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Mrs. Mottern is reading Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

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Mrs. Mottern is reading Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson

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30. A New Year’s Resolution that Jade would make is to focus on her artwork and create more pieces to sell in Maxine’s sister’s gallery.  I think she would resolve to create pieces of art with powerful political messages.
14.  If Jade could take a vacation anywhere in the world, she would go to Spain so that she could speak and practice her Spanish.  She would likely bring her best friend, Sam, because she also speaks Spanish and wants to do the study abroad program.

13.  If I had a chance to interview anybody in the book, it would be Ms. Weber who accused Jade of being defiant.  I would want to ask her (well, more like interrogate her…) why she targeted Jade for the incident in the cafeteria and not Hannah (who was actually guilty).  I would want to know what was going on with her that day to cause her to lose her temper and wrongfully accuse Jade of being defiant without listening to her.
11. The part of the text that reminded me of a current event is the police beating of Natasha Ramsey. In the text, this 15 year old girl was beaten by the police after getting a noise complaint at a party she was attending.  The people at the party filmed the beating with their cell phones and published it on social media.  This storyline reminded me of George Floyd who died at the hands of a police officer and the incident was caught on video taken by bystanders.

10.  If I could punch anyone in the face, it would be the boys in the Dairy Queen that made fun of Jade for her curves. I think body shaming is deplorable and these guys were the worst.
9. I predict that in the next 50 pages Jade will get an internship at Maxine's sister's art gallery.
8.  Jade has been hiding her jealousy over Sam’s acceptance in the study abroad program.  When she learned Sam had been accepted over her, she tried to be happy for her, but inside she felt she deserved the opportunity to go more.
7.  If I could cast anybody to play the role of Jade it would be Marley Dias, the 16 year old activist who launched the #1000GirlBlackBooks drive which collected books with black female protagonists to donate to Jamaican girls in need. Her strong activism, dedication to sharing black female voices, and shared values is what would make her perfectly cast as Jade.
6.  If I could have dinner with anyone it would be Jade’s mother.  She is strong, fierce, and seems to be a straight-shooter who speaks her mind easily.  She works multiple jobs as a single mom to provide for her family and, more than anything, I would like to treat her to a nice meal out with someone to spoil her for a change.  I think she would love Zydeco with some of their Cajun dishes!
5.  One character who is similar to me is Maxine because who she seems like on the outside is not exactly who she is on the inside.  She presents as strong and confident, but still has her own challenges in life she is working through.
4.  Jade, the protagonist, struggles with overcoming poverty, racial stereotypes, and prejudice. She struggles internally with accepting help from others because she does not want to be seen as weak or vulnerable.
3. Watson starts with the line (and these are the only lines in the first chapter), “I am learning to speak. To give myself a way out. A way in.” The simplicity of just those words, alone on the page, has a big impact and it certainly makes me wonder what kind of situation she wants a way out of.

2.  Based on the title and the collaged cover art, I think this book will be about the main character trying to figure out her identity.  The collage might show that there are many different factors that will play a role in her identity.
1. I chose this book because I loved Renee Watson's poem we read in class titled, "This Body." Her voice was powerful and I love reading stories with strong female protagonists.

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Nathan Farris is reading Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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Nathan Farris is reading Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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30. My main character’s New Years Resolution would be to become famous and to go public with his experiences.
14. The main character would probably go to New York and bring no one, as he does later on in the book to attempt to tell the world about his discoveries about the nature of the universe.
13. If I interviewed the main character, I would try and get to the bottom of if he was actually abducted by aliens or if it was just a delusion.
11. My book really doesn’t remind me of anything else. The author constantly breaks the fourth wall and pays no mind to chronological order as the main character constantly time travels, and you never even know if the narrator is reliable or not. For all of those reasons I’d say it’s a wildly unique book unlike any other.
10. I would probably punch the main character if anyone, in some parts he’s overly pathetic and it ends up getting him and his fellow soldiers captured.
9. I predict that in the next 50 pages the main character will be exposed as an untruthful narrator.
8. The main character is likely an unreliable narrator. I wonder if he is lying about really meeting aliens and traveling through time.
7. There isn’t really an antagonist and the protagonist constantly switches places in time, so it would preferably have to be about 3 actors, one for him as a baby, one child, and one middle aged man and I’m not too sure who should play them.
6. I would take the main character to Chili’s. It would be interesting to hear his stories.
5. I don’t really feel similar to any of the characters, all of them are so alien to me and all of them (especially the main character) deal with extremely outlandish problems. They’re all from a very different time period as well.
4. The protagonist struggles with many things as he time travels through different periods of his life in no particular order. The main struggle in my mind is him trying to survive a nazi POW camp.
3. The book begins with a recollection of the writer’s process for writing the book for all of chapter 1, then the book begins with “Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time.” You want to keep reading and find out what this means.
2. This book is about a man who gets unstuck in time and lives his life at many different points that he constantly switches through. The title refers to how he becomes a prisoner of war and is taken to a slaughterhouse.
1. I chose this book because I enjoy Kurt Vonnegut and have been meaning to read this.

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Rowan Whitmore is reading Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

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Rowan Whitmore is reading Escaping From Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

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30. Audrey Rose’s new year’s resolution would probably be to mend and repair her relationship with Thomas after their cruise to American and to plan their wedding.
14. Audrey Rose would probably go on vacation to Romania with Thomas Creswell to see his family. In the last book we briefly got to meet his sister so going back there while on vacation without any crazy murderers on the loose would be really fun for them.
13. I would enjoy interviewing Mephistopheles on his past and what inspired him to join the Moonlight Carnival. Also interviewing him on the Carnival in general and how it started up would be fun.
11. While I have never properly watched or read a Sherlock Holmes book or movie, this story seems very fitting to it. Both main characters are British detectives of some sort trying to solve murders.
10. If I had to punch somebody in the face it would be Houdini. From what Mephistopheles had said about him, he seems to be cheating on Liza, Audrey Rose’s cousin. This is very upsetting considering that Liza is sacrificing a lot to be with Houdini.
9. In the next 50 pages I believe that an important lead in the murders will pop up from conversation with the protagonists cousin, Liza.
8. The protagonists cousin, Liza, has hidden where she has gone missing too from her family in England. She decided to run away with her lover who works as a circus performer. When her cousin Aubrey Rose and her uncle both figure out this secret, it creates a scandalous family drama ready to unfold.
7. I can’t think of anyone that could fit this role properly but I think that Emma Watson could pull off most of the personality of the protagonist. She definitely could deliver the role of the stubborn girl that is fed up with how society treats her despite her intelligence and contributions.
4. The protagonist mainly struggles with keeping their emotions in check when needed due to a previously lost family member getting involved with crime scenes unexpectedly.
3. The hook gives you a hint on what will happen in the future but it doesn’t explain how it will get there. This first sentence really pulls you in to keep reading and figure out what that first sentence is hinting at. The imagery following on page two does a great job at pulling you into the scenery quickly and understanding the general feeling of the story.
2. I think this title will be literal due to how the previous books in this series have been formatted in a very similar way. The escaping in the title could also foreshadow the main character working through some trauma that has been affecting them recently.
1. I chose this book because I enjoyed the other two books that came before this one in the series. The author has a good sense of humor that works wonderfully with the character dynamics.

