - NMS |
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I like how Jessica's little sister found out about midnight. - BMS |
Whelen, Gloria |
Summer of the War |
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Fourteen-year-old Belle resents the presence of her sophisticated cousin on a family vacation in the summer of 1942, but their strained relationship is overshadowed by the war in Europe. |
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I think this book is neat for younger girls. It helps you see the point of view of two different personalities that come together. It also shows the strength of family. - MNHS |
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I really liked this book. I liked it because I like war and romance. Put them together and give it to me. - CMS |
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This book was OK! This girl named Gloria is living with her family while the war is going on. Once in a while, Gloria goes out to the dock and visits her friend and swims in the lake. Not a lot of action going on. - BMS |
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This book was about Belle. She, along with siblings, Nancy, Emily, and Tommy, go to an island every summer! There they live with Grandpa and Grandma. Cousin Carrie arrives from France because her father was with the army in England; she has a bad attitude. - BMS |
| Whelen, Gloria |
Turning |
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In the months leading up to the August 1991 coup attempt that resulted in the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union, a young dancer with the Kirov Ballet struggles to decide whether to defect while on an upcoming trip to Paris |
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I enjoyed the book in that I love ballet and all things political. There were two lines - however - that would cause me to hesitate handing this book to a 10 year-old. In one line. Vera referws to "sexy French thongs," and in another Tatiana discusses "squeezing herself into a smaller bra. Otherwise, it was well-done! - MNHS |
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I thought it was well-written because it talke about Russia's fight for democracy and how it impacted a young ballerina's life. - CMS |
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I loved the book. Being in America, we don't realize how easy we have it. Reading this book showed me what otehr countries are really like. I was sad for the 12 year-old whose dad was an alcoholic. - CMS |
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Great dance book. - KMS |
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This book was really good because Tanya lives a really exciting life. - BMS |
| Whitmore, Benette |
Shelter |
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Sixteen-year-old Skyler has no idea when her teacher tells her to keep a video diary of her summer that she is about to record a life-changing season in which her mother has a bomb shelter built in the backyard, her twin brother becomes involved with drugs, and she and her best friend nearly lose each other because of a boy. |
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Good book! Seems like I was there. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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Though I enjoyed this story, I thought it was weird - and a little hard to follow. - MNHS |
| Williams, Maiya |
Hour of the Cobra |
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Sequel to: The golden hour. Rowan, Nina, Xanthe, and Xavier are reunited in a time travel mission to ancient Egypt in the time of Cleopatra, but a jealous Xanthe makes decisions that put them all in jeopardy |
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I really loved the book. - NMS |
| Williams, Susan |
Wind Rider |
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Fern, a teenager living in 4000 B.C., defies the expectations of her people by displaying a unique and new ability to tame horses and by also questioning many of the traditional activities of women |
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I loved this book because anytime we think of Indians, we think of horses - so it was really cool to read a book about a time when horses were not ridden, but eaten. - MNHS |
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It was GREAT! Horse books rule. - MNHS |
| Wilson, Diane Lee |
Firehorse |
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Spirited fifteen-year-old horse lover Rachel Selby determines to become a veterinarian, despite the opposition of her rigid father, her proper mother, and the norms of Boston in 1872, while that city faces a serial arsonist and an epidemic spreading through its firehorse population |
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You don't see the end coming - inventive! - MNHS |
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This is a good book with accurate, historical facts. - MNHS |
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The book was a pretty good book and gave me more insight about horses. - MNHS |
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Compelling stroy. I loved the ending. - MNHS |
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I like horses, so it caught my attention fast. - BMS |
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I thought it was a great book because it was about horses. It tells about courage. It had an amazing ending. - NMS |
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Perfect book for anyone feeling injustice. - NMS |
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I like any book about horses and this book really made me sad. I liked it a lot. It als takes place in my favorite city - Boston, MA during the great Boston fire. - CMS |
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I liked this book so much that I would recommend it to anyone starting into bigger books. I also liked it because I started to get water in my eyes at the end. I also just love horses. - CMS |
| Wittlinger, Ellen |
Blind Faith |
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Fifteen-year-old Elizabeth has always envied the bond that her distracted, artistic mother shared with Elizabeth's grandmother, Bunny, and wonders, "How come I wasn't part of this chain of mother-daughter best friends too?"Then Bunny dies, and Elizabeth feels even more shut out as her mother sinks into a consuming grief. Only visits to a nearby spiritualist church, where members claim to channel the dead, seem to cheer Liz's mom, but the church brings increasing friction with Liz's atheist dad. |
