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Theme-  justice and its violation, through the act of murder, and its restoration, through the work of a detective who solves the crime and ensures that the murderer pays for his or her deed

Author's Craft- the author used foreshadowed the murders with a poem in the beginning of the novel. This allowed me to continually be guessing who was the next person to be murdered and how the murder was going to occur

Recommendation- it was a quick read that was action packed and was filled with suspense so I was desperate to keep reading to find out what was going to happen next

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Theme: Good Vs Evil and survival. In this book, students of Nottawa were fighting evil who were the people behind the screens of the NEED website. Survival was also one of the themes of the book, students needed to survive the tough times when people around them started to die and the streets were chaotic.

Author's Craft: The author used descriptive language and sensory image to make me the reader feel like I'm there at the intense scene. The figurative language makes me keep on wanting to read.

Recommendation: I would recommend this book to people who especially love mystery. This book is intense and easily hooks you into it. Note: If you read it, prepare to dive into the world of danger.

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𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘦- Finding Place and Identity. Among friends, family, middle school, and his community, as he tries to figure it out for himself. While pushing through problem after problem with everyone and everything including himself.

𝘈𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘵- Throughout the book, Alex Gino used character development as a way of keeping the reader hooked on the book. First confused, then sad, then betrayed all in a few chapters and still adding so much more in the chapters to come.

𝘋𝘰 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥?- I will recommend this book anytime, anywhere. To me, this book really does represent middle school and all of its challenges. To be able to relate to this book really does give me a sense that I'm not alone.

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Theme: Friendship and perseverance can guide you through most challenges.

Authors Craft: In this book, an orphan who’s parents were killed when he was 1 years old discovers that he is a wizard and goes to a school for Witchcraft and Wizardry called Hogwarts. He quickly made a friend that helped and comforted him throughout his year and an enemy who goes on to make his life unenjoyable whenever he is visible. Eventually he makes another friend that also helps him a lot. Eventually he finishes his year off with an extraordinary adventure that is guided through his friends.

Recommendation: I would recommend this book because it is able to give clear settings and plots, with some enjoyable and some annoying characters.

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Theme : Revenge and how getting back at someone doesn't always lead to a happy ending. Consequences are fatal.

Author's craft :  There were a lot of events and it was a sad topic. The author used a lot of description to help you feel like you were there.

Recommendations : It is a dark book, but it was really good and I would recommend reading it.

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Theme- holocaust the power of one person could change your whole life.

Author Craft- the storyline kept me wanting to read because of the suspense.

Recommendation- I do recommend this book because it is a good way to learn about the holocaust as a kid.

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Theme: Love and Family. In the first few pages of the novel, Lily, at eighty years old, explains to the reader that the story to follow is a story about love and the different forms that love can take. She explains that she has spent her entire life craving love that, as a woman, she's undeserving of receiving.

Author's Craft: Lily who is the author of the book writes her story so that Snow Flower can read it in the afterworld. ... The author sees Snow Flower and the Secret Fan as a novel about love and regret.

Recommendation: I have always been fascinated by Asia. "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan," takes us into remote 19th-century China, where girls had their feet bound – meaning crushed to the size of lily flowers – in a ritual of beauty that started at age 6 and took two full years to complete. From foot-binding onward, girls and women lived secluded in a second-story chamber of their household, because " ... the difference between nei – the inner realm of the home – and wei – the outer realm of men – lay at the very heart of Confucian society." Absolutely heart wrenching and all for beauty.

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Theme-the theme was friendship and the power of using friends to help overcome obstacles

Author craft-. There are out-of-the-box ideas like the chamber of secrets which was a room with 1 gigantic snake now as a reader you feel like that you are inside. She used a lot of descriptive words to keep you hooked as a reader.

Recommendation-I like this book a lot it was very interesting. It makes me want to keep reading.

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Theme: Survival and Conflicts with society. Mercy Wong, the main character, survives when a massive earthquake strikes. However, when she rushes back to her town, she finds it devastated. Even before that, she, a Chinese girl, is prejudiced by society by the white girls with who she will go to school, and meet in her daily life.