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Quinn Burger is reading I Was Here by Gayle Forman

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Quinn Burger is reading I Was Here by Gayle Forman

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30. If Cody could make a New Years resolution, it would be to check up on more people and make sure they’re doing ok. She didn’t know that her best friend Meg was going through a hard time and that didn’t end well. She wouldn’t want another situation like that to happen, so she’d try her best to prevent it.
14. If Cody could take a vacation anywhere in the world, it would probably be to a beach somewhere with Meg. The beach because they live in Oregon which is cold and she would take Meg if she was still alive because that’s her best friend and they grew up together.
13. If I could interview anyone in the book right now it would be Meg. I would ask her what her thoughts were before she died and I would ask her why she did it or why she felt like she couldn’t talk to Cody about what was going on.
11. This book right now reminds me of the movie “If I Stay” because it is written by the same person so it just gives me the same kind of vibe.
10. If I could punch one of the characters in the face it would be Clint Randhurst because him and Meg were at a party and Meg got really drunk and Clint took advantage of her when she was very drunk without consent.
9. In the next 50 pages I think that Cody will start to figure out why Meg died and why all of the emails went missing that were send right before she died. I predict that Cody will also figure out who was involved with Megs death and why Meg had never talked about her feelings with Cody because Cody never knew that Meg was having thoughts like this.
8. Meg was hiding something but the characters are not sure what it is yet. After Meg died, the main character Cody went through Meg’s emails to see if she could figure out why she died and 2 months worth of emails were missing and Cody is trying to figure out what she was hiding.
3. The author starts out by writing, “The day after Meg died, I received this letter:” and then the rest of the opening hook goes on by reading a suicide note that the main character’s friend had sent out to everyone important to her. This makes me want to keep reading because it makes me wonder what exactly happened and why it did.
2. I am predicting, based on the title, that the character in this book is struggling with her friend’s death and she is trying to find herself in all of her troubles and worries throughout the book.
1. I chose this book because after reading what it was about, it seemed very interesting and like something I would enjoy.

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Chay Holman is reading TEN by Gretchen McNeil  -COMPLETED BOOK

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Chay Holman is reading TEN by Gretchen McNeil  -COMPLETED BOOK

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8. The main character was hiding her feelings from her best friend about a guy she is in love with. Because her best friend is also in love with this guy. The main character know the guy likes her but won’t betray her best friend.
7. If I could cast anyone to play the role of the antagonists “Ben” I would cast George Clooney. He may not be too young of an actor for this type of book, but with a little makeup and blond hair he could pull it off. George Clooney has the fit for the role because he could pull off the evil maniac perfectly. He is in quite a lot of movies that have an evil background or a twisted story. Hes great at the dramatics of things, he can make an entire Disney movie dramatic if he tried. So to plan 10 people’s deaths, and then fake his own only to come back. I think George would be perfect.
6. If I could have dinner with anyone it would be Lori, she was really into music and so am I and I think that’d be a cool subject to talk about. Lori seemed quite and nice so it’d be nice to hear what she didn’t say. I would probably take her to a coffee shop because that’s a quite and calm place to talk about passions.
5. The character that’s the total opposite of me is Nathan because he acts all cool and tough, sexualizes women and is real all in all, a jerk. As I am none of those things, that’s why I chose him.
4. The protagonists struggles with being a social person, and basically if she was then she could be an even better writer. She try’s solving the murders, but is confused and she struggles with that a lot too.
3.well since the book is already hinted based off the cover that it will be a murder mystery, the author started with a descriptive word to describe a characters face as “Deathly Pale” so it seems as though I’m jumping right on in to the murder mystery. The rest of the hook uses descriptive similes to death. It caught my attention immediately.
2. In the title on my book it says “ten” but under it, it also says “ten teens. Three days. One killer.” So I am thinking in a literal way this book is about a bunch of teenagers stuck on an island for three days (there’s a island on the cover) and one of them is a killer or there’s a killer and 10 innocent teenagers.
1. I picked this book because I love thrillers and horrors. And this one is kind of like an escape situation. It seemed interesting because of like 10 teenager stuck on an island with a killer. Just reading the first page got my eyes to start moving.

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Zoe Waltosz is reading The Storm by Virginia Bergin

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Zoe Waltosz is reading The Storm by Virginia Bergin

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30. A resolution my protagonist math have us to find more peace in the things around her.
15.probably my protagonist bec Then the rain wouldn’t affect her, and she could live freely
14. As of now, she just got into a place that has clean water, so I don’t think she would vacation right now. If she did I think she would go somewhere warm, that doesn’t rain. With I guess sask or Darius because those are the only people she knows of that are alive.
13. If I could interview one person it would be the protagonist and I’d ask her what the scariest moment was in. The book so far
11. If I had to pick something that my book reminds me of, it would probably be zombie land or bird box. Zombie land because the protagonist is always running from the rain, and people are dying around her all the time, and bird box because she just found a camp that has a community, which I pictured to be kind of like the school for the blind in bird box, only more run down, because she described the room to be like a cell.
10. Probably Saskia because she’s always putting Ruby in danger and she makes selfish decisions.
9. I think that in the next 50 pages she will find someone else who is alive because she is now going out in search for her father again. It seems as though every time she leaves on her own she gets put in some kind of danger and finds someone who shortly after either leaves or dies.
8. I don’t think anyone is lying simply because there is nobody to lie to. At this time, the protagonist is by herself and she isn’t able to talk to anyone.
7. If I were to cast anyone as my protagonist I would cast Jennifer Laurence because I think she is a strong, confident dystopian actress. I think she does an amazing job at portraying a brave independent  female which would be needed in an actress who is intending to embody my character. I also think that the way she acted in hunger games would be very similar to the book I’m reading now.
6. There aren’t very many characters in my book considering most everyone is dead, so I would pick my protagonist. I would take her to get something quite large but also really delightful because she doesn’t have very many options during the apocalypse. I would also probably take her somewhere refreshing because she needs a reset in her life right now. She has a lot going on with not much to look forward to, so I would talk to her about the positives in life, and keep it as uplifting as possible.
5. One character that is the opposite of me is my protagonist. She is someone who sleeps the days away rather than getting things done when she is alone. She also tends to get distracted on her way to going somewhere or doing things such as finding her dad which is also different than something I would do.
4. My protagonist struggles with finding happiness in the midst of an apocalypse. She also is struggling to survive as supplies begin running out
3. The hook to my book, has very little words on the page. It leaves a mysterious feeling because the author is talking to the reader about how apocalypses can always get worse. “My name is Ruby Morris. I hate rain” makes the reader wonder why she hates rain, and what the rain might have to do with the apocalypse. It leaves the reader wondering.
2. Based on the title and the cover, I can infer that, the book about a liquid that eats things away. There are holes in the cover which leads me to think that it can be a harmful substance. The cover also states, “Some people walk in the rain. Some people die.” Which makes me want to assume that the rain is that harmful substance because it states some people die from it.
1. I chose this book because I liked the prequel to this book. In 9th grade I read H2O and I enjoyed the way the book was written. It was a book I found myself connected to quickly and it lead me to want to read the book. I’m going into this book with high hopes I’ll enjoy this book in a similar way, and maybe find out more to the cliffhanger ending at the end of H2O.

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Diggory is reading The Young Elites by Marie Lu

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13. I would interview teren to try to understand why he hates all people with powers and wants to kill them all even though he has powers himself
9. I predict that the main character will have to fight and maybe kill a lot of her friends in self defense.
8. The main character was holding a secret that she was helping the enemy because they were holding her sister hostage and she had to help or they would kill her.
7. I would cast Adam driver as the antagonist because the antagonist is a very unstable person and he knows how to be very unstable in movies
6. If I could have dinner with anyone it would be teren because he’s a very rich person so he could pay for everything and also to learn why he wants to kill all of the marked people even though he is one of them.
5. A character that is opposite of me is Raffael not only because he’s a sex worker but because he’s always too nice and loves to sugar coat everything and I never do that
4. The protagonist of my story struggles with loyalty to 2 different groups and who she should choose.
3. The author started the story with the main character in prison set to be executed the next day and that drew me in and made me keep reading.
2. The main character becomes a young elite, the title is very literal because it’s literally the name of one of the main groups In the show.
1. I chose this book because it sounded interesting and some of the book is from the perspective of a villain, the intro on the book flaps was also very interesting and kind of mysterious, and there’s some fantasy aspects which I really enjoy.

