| Lanagan, Margo |
White Time |
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Presents ten short stories, both dark and hopeful, that journey into the past, the future, and altered versions of the present. |
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| Langley, Andrew |
Collapse of the Soviet Union |
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Presents the history of the Soviet Union, focusing on the rise and fall of communism and how the country's changing government affected global politics. |
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It was very good. - MNHS |
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It was a good book, but a lot of the information was pretty basic. - MNHS |
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I liked this because in S.S. I did not get the Soviet Union in it; it was hard to understand it. - BMS |
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It has really interesting information about the Soviet Union and how it collapsed. - BMS |
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I don't really like books that are about history. Like it talked about Yeltsin. It also talked about the Cold War and who won the Cold War. It also talks about Stalin and his enemies. - BMS |
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Good description on the Cold War and Soviet revolution. - BMS |
| Langrish, Katherine |
Troll Mill |
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When fifteen-year-old Peer Ulfsson witnesses the disappearance of his neighbor's wife, rumored to be a seal-woman, he must help protect the baby she leaves behind from trolls, a witch, and other creatures. |
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I liked the plot to the story. Another thing I liked was the characterization and the many characters that it took to make the whole story play out like it did. - MNHS |
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This book was very good. It was a little different from the others. - NMS |
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This book is an amazing story full of adventure and fantasy with great characters and plot twists. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy. - NMS |
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I like this book because of the adventure that this book tells. I like it when the two babies got captured. - BMS |
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It's not a book for people who don't understand fantasy - but for make-believe lovers like me, it's in my top list of reads. - KMS |
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This book was entertaining with the seal woman myth and the trolls. The action and the choices made by the people with their personalities playing a big part provided endless entertainment. This is a book that keeps me coming back to read it again. - CMS |
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Perfect for kids that like fairy-tales - sort of. Great for our library. I loved this book. Very in-depth about the magical world and people that read dragon books or even troll books would like this book. - CMS |
| Larson, Kirby |
Hattie Big Sky |
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Sixteen-year-old Hattie Brooks inherits her uncle's homesteading claim in Montana in 1917 and encounters some unexpected problems related to the war in Europe. |
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This gook has a great underlying moral theme. The character's real-life frustrations and situations drew you in. Love It!!! - MNHS |
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The book is a good tale of what life was like during the war at home. Could have had a better ending. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed the book, but I thought it had a weird ending that seemed just pulled out of the sky. - KMS |
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The ending was sad and not my favorite. - KMS |
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This was an easy read. It is about a teenage girl who homesteads in Montana during World War I. It showed homestead hardships as well as how German immigrants were treated during the war. - KMS |
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I loved the book. It was a great deal better than reading out of a history book. - NMS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - NMS |
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Great book that has courage, determinationm, and love in a family. It reminded me of Little House on the Prarie. - BMS |
| Lawlor, Laurie |
Two Loves of Will Shakespeare |
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After falling in love, eighteen-year-old Will Shakespeare, a bored apprentice in his father's glove business and often in trouble for various misdeeds, vows to live an upstanding life and pursue his passion for writing |
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It was about William Shakespeare but it was just like a soap opera - where was the action? - MNHS |
| Laxer, James |
Empire |
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Compares the United States to the British, Roman, Chinese, Incan, and Aztec empires, examines how America works, and argues that empire building can ultimately threaten the health of democracy. |
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Boring! - MNHS |
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Great resource for all sorts and kinds of Empies, but it's not exciting to read about. - BMS |
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It was really dull. There wasn't any excitement. It would be an okay book if you liked empires. - BMS |
| Layne, Steven |
Mergers |
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Four "deviant" teenagers, each with a special power, struggle to survive in a future where the Legion for World Alliance has merged all the earth's peoples into one combined race. |
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It was a good book with lots of action. I seems like a comic book. Their special powers were amazing. I wigh I could shape shift into a cat or any animals. - MNHS |
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This book was really good. It was fast and didn't leave anything open to a sequel. - MNHS |
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Good book . - MNHS |
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The book was really good but it seemed cut short. - MNHS |
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The book was a very quick read with the action staring right away. The only bad part was the book was only 200 pages - MNHS |
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I didn't like it because it was too sci-fi. - MNHS |
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I like how the book actually connected with you so you could follow along with each character even though they weren't normal and had powers. - MNHS |
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The book has an incredible take on a future world where no differences exist between people but is shows us how much our differences are a part of our strengths. I liked this book and its characters endeared themselves to me. - MNHS |
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The book was good - very suspenseful and a lot of emotion. - MNHS |
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The book was really good and it kept me guessing. It was extremely fast and I read it in one sitting. The characters all go together and you could really see the story in your mind. - MNHS |
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I thought the book was okay because it had a flat storyline but I liked the special powers. - MNHS |
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This book had excellent action. It was fast-moving and holds your attention. - MNHS |
| 1 | The book is good. Some parts were really 'cheesy'. The book moved too fast for me. - MNHS |
