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Animal Farm is a suspenseful novel in which mistreated animals overthrow the farmer. With their new farm, the animals quickly set up a class system and teach everyone how to read and write, creating the seven commands of Animalism. When their farm's leaders, the pigs, become more corrupt and take the majority of food and sleep in the house, Clover, a horse, becomes worried that the rules have changed from the ones they set years ago. Finally, the last change made to the rules is, "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others" And the animals are in a state of confusion. Read the book to find out what happens and see more details!

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This book is an excellent read if you love spy novels. this book has twists, action, and more. the book has 13-year-old Ben Ripley go into a government school for spies. there he has to go through normal classes, survive school lunches, and become a spy. All in this excellent novel which would be a great read over the summer.

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This book is about a small hobbit travelling around the old world with eight dwarves. They are travelling around the old world because they were quested to fight the old dragon Smaug. along the way the hobbit finds a ring that is magical and can make him invisable, basically and invise pot. this ring eventually helps the hobbit and dwarves get out of sticky situations. This book is great because of all the action that takes place in this book. Another reason is because of all the encounters these dwarves and hobbit find along there adventure.

-Jack Wallace

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The Last Olympian: Percy Jackson -Lucas Brock

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The Last Olympian: Percy Jackson -Lucas Brock

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The Last Olympian is a fantasy, adventure novel based on Greek mythology by Rick Riordan. It is a book of emotional rollercoasters and many surprises. It feels more than just a book as when you start reading it you can't stop. It is filled with action and adventure. You can feel one with the characters and almost feel like you are in the book. The book is a length of 381 pages. It is the most mature book in the series as well. The Olympians series serves as the direct sequel to The Battle of the Labyrinth. My favorite book of the series but you may want to go in order.

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I would recommend the Harry Potter series, and even though the movies are pretty good, the books are where it comes from so it is best to start where it began. The first book the Philosopher's Stone is a great introduction to the main character Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione. The first book gives us a thrilling adventure as he first learns about magic and the wizarding world. As the series progresses, we watch Harry and his friends grow up and fight off villains. If you like magic, fantasy, and action, you'll definitely love the Harry Potter series! Michael Xu

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2 stories, one in 2001, one in 2019. Brandon Chavez is 9 when he goes to work with his father on the 107th floor of the North tower. He is in the elevator when the first plane hits. Reshmina is an 11 year old girl living in Afghanistan during the war between the Taliban and the United States. When the war comes to her village, she must make a difficult choice. Ground Zero is an exhilarating story that makes the reader connect with the characters and fully understand how people felt during these hard times.
- Jason Dimitrov

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The Amulet series is a thrilling series about a girl named Emily Hayes. She makes friends along the way to fight the evil with an Amulet. There are officially 8 series in the Amulet. They all are comics with some thrilling pictures. Finally it is one of my favorite book because it is a little emotional, fun, and scary.

-Aarya Chandnani

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Thomas wakes up in an elevator with no memory of anything aside from his name which he barley remembers. When he reaches the top he gets pulled out into a feild with 4 massive walls. He comes to learn about it and it's called the maze, when a kid named Ben gets stung by a creature called a greaiver. Thomas goes into the maze and kills one of the monsters, but then the next day the walls don't close during the night.

I recemend this book/books because it is action packed and has tons of twists. And slowly throughout the books you come to see the whole story and why the world came to a collapse.

Joey DiPompeo

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The Chaos Walking series has three books The Knife of Never Letting Go, The Ask and the Answer, and Monsters of Men. The genre is dystopian. It is about a boy named Todd who lives in a town called Prentisstown and the people who live there are all men. They are able to hear everybody else's thoughts without talking. It follows the adventures of Todd and everything he does through. I chose this because it is very intense and does not stay in one place for to long. The first book makes you wan to keep on reading the series. - Elizabeth Johnson

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I recommend this book because the characters face many challenges/obstacles but they don't let that stop them. It is inspiring to readers because it shows whenever there are hard times you have to work past them and keep going. I don't want to spoil anything but the main character is named Lucy. Lucy's mom passed when she was very young. But Lucy wants to follow in her footsteps and learn more about marine life to finish what her mom had started. Even though this will be very hard she does not give up on her dream.