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Allie Neet is reading Open Fire by Amber Lough. 

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30. A New Year’s Resolution Sergei would make would be to bring Katya home safe because he truly cares for her and doesn’t want her fighting in the war.
14. If the protagonist could take a vacation anywhere in the world, she would go somewhere warm and quiet. She’s overwhelmed by the cold temperatures and chaos of the war so she wants to be somewhere full of peace. She would take her friend Sergei because she hasn’t seen him for months and she misses him.
13. If I had a chance to interview a character in the book I would interview Katya’s dad because he has been at the front for many years. I would ask about some of his stories and what an everyday life is like at the front.
11. This book reminds me of Hacksaw Ridge because they are fighting in the war but all they want is peace not death. The soldiers are proudly serving their country but they don’t want to take another’s life.
10. If I could punch anyone in the face it would be the men’s battalion because they were saying many rude things to the women, trying to downgrade them, and also trying to touch the women.
9. I predict in the next 50 pages the women’s battalion will go to the front to fight and Katya will see her father there.
8. Katya is hiding the fact that her brother is a deserter. He never showed up to fight in the war and she’s worried that if people find out they will think less of her or would punish her.
7. If I could cast anyone to play the role of Katya it would be Jennifer Lawrence because she’s a strong-willed female. Katya has an athletic build and is very head strong. Based off of Lawrence’s role in the Hunger Games, I think she would make a great fit.
6. If I could have dinner with any character in the book it would be Masha because she’s always positive and has a joke for every situation. She brings the good out in life. I would take her to a restaurant that has a view to look out at.
5. One character that is the same as me is Katya because she’s very head strong and determined. She always has an opinion but doesn’t always share it.
4. The protagonist struggles with making her father proud and what the best way to help the war effort is. All she wants is to make her father proud so she debates joining the army. However, she doesn’t think more blood shed is the solution to peace.
3. The hook of my book is a Russian story of a lady and a dragon. The line that grabbed my attention was, “Yes, but that was later. Before, she was the most feared woman of all the Rus”. This got my attention because I wondered who she was and what she did. It also let me know that this book has a strong female protagonist.
2. Based on the title and cover, I predict this book will be about the protagonist getting involved in some kind of fight or war. The cover shows a gas mask so there could be other types of combat besides open fire.
1. I chose this book because I enjoy historical fiction and the main character is a strong female.

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Jackson Manriquez is reading Don’t Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller

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Jackson Manriquez is reading Don’t Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller

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30. The only character with a resolution I think would be Bram’s uncle. I think he would want to either kick the amphetamines or hope that his hotel is a success.
14. I think that Bram would go to somewhere secluded, and bring someone like Nolan with her, just because she knows she can trust him. I can envision a little mountain town being where she would go, so she could do whatever she likes.
13. I would interview nolan as he seems like a really kind person who just is surrounded by a bunch of super shady people and he doesn’t even know it. His view on life is pretty interesting because of this. People act like he is some sort of criminal, when he has no clue what is happening around him.
11. I think that Hannibal most reminds me of this book. From the murder and lies, that are all half truths, it paints a very interesting story, that is reminiscent of that show. It also is about solving murders just in a very different way.
10. I would definitely punch James in the face. He is a addict that hides it really well until things come crumbling down and he ends up with people dead because of him. He is able to cover it up really well, but he has killed his own family members who he loved multiple times because he relapsed. He also makes people think they are crazy and gaslights them because he doesn’t want to deal with the fact that he is messing up.
9. I think that Bram will meet the person she has been looking for in the next 50 pages. She has been searching relentlessly and has found some things that make her think, that she is looking for her as well.
8. One character would appear to be Bram’s uncle, James, of whom she is living with. As I get deeper in the book, it is starting to appear that, he isn’t so much hiding something, but what he does know, isn’t true, and has a vague idea of that.
7. I think Jennifer Lawerence, as she played Katniss from hunger games really well, and she is similar in personality and appearance to Bram. I couldn’t say for an antagonist as it is not very clear in my book yet, who the antagonist is.
6. If I could have dinner with one person, it would be Bram as I think it would be interesting to have a conversation with her because of her outlook on the world.
5. I think that one character that is the opposite of me, is Bram’s mom. She tends to be very controlling and manipulative and only cares for herself.
4. My character struggles with mental health issues and family issues. She has seen the death of her dad and aunt, yet no one believes that she has and pushed her away because of it. She then resorted to drugs, as a way to get rid of the pain. She is no longer using but still occasionally feels the want to do so.
3. The hook is a description of a uncomfortable ride with a taxi driver through a small town, where they get stuck, and Bram, the main character has to walk through the snow to a manor.
2. Based on the title and cover art, I think the book is about the dead. It’s hard to tell if it’s ghosts or more akin to a poltergeist, but it is clear that it is about the dead. The cover has a girl that looks almost dead, being touched by transparent hands, and she is coming out of a wallpaper. This makes me think she may come to the brink of death herself, or understand it all too well.
1. I chose this book because I read the description and it interested me because of the horror tags, and it seems to be a book about escape and how the main character tries to escape one problem but runs into another.

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Nathan Hoisington is reading Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo

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14.) If the protagonist, Nikolai, could go on vacation anywhere in the world, he would go to somewhere like California or Mexico. He thoroughly enjoys being on the water in his skiffs and especially likes the warmer climates. He would definitely take his crush, Zoya, on many adventures in these waters and surrounding areas.
13.) If I had the chance to interview someone, I would interview Nina. She has traveled a bunch and has had to lead a bunch of different lives in her time in Ravka, which would be very interesting to hear about.
11.) One scene I could connect to a TV show would been when    Nikolai is on the foot chase of the criminal in Os Kervo. This would connect to the show Chicago PD, because they are big on foot pursuits and almost always catch the guilty party, just as Nikolai does in this instance.
10.) If I could punch anyone in the face, it would be Prince Rasmus. I would punch him because he acts very rude to his partner and treats Nina horribly.
9.) In the next 50 pages, I predict that Nikolai will appoint someone new to be ruler of Ravka, whether that be Zoya, Tamar, or Nina.
8.) Nikolai is hiding many things whilst being king, such as his heritage and his connection to the Darkling. Nikolai has no royal blood, and only came to be king because of his great leadership and stunning charm, as well as his ability to gain people’s trust. His lies are not all ill-willed, however, because he always does what’s best for Ravka.
7.) If I could cast someone for one of the protagonists, I would  cast Scarlett Johansson for Zoya. They share the strong, persevering woman character traits and also come from a difficult past/childhood that which they both overcame.
6.) If I could have dinner with any character in the book it would be Nina. It would be Nina because she has lived a very interesting life, and she has had many experiences with many people. I would like to hear more about the way she has been able to understand and get along with so many people. I think I would take her to El Sancho because it is my favorite taco shop.
5.) One character that is the same as me is Nikolai because he struggles with some things, but always does his best to put his best foot forward and be a leader.
4.) Nikolai, the protagonist, struggles with internal and external factors. He is a king, and is dealing with the difficulties of war and keeping peace. Meanwhile, he deals with a mental challenge stemming from an illness. He tries to conceal that to show his strength as a leader, however it sometimes gets the best of him.
3.) The hook of this book started right into a letter. This letter described the action and conflict of what was currently happening. This leas right into an action filled first few pages and then a time change. It made me want to keep reading to fully understand the action.
2.) Based on the title of this book, I can predict the book has something to do with the rulers/kings of the countries at war. This title is mostly figurative, as a wolf isn’t actually ruling, but some countries have a wolf as a representation of their people.
1.) I chose this book because it is the final book in a series by Leigh Bardugo that I have previously read and enjoyed. I really like the way Leigh Bardugo writes and uses imagery in describing the scene.

