A Great and Terrible Beauty by Danielle M., Little Ferry, NJ This is the book. I repeat, this is the book and there shall never be another like it with mystery, intrigue, hatred, adventure, love and loss all wrapped up into one ... Continue...
Artemis Fowl by Elizabeth G., New Albany, MS Artemis Fowl breaks many barriers, in my mind at least, of the average reader’s perception of a main character’s function. In most books the protagonist is a hero or heroine always ready to rescue a poor soul and join the battle for the ultimate good ... Continue...
Candle in the Darkness by Brooke M., Oshkosh, WI Can you imagine being one of the few people in the South before and during the Civil War who believed slaves should be free? When you read Candle in the Darkness, you grow with Caroline Fletcher from childhood to adulthood ... Continue...
Deliver Us From Evil by Elizabeth C., Dedham, MA Deliver Us From Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism, the latest book of political commentary from Fox News talk-show host Sean Hannity, provides an interesting perspective on issues of the day ... Continue...
Eleven Seconds by Penn S., Bedford, NY It all happens in eleven seconds. Eleven seconds into Travis Roy’s first Boston University hockey game, he becomes paralyzed from the neck down ... Continue...
It by Eric M., Manchester, CT This novel by Stephen King begins in 1957 after a great flood in the town of Derry, Maine when George Denbrough is killed ... no, murdered. And thus the seven heroes of this tale are thrust into a timeless and nameless horror ... Continue...
Lies My Teacher Told Me by Adam T., Vernon, CT Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong is a shocking and fascinating collection of lies about United States history that have been perpetuated by textbooks ... Continue...
Son of the Mob by Angel R., Houston, TX Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman is a great book! Why? It’s a fun, fast read as well as being a guy and girl book.
Vince Luca, the main character, lives with parents and older brother. His dad has a very rewarding job ... Continue...
The Little Prince by Lauren K., Raleigh, NC At a glance, The Little Prince is the tale of a man who crashes his airplane into the desert only to meet a traveling boy from a small planet. The boy inquires about trees and sheep, shares his journeys and various encounters, and then leaves ... Continue...
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Youa T., Oshkosh, WI Ann Brashares provides a fun, emotional and enjoyable story about four teens in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. Each girl has her own story to tell about personal downfalls and triumphs ... Continue...
The Things They Carried by Brandon S., Bear, DE Let me start by saying that The Things They Carried is an excellent book of fictionalized war stories. These are so realistic that you would never think they are made up.
One of the reasons that I enjoyed this book is because the setting is Vietnam during the war ... Continue...
Weird U.S. by Zachary Z., Bear, DE Have you ever been to Hell? Well, it’s a small town in Michigan with only 166 people. Maybe if you go to Hell, you might feel like driving from there to Paradise (another city in Michigan) and driving back to Hell, which is coincidentally 666 miles round trip ... Continue...
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