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The book that I'm recommending is Harleen. Harleen is a comic book by Stjepan Šejić about the iconic villainess, Harley Quinn. It tells the story of Harley's upbringing and origin. It starts with her as a doctor interviewing villains at Arkum Asylum. She has a patient named Joker, an insane super villain, who piques her interest. As she questions him, she learns more about the dark depths of Gotham and its greatest villain and ultimately about herself. This book is fantastic because it brings Harley into a new light and gives us a major backstory on such an interesting character. In addition, the art and panels in the book are beautifully drawn and are of very high quality. -Daniella Kimowitz

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The Book Ground Zero is a very good book about a kid named Brandon. Brandon went with his father to work for one day, which turned out to be 9/11. Then there is a girl in Afghanistan named Reshmina. Reshmina is all alone since all of her family is either dead or just separated from them. Both of these kids were going through tragedies on the same day, but in different years one in New York City and one in Afghanistan. I recommend this book because there is lots of stuff going on in each chapter. The book has lots of action too and is very interesting. - Jack R

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Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian Novel by Rick Riordan

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Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian Novel by Rick Riordan

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The novel I recommend is Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian. Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian is a series on Greek Mythology. Percy Jackson is an action-packed novel. For example, Percy fights titans, meets other demigods, talks to the gods, and goes on adventures. Percy Jackson falls under the genre of fantasy. I recommend it because it keeps you interested and you can read it whenever. Also, it's a top-rated book; the first series leads to even more series and adventures.

-Joshua Helmy

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Restart is a book I read in 6th grade and it's about a kid (I believe named Chase) who has amnesia. He has to relearn and restart his life by slowly remembering who he was in the past. As he remembers what he had done in the past, he regrets his actions. He tries to fix all the damage he's caused, but no one remembers this new Chase. Everyone is used to the old Chase. This was a good book and I enjoyed it. I think that it is a good and easy read.

-Ali Cherry

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This book is about two boys who live in a world where you know when u are going to die. These two boys live out their last 24 hours together. The whole book takes place within 24 hours and each chapter is from a different point of veiw. Skye Cooper.

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The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan takes place after the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This is about a group of Greek and Roman demigods who try to stop Gaea from taking over the world. You might want to first read Percy Jackson and the Olympians before reading this, but when you start this series start off with The Last Hero.

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The Hunger Games is a novel about a teenager named Katniss  Everdeen who struggles to survive in the dystopian United States. Every year, 24 people are chosen for games and Katniss' sister, Prim, is chosen. to protect her sister, she volunteers and has to fight in the games from survival. Yet, the games are not as fair as one might have thought and with the closer Katniss gets to survival, the closer she gets to death. The novel brings together love, action, and a sense of impending doom and danger. I usually have trouble finding books that keep me entertained, and The Hunger Games didn't disappoint. The writing is not too complex and you can follow the story fairly easily. In addition, all the characters are interesting in interact with one another.

-William Berei

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This book is VERY insightful. First, it is a graphic novel, so it is very fun to read. It is a true story about a refugee who was displaced by a war in Somalia. It captures his entire life with his brother all the way until he is 18. It has a lot of twists and turns as he struggles internally and externally. It does have a happy ending and at the end of the book there is an about page on Omar, the refugee. I would recommend this book because the first time I read it, I was very shocked and also enlightened. I have read it many times since then. This book was a finalist as well, so it was also recommended by many other people.

~Ethan Wu

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One of the books I read was The Hobbit. This book is about a small hobbit travelling around the old world with eight dwarves. They are travelling around the old world because they were quested to fight the old dragon Smaug. I recommend this book to people because it is a fun book to read. There is a lot of good detail in the book which makes it better too. - Matt Muller

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We were liars is about the main character, Cady, and her family the Sinclairs. Her family is a rich white family that goes to their private island off the coast of Massachusetts. The family has secrets and lies. This book is a heartbreaking and intense read and makes you want to read more and more. This book has so many plot twists it is amazing. This would be a great read over the summer. -Maris Koza

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This book is about a kid that is middle class going to a rich nondiverse private school.
He wants to go to art school instead of the school he is going to but his mom doesn't let him. He faces major adversity throughout the novel dealing with bullies, teachers, and his parents. I chose this novel because of how good of a read and how it demonstrates a message. This book was made for more than kids to read.