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Brenden Plumb is reading The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

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30. I believe that Dills New Years resolution would be trying harder in school and shooting his shot for college.
14. If the protagonist could choose anywhere to go for a vacation I think it would be a tropical area due to him being able to escape his struggles. He would take his best friend Lydia and Travis because he goes everywhere with them.
13. If I had the chance to interview anyone in my book I would interview Travis because of his hard times at home. I would ask him what goes on at home and what really happened to his family. Ask what happened to his brother in more detail and ask why he did join the army.
11. My book reminds me of stand by me the movie. It is going over some events that has happened in their life and plans on the future. It really reminds me of when they are looking for the dead body because it’s a sense of adventure to make problems go away.
10. If I could punch one character from my book in the face it would be the father of Travis. He constantly makes fun of him ever since his brother died and he just needs a good beat down to hopefully come to his senses. He comes home from work drunk and makes fun of Travis and his mother for nothing. He deserves to get beat up to hopefully change him but knowing him he would just become even more mad.
9. I predict in the next 50 pages that Lydia will convince Dill to go to college and live out a better life then working all day at a grocery store.
8. A character that has a secret is Travis. He has been getting abused at home and blames it on his work. His friends didn’t find this out until one of the dads told them. It’s just sad because Travis lost his brother in Afghanistan and now he has to deal with a abusive dad that’s an alcoholic.
7. I would cast the kid from home alone to be the protagonist. I chose him because you can relate to him and he is very good with his emotions. Although he may be a little bit old now they both share the traits of having family issues.
6. If I could take anyone from the book to go get dinner I would choose Lydia. I would choose her because she has a good sense of taste as well as I can relate to her family. I would take Lydia to Applebee’s if it was still open because it’s nostalgic and they have decent food.
5. One character that is the opposite of me is Diol because he has a lot of family issues and his personality is a little more energetic than mine. He has a lot of super deep thoughts and I’m not that deep when it comes to my feelings.
4. Dill the protagonist struggles with the criticism from everyone else about his father. His father was a snake handler and got put into prison after he made some very judge mental experiments. Dill also struggles with what he would like to do in his future, his mom wants him to drop out of school to work full time. While his best friend wants him to go to college, so he is struggling about trying to find his future path.
3. The hook that got me into my book was the sentence that goes “there were things Dillard Wayne Jr dreaded more than the start of school at Forrestville high” as well as the sentence “ thinking about the future isn’t one of them”. To me these really stood out because I can relate to him, I don’t know what the future has in store for me. Why think about the future when you can live in the present.
2. Base on the book title and cover art I believe that this story is going to be about the main character getting closer to his dad. As well as some of the struggles of their senior year of high school. The title so far seems to be figurative but his dad did work with venomous snakes so it could change. The main characters dad is in prison and only visits him rarely. That is why I think he will get closer to him and connect with what his dad did.
1. I chose this book because I have read a couple other books by Jeff Zentner. He has a very unique way of adding detail to his stories. As well as the story is about a child that handles poisonous rattlesnakes and to me that sounds very dangerous and could make a good story.

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Noah Ford is reading Scythe by Neal Shusterman

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Noah Ford is reading Scythe by Neal Shusterman

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30. The New Year’s resolution that Rowan would make is to be paired with a better mentor because they mentor he has now i unfair and cruel.
14. Citra would probably go to a big city with a lot of sights to see they would probably take Rowan with her to show him what she finds so fascinating about the big cities and share her point of view with him.
13. I would interview Citra and I would ask her why does she expect the worst out of her new mentor and why she is hesitant to follow her mentors orders.
11. My book reminds me of the hunger games movies because the two protagonists are competing against each other and the leaders of the group keep changing the rules on them.
10. I would punch Rowan in the face because he is very prideful in his abilities to succeed which usually makes him fail and he tends to make decisions that negatively impact the characters including himself.
9. I predict that in the next 50 pages the protagonists will start to compete with each other to earn their mentors favor all the while doing more difficult task that will challenge them and allow their mentor to see who will move on to join the group he is in.
8. Faraday a mentor to the protagonists is hiding details of his past from both of them and the events in his life that have gotten him to the place where he is in the present day in the book.
7. If I could cast anybody to play the role of Rowan in my book it would have to be Jason Mamoa, because they both very similar in the type of traits they have and how they act in different situations. The character traits they share are they are both brave, they both are courageous, and they both have a good sense of humor during challenging situation.
6. I would have dinner with Rowan because he works hard and solves problems fast and I would like to know how he does it I would probably take them somewhere he has never been before.
5. Rowan is the opposite  of me because he is more daring in threatening situations and challenging when it comes to people being treated unfairly.
4. The protagonists in my book struggle with fitting in with their peers.
3. The hook of my book starts off with a journal page describing the law and how they apply to the world what makes me want to keep reading is wanting to find out how the laws apply to the main characters and what will happen to them as the story progresses.
2. Based on the book title, I predict that the main characters will have to go through some events to join a group of people, since the title of the book is the name of the group it will probably involve the main characters.
1. I chose this book because the concept of this book was something that appeared interesting to me and because I like mystery books.

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Aspen Carter is reading The Cruel Prince by Holly Black.

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Aspen Carter is reading The Cruel Prince by Holly Black.

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15. If I had powers, I’d turn Cardan into a slug and pour salt on him. He deserves nothing good. I’d turn Nicasia into a wasp so if she stung someone she’d die immediately. She also deserves nothing good.
14. If Jude, the main protagonist, would go on a vacation anywhere it would be to the mortal world. She’s already been, I mean that’s where she was born but then was kidnapped and taken to the faerie world. She wants to go home..
13. If I could interview anyone it would be Locke. I’d ask him what his intentions are with Jude for suddenly being so nice??
11. I mean I guess it kind of reminds me of this one show on Netflix that I have forgotten the name of. It is a fantasy book that has to do with mortals and faeries. The show is very similar in that aspect…
10. I’d punch Cardan without even hesitating. That stupid guy makes me so mad. He’s so mean I hate him. But lowkey love him.. still would punch him.. 10/10 would do it.
9. Within the next 50 pages I think Locke will betray Jude. He has been acting waaayyy too nice to her so I think he’s gonna use something against her.
8. Cardan is, without a doubt, hiding something. He had a paper folded up with Jude’s name written all over it hiding in a book. He is the main antagonist that supposedly hates, Jude, the main protagonist. He was also beaten by a mortal which is kinda pathetic and embarrassing, so there’s something going on that we don’t know about yet.
7. If I could cast anyone to play as Cardan I would chose Lucifer. He is straight up evil, kinda hot, similar tactics. Wants to rule the world.
6. If I could have dinner with any character it would be Prince Locke because he’s still evil but not as bad as Cardan or Nicasia. I’d want to get on their good side so I don’t have to be brutally bullied.
5. One character that is similar to me is Jude because she is brave and isn’t afraid to throw a kid on the ground and put them in their place.
4. The main protagonist struggles with being a mortal in the faerie world, the main antagonist terrorizing her, and the person she lives with murdered her parents then adopted her and her siblings.
3. The entire first chapter is “ In faerie, there are no fish sticks, no ketchup, no television.” That is a very interesting way to start off a book, and it made me want to read more. I cannot live without ketchup. Though the book doesn’t mention anything of ketchup after, it talks a lot about things of the faerie world that is very interesting. The imagery is excellent.
2.The title is literal. A prince that is really mean to the main character. I think it will end in war between the mortals and faeries. Then again I have no idea how it will turn out.
1. I chose this book because I really enjoy fantasy books, and it had been recommended to me many times.