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This book was okay and not great because the plot was a littler unusual and it was predictable. - MNHS |
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The book was okay, kind of sad but interesting at the same time. Near the end the two main characters Lizzi adn Nathan were together but I didn't really want romance out of this book. - MNHS |
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This book was okay because it was interesting, but I didn't like it that much because it wasn't my type of book. - MNHS |
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I loved this book. It is so good because it had some sadness and madness but in the end it is a really good teenage love story. It is a really, really good book. - MNHS |
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This is the best book I've read all year. - MNHS |
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This is my favorite book that I've read so far. It's sad, funny, and realistic. - MNHS |
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I thought the storyline was great because I could relate to people because people close to people die and people need to find a way to get past those through family and friends. - MNHS |
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This book was very inspiring. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
| Wooding, Chris |
Storm Thief |
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The citizens of Orokos, a crumbling city surrounded by an endless ocean, live at the mercy of probability storms that "might steal a baby's eyes and replace them with buttons, or turn a house into sugar paper." Together with the chaotic conditions, the city's totalitarian government makes life miserable for marginalized "ghetto-folk" like teen thieves |
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It was a fabulous as Poison and The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray. It begins in the slums with two thieves, Rail and Moa. Rail was hit by a probability storm which can change a person into a duck or make your eyelashes red. But for Rail, he can't breathe without a respirator. Moa, who has always been left-handed is now a righty. They are nobodies and are never going to climb up the social ladder. They steal some faded object and now everybody wants them. On their journey they run into a gollum named Vago who ends up saving Moa's and Bail's life. But good turns to bad when he betrays them and nearly gets them both killed. Moa gets through to him by saying I want to live - and he ends up saving Moa and Rail one last time. The world changes and the book ends with Vago still floating on the ocean. - MNHS |
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I liked about half of this book. I liked how Rail took care of Moa and how they trusted each other. I also liked the intrigue of them being thieves and of the environment changing all the time. I didn't like the Remnants or the Taken at all and throught they were creepy. It would have been a better book if they didn't exist and were replaced with something else, but certainly parts of the book were good. - MNHS |
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It was good. - MNHS |
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I loved this book! Vago was such a surprise. The world that Rail and Moa live in is like our own. WE don't have storms that change our world like theirs, but their struggles are a lot like the struggles of our world. - MNHS |
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Really good and different! - MNHS |
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The beginning was slow, but it became more interesting steadily. - MWHS |
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Rail is a good character. He's very brave. The best part is when the Revanants and taken chase them. - BMS |
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I love the romance! - NMS |
| Wynne Jones, Diana |
Pinhole Egg |
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In the village of Ulverscote, young witch Marianne Pinhoe watches her aging, headstrong grandmother's mental decline, which is unfortunately unaccompanied by a waning of her magical powers. Meanwhile, at the nearby castle, another young enchanter, Cat, prefers riding his new horse |
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It's easy to read and is very interesting. The writing flows easily. - MNHS |
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A wonderful adventure. - MNHS |
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The story was about how Cat finds an egg in Marianne's cellar. Soon the egg hatches and Cat has to take care of a Griffin. Also Marianne's family (the Pinholes) are in war with the Farleys. Soon the war goes out of control and Mariane's brother Joe and Cat's brother Roger stop the war. The Cat also freed the "Hiddey Folks" which all of the Pinhole hated. This was another good green dot book again. - CMS |
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The use of magic combined with civalry and things makes for an interesting story. The slight humorism with the Griffin and Nutcase keeps you reading more. The uniqueness and realism entertains you and keeps you reading - helped along with the magic (both mythical and one woven by books to ensnare readers). - CMS |
| Yancy, Diane |
Murder |
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Describes the work of forensic scientists in crime investigations, discussing crime scenes, trace evidence, ballistics, handwriting, blood, DNA, bones, fingerprints, and the presentation of evidence in trials. |
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It was a really good book. It talked about how to solve murders. - BMS |
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I think that everyone should read this book, because it is so great. - BMS |
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I liked this book it gives lots of details of the jobs you can do to solve a crime. I hate it because it wasn't that interesting. - BMS |