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This book is about a young girl named Katniss Everdeen who lives in District 12. Each year, there is a ceremony called the Reaping where one girl and one boy from each district are chosen to participate in the Hunger Games. Katniss and one other boy named Peeta Mellark are chosen randomly and are sent to the capital to prepare and train. They meet many new people and also make a lot more enemies. They enter the games and encounter tragedy, loss, and even love.  I would recommend this book because it is very action packed and interesting. I was also never bored while reading it. - Lucy Miles

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This book is very interesting and fun to read. You will not put this book down and would always want to read it. The main characters are looking for big foot and finally manage to find him after 2 years of looking. They feed it the cream filled bread things and become friends. this was after her dad was announced dead and find him camping. This is a good book because it has a good use of words. Jeffrey Higgins

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Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan takes place in a world where Everything from Greek mythology exists. The main character Percy goes on an adventure lead by a prophecy to help guide him the his adventure. He fights enemies and monsters including Minotaur and cyclops. The book is very entertaining and fun to read and after the first book you might read the next book.
-Kalvin Lee

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The Percy Jackson series is about Greek mythology and adventures. The series follows a young boy name Percy and his two friends Annabeth and Grover. They go on adventures and fight monsters. It classifies as fantasy. It is full with adventure and a little bit of mystery. I recommend this series because it keeps you wanting to read. It also is filled with action and adventure so its never boring.
-Max

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It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover is a romance novel about this girl, Lily Bloom who falls in love with a "dreamy" guy with the name of Ryle by sharing "naked truths'' on a rooftop in Boston, Massachutes. While she gets to know Ryle she reads the letters she wrote way back in highschool about a boy, Atlas. As she continues to grow her relationship with Ryle, her past highschool sweetheart and her meet once again. Lily and Ryle have a close but rocky relationship with deranged events and people coming in the way. As she goes through her heartships she has one choice, who does she choose? This is a great book to read if you are into romance novels that keep you at the edge of your seat and you'll never want to close the book.  -Bianca LoPiccolo

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The 5th Wave is a book about aliens coming to Earth and performing "waves" which is different sections of them wiping humans of of Earth, the book takes place over multiple points of view, the main character, Cassiopeia, lost her dad and mom, and now goes on a mission to save her brother.

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The Decagon House Murders is a mystery novel that takes place on a small island off Japan. The mystery writers club of a college have the chance to visit a small island where an unsolved case happened. As former members of the club begin to unwind the mystery of the past on the island. Slowly, things don't seem normal, and the club notices. And suddenly, someone goes missing. I'd suggest this book if you like mystery. It has tons of plot twists and is intelligent. - Jacob Lakoff

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Harry Potter is about Harry Potter who is a boy who is the child of a wizard and witch. He has to go to a wizard school called Hogwarts and there he meets friends, enemies, and something evil. He also learns a lot about his family and secrets of the school. This year was the first time I read it and it was really good.

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Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (and the series) - Anika S.

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Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard (and the series) - Anika S.

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Red Queen follows a young girl named Mare Barrows in a world divided by the color of your blood. Red blooded people like Mare are just ordinary, while silver blooded people have magic and are considered elites. Suddenly, Mare finds herself in the world of the Silvers, and she is forced to hide her red blood (or the royal throne will be embarrassed, she will be killed, all that stuff)
I recommend this book because the plot is action packed and constantly moving, the characters are well developed and have their own separate struggles, and the books that follow in the series keeps a lively plot with a satisfying ending. This book is a fantasy - action book.

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The Mysterious Benedict society is a well thought out story where you follow four kids who solve puzzles and learn things about each other along the way. You are constantly uncovering different things about the characters that really adds to their backstories. The antagonist is an interesting character who is driven by jealousy and a lust for power. And Mr.Benedict is a mentor with an incurable condition who helps the kids fight against evil. There are five books in the series but I suggest you read the Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict first as it is a prequel to the story. Each one of the books is skillfully wrote and while it is written over the span of 10 years (IRL) everything is still relevant. Another note, personally I think the Disney plus show butchered the series.
-Dustin Gabriel

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It was about a boy who gets stuck in a giant box that is actually a maze. He wants to see what is outside so he decides to become a runner. He see a runner and their leader so he runs into the maze to help them because their leader is injured. They get attacked by a griever and they survive the night. He goes to see what is out there with another runner named Minho and kill a griever which no one has ever done before. They are worshipped and then a girl comes up the box and she has two vials of antidotes that can save anyone who has been stung be a griever and they give it to the leader. They get attacked by grievers after the doors won't close. A lot of people die but the important people don't. He and about half the remaining Glade members go  into the maze and find a secret room that has a prerecorded message saying that they all survived a zombie apocolipse and they are special. Then an important person does die.