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Clarissa Kowalski is reading Into the Real by Z Brewer

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30. I think Quinn, the main character, might make the kind of new year resolution to just be the best and to not let their own troubles ruin the days/lives of others. This book focuses a lot on how Quinn’s troubles end up spilling into the real world and cause a lot of chaos and bad events, and if they got a chance to work on that, they would.
14. I think the protagonist just needs a break, it doesn’t matter where they go as long as they can take a break and relax. They would probably bring Lia, but it definitely depends on which reality it is for who they would bring.
13. I would probably interview Lloyd from any of the realities for the same reason as the dinner question. I’m not sure exactly what I would ask but I’d wonder how he really feels about the main character in each reality.
11. In one of the realities that the main character goes through, there’s a lot of fighting and war going on. Even though it’s quite different, it kind of reminds me of the Hunger Games specifically with the government being fought against. Two of the realities are dystopian worlds which I think helps make that connection as well.
10. If I could punch any character in the face, I would choose either Alice or Dr. Hilliard because they both act like they know what they’re doing, despite that they are extremely harmful things and aren’t at all reasonable. They are extremely close-minded and cause a lot of discomfort towards Quinn and their friends.
9. I’m in the last quarter of my book, so I definitely think things are going to start falling into place in the next 50-ish pages. I think the main character may end up getting close to, or actually accomplishing some sort of escape within one of the realities. If not, maybe soon the book will reveal which reality is actually the “real” reality.
8. The main character is definitely holding some secrets. In two of the realities especially, Quinn hides who they really are and as far as I’ve read, is debating whether or not to tell the people around them. These secrets seem to almost be eating away at them because they haven’t been able to get it off their chest.
7. I can’t think of anyone who would fit the role right now, but I’ll think about it.
6. If I could have dinner with any character so far, I would definitely say Lloyd. I would prefer the Lloyd from the second or third reality, but either way, I think he would be really interesting to talk to about any of the events throughout the book. This character is also fairly different in each reality, and getting to know his backstory for each reality would be interesting. I’m not sure about where to have dinner, so anything would work.
5. A character who is very different than me would be Alice, a character that appears in the second reality you read in the book. She seems nice and caring on the outside, but getting to know her as a character more, Alice ends up being very strict and rude. This could be because of her position, but it still doesn’t help her seem better. She doesn’t seem to be as compassionate as she wants people to see her and she ends up feeling like a cold and sour character the more I read about her.
4. The main character in my book, Quinn, seems to have 3 main struggles, each reality having one of these struggles. These struggles are figuring out their complicated relationship with their friend, Lea, discovering who they really are in a place that stifles exploration of oneself, and the final struggle seems to be figuring out how to do what’s right without being a hypocrite. There also seems to be one big overall struggle which is explained by a quote, “ you can’t run from the monster. The monster is yourself” which does fits with each of the individual struggles.
3. The hook for my book is “The Rippers we’re out again,” followed by the description of someone screaming while getting eaten. It was definitely an interesting way to start, and it made me curious as to what Rippers were, and why the “again” was added. The first 1-2 paragraphs have the main character waking up in the morning in an unfamiliar place, and as they remembered where they were and why, more of what was going on was revealed to me (the reader). I thought that way of the main character gaining memory back as the reader learned was really interesting. The first few lines I found to be attention grabbing because, well, someone was dying.
2. The title of my book is “Into the Real”. I know the book is about the same character within three different realities, so it seems very likely that the main character has to find out which one is the true/real reality and will have to go “into the real”. It also seems to be figurative too, with the character finding out who they really are and discovering more about themself as the story goes.
1. I chose this book because I thought the idea of the same character in three different realities was really interesting. It also seems to focus on gender and sexuality and overall, the main character seems to learn about themself and I think it could be something I relate to despite the setting probably being very different from our own world.

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Jacob O’Leary is reading The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris

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Jacob O’Leary is reading The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris

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30. A New Years resolution my main character Alex would make is to spend more time with his loved ones. He has experienced a boat load of loss and he is regretful as if he feels he didn’t spend enough time with them while they were alive.
14. If Alex could take a vacation anywhere, he would travel to the tribal lands of Africa to learn about his roots. He would take all his lost family members because he feels as if he didn’t get enough time with them.
13. I would interview the main character Alex, to see how his experiences with loss and family trauma have molded him into the man he is today.
11. My book reminds me of the tv show “Atlanta” because of the themes of music and big cities. Also, the main character reminds me of Donald Glover in Atlanta.
10. If I could punch one character in the face, it would be Mr Zaccari. He is unlikeable, discriminatory, and all around a bad character.
9. I predict that in the next fifty pages, my main character Alex will either find a way to get rid of his powers, or find a way to live life normally while still having the powers.
8. My main character, Alex, has a huge secret. The only person that knows about his family’s history and mysterious power is his brother, who shares this power. Along with keeping that secret, he has a vision that his brother will die soon. He is also keeping this from his brother.
7. If I could make one casting decision in the adaptation of my book from page to film, I would cast Donald Glover as Shiv the Skeptic. They both have bright and funny personalities, and they both have amazing knowledge and talent in the world of hip hop.
6. I would have dinner with Isaiah, the protagonists little brother because I could talk to him for hours about rap and basketball. I would take him to somewhere where we could talk without being distracted.
5. One character I am the opposite of is the main character, Alex. He lives in Chicago, lost both of his parents, and is extremely introverted and plain.
4. My protagonist Alex struggles with the loss of his parents, best friend, and his visions. When he touches things he can see into the future. This led him to see his brothers gravestone and his girlfriend breaking up with him.
3. My book started out with a mysterious flash forward, and a detention of the phrase ‘ the curse of knowledge ‘. This immediately kept me interested and motivated me to read more.
2. Based on my title, I believe the book will be about the main character having one of his visions that costs him deeply. The cover also shows the characters with serious expressions.
1. I chose this book because the plot sounds fascinating and mysterious, and the introduction and cover art was gripping.

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Karma is reading Stalking Jack The Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco

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14) Audrey has no time for vacations. She’d rather solve homicides and other mysteries back at her uncle’s lab or doing other occasions in her daily basis.
13) I would most likely interview the main character, having the fact that they have such a wide story and journey that she is and was about to face.
12) I can’t give this book a new title due to the fact that it makes too much sense for the time period, the murders and the evidence leading up to a killer.
11) This book is much too original to remind me of something. The time and date and all the little according events lead up to a mystery that most people would just call the quits on because of how gruesome things get for each sensation the main character, Audrey, feels. It is so unique I can’t describe how well written it is.
10) I would probably punch Audrey’s father in the face for being so hypocritical on his own family’s life style, especially the negative ideal he has on how women should act or do.
9) I predict that there will be a personal investigation for recent murders to come.
8) There is a character, Thomas Cresswell. He is a colleague of Audrey’s, however he is stalking her in private, gaining evidence of her personal life. Based on the title of the book, I have a suspicion that he may be Jack the Ripper or associated with the killer. He is suspicious and hides a lot of things of himself and always talks personally when dissecting the dead with her.
7) I would cast the protagonist, Audrey Rose Wadsworth, because of their strong influence for the power of women in the late 1800’s and their rebellion against a gender ruled society.
6) I have not gone far enough in the book to have multiple main characters and perhaps it may be just the protagonist, so I should choose the protagonist main character to a bar that she is not allowed to go to called ‘The Princess Alice, c.’ To experience what it would be like in the late 1800’s.
5) One character that is the same or opposite of me is the main character because women’s rights.
4) women’s rights and a maddening disease fearful father
3) The author created a timeline in which the main character in this book is in a constant state of thought of murders that are done delicately, meaning the killer hasn’t got caught and now the main character is on a hunt on who the killer is and where they may strike next and has built up clues as to how close they are to finding out based upon their studies in evidence of the dead.
2) The narrator in this book has a secret obsession with examining the freshly dead and examining the cause of death and I predict that she will use this ability to track down the real murders of Jack the Ripper. The setting is based on the 1800’s so I can conclude the title is quite literal.
1) I chose this book because I am a slasher/horror/murder/disturbing book and movie binge watcher. I really like the intricate details. I wonder what this horror novel has in store for me.