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Full of adventure, suspense, and action among these four teens. - BMS |
Lester, Julius |
Time's Memory |
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Ekundayo, a Dogon spirit brought to America from Africa, inhabits the body of a young African American slave on a Virginia plantation, where he experiences loss, sorrow, and reconciliation in the months preceding the Civil War. |
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| Levine, Gail Carson |
Fairest |
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In the Kingdom of Ayortha, Aza, an unattractive woman with a magical voice, learns to balance her appearance with her talent, meanwhile, her singing attracts both Prince Ijori, who cannot resist it, and Queen Ivi, who plots to use it to benefit herself. |
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I really enjoyed the way this book transformed a regular fairy tale into an exciting novel. Most of the twists that took place I didn't see coming and I really enjoyed the suspense. - MNHS |
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I loved the book! I love the way the author describes how Aza is feeling and what is going on around her. A great book for anyone who enjoys a good old-fashioned fairy tale. - MNHS |
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I liked this book. I felt like I was a part of it. - MNHS |
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Great story line! The plot really held my interest! I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a twisted fairy tale. - MNHS |
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A story off the fairy tale Snow White, Fairest, is an enjoyable book with good undercurrent ideas about what it really means to be beautiful. Although not as great as Levine's Ella Enchanted ( a very wonderful book off the idea of Cinderella) Fairest is a fairly entertaining book for the less advanced reader. - MNHS |
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I like the part when Ijori and Aza get married. I didn't like queen Ivi because she used Aza's voice evilly and threw her into jail. I think people who like stories about castles, fantasy, and adventure should read this book. - BMS |
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Love the adventure of ogres, gnomes, and a girl with a lovely voice that can trick people into thinkng that someone or something else is talking. - BMS |
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I like Aza. She sounds like a nice person. She puts others before herself. She has a good heart. - BMS |
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This book was really good because it related to things that a lot of girls go through with a kind of fairy tale twist. Even though it had one of those they all lived happily ever after endings, it was really good and a fantasy that I really liked. - KMS |
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I really liked the book because it was about singing which is kind of hard to find. - KMS |
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This was an amazing book! I was hooked after ten minutes. I would five this book three points if I could. - KMS |
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It was so amazing! I couldn't keep away. The book pulls you in. - KMS |
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This book is a simple tale of love, betrayal, adventure, talent, and luck. It is a story set in the world of Ella Enchanted, but this time it's a magic mirror that causes the problems. Lacy Aca has always been ugly, but in this book she finds prettiness. - NMS |
| Levine, Gail Carson |
Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly |
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Levine shares the secrets of her writing success, including how to get ideas, creating beginnings and endings, writing great dialogue, developing memorable characters, and more. |
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I was really good. My writing skills have greatly improved. It is perfect for the young, aspiring writer. - MNHS |
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I really like this book because I love writing and it gave me good ideas for writing a story. - BMS |
| Levithan, David |
Full Spectrum |
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Presents a collection of original poems, essays, and stories by young adult gays, lesbians, bisexuals, straights, and others sharing real life experiences on a variety of subjects |
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Beautifully, well written. Highlights controversies that are actually going on in America. Reader ca almost visualize himself or herself as anyone of the main characters. A master of it's own time. - MNHS |
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Good book that shows you can get through bad things when everyone is against you. Also shows how you really should be who you want to be and not care what others think. - MNHS |
| Levithan, David | Wide Awake |
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In the not-too-distant future, when a gay Jewish man is elected president of the United States, sixteen-year-old Duncan examines his feelings for his boyfriend, his political and religious beliefs, and tries to determine his rightful place in the world. |
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Beautifully written - highlights key controversies actually going on in America. The reader can almost visualize himself or herself as any one of the main characters. A master of it's own time. - MNHS |
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Good political story - especially in an election year. Positive gay characters. All situations together were a little contrived. - MNHSs |
| Limb, Sue B. | Girl Going on 17 Pants on Fire |
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Jess' seventeenth year is a tumultuous one, due to a series of lies and unfortunate circumstances, including her break-up with Fred, her school detention, and her mother's new romance. |
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This book was just okay.Things always seem to be going wrong with Jess, but she just moves on with new and better things. - MNHS |
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The book caught my attention. It dealt with a lot of things teenagers could relate to - including - breakups with girlfriends and boyfriends, school trouble, dealing with parents and divorce, and those awkward situations. Overall, it was an easy read that I think a lot of high school girls will enjoy. - MNHS |
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It kept me interested - but it was kind of 'cheesy.' I also think I should have read the books before it so it would have been easier to understand. - MNHS |
| Lipsyte, Robert | Heroes of Baseball |
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Presents a collection of illustrated stories about the men who help popularize and immortalize the sport of baseball, from Ty Cobb and Shoeless Joe Jackson to Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays and more |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHS |
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The book was mostly about baseball people setting records and their careers and lives. Also how they got to the professional level. Also many were groken and many not broken. Also it gave stories of miracles in baseball. - MNHS |
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I liked this book because it's about baseball, and I used to play baseball. The Red Sox traded Ruth to the Yankees in 1920. The first National Negro League game was played in Indianapolis on May 2, 1920. Ted Williams hit over .400. He was the only one. - BMS |
| Lipsyte, Robert |
Raiders Night |