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The Bat Boy is about a 14 year old boy named Brian who's dad used to be a
pitcher. Over the summer he has gotten his dream job, he got to be a ball boy for his favorite team. Than his all time favorite player signs with the tigers and he does not think his summer can get any better. I suggest this book if you like baseball or sports books in general. This book is funny, entertaining and makes you want to keep reading and never put the book down.

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The book The Novice: Summoner Is a great and adventurous novel about a 15 year old Blacksmith boy named Fletcher who discovers that he has a are ability to summon demons from another world. Fletcher practices his skills at a magical academy where he prepares to serve his Empire in the war against the Orcs.
- Adam Gryc

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Harry Potter is a well known book all over the world and is known as one of the most thrilling books because of its action packed moments and vivid imagery used in the writing. I think the action that the book contains makes the book way more fun to read and this book is the reason why I am starting to read more often so if you are looking for a long and interesting book to read over the summer read Harry Potter By J.K Rowling
- Blake A

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Loser by Jerry Spanelli is a good book to read in your free time because it is not too complicated but has a bunch of meaning to it. It is about a little kid, Zinkoff, that tries hard to fufill the dream of being a mailman while trying to balance a school life. He has trouble with his grades and neighbors but all of that means nothing to him when he gets to spend the day with his dad, delivering letters as a mailman. Jerry Spanelli, the author, has also written a few other books that I have read in the past, such as "Maniac Magee."
-Charlotte Caggiano

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This book is about a boy named Harrison. He moves to a new town after leaving his last foster parents, who treat him horribly. He leaves an unfair and horrible past for a second chance. He is then adopted by the JV football coach of the high school he is going to, where he plays football and is unstoppable on the field. However, he gets a horrible injury that forces him to stop playing. He must battle through the injury just to have a chance at playing again.

This book left a big impact on me as it told a story of a really nice kid who was bullied, but just wanted to play football, but then he was injured, but he still battled through. It taught me to never give up and not let adversaries get in the way of my goals. -Jack Bronico.

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By your side is a book by Kasie West. I love romance and if you are interested in the genre this is a great option. The book is about two high school students who got locked in a library. They have to learn how to get along and cooperate during the long weekend. During the time they are in the library they form a strong friendship. Together they learn to get along but will they fall for each other? Is something in the way of them? Read the book to find out!
-Jemma Stover

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Renegades is a book about a girl who is trying to fight for justice.  She is torn between two sides and lives in a corrupt and bad world.  Heros emerge from the darkness and rubble with super human powers. These heroes restore peace back to all the chaos and form a thriving city once again. The main character is battling hardships in her life and you get to follow along with the story. I think you should read it because it is exciting and fun to read. You get lost in the pages as the story and plot thicken. -ETHAN SMITH

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This book is about a 10-year-old boy with teacher collins syndrome. He faces the challenges of being different by kids bullying him a lot and not liking him. It's hard for him to make friends but he eventually overcomes it. I recommend reading this book over the summer because the book has a good lesson and is a great book to read over the summer.
-Reid Samson

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I reccomend wonder. wonder is a very touching tale about a young boy named auggie who is different from the rest. he has a deformed face and has to make frequent hospital visits and has had many surgeries ever since he was a baby. if you cant tell, life has been very hard for him but every day he pushes through it. this book tells all about how he deals with life, his struggles, his problems, and his social life aswell. i recomend this book because its very interesting and sad to read. -juliet b

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We Were Liars is a book about the main character, Cady Sinclair. She is a rich young girl who lives off the coast of Massachusetts. Her family is full of secrets. Cady grew up being told many lies. This book is intense and has many plot twists. I like it because it keeps on on your toes. I recommend this book because of how intriguing and exciting it is. Mia Siddons

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Patrick Trowbridge- Kobe Bryant Mamba Mentality: How I play

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Patrick Trowbridge- Kobe Bryant Mamba Mentality: How I play

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Mamba Mentality is a book about how Kobe's mindset was with basketball and off the court. Kobe talks about his younger days and later in his career and what his mindset was in the game. Kobe also talked about what his opponents were doing and would show a picture of how Kobe would defend the players. Last, Kobe talked about how his teammates were pushing him and how he would push his teammates to do better. I would recommend this book because it's a sports book that you can learn from to play better off and on the court.