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Kailee Gladd is reading Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim

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Kailee Gladd is reading Scavenge the Stars by Tara Sim

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30. A New Years resolution that Cayo ( the main male lead character) would make is to stop drinking/ gambling all together. Although he has already made this a goal and Is sticking to it pretty well, I believe that he would definitely have this as a New Years resolution.
14. If Amaya could go on a vacation anywhere in the world she would go to Moray with her mother. Although I have to say that it is impossible because her mother died not long before she escaped the brackish. Moray is the city where she grew up.
13. If I had a chance to interview a character in my book I would have to choose Cayo, the main mail protagonists. I would ask him what compelled him to start gambling and what he is planning to do once he has the money to treat his sisters illness.
11. Scavenge the stars reminds me of the Netflix show/ book series Shadow and Bone. Even though I have not yet watches it, I feel like they have similar styles and they were set in a similar time period. They both have a lot to do with sailing as well.
10. If I could punch one character in the face i would have to choose ether Cayo’s father or the Slum King. Cayo’s father was more worried about a deal that he made than his daughter getting a fatal illness, and the Slum King is just a manipulative jerk.
9. In the next 50 pages I think that I will learn more about Sébastien, what happened to him, and his relationship with Cayo.
8. Amaya (The main protagonists) is pretending to be a countess. She practically grew up on a fishing ship that used children for labor. Now she is using her friends money and an alias (Countess Yamaa) to seek revenge on the people who kept her on that boat.
6. I would have dinner with silverfish (Amaya), I feel like she has a lot of stories to tell about her life on the brackish and how she survived it. I would also like to hear about her stories from before she was on the brackish.
5. One character that is the same as me is Cayo because he is going to great lengths to help his sister. He is putting himself back into a situation that he worked so hard to leave just so that he can get the Ming to treat his sisters illness. I say that we are the same because I would do anything I could to help my sister if her life was on the line.
4. At the beginning of the book, the protagonists struggle was surviving being on the brackish. But now she struggles with finding revenge on the captain of that ship, and one in charge of that hole operation.
3. What hooked me was both how the author presented the chapter and the first line of the book. The author starts each chapter with a quote, the first chapters quote was “ The most basic rule of water: Better to be above than below.”. And the first sentence was “The first thing Silverfish had learned on board the brackish was how to hold a knife”. It made me wonder why she needed to know how to hold a knife and how she ended up in that situation.
2. Biased off of the title, I would think that this book was about the main character going on an adventure, about her going places and learning about herself and things around her. I think this title is figurative, I don’t think this book has much to do with the stars themselves.
1. I chose this book because it seemed like something I would be interested in. I read the first few pages and I was instantly interested in the main protagonists story.

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Hannigan Alderson is reading Nemesis by Brendan Reichs

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Hannigan Alderson is reading Nemesis by Brendan Reichs

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30. A New Years Resolution one of my characters would make would be Min to have a more understandable and straightforward life, most likely by her figuring out Dr. Lowell’s situation.
14. If the protagonist could go on vacation anywhere I’d guess somewhere near her hometown so that she’s certain her mom is doing well and nothing horrible happens. She would probably take her best friend Tack.
13. If I had a chance to interview a character in the book, it would be Dr. Lowell because of how mysterious and secretive he is with his work as a psychiatrist and working for the government. I’d like to gather insight as to why Min is watched so closely and how their lives correlate, as in what Dr. Lowell is hiding from Min.
11. A world event that my book reminds me of right now is the pandemic, because the protagonist is extremely distanced from everyone in her life and the setting of her town feels as though it’s a ghost town.
10. If I could punch one of the characters in the face it would be Dr Lowell because of his ways as a psychiatrist and the manipulation tactics he uses with Min and his other patients.
9. A prediction I have about something that will happen in the next 50 pages is that the protagonist, Min, makes a discovery about what is happening behind the scenes with her therapist and school administration.
8. Tack has been hiding the fact that he knows in a sense that something is off with Min even though he can’t pin point it and has not yet expressed to her what he knows. On the other hand, they’re both holding a secret from everyone about the crime they committed.
7. If I could cast anyone to play the role of Min it would be Jessie Eisenberg because he has the characters adaptation that other actors don’t have and I think he would fit in as a male protagonist with the plot.
6. If I could have dinner with any character in my book, it would be “Tack” because he sounds like a genuinely interesting character. I would most likely take him to an American resturaunt.
5. One character that has similar characteristics as me is Min because she aims to keep her environment positive and uplifting while she focuses on solving her problems by herself, deflecting others opinions when necessary.
4. Min, the protagonist in “Nemesis” has issues regarding friends, family, and lifestyle, but most importantly the horrific acts that occur on her birthday give her emotional and mental trauma.
3. In “Nemesis” the authors first statement is “I swore to myself I wouldn’t die that day”. This hook makes me want to continue reading because it’s intriguing to think that the main character knew that they were going to die, and when, and the context surrounding the statement.
2. The title “Nemesis” gives me insight into one of the potential issues the protagonist may possibly run into. It could mean the protagonist has a nemesis, or they become the nemesis.
1. I chose this book because I enjoy the dystopian genre and the premise of solving the issues listed in the summary sounded appealing and captivating.

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Ben Coffman is reading Dark Tomorrow Rise Of The Crow by Jeremiah Franklin

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1. I chose this book because I liked how it drew me in when I read the back and kept me in when I read the first and second chapters and I started this book last year and didn’t get the chance to finish it.

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Grace Allardyce is reading The Coldest girl in Coldtown by Holly Black 

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30. One New Years resolution I think one of the characters would have is Winter one of the twins, and in think maybe she would want to work on being a better person and improving her life since things haven’t been the best for her.
14. I would probably take the Protagonists tana to maybe a nice beach area or just some place non chaotic and crazy. They would not bring anyone along, in the books there more of a lone world type person.
13. One character I would interview would be Lucien, he’s like this party vampire that started the whole spread and plague. He hasn’t been introduced really in the book yet so I wanna know more about him.
11. What Tv show my book reminds me of right now would be The Walking Dead. Because tana, the main character, is in this rundown cold town. Trying to fend for herself and this place is trashed with places broken into and almost like a free for all. But it’s still somewhat civil. Just reminds me of The Walking Dead right now.
10. If I had to punch one character in the face it would be the main character Tana. Because sometimes she just annoys me, but I mean, she kinda deserves it for being selfish sometimes and dragging her ex adain around with her even after he got into trouble.
9. In the next 50 pages I predict Tana, the main character, will go into the coldtown and fight someone or be scared or even just not know what she’s doing.
8. Two characters in the book, brother and sister are hitchhiking and blogging their experiences and adventure as they journey to “become vampires”. They both are living fake life’s, going by fake names saying their famous online (maybe they are who knows). They are hiding things about themselves to be this internet persona that is different then how they actually are.
7. Someone I would cast to play the protagonist Gavriel would probably be Ian Somerhalder, since he did play Diamien in vampire diaries I feel like he could play the role well. And he’s just a good actor and I feel like he would fit the brooding vampire part well, even though he already has played a vampire.
6. The character I would take to dinner would be Gavriel, he’s like an ancient vampire that causes mischief in the book. I would probably take him to like Olive Garden because I think it would be funny. I mean I don’t know how long he’s been alive in vampire years but I doubt this fancy guy has ever been to an Olive Garden.
5. One character that is opposite from me is the main character Tana, because she always goes out and party’s, is like a very outgoing person and I mean I can relate to her in some ways but not a lot because of how she has a vastly different personality.
4. My protagonist main character  struggles with the people around her, she wants what’s best for her friend but he just wants to die. She’s struggling with trying to deal with everyone else’s problems but can’t deal with her own.
3. The author opened the story right in the middle of the action, their was dead body’s everywhere after a house party. And the main character was the only one left alive after falling asleep in the bathroom. This really caught my attention and made me want to continue to read to see what happened.
2. Based on the title I think either something will happen to her and she will be stuck in one of these coldtowns. Or that she becomes a leader of one of these cults? Or even like joining sides with one of the bad guys and being stuck in a coldtown.
1. I decided on this book because of the spooky factor, I wanted something dark and cold to read. I enjoy fiction with monsters in it and also the romantic aspect. It looks like a good read.