Author's Craft: The author uses dialogue and characters to influence the main character. (elaborate please what you mean by this?)

Recommendation: This book is historical fiction, and becomes very intense. ( would you recommend it why or why not?)

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Theme: Revenge and love against family and friends. In this story  young kids are being rejected by there town, knowing that their creativity is the death of them, but they have a saviour at the Death Farm.

Author's Craft: Throughout the story, Lisa McMann (author) uses figurative language  to hook us in. For example, during bland moments I wanted to put the book down, but the author suddenly uses Onemonapheia or personification and brings the story back to life.

Recommendation: I would defiantly recommend this story. There was so much action and detail you couldn't stop reading.

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Theme: Courage and good vs evil. Alex and Conner got stuck in a magical world, there was no way out. They faced many obstacles and went through many challenges, did they ever go back to the real world to see their family and friends?

Author's Craft: The author used a lot of dialogue which made it more realistic, also so many details and suspense in this book, which made me want to keep on reading.

Recommendation: This book was a fantasy book, filled with hope, trust and survival, it is a long series and in this book, you will never guess what happens next, it's always a surprise.

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Theme: Mystery
At the start of the book, Avery Grambs is living (in her opinion), the worst life. She's living with her sister who's struggling to make ends meet, she's only got one friend and she is just trying to pass Highschool, get a scholarship and get out of her small town. That all comes crashing down when, Tobias Hawthorne, the billionaire mystery author, dies. She is invited to the Hawthorne House for the reading of the will, and "accidentally" inherits the whole mansion and ALL of his money. How will a 17 year old girl manage hungry press, a whole company to take care of, and a whole family who wants her dead.

Author's Craft: In this story, the author used language and mood to hook the reader in. She added unique vocabulary, set the mood for her characters, and used foreshadowing at the beginning of the book by making the main character complain about their boring life.

Recommendations:  I recommend reading this book because overall it was a very fun read. It was suspenseful and the author always kept you wondering!

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Theme: Compassion is the theme that runs through Ender's life. It is the defining feature of his existence. The reason that he plays the games so well is his ability to understand the enemy and to inspire loyalty. Compassion is also what Ender uses to keep going and is also what people used to control him. In the last few chapters of the enders game though, Enders compassion makes him a great ruler on the bugger island they conquered.

Author's Craft: Orson Scott Card used the technique of writing in two different perspectives being Enders perspective and his little sister Valentine's perspective.

Recommendation- Ender's story was a very fascinating and confusing one in some forms. The author would make Ender do something and we the readers would have no idea what is happening. Then something surprising would happen. I personally loved this book and would recommend you to read it.

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Theme - Adventure, friendship, perseverance

Authors Craft:

Percy Jackson is a novel based around Greek Gods. In the first book, Percy finds out that he is a son of the big three (Poseidon, Zeus, Hades), which is a big deal as he has the chance to destroy the world at the age of 16. In this first book, Percy has to deliver Zues' lightning bolt, because Zeus lost it. Percy showed bravery, resilience, and determination throughout the entire series.

Recommendation:
Percy Jackson has been my favourite book ever since I have started reading it. I enjoyed this book because of the mystery. With every page you turn, there is something new to discover, whether it's about a character, or a change in the plot. I recommend this book because the writing is phenomenal, and will keep you engaged throughout the series. This book is a must read! :)

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Theme: Good over Evil, Death This book is about no matter how powerful evil can be, good can find a way to triumph over evil. For example, at the end of the book, we learn that the reason why Quirrell counldn't touch Harry was because when Harry's mother died, she sacrificed her life with love and Quirrell was full of hatred and greed so once Harry touched him, he started to burn. Another theme this book has is death. The book starts off with Harry Potter's parents (Lily and James Potter) dying and then throughout the book, we discover Voldemort's dark desire to give no mercy to his enemies and kill.

