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Solitary: Escape From Furnace
by Alexander Gordon Smith
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The sequel to lockdown, this book follows Alex as he tries to escape from Furnace, the underground prison he has been sentenced to. The prison is hell, and the author does a great job creeping you out! Alex also must fight off mutants that were once prisoners and could be his fate after being sent to solitary confinement after his first escape attempt failed.
review submitted on 11/22/2011
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Feed
by M.T. Anderson
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It's about a future where the Internet is implanted into people's brain with a chip. People sitting next to each other text each other with their brains and get a lot of ads all the time. It's about this guy who meets this girl while on the moon, and a love story sorta blooms. Maybe I missed something, but this was not quite as good as I thought it'd be.
review submitted on 11/2/2011
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Monster
by Walter Dean Myers
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Intense! I really felt like I was Steve, on trial for murder. Loved the screenplay style the story was told in too. You gotta read this!
review submitted on 10/19/2011
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Rage
by Jackie Morse Kessler
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Melissa Miller is a cutter - someone who slices her body with razor blades trying to ease her emotional pain. After being humiliated in front of the whole school by her ex-boyfriend, she becoms War, one of the four horesmen of the apocalypse. The rest of the book details her struggle to come to comes with her rage and her cutting.
Missy, as she's referred to in the book, is a great character that readers will feel empathy for.
review submitted on 10/5/2011
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American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang
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We've all been misunderstood, but would we want to become someone else? Imagine trying to fit into one culture at school and another one at home. That's Danny's life. He's from a Chinese family, but he is desperately trying to become a white American. This story, which is told from three separate storylines, is both warm and funny, with great artwork. You don't have to be Asian to enjoy the story or relate to the characters.
review submitted on 10/5/2011
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Marcello in the Real World
by Francisco X Stork
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While working at his father's powerful Boston law firm one summer, 17-year-old Marcello, who has high-functioning Aspergers Syndrome, learns about love, jealousy, and how doing what is right may not always be in the best interests of someone. Marcello is a wonderful, memorable character who has lived a sheltered life, and he encounters all sorts of people who influence the course of his life. The characters are well-drawn. A must-read if you like realistic fiction.
review submitted on 9/28/2011
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Angry Young Man
by Chris Lynch
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If you don't like books where the author describes everything, even the clouds, this is the book for you. This is a very lean story about two brothers, Robert and Xan. Robert teases Xan a lot, hoping to get him to straighten his life out. But Xan falls under the spell of a charismatic vandal, a decision that forces Robert to confront his own anger and try to keep his brother from getting into too much trouble. A very fast read.
review submitted on 9/27/2011
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Heist Society
by Ally Carter
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Kat gets kicked out of her prestigious boarding school and finds her way back into the "family" business. This time she and her friends must re-steal some pretty important paintings to save her father. Before reading this book, make sure you read book one - Uncommon Criminals.
review submitted on 9/20/2011
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Eragon
by Christopher Paolini
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Eragon was walking in a forest when he saw a blue stone. It was really a dragon egg! He is now a legendary Rider. Follow his adventures to overcome Galbatorix, previously another Rider whose dragon was killed, making him evil. Can he do it, and get the attention of Arya, an elf woman, learn a new language, learn to ride a dragon AND kill Urgals in a few months? A thrilling story. Highly recommended!
review submitted on 6/9/2011
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The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
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This trilogy is simply amazing.I could read them over and over, and in fact I have. She is an amazing author and I hope she comes out with more series. I don't normally enjoy books like this but her talent outshines the genere!
review submitted on 4/25/2011
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Hunger
by Jackie Morse Kessler
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Lisabeth Lewis is struggling with an eating disorder, and if that weren’t bad enough now she’s been approached by Death. Yes, Death. And he has a job for her. Lisabeth becomes Famine- one of the four horsemen of the Apocolypse. And it’s her job to ride her black horse and bring hunger wherever she goes…
review submitted on 2/5/2011
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters
by Rick Riodan
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It was great! Lots of compromising! It was a good read!
review submitted on 12/30/2010
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The Slave Dancer
by Paula Fox
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It was a sad but good book
review submitted on 12/30/2010
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Fablehaven: Keys to the Demon Prison
by Brandon Mull
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One character who you think is good, turns evil. Another evil character turns good. Most shocking, someone who you think has been dead since Book 1, is still alive! A stunning conclusion to the Fablehaven series!
review submitted on 12/30/2010
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The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares
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It was not as good as the first book in the series.
review submitted on 12/30/2010
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