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It is funny and exciting to read. There are a lot of jokes and it makes you feel like that it happen in real life. The main charectors are aswome and funny to read about. The pictures are awesome to look at and illustration looks real. Theseires are funny and awesome to read about, the one I recommend is the 6th book becasue of the funny uncle.

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this books revolves around a wealthy "perfect" family with many secrets and tends to lie , takes place in massachusetts where the family spends summer. the book is narrated by cady , a 17 year old girl . this is a good book becasue it hooks you when you start to read it. -gabby ferreiras

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Verity is a thriller book by Colleen Hoover. Lowen, the main character, is a struggling author who gets an offer to finish a book series by a well known author, Verity Crawford who got into a car accident and was injured very badly. Jeremy Crawford, Verity's husband, allows Lowen to move into their house and to search through Verity's office to look for notes and outlines. She ends up finding an autobiography Verity intended for no one to read. The autobiography reveals bone chilling secrets of what happened the day her family was altered forever. She also starts realizing weird things happening around the house as well.
-Janvi Singh

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This is a book written by Philipp Dettmer, and it talks about how the immune system works in your body. The book also talks about how living things were created on Earth. This includes everything from when the Earth only had unicellular organisms to this present day with multicellular organisms all around us. The first multicellular cell was created when a large cell swallowed a smaller cell without destroying it. The smaller cell started to make energy for the larger cell and the larger cell protected the smaller cell. This was the first time two cells cooperated.
I would recommend this book because it talks in detail about the cells in our body. This can help you if you get a cut or something like that because you are going to know what is happening inside your body. - Yuma Nakahara

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This book is about a girl named Aster who ended up on a tropical island after she left on a boat with her aunt and sister Poppy, but once she woke up neither of them were there and she had no clue where she was or how she got there. Then this kid Sam who had once met the two girls on a plane, started to look for them after they had disappeared. He then found a connection in his life and Asters, which made him even more curious to what happed to the girls. The more Aster searched for her sister Poppy the stranger things she would find about the people around her and herself.
I think this would be a good book to read because it has a lot of mystery and it makes you want to know what is going to happed next. -Kayla Nunez

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this book is like nice and i read it a lot when i was younger like 3rd grade. The girl in the book lost her two front teeth because she fell coming out of the car from a girl scout trip. She wanted to be like a normal 6th grader but she had to wear headgear and have braces on and off a lot. she wore retainer with like fake teeth in it too, this book is cool and it shows a lesson that it like doesn't matter what you look like on the outside it matters who you are on the inside.

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This book is such a great novel to read. It is about the holocaust a what the Jewish families had to experience through this horrible time period. It's detailed and informational and includes all the missing information about what you might already know. The book consists of a little boy trying to hide to survive and him sacrificing himself for his family. The main character is named Yeneck and he was sent to a concentration camp after his parents passed away when he was there he was with his uncle who was later on killed. This book is so good to read over the summer because it's so intriguing you will never want to put it down. -Sara Eversfield

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The big game is a book by Tim Green where a kid our age is one of the best running backs out there. His dad was a former NFL player, but dies when working out with him. His passion now is to win the championship game for his dad. But he gets into conflicts with his quarterback. The one thing stopping him from playing is that he doesn't know how to read, and if he doesn't pass his class, he won't be able to play in the championship game. I recommend it because it shows how hard he works for his sports. It also shows how he needs to do well in school to play sports

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Isabelle Woodlee
This book is part of a series which the main protagonist is put into a series of dangers and things that he never knew existed. Our main Protagonist's name is itadori yuji and we meet a few of his current friends and some of the friends he will make. I like this book because the characters are so easy to relate to and I love the plot.

