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Recommended by: Aydan Shortsleeves
Genre: Fiction, Suspense
This book is based on a kid named Eli that gets stuck in the Compound and his twin brother named Eddie that gets stuck outside. They were trying to get out because of there crazy dad who wont give them the code to get out. But does Eli find away to get out? Read it to find out.

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Recommended by Jimar.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Series

This book has adventure and suspense. A group of 5 orphan kids live underground and fight for justice. They stop criminals.They outsmart bad guys and take back stolen items to the right place. If you like high technology, and action you should read this book.

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recommended by: Maddie Gaiser
genre : historical fiction
this novel is about a young orphan named Billy creekmore. Billy's  mother passed away only a few hours after his birth and was born with the amazing and mystifying power of story telling and the ability to see spirits . later he is placed in the circus traveling the world in search of his passed ,his future and his own true self.

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NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson & Marshall Karp.

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NYPD Red 4 by James Patterson & Marshall Karp.

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Recommended by: Jerad M
Genre: Mystery, Crime Fiction, Thriller, Suspense.
NYPD Red 4 is about a detective Zach Jordan, and his partner and ex, Kylie MacDonald cracking cases about murders, heists, and run-away husbands. Cases only NYPD Red can solve. If your someone who likes a mystery drama, you´ll extremely like this book. I havent even read NYPD Red 1,2,3, and even now 5 and im still enjoying this book, and plan to pick up the other 4 sometime soon.
James Patterson is the highest paid author, and if you read this book, you´ll know why. James Patterson has been writing detective stories since 1976 and time pays off.

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Recommended by Shauna Mower
Author: Lois Lowry
Genre: Historical Fiction
The novel, Number The Stars, by Lois Lowry is a historical fiction novel based on the true events of the Holocaust that occured all across Germany. Annemarie and her best friend, who is Jewish, Ellen, live in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Nazi's are taking over, and trying to take all of the Jewish with them. Annemarie and her family will have to sacrifice to save Ellen and her family, before the Nazi's try to take them away. If you enjoy reading historical fiction, or stories that aren't true, but are based on true events in history this is a great book for you. It is full of plot twists that leave people astonished.
Lois Lowry is an author who has received countless awards such as the Newberry Award for Number The Stars. Lowry has also written the novels, Giver,
Gathering Blue, and A Summer to Die For.

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Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan. After studying at Brown University, she married, started a family, and turned her attention to writing. She is the author of more than forty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Several books have been adapted to film and stage, and THE GIVER has become an opera. Her newest book, ON THE HORIZON, is a collection of memories and images from Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and post-war Japan. A mother and grandmother, Ms. Lowry divides her time between Maine and Florida. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her website at www.loislowry.com

author interview

A CONVERSATION WITH LOIS LOWRY ABOUT THE GIVER

Q. When did you know you wanted to become a writer?

A. I cannot remember ever not wanting to be a writer.

Q. What inspired you to write The Giver?

A. Kids always ask what inspired me to write a particular book or how did I get an idea for a particular book, and often it's very easy to answer that because books like the Anastasia books come from a specific thing; some little event triggers an idea. And some, like Number the Stars, rely on real history. But a book like The Giver is a much more complicated book, and therefore it comes from much more complicated places-and many of them are probably things that I don't even recognize myself anymore, if I ever did. So it's not an easy question to answer.

I will say that the whole concept of memory is one that interests me a great deal. I'm not sure why that is, but I've always been fascinated by the thought of what memory is and what it does and how it works and what we learn from it. And so I think probably that interest of my own and that particular subject was the origin, one of many, of The Giver.

Q. How did you decide what Jonas should take on his journey?

A. Why does Jonas take what he does on his journey? He doesn't have much time when he sets out. He originally plans to make the trip farther along in time, and he plans to prepare for it better. But then, because of circumstances, he has to set out in a very hasty fashion. So what he chooses is out of necessity. He takes food because he needs to survive. He takes the bicycle because he needs to hurry and the bike is faster than legs. And he takes the baby because he is going out to create a future. Babies-and children-always represent the future. Jonas takes the baby, Gabriel, because he loves him and wants to save him, but he takes the baby also in order to begin again with a new life.

Q. When you wrote the ending, were you afraid some readers would want more details or did you want to leave the ending open to individual interpretation?