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Noah Levine is reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

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Noah Levine is reading Ishmael by Daniel Quinn

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30. I believe the New Years resolution our main character would make would be to find and teach at least 20 new students like Ishmael taught him. Then ask them to do the same, so the message would be replicated over and over again.
14. I think if our main character could travel anywhere in the world he would go to Africa, the birth place of his friend and teacher Ishmael, who would come along with him. Since Ishmael is a massive gorilla they would probably have to take a ship.
13. If I had the chance, I would 100% choose to interview Ishmael the gorilla. One reason being because I want to experience telepathic communication, and another being that I think I could learn so much from him about his takers vs. leavers theory.
11. Right now my book reminds me of the book, The One and Only Ivan because both books main characters are a gorilla who can speak either telepathically or is the narrator. Ishmael also reminds me of the movie inception because they’re both quite hard to follow, and I have to be paying my 100% undivided attention to both to understand.
10. If I could punch one character in the face I would punch the narrator only known from first person pronouns. This is because he is one of the two characters and the other is Ishmael, a giant gorilla. I believe choosing to punch him would end in my imminent demise so I chose the narrator.
9. I think that within the next 50 pages of Ishmael our two main characters will create an even stronger bond, and our human character might let Ishmael, (the gorilla) out of his captivity and into society.
8. Not really a secret, but Ishmael, (the gorilla) is hiding, or at least not sharing why he is held captive in a cage inside an office building. As I’ve been reading this book, I’m learning it’s not the regular story, with a protagonist, and antagonist, and climax, etc. Rather it’s a story of someone in need of a teacher, and the teacher in need of a student.
7. If I could cast anybody to play my main protagonist of the character known only as “I,” (the narrator). I would choose Dave Chappelle because I know as a person outside of acting, he is a very spiritual one, and I think that he could use his experience outside of the acting world and use it to make the character as realistic on screen as in the book.
6. I would definitely choose to take Ishmael out to dinner because he’s a massive gorilla who can communicate with humans. I just think that would be an incredible sight for others and I would love to hear his lessons while we eat at Spork here in Bend. I choose Spork because though it’s one of my favorites, they also have vegetarian options for Ishmael.
5. One character that is the same as me is the narrator because he is striving to better himself and start a deeper understanding of his own as well as others inner mind and Spirit. He was looking for a teacher and has found one, and I think we are similar in this way because I also have found a teacher/mentor, (my dad) to teach me the things I’m interested in learning.
4. My protagonist is just know as “I,” as the story is from his point of view. At the beginning of the book we find out that his goal is to become more enlightened spiritually, but he’s not sure how. So he’s searching for a teacher/mentor to help him achieve this goal. Eventually he finds a gorilla who can speak to him telepathically. His struggles so far come from him not being able to completely understand what Ishmael, (the gorilla) is trying to communicate.
3. What Daniel Quinn did to hook me into wanting to continue reading was not just the title, “An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit,” (which is exactly the topic I’ve been looking to read about), but also in the very first sentence the characters emotions are 🤬 off/mad about this newspaper ad. This captured me because the book is already starting off with action and no context as to why our character is angry.
2. Based on the title, especially the smaller text which reads, “An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit.” I believe this book will be a lesson to the reader that they can interpret in whatever way they choose. I’ve heard that this book unlocks something in the mind for its readers, which is why I’m so excited to dive deep into this story.
1. I chose this book because my dad is someone I relate to very much when it comes to an interest in stories, and he said that this is in his top three books of all time. I also decided to read Ishmael because from what it seems so far, the adventure of the mind and spirit is definitely what I’m excited/ready to read about.

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Sienna Chamberlain is reading Salt To The Sea by Ruta Sepetys 

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30. I think a New Years resolution Florian would have is to change the way he looks at things and how it makes him feel. 13. If I could interview anyone in the book I would interview Florian. I would ask them how they knew what to do after those people got shot. He had the right instincts but was there a reason why?
11. I’m not sure what movie or book it reminds me of. But a time that it reminds me of is when my brother took me and my family on a hike and he told us he knew exactly where he was going and then we ended up getting lost. This reminds me of what’s happening in my book because Eva and Joana are being led to the wrong place, once they realize they have been walking for to long.
7. If i could cast anybody to play the roll of Joana, the only person I can really think of is a person I have met before  because I don’t know many celebrities. Thus person I met when I was younger so unfortunately I do not remember their name but i do remember how over powered they were with what other people thought of them. And that they always wanted to help and or be right. Joana and the person I’m thinking of both always felt almost left in the dust no matter how much they did for others.
4. My protagonist struggles with not being able to except the answer no. She always tried to push herself even when people don’t want her to or even just don’t want her help.
3. What the author did at the very beginning of my book to catch my attention is the first sentence was “Guilt is a hunter.”
2. To me I think this title means the book will sort of be “all over the place” or ups and downs to everything. And I think it’s definitely figurative with the title being Salt To The Sea.
1. I chose this book because I like fiction books that really draw in my attention and can keep it. When I ready the back of the book it made me think it also has some mystery with it and I like that.

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Emilee Williamson is reading The Cellar by Natasha Preston

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Emilee Williamson is reading The Cellar by Natasha Preston

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30.) summers New Years resolution would be to escape the cellar or think of another idea that would help her get out.
11.) this book kinda reminds me of the movie taken, or criminal minds.
10.) if I could punch one of the characters in my book it would be clover. Clover has murdered and kidnapped a lot of girls, so he isn’t a good person.
9.) I predict that the girls will try to escape the cellar and they won’t be successful in doing so.
8.) clover is hiding the 4 girls in the cellar.
7.) I would choose Maggie Grace because she was in taken , a movie about a girl getting kidnapped for sex trafficking. She did a really good job acting in the movie, so I believe she would be fit to play the role of summer.
6.) if I were to have dinner with anyone in the book it would be clover (the kidnapper). I would choose him to ask him why he does what he does. It
5.)one character that is the opposite of me is rose because after she was kidnapped she just got used to it and kinda made it her new life. If I were in that situation I would do anything to get out.
4.) the protagonist in my book many struggle is that she got kidnapped and is locked in a cellar. She has no way of escaping and no one to help her. The guy who kidnapped her is dangerous and she learns that one of the girls who tried to escape in the past was killed.
3.)”looking out my bedroom window, I’m faced with yet another dull English summer day. The heavy clouds made it look way too dark for July, but not even that was going to faze me.
2.) I predict that the setting of my book will take place in a cellar   . I think the title is literal because that is where the main character, summer is right now.
1.) I chose this book because I’m interested in true crime. The books summary seems like a summary from an episode of criminal minds.