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This book is a great book for people that like the batman series and the backstory of their favorite antagonist the joker.The book brings the reader to the impoverished beginnings of the joker. It shows how he became the joker and has a great scene to show how Barbra Goradan is now paralised . It has great characters and awesome art. The book isn't for the squeamish, it has a lot of gore and shines a light on the twisted side of characters. I recommend this book because it is fast paced and has a kick of adrenalin as you read.-Lucas R

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This is a book written by J.K Rowling. The book is about a kid who is a wizard named Harry Potter and every year he goes to Hogwarts the best wizard school. He has good friends and is in the group Hufflepuff at the school. In this book he goes and finds out about voldemort and who he was in the school when he was a kid. This is a good book because it has lots of detail and it has a interesting plot - Gabe Cannon

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The book I am recommending is called everything everything. This book is about a girl who has a disease which makes her allergic to the sunlight. Her mom is really protective, but her life changes after a boy moves in next door. They experience new things together and also experience a life or death situation. Something unexpected happens at the end, and I was shocked when I first read it.  It kept me intrigued and I didn't want to stop reading! I stayed up for a while at night because I needed to know what was going to happen next.

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Harry Potter is a interesting book and about a kid that was not so normal. He had a scar on his head from when his parents were killed by Voldemort. He was forced to move in with the Dusleys. I recommend this book because it was a very interning read that was hard to stop. I would highly recommended you read this book over the summer.

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This book is about a 10 year old boy.Who has a face deformed and he had a lot of surgery's ever since he was a baby and he did homeschool all throughout elementary school and than he went to a real school when he got to middle school and he got bullied but than people started to like him and he started to gain friends again.I really recommend this book because it very inserting.

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Wonder is a children's novel written by R. J. Palacio, published on February 14, 2012. Wonder was inspired by an incident where her son started to cry after noticing a girl with a severe facial deformity. Fearing her son would react badly, Palacio attempted to remove him from the situation so as not to upset the girl and her family but ended up worsening the situation. Natalie Merchant's song of the same name made her realize that the incident could illustrate a valuable lesson. Palacio was inspired by Merchant's lyrics and she began writing. She named the book directly after the song and used the song's chorus as the prologue of the first chapter.

Several spin-offs, including the calendar book 365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts, We're All Wonders, Auggie and Me, and White Bird have been published. A film adaptation was released in 2017, of which a spin-off sequel/ prequel film (adapting White Bird) followed in 2022.

August "Auggie" Pullman is a 10-year-old living in North River Heights in Upper Manhattan. He has a genetic condition, Treacher Collins syndrome, which has left his face disfigured and required countless surgeries and special care. Due to his condition, August has been homeschooled by his mother for some years, however, wanting him to experience a larger world, his parents have enrolled him into Beecher Prep, a private school, for the start of fifth grade. Auggie has an older sister, Olivia "Via" Pullman, who is entering her first year of high school.

Before the start of the school year, Auggie's mother takes him to meet the principal, Mr. Tushman, who has invited three other students - Jack Will, Charlotte, and Julian - to take him on a tour of the school. Auggie is treated unkindly by Julian, who acts "like an angel" in front of adults. On his first day of school, Auggie tries in vain to avoid drawing attention to himself, but is subtly bullied by Julian and his friends. Auggie is approached and befriended at lunch by a classmate named Summer, and is paired in most of his classes with Jack, whom he also considers a friend.

However, on Halloween, Auggie, dressed as Ghostface, overhears Jack, who was expecting Auggie to dress up as Boba Fett, joining in with Julian and his friends making fun of him behind his back. Devastated, Auggie stays home sick for several days and isolates himself from his family, frustrating his sister Olivia, who begrudges Auggie the priority he receives over her. Returning to school, Auggie ignores Jack and confides the incident to Summer. Jack eventually presses Summer, who hints at the cause, and when Jack realizes how he behaved, he is ashamed, and recommits to his friendship with Auggie. This draws Julian's ire, and the two have a fight during which Jack punches Julian, leading Mr. Tushman to suspend him. Jack reconciles with Auggie, but becomes ostracized from many of his more popular classmates, as Julian's influence divides the students into factions over the conflict. Julian's mother writes Tushman to voice her concerns over Auggie attending the school, citing that his appearance may be too much of a burden for the other students to handle.

Via confides to her mother that she does not want Auggie to attend her school play, as she has enjoyed the fresh start her new school has given her, free of the burden of being associated with Auggie and his condition; Auggie overhears and angrily sulks in his room, but instead of his mother coming to comfort him as he had hoped, Via comes in instead to tell him their dog Daisy is dying, and urging him to come out and say goodbye before she is taken to the vet, which he does.