Author's Craft: From the description of the characters to the very detail of Hogwarts, J.K. Rowling keeps the reading engaged by using figurative language to add detail and suspense. This also helped readers have an easier time picturing the story.

Recommendation - I really enjoyed reading this book but I feel like there was a bit of a slow lead into the plot. Other then that, I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read an adventure-filled book.

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Theme: Adventure
Float by Laura Martin is about Emerson, a 12 year old boy, who is being sent to a government camp for RISK kids. Emerson has "Incidents of a Strange Kind"  that cause him to float uncontrollably. He's also afraid of heights, which only further complicates his RISK factor. When he was at camp his whole cabin was filled with other RISK kids. Some of them can see the future, some have x-ray vision and others are magnetic. The thing I enjoyed most about this book was the plot twists and the suspense.

Authors craft- The storyline made me very excited about what was going to happen and when.

Recommendation- I enjoyed reading this book and recommend  it because the kids powers made their adventures hilarious.

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Theme:New Kid is a story about the challenges of middle school life and Jordan's continuously evolving identities. Questions like “Who am I?”, “Why am I me?”, “What is important to me?”,

Authors craft - The author in this book is always changing the setting setting in story   making the story fit/flow better also making the story pop and hooking you in to the book.

Recommendation -This book is a grate recommendation for eny one who love's scary happy and sad all in one book if that is what you are looking for this is the book for you

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Theme - Family and Injustice for her biological father. Zoe Washington the main character receives a letter from her father that whom she never met, and sets off to prove her father's innocence.

Authors craft -The author kept me interested by putting multiple situations in the book, such as Zoe's personal life with things she likes to do, but also the situation with her father. The author also had a lot of dialogs to keep you interested as well.

Recommendation - This book is a fiction book, with some real situations that happen in real life, it's full of courage, hope, and a little bit of suspense. Overall I definitely recommend it. - Chloe

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Theme: Surviving and good vs evil. Violet and her parents moved to a town called perfect. They wake up the next day finding themselves blind and weird things keep happening. Her dad disappears and her mom starts to act strange. She has to discover the mystery of the town and save everyone in it.

Author's Craft: The author uses dialogue which helped me understand the characters better. The details made the story realistic.

Recommendation: This book includes solving  mysteries, trusting your friends and discovering a new place. I would recommend it.

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Theme: Family, discrimination and friendship. In the first few chapters, I found the common theme of this book. The main character, Mia shows inspiration, determination, enthusiasm and accountability. Throughout the story discrimination such as racism was a big problem. Although, that didn't stop Mia. She teamed up with her best friend Lupe, to fight the acts of discrimination happening in California.

Author's Craft: Kelly Yang, who is the author of the book used suspense to keep the reader interested and always questioning what's next. The author wrote this book based off a true story of what happened earlier in her life.

Recommendation: I loved this book and would definitely recommend this. Throughout the story I was keen on finding out what happened next and I think you would be too!

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Theme:  Survival, and Freedom

The City of Ember is about an underground city built hundreds of years ago the city was built to protect its residents from war. The city was built underground after a war completely destroyed many other cities. Bombs were dropped on these cities, burning them to the ground and leaving nothing behind. Many years later The city of Ember is on its last leg, lights are going out the city is losing food and water. Lina and Doon are trying to escape and find the outside world, will they survive, what challenges will they face.

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Theme- Love and Survival
Stella has cystic fibrosis and is staying in a hospital long term. One day she meets another patient with cystic fibrosis, Will. Stella and will meet up often but they cant get any closer to each other than five feet. This is because is they do they can get very sick and possibly die. They find out they have feelings for each other and attempt a relationship, but it's very difficult because they cant interact.

Author's Craft-
Something I liked about the format of the writer was how she changed the perspective of the book each chapter. An example of this is if something happens to Stella, the next chapter will be Will side of things.

Recommendation- I recommend this book because I always wanted to know what was going to happen next and if it would work out.