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About 16,000 homicides take place in the United States. The photograher is one of the most important members of the team. The investigators collect evidence very carefully. A lot of evidence is found in and around the human body. - BMS |
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I think this book is a really good book for people who like to read about forensics and wants to become a crime scene investigator. This book talks about what steps need to be taken to solve a murder. - CMS |
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Great book. It gives an almost perfect description and is very indepth about murders and I believe it would be great for people who want to go on into forensic medicine. - CMS |
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I thought it was really good. It had great pictures and was very informative. I like books that give information instead of a story. It was like reading CSI crime scene TV! - CMS |
| Yeahpau, Thomas |
Book of Mausape |
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A collection of interwoven stories that chronicles the lives of several X-Indians--those Indians who have lost their traditional beliefs, traditions, and medicines--as they grow up and become young men. |
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I liked how it had culture, humor, seriousness, and some sad parts. I also liked how the author has description on everything. - BMS |
| Yep, Laurence |
Tiger Magic |
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Sequel to: Tiger's blood. Tom, a Chinese American boy in San Francisco, must band together with his friends to protect the magical phoenix, which has hatched prematurely, and fight a war to prevent the evil Vatten from taking over the world. |
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I like it when he had to train it to make it strong. - BMS |
| Yolen, Jane |
Troll Bridge |
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Sixteen-year-old harpist prodigy Moira is transported to a strange and mystical wilderness, where she finds herself in the middle of a deadly struggle between a magical fox and a monstrous troll. |
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What a great book! It's packed with action and suspense. I hated to stop at each chapter. Read it! - MNHS |
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It was good. Kind of corny, but had a good twist and ending. - MNHS |
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This book is hilarious! Moira was my favorite character because she's a rock and roll queen. - BMS |
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This was exciting and a new twist on an old fairytale. I like when she plays the fiddle to break the curse. - BMS |
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I think it was okay and a little gruesome. This was one of the worst books I have ever read. The book was slow-paced and a little boring. I could've had more action. The book had trolls and also was based around music - which I like. - CMS |
| Young, Steve |
15 Minutes |
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Seventh-grader Casey Little is always late until he discovers a magic watch that takes him back in time fifteen minutes, a trick he uses both on and off the football field. |
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The book was okay. It started off pretty boring - but the ending was good. - MNHS |
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I really liked this book. It is amazing how grandpop invented a go back. Casey must be lucky to have a grandpa like that. - BMS |
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I really like how he was always late. Not even I'm that late. - MNHS |
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It had a boring start - but picked up as the book went along. - MNHS |
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This book was really enjoyable. - MNHS |
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I liked it because it had technology and sports. The book started off slow but it was interesting when he became popular. It also had a good ending. - MNHS |
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It was the best. It is about a kid who finds a watch that takes him back 15 minutes. - BMS |
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I like how Nina gets mad at her friend for always using the watch to fix his football mistakes - BMS |
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It was a great book. - BMS |
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This book was very good and fast and a short book. - BMS |
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If he could go back in time, why didn't he use that ability to go back even farther. - BMS |
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It was the best. It is about a kid who finds a watch that takes him back 15 minutes. - BMS |
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I really liked this book. It is amazing how grandpop invented a go back. Casey must be lucky to have a grandpa like that. - BMS |
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This book was about Nina and her friend. Nina's friend finds a watch. It is totally different and will go back in time only 15 minutes. - BMS |
| Zusak, Markus |
Book Thief |
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. Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors. |
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Most interesting viewpoint I've ever seen used in a novel. The imagery and description was incredible. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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I LOVED this book - and the fact that it was narrated by Death. - MNHS |
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This book was very compelling. Although the narrator frequentlyh hints at the ending, the reader is held in suspense the entire time. - MNHS |
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Definitely in my all-time top five list! Absolutely fantastic. I love the fact that Death is the narrator. - MWHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - NMS |
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Really heavy material. The storyline is very emotional. - NMS |