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Matt Rydeck, co-captain of his high school football team, endures a traumatic season as he witnesses the rape of a rookie player by teammates and grapples with his own use of performance-enhancing drugs. |
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The book was awesome. I could really relate. I played football and I could relate to all the things that the players were going through. - MNHS |
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This book was action-packed and easy to follow. It also had a lot of high school drama and olther things that relate to high school. I give this book 5 stars. - MNHS |
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This is one of the best books I've ever read. The story was quick and got right into the action which might have happened on a real football team. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book. - MNHSv |
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Excellent! - MNHS |
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It appealed to my adventurous, athletic side. Really good book and was easy to read. - MNHS |
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It was really like our school so it was easy to relate to and therefore fun to read. - MNHS |
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This is a very realistic book with very in-depth detail. I liked it a lot. - MNHS |
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I really liked it. - MNHS |
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Disturbing story of hazing and bullies in high school sports. Very realistic. - MNHSs |
| Lockhart, E. |
Boy Book |
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A high school junior continues her quest for relevant data on the male species, while enjoying her freedom as a newly licensed driver and examining her friendship with a clean-living vegetarian classmate. |
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This book was very interesting. - MNHS |
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One thing I really liked about the book was how he used the teenage 'lingo.' What I mean about that is like the drama that happens in the book ACTUALLY happens in real life. For example, two of the girls in the story liked the same guy. That has happened with me and one of my good friends, but it worked out in the end. - MNHS |
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Wonderful! I really enjoy this author. _ MNHS |
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I recommend this book to all my friends. - MNHS |
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I loved this book! The ending really took me by surprise and I personally love to read books about teen romances. I also like the Clique books. - MNHS |
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It was funny. Most of the people I talked to about it got a kick out of all the rules that they made up of it. - BMS |
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This book was exactly how life is today and how children are today. They make good and bad decisions. - BMS |
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It was really girly. It's saying about the girls' boyfriends. - BMS |
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I liked this book because it was funny and exciting. - BMS |
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This book was really good, but I only liked it a little and it was okay to read. - BMS |
| Lockhart, E. | Fly on the Wall |
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When Gretchen Yee, a student at the Manhattan School for Art and Music, wishes she were a fly on the wall of the boys' locker room, she never expects her wish to come true in such a dramatic way. |
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I didn't like the book. Too many cuss words and sexual innuendos. - MNHS |
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I loved the book. I know there's Boy Book and then it's the Boyfriend List. Is there going to be a thrid - or is Fly on the Wall the first first? I am confused about book order. - MNHS |
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The only part of the book I didn't like is how she was a fly for so long. - MNHS |
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The book was okay. Some parts I had to re-read a couple of times to understand but it was a pretty good book. - MNHS |
| Lopez, Jack |
In the Break |
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Juan Barrela's best friend Jamie faces a violent home situation, so the tenth-grader steals his mother's car and drives with Jamie's sister Amber to Mexico. |
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I thought the book was really good - MNHS |
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I liked the book because it was about teens running away to Mexico to find the perfect waves. It has adventure and some fighting in it. - MNHS |
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The book was really dumb , the plot was boring and I lost interest. - MNHS |
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I thought this book was good book for teenagers because we can relate to some of the things that went on in the story. - MNHS |
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I really liked the book because it was about a kid my age and I could really relate to him. - MNHS |
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I like how it has a lot of real life problems where a lot of teens can relate to. - MNHS |
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I liked this book because it involved extreme sports and getting in trouble and both of those things I'm ver good at. - MNHS |
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This book kept me into it the whole time. - MNHS |
| Lowell, Pamela |
Returnable Girl |
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After being abandoned, thirteen-year-old Ronnie Hartman tries to connect with her new foster parent, but trouble at school and a letter from her mother interfere with her relationship with the woman who wants to adopt her. |
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One of the best books I've ever read. I really loved it. - MNHS |
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This book was so interesting. I was so sad but reall good. It made you want to know what was going to happen next. - MNHS |
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I really enjoyed this book! I think a lot of people can relate to it one way or another. - MNHS |
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I could relate to it. I like it a lot! - MNHS |
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The way she writes makes me feel like I know the main character. - MNHS |
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I liked how she tried to be both Paige's friend and Cat's friend at the same time. I also liked how she kept in touch a little with Cat after she went away. - BMS |
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I really thought that the book was great. I loved how she was trying to fit in but still wanted to keep her friend, Kat. - BMS |
| Lowry, Brigid |
Things You Either Hate or Love |
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A cynical, overweight, and lonely Australian teenager spends her summer vacation making lists, eating comfort foods, and trying to earn enough money to attend a big rock concert. |
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Completely horrible. - MNHS |
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This book was just okay. - MNHS |
| Lynch, Chris |
Sins of the Fathers |
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Drew's friendship with Skitz and Hector is tested as he becomes more aware of the personal lives of the priests at his Boston Catholic school and deals with the pending expulsion of one friend and the possible abuse of another. |
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