Meanwhile, Via's best friend Miranda has started avoiding her, for reasons unknown to Via. Both audition for the lead in their school play, but Miranda gets the part with Via as her understudy. However, on opening night, Miranda sees Via's entire family in the audience and feigns illness so that Via can take her place for the evening. It is revealed that Miranda, who has struggled to cope with her parents' divorce, felt isolated at summer camp and pretended Auggie was her brother, gaining sympathy and friendship from the other campers. Miranda changes her appearance and forms new friendships, but realized she misses Via, and after the show, the two reconcile. Via's family celebrates her performance by taking everyone out for dinner.

At the end of Auggie's school year, the fifth grade class goes on a three-day trip to a nature reserve. Auggie is initially concerned about going, but is relieved to hear Julian will not be attending, as he considers the trip "dorky". On the last night, Auggie and Jack are walking alone in the woods, when they are bullied and attacked by a group of older students from another school. Julian's friends happen by, and rush to the defense of their classmates, impressed by Auggie's boldness in standing up to the bullies. Auggie then becomes accepted by most of his class.

At graduation, August is awarded the 'Henry Ward Beecher Medal' for his exceptional strength and character throughout the school year, while Julian's parents decide to send him to a different school the following year. Auggie's mother proudly tells him that he is a 'wonder'.

Critical reception

The book received primarily positive reviews from professional critics. The parent resource Common Sense Media gave Wonder four out of five stars, calling it a "Moving, uplifting tale about a disfigured boy with inner beauty." Entertainment Weekly said: "In a wonder of a debut, Palacio has written a crackling page-turner filled with characters you can't help but root for." The New York Times called it, "Rich and memorable [...] It's Auggie and the rest of the children who are the real heart of Wonder, and Palacio captures the voices of girls and boys, fifth graders, and teenagers, with equal skill."

Critiques of the books by disability rights activists were more mixed. Disability activist Carly Findlay identified strongly with the story, saying, "As a reader with a visible difference, I will say that it's very well researched." Disfigured person Mike Moody, writing on the Disability in Kidlit blog, described the book as "an engaging, heart-rending story about disfigurement" but also discussed disappointment over the "missed opportunity" of the continued downplaying of the main character's disability and his persistent lack of agency. Ariel Henley, an author with a craniofacial condition, wrote an article in on "What 'Wonder' Gets Wrong About Disfigurement and Craniofacial Disorders"; the article focuses on the casting of a non-disabled actor for the movie adaptation, but also discusses the plot of the work, arguing that "Auggie is used as a prop to teach those around him about acceptance and compassion."

Wonder was on The New York Times Best Seller list and was also on the Texas Bluebonnet Award master list. The book was the winner of the 2014 Maine Student Book Award, Vermont's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, the 2015 Mark Twain Award, Hawaii's 2015 Nene Award, and the Junior Young Reader's Choice Award for 2015. In Illinois, it won both the Bluestem and Caudill Awards in 2014.

The novel, written in English, has been translated into 29 other languages for worldwide sales: Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, German, French, Portuguese, Danish, Czech, Serbian, Arabic, Hebrew, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish, Faroese, Turkish, Dutch, Persian, Italian, Finnish, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Ukrainian, Polish, Croatian, Greek, Romanian, Vietnamese and Slovenian.

First published in 2012 by Alfred A. Knopf (now part of Penguin Random House), the novel was still a top seller for the firm when the film was released in 2017, when it sold 5 million copies in combined book and e-book units in the United States alone.

A film adaptation directed by Stephen Chbosky and written by Steve Conrad starring Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson as Isabel and Nate Pullman respectively, and Jacob Tremblay as August Pullman was released on 17 November 2017 by Lionsgate.

Spinoff/prequel

A film adaptation directed by Marc Forster and written by Mark Bomback, starring Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, and Helen Mirren as Julian Albans, Vivienne, and Grandmère respectively. The film will be released on October 14, 2022, after being initially scheduled to release on September 16, 2022.

Auggie and Me is a companion book to Wonder that contains "The Julian Chapter," which serves as a sequel to Wonder. It contains three stories, each telling the events of Wonder from different perspectives. The first story, called "The Julian Chapter," is told from the point of view of school bully Julian where he explains why he mistreats Auggie and if he will change. The second, called "Pluto," focuses on August Pullman's life before Beecher Prep and is told from the point of view of Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend. The third is called "Shingaling" and is told from the point of view of Auggie's classmate Charlotte, who, in Wonder, is the first person that is nice to him at Beecher Prep; it focuses on things that were going on between some of the girls in Auggie's year, such as Ximena Chin, Summer Dawson, and Maya Markowitz. Auggie finally adapted to his school with the help of his new friends.