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Brayden is reading The Loop by Ben Oliver

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Brayden is reading The Loop by Ben Oliver

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30. I think Tyco Roth would make a new resolution this year and that would be to kill Luka no matter the cost and at any chance he could do so. He really hates Luka and wants him dead by his hand.
14. If Luka were to go on vacation anywhere it would definitely be some tropical paradise like the Maldives just so he could see something other than the ugly huge city that he lived in before the loop.
13. If I were to interview any character, it would be Pod for sure, he’s a huge boy who is also blind, but he finds a way to do everything just as good or better than anyone else. I feel as if he’d be extremely interesting to talk to and ask questions to.
11. My book really reminds me of kinda The movie/book series Maze Runner. Both books begin with the main character(s) in sort of a makeshift prison like compound. They both end up escaping and after escaping they both have encounters with zombie like things/people. Both stories are similar and both very intriguing storylines.
10. I want to punch Tyco Roth in the face so hard. He just makes me so mad throughout this book. He hates Luka with a burning passion and pledges to kill him every day in his cell. But when they all escape the loop and Luka saves him and almost befriends him, we seem to think he’s going to have a change of character. But later in the book he drugs Luka and almost kills him.
9. Based off of the Warden, Wrens actions and body language, I think something huge is coming in the next 50 pages, I’m predicting something crazy is gonna happen, like a worldwide crisis or maybe just something that is huge to the inmates. Maybe they will all be let out for some reason. But in the next 50 pages, I think the course that the book is set on will take a turn.
8. Wren, the warden for the jail, is keeping a very large important secret from the inmates of the Loop. Basically this place is ran perfectly everyday the exact same way, but one day, that changes and all the inmates are so confused or worried about it. But Wren refuses to tell them anything and pretends like it’s normal, nothing big is happening.
7. If I were to cast anyone for the role of my protagonist Luka Kane, I would probably cast Aidan Gallagher becuause he fits every description of Luka in the book, his personality in his other acting roles seems like he would be able to portray the hardships of Luka.
6. If I were to have dinner with someone in the book it would most definitely be Igby, Lukas friend from the Loop(a very secure jail that the 2 of them and more broke out of) because he just seems super interesting and fun. I would probably go just to a simple fast food restaurant because igby never really got nice food other than his usual oatmeal and fake eggs.
5. I actually feel like I relate a little bit with Luka himself, in the Loop, Luka feels so so lonely, and he doesn’t get to see anyone but the Warden of that jail. But when he does get that short spurt of human interaction every day, he enjoys every little moment of it and waits til the next day for it to happen again.
4. My protagonist who’s named Luka struggles with a jail he’s in that just repeats the same thing, day after day, over and over. And he wants out of it, he wants something different and real human interaction, which he hasn’t had in close to 2 years.
3. The hook of this book immediately brought me in and I wanted more, the hook makes me believe that the “harvest” is something that maybe the main character tries to escape, and it lasts for a long long time. The hook was vague but at the same time descriptive and enticing. So that made me want to finish the book already.
2. Based on the title The Loop, I kind of guessed that it would be about some sort of time loop that the main character goes through over and over, like just one day that keeps repeating itself. I would say the title is more figurative than literal because I don’t expect any literal loops in the book to be present.
1. I chose this book because it’s more of a book set in a dystopian world. I’ve always enjoyed those types of books. Also reading the preview for the book I instantly knew I would be choosing this for the independent reading book, it hooked me right away.

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Serenity Lakey is reading… beautiful darkness by garcia Kami 

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Serenity Lakey is reading… beautiful darkness by garcia Kami 

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30: I think Ethan would go into the year Lena free problem free.
16: I would the author why she made Lena so complicated and I would also ask why she made the book about immortals and mortals.
13: I would interview Lena and Ethan to see how their relationship is going to move forward if it dose move forward
12: problems, Ethan gets no breaks with problems either caused by his self or by others.
11: my book reminds me of the originals, there’s supernatural, there humans, and there’s hard troubles caused by the supernatural.
10: I would punch Lena in the face because she’s causing so much struggles for others around her and doesn’t care that she is.
9: I think Lena and Ethan will break up, and Ethan finds out what he is. Along with Lena becoming evil.
8: Lenas boyfriend is keeping a huge secret, he’s finding who he is as an “ supernatural “ and isn’t telling anyone that he’s getting the clues, so everyone is assuming that he is a mortal.
7: I would cast my sister to play the character Lena, they are so similar in so many different ways and handle situations the same way.
6: I would have dinner with Lena because we similar as a person, I would take her to a fancy but complicated because that’s her personality.
5: one character is similar to me because is very hard times with a lot going around me I tend to shut down and focus on the good things instead of fixing the problem.
4: his girlfriend has this dark inside her and she can not control it, she is destroying everything around including their relationship and he isn’t wanting to take no as an answer.
3: They were at a funeral, and his girlfriend is struggling having a hard time and she’s not as something’s different with her and he doesn’t want to admit it.
2:  based on the title I think the character has something or someone so bad involved with his life but it’s beautiful to him. And he’s enjoy it much more then he thought she would and it’s why he’s finding it beautiful.
1: I chose this book because the main character is having a challenge to fade and is going on an adventure with himself to figure out how he’s going to handle her challenge and how it’s going to effect her in the run.

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Raphael Benevento is reading in the name of love by Ann Rule

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Raphael Benevento is reading in the name of love by Ann Rule

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30.a New Years resolution my characters would have is the to help as many people as he could and expand and meet new business partners.
14.he is dead but if he went anywhere he would go to Dubai or new York somewhere were he could expand and do new things with his business
13. If I had to interview anyone in my book I’d interview Jerry because he has so many different ideas and I want to understand how his brain works
12. If I had to give the book a new title I would make it something about the Toxic business industry and how they will go to any lengths to gain power
11. A event in my book that reminds me of current events is the toxic business industry people will do whatever they can to make money and get power more now than ever
10.if I had to punch any character it would be Steve because he uses the tragedy of Jerry’s disappearance to try and steal his company and the profits

9.I believe in the next 50 pages Jerry will be killed and it will set up the rest of the book following the mystery of why it happened

8.Jerry has some sort of mysterious around him that is the reason he is killed I do not know the secret yet but even though we have spent a lot of time with this character he is still surrounded by mysterious

7.I would cast Decaprio because he is my favorite actor and I know from his other work he would fit this role perfectly

6.I would have dinner with Jerry because he has all sorts of interests and is self made with a strong hold on business high is something that interests me.

5.the. Main character is very similar to me because he wants to do anything that interests him and he will work hard for that no matter the load.

4.The protagonists husband is murdered and she doesn’t know who did it.

3. The hook started with the conflict before flashing back they show you what happened and now as the reader your curious on why and how it happened

2. I believe this book will cover a story about a couple that is in love and one of them get murdered.

1. I choose this book because the true crime genre has always interested me and Ann rule is a critically acclaimed author in that genre.

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Mae Oxford is reading The Girl From The Well by Ron Chupeco

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Mae Oxford is reading The Girl From The Well by Ron Chupeco

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14. My protagonist is dead and wanders around a lot so I genuinely don’t know, this one is hard ngl.
13. If I could ask anyone in my book a question, it would be Trak. I would want to know why he was so made and if it was because of his mother.
11. My book is a mix of a lot of different movies, it’s not scary by any means but because of her situation and how she describes her life itinerary feels almost like a coming of age because of the way she talks about her life. There are some situations she gets into where it does feel more like a horror film, so honestly there’s no one movie, book, or anything I can think of, it’s like many different ones wrapped in one book.
8. My character is dead she died because she was murdered and so far she has hunted and scared a man that murdered a young girl.
7. If I could cast anyone for the role of my protagonist it would be Daveigh Chase from the ring. My character is not only creep but acts similar to Samara, every time she describes herself that’s who I visualize.

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Chay Holman is reading Lovely War by Julie berry 

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Chay Holman is reading Lovely War by Julie berry 

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4. The story’s about a goddess telling a story, and the protagonist seems to struggle with falling in love so the goddess of love tells her story of love and how it goes it’s more like not being able to do the falling in love right.
3. The hook was different then other story that are like these, it started off describing the inside of a elegant Manhattan hotel and a mysterious couple walks in and everyone is in awe of them even tho nothing special is happening. It’s diffrent from the usual “Hi! My name is…” blah blah blah. It was a change and it got my attention.
2. I think this book will be about a love story in world war 2 and the boy is sent to the trenches. I also believe that the goddess of love (Aphrodite) is the one manipulating and guiding the story of the couple.
1. I picked this book because it involves Greek mythology. I’ve been into different mythology for years and I thought I might enjoy something like this. I’ve read many like this book so I hope I enjoy it.