A. Many kids want a more specific ending to The Giver. Some write, or ask me when they see me, to spell it out exactly. And I don't do that. And the reason is because The Giver is many things to many different people. People bring to it their own complicated beliefs and hopes and dreams and fears and all of that. So I don't want to put my own feelings into it, my own beliefs, and ruin that for people who create their own endings in their minds.

Q. Is it an optimistic ending? Does Jonas survive?

A. I will say that I find it an optimistic ending. How could it not be an optimistic ending, a happy ending, when that house is there with its lights on and music is playing? So I'm always kind of surprised and disappointed when some people tell me that they think the boy and the baby just die. I don't think they die. What form their new life takes is something I like people to figure out for themselves. And each person will give it a different ending. I think they're out there somewhere and I think that their life has changed and their life is happy, and I would like to think that's true for the people they left behind as well.

Q. In what way is your book Gathering Blue a companion to The Giver?

A. Gathering Blue postulates a world of the future, as The Giver does. I simply created a different kind of world, one that had regressed instead of leaping forward technologically as the world of The Giver has. It was fascinating to explore the savagery of such a world. I began to feel that maybe it coexisted with Jonas's world . . . and that therefore Jonas could be a part of it in a tangential way. So there is a reference to a boy with light eyes at the end of Gathering Blue. Originally I thought he could be either Jonas or not, as the reader chose. But since then I have published two more books-Messenger, and Son-which complete The Giver Quartet and make clear that the light-eyed boy is, indeed. Jonas. In the book Son readers will find out what became of all their favorite characters: Jonas, Gabe, and Kira as well, from Gathering Blue. And there are some new characters-most especially Claire, who is fourteen at the beginning of Son- whom I hope they will grow to love.

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Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner

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Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner [Lowry, Lois] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner

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By W. Bruce Cameron
Recommended by: Ally
Genre: Fiction
A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron is about a dog who goes through his life as a different dog,  the dog (Bailey) has many different lives and different owners.  Bailey goes through his lives trying to figure out what happened to his first owner, Ethan and what happened to him.

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By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters

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By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters

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Recommended by: Abigail Buck
Genre: Fiction, Health/Mental Health, Teen, Bullying
This book, By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead, is about a young teen named Daelyn Rice who has been suffering for many years trying to die. She wants to get her death exactly right. Daelyn finds out this blog website called www.through-the-light.com that many people go to talk about their lives and what has happened to them. At school, this mysterious boy named Santana begins to talk to her, but she wanted to be left alone. Santana won't give up trying to talk to her but Daelyn doesn't know if she should let people into her life. If you like Fiction/Realistic Fiction books then you will like this book.

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Recommended by Ryan Blanchard. Genre: Fiction.
This book is about a kid named Peter being stuck in the middle of a war. His best friend Kim is with him the whole way. For Peter, the war is a long way away, being fought by his father and thousands of other British soldiers. All the British soldiers are facing the threat of Nazism. But the problem comes really close to home, when a German plane Crashes in the woods near Peter and Kim. Peter and Kim run to the crash to see if there is anything good. Instead, they find a German airman. The enemy (the German airman) is hurt and in need of help. Peter and Kim need to keep him hidden from the other soldiers. Can they do it?

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By: J.K Rowling
Recommended by: Skyler Allen
Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Brief Back round:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's (Philosopher) Stone is about a boy named Harry Potter that learns on his 11th birthday that he is a wizard. He gets an invitation to go to one of the best wizard schools around called Hogwarts. It is very challenging moving into a new school without even knowing wizardry for Harry. Harry does not have any ordinary birth either. His parents died when he was very young by the most evil wizard Lord Voldemort . Harry never got to know his parents. Everyone in the whole wizardry world know him now as the boy who lived. Harry now has to face his dark enemy Lord Voldemort that killed his parents in the wizardry world.

Fun Fact!
There  7 books and 7 movies on Harry Potter

Many of the movie stars are now famous and still young to this day!

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the genre is fiction
this recommendation is by:Garrett
This book is about how the dad had a compound built and it was meant to keep them safe from a ¨nuclear attack¨. Also Eli´s twin brother was stuck outside with his grandma and he keeps  wondering if they are dead or alive. Eli has had a weird suspicion about his dad and the way he has been acting. If you like unpredictable plot twist then this book is for you.

