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The Trial by Franz Kafka
Rating: 3 stars The book is about a man who was accused of a crime that he did not commit, but he, nor anybody else he asks, knows what crime he comitted. The main character of the novel is Josef K. He is a man who is intelligent, he questions the unfair system in which he is being accused by. He can see the flaws and not be scared to point them out. The book does not remind me of any other book. This book is a good book, but at times is dry to read and can get boring. Ther
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Oct 16


The Land of Stories: the Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
Rating: 5 stars This first installment of a thrilling book series features Alex and Conner, whose father had recently died in a car crash. On their 12th birthday, they receive a family heirloom, and Alex accidently finds out that it is a portal to another world, falling in and Conner falling after. They end up trapped, but there is a spell that they can use to get home. Conner is witty and comical, and NEVER takes things too seriously, and doesn't do well in school, and Alex
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Mar 10


Closer to Nowhere by Ellen Hopkins
Rating: 5 stars It is about a boy named Cal who lives in his cousin Hannah's home after his father gets arrested and his mother dies. He and Hannah must learn to live with each other. Cal, or Clavin, is a 12-year-old boy who is dealing with trauma. he is emotionally scared and can fuse quickly; he is also book and street smart. Hannah is a 12 year old girl who can be easily annoyed, but she can understand some things deep down and can understand Cal's trauma. She is also very
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Mar 10


The Land of Stories: Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer
Rating: 5 stars [This] is the final of the Land of Stories series. Alex is being controlled by witches and the portal to the Fairy-tale world will open, so Conner has to go and close it and bring Alex back. Alex [is] smart, kind, and compassionate. Conner [is] funny, imaginative, and excited. This book does not remind me of any other book, but the first book of the series does. I would recommend it to people who have read the other books. There are 5 other books so it is hard
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Feb 25


Hilo: the Boy Who Crashed to Earth by Judd Winick
Rating: 4 stars It is about a boy named Hilo that crashed to Earth without his memories. He has to get his memories back. The main characters are Hilo, who is very odd and described as a big ball of Energy; Daniel Jackson "D.J." Lim, who thinks of himself as unremarkable and average, and Regina "Gina" Cooper, who is smart and wants to be different from her mother and sisters. There are not many books of my knowledge where the main character begins the series broken and retain
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Feb 20


The Battle for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi
Rating: 5 star It is the final installment of the Wondla book series, and the main characters must win a war they have already lost. The main characters are Eva Nine, Hailey Turner, and Rovender. Eva is smart and wise and brave, Haily is comical, and kind of a show-off, and Rovendor is wise, and demonstrates leadership. This book is extremely unusual (in a good way), so I've never seen a book like this one. I do like this, book, as it is one of my favorites, so I would recom
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Feb 20


Radio Silence by Alice Oseman
Rating: 5 stars This book is about a girl named Frances who over time makes friends with Aled last as they slowly make a podcast and grow closer their friendship is put to the test and Frances has to think about how far she's willing to go for a friend perhaps one of her only true friends in the world The main character is Frances who is a girl who on the outside and at school is really studious and doesn't really do anything outside of what's expected but when she goes home,
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Feb 20


Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
This book follows a girl Celaena Sardothien a former assassin who was taken from a death camp working in the mines to compete in a competition to become the king’s champion if she wins and becomes the king’s champion she will have to work for him for 4 years before she gains her freedom. As the competition goes on other champions are mysteriously winding up dead and more information comes to light Celaena realizes that there is something deeper going on in the castle. The mai
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Nov 25, 2024


Teen Recs: My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham
Recommended by Eva M. My Dearest Darkest by Kayla Cottingham is a young adult thriller story about two girls who accidentally unleash a powerful being in the abandoned section of their school. The girls have to work together to contain this being before it consumes the school and eventually the entire town. My Dearest Darkest is a thrilling nail biter that will always have you wanting to know what happens next. I really enjoyed this book and it kept me hooked up until the ve
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Mar 6, 2023


Teen Recs: The Cousins by Karen McManus
Recommended by Eva M. The Cousins by Karen M. McManus is a page-turning mystery novel that will have you hooked until the very end. Three cousins who have never met each other before are invited to their wealthy grandmother's island resort to work there for the summer. But while they are there they learn many dark secrets about their family's past. The characters were very well described and the author's writing really paints a picture in the reader's head. I highly recommend
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Nov 30, 2022


Teen Recs: Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard
Recommended by Eva M. Realm Breaker is about a group of unexpected citizens from all over the world who have to join together to stop the evil force from taking over the realm. Victoria Aveyard has a very distinct, descriptive writing style and although her writing is able to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind, it can be a little slow at certain points. I found that there were parts of this book where I didn't feel like reading and had to put the book aside for a whil
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Nov 16, 2022


Bookmarks: City of Bones by Cassandnra Clare
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Aug 29, 2022


Teen Recs: The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer L. Barnes
Recommended by Eva M. The Hawthorne Legacy is the second book in the Inheritance Games duology. Compared to the first book, The Hawthorne Legacy was a little harder to get into and wasn't as much of a page turner. It followed the same story line as the first book in the sense that the main character is still to figure out why she inherited the wealthy stranger's fortune. The author once again did and amazing job developing the characters. There were many plot twists in this b
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Aug 23, 2022


Teen Recs: Inheritance Games by Jennifer L. Barnes
Recommended by Eva M. The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes is about a random girl who one day inherits a wealthy man's entire fortune, but the girl swears she has never met or even heard of the man in her life. The whole book is about the girl trying to determine why she inherited the man's fortune. I personally could not put the book down due to all of the plot twists and cliff hangers at the end of chapters. The characters were very well developed and the author di
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Aug 23, 2022


Teen Recs: Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson
Recommended by Eva M. Dance of Thieves by Mary E. Pearson is a fantasy book with a little romance between the two main characters. The book was beautifully written; the author did an amazing job describing the characters' appearances and the settings. I could not put this book down; I always wanted to find out what happened next. The characters were very well developed and I enjoyed everything about this book. The author did a great job keeping the reader interested. I highly
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Aug 23, 2022
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