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  The Greatest of Heroes

  

  By FreelanceGirl, Gresham, OR

  Heroism is misunderstood. Everyone thinks the heroes are the ones who fearlessly face down creatures or circumstances in blazes of glory. But . . . that isn’t true at all. For I have learned that heroism is not found in those who seek out dangerous situations to prove themselves in, but in those w...
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  The Bombings

  

  By FreelanceGirl, Gresham, OR

  I am Japanese I am American. The islands are my homeland. The states are my home. We were angry, we fought. We were wounded, we went to war. Many of our own died at the hands of the Americans. Too many of my friends, my comrades, were killed. It was the Americans that did it. The ...
• Reviews > Book Reviews
  Insurgent by Veronica Roth

  

  By FreelanceGirl, Gresham, OR

  I’ll admit it – I was a little anxious as I began reading Insurgent by Veronica Roth. Why? The first book in the series, Divergent, was not only one of the best dystopian books I’d read, it was one of my favorite books, period. However ,I was terrified of the disappointment which comes so ofte...
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  Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

  

  By FreelanceGirl, Gresham, OR

  What is a human life worth? Ruta Sepetys raises this question with “Between Shades of Gray”, a story of a fifteen-year-old World War Two Lithuanian refugee. Somewhere between fighting for her own life and others, Lina Vilkas, the heroine, manages to capture the hearts and anger of readers with a...