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Recommended by Robert Brown Genre :Fiction   Book In a Series
The book "Big Nate Out Load" is a book where a boy named Nate is trying to start a trend in his school after a kid had already started one. Nate's friends thought that he was not going to start any trend where everyone dose what he is doing. Nate try's to do many trends but none of them work. Nat e is not just a kid who wants to starts trends. Nate is a trouble maker in school too. He is always getting in trouble by his teachers. Nate was always disorganized. So, one day he tried to be so organized but it does not work out for him. If you like funny books then Big Nate is a greats series of books for you.

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Recommended by: Aydan Shortsleeves
Genre: Fiction, Suspense
This book is based on a kid named Eli that gets stuck in the Compound and his twin brother named Eddie that gets stuck outside. They were trying to get out because of there crazy dad who wont give them the code to get out. But does Eli find away to get out? Read it to find out.

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Recommended by: Sadie Sassone
The book The Compound is Fiction, Suspense, Young adult fiction. Im recommending this book because this book is really good. In The Compound Rex the father took his family underground. Rex took his family underground because Rex told his family that their was a nuclear   attack.

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Recommended by: Jamir McMaster
Genre: Fiction
This novel is about a boy named Cameron Boxer who ignores homework and hangs out with friends and play video games. The book changes perspective  almost every chapter and it shows that person's perspective in an event. One time Cameron was playing a game and his house burned down!

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juvenile fiction / social themes / values & virtues

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Cameron Boxer is very happy to spend his life avoiding homework, hanging out with his friends, and gaming for hours in his basement. It's not too hard for him to get away with it . . . until he gets so caught up in one game that he almost lets his house burn down around him.

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Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics

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Beyond Infinity: An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics

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By Eugenia Cheng
Recommended By: Logan Levack
Genre: Non-Fiction

The book Beyond Infinity explores into the depths of mathematics as it says in the title, while covering the mysterious topic of infinity. As you read through the book Eugenia Cheng takes

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By: Pam Jenoff
Recommended By: Emily Gardner
Genre: Historical Fiction, War Story
In The Orphan''s Tale, it takes place in Germany, during WWII. The story follows a 16 year old Noa, thought of as a disgrace, because she is pregnant from a Nazi soldier. After the baby is born, she is forced to give it up. When she is walking in the rail station, she hears screaming and crying. Curiously she walks over and finds Jewish babies stacked onto each other freezing from the cold Winter with only a few rags to keep them warm. Carefully she picks up a child and brings it with her. She finds a safe place to stay at the German circus but she must learn a flaying trapeze act in order to fit in, and not be recognized. She meets the head of trapeze and learns everything from her, they become best friends, but once their lives are in danger, are they close enough to save each other?

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Recommended by: Grace Riley
Genre: Mystery, Horror
The book The Couple Next Door is about a family checking in on there  **** until they go back to there house with a surprise waiting for them which leads into a huge investigation.
If your someone who enjoys mystery or who done it horror books that have a plot twist every page you would love The Couple Net Door.  Shari Lapena is a huge fan of horror/mystery books, she always loves to get her hand writing one.

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERShari Lapena's new thriller, A STRANGER IN THE HOUSE, is available now from Viking Books!"The twists come as fast [as] you can turn the pages." -People"Provocative and shocking." -Lisa Gardner, New York T...

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by: Jeff Kinney
Recommended by: Austin Lethbridge
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Diary of a Wimpy Kid has a series of 20 books. These books are about the main character (Greg 13yrs) and how his life is. Greg usually has a rough life with his brother Rodrick who is in high school and Rodrick is always pranking Greg or making fun of him. Greg has hard obstacles to pass in front of him. If you like  books with comedy and excitement then this book or series is for you.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)

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Read 21k reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into a new year and a new school where undersize weaklin...

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Recommended by Jimar
Genre: Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
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If you like adventure and puzzles then this is the book for you. If you like problem solving, space, and high technology  then this is the book for you too. In this book you will read about Gilligan's father, and see if people are telling the truth about him.

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The first middle grade novel in an exciting new series from acclaimed author Diana Peterfreund, perfect for fans of The Goonies and City of Ember. Gillian Seagret doesn't listen to people who say her father's a crackpot. His conspiracy theories about the lost technology of Cold War-er...

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out murders, heists, and run-away husbands. Cases only NYPD Red can solve. If your someone who likes a mystery drama, you´ll extremely like this book. I havent even read NYPD Red 1,2,3, and even now 5 and im still enjoying this book, and plan to pick up the other 4 sometime soon.
James Patterson is the highest paid author, and if you read this book, you´ll know why. James Patterson has been writing detective stories since 1976 and time pays off.