Though originally published separately, the three stories were eventually grouped together and sold as one.

In Wonder, Mr. Browne made a precept for every month. 365 Days of Wonder states 365 different precepts collected by Mr. Browne. It also has thoughts and opinions by Mr. Browne after every month in the book.

In this short picture book, Auggie talks about his life before the book Wonder. Auggie focuses on this story on how we are all wonders. Auggie has his astronaut helmet on most of the time.

White Bird: A Wonder Story

In this 2019 graphic novel, Julian's Parisian grandmother tells him stories of her childhood as a young Jewish girl living in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, when she was hidden from the Nazis by a classmate and his family. The movie adaption is set to release October 14, 2022.

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Wonder is a children's novel written by R. J. Palacio, published on February 14, 2012. Wonder was inspired by an incident where her son started to cry after noticing a girl with a severe facial deformity.

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I would recommend this book because it is not only a good read but an interesting experience. The imagery and desciption by James Dashner is masterfully written. I also enjoyed how the story progresses through the novel and the series. The characters are also unique and all are mysterious with secrets from the past.

-Thomas Berei

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The book, "When You Reach Me", is about a teenage girl in 6th grade. Her family isn't the wealthiest but they are happy and live a good life. As she gets farther into the year, her best friend drifts away from her, a crazy man starts to act up, new friends come into her life, and even weird letters that make no sense pop up too. It takes her months to find out how and why all these things are happening too her. She realizes small details that she never would have seen before. Once she figures everything out, everything adds up to another. I recommend this book if you like reading sci-fi novels or even drama because there is a lot in this novel. Once you start reading you wont be able to stop because the plot will grab your attention and suck you into the story.- Keira Hunt

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-Edan Yang

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Old Yeller is a classic historical fiction novel about the bond between a boy and his dog. With his Papa away on a cattle drive, 14-year-old Travis Coates gets help from a brave stray dog. Together, they defend the homestead and protect Travis's mother and brother.
I would recomend this book because it is just a classic book of a boy and his dog with a uhmmm happy ending ;)

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This is a book written by Khaled Hosseini. The main plot of this book is the story of a young 12 year old boy who is rich and lives in Afghanistan. This is during the time period of the Afghanistan war. This boy, Amir also lives with this other poor family, their servants, which they have been there since they were born. This other family has a 11 year old son, named Hassan. Amir thinks as Hassan as a friend and his servant. The book starts off with their life before the Afghanistan war and continues on for how the war had impacted them. I would recommend this book because it encourages people to think of it as it were a mystery. This book demonstrates friendship, betrayal, and even guilt. -Sophia Ritchie

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The Lord of the Rings is a group of three fantasy books, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King, written by J.R.R. Tolkien. These books cover the journey of a group of men, elves, dwarves, and hobbits (fictional creatures) traveling long distances to destroy a ring that holds the power to control the world and corrupt its owner. I chose this group of books because I think it is interesting, there is good symbolism, and there are hidden messages within it.

-Audrey Li

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I recommend Harry Potter because I really enjoyed the series. I enjoyed the series because I loved the action, suspense, and the mysteries. Harry Potter is about a boy who was supposed to die but ended up staying alive and is know for it. He goes his whole life being hated and loved by so many different people and has to push through all of that hate to finally beat his enemy. I read it last year and really enjoyed it. :Tyler Kaplan

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This book is about a 13 year old boy named Bryan who gets stuck in the woods on the border of Canada and the U.S. and has to survive by himself. He gets stuck because he was in a private plane when all of a sudden the pilot passed out.He has to hunt,fend off animals,and build a shelter in order to live. There are three books. one is about him surviving in the summer,one is about him getting through the winter,and you will have to read to know the third. Anyway,I like this book because it is very intriguing and exciting. It is also hard to put down because you always want to see what happens next.
Jack O.

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The Big Nate series is a very humorous book with so many funny moments that Nate puts himself into. He has three of his friends who are always there. especially when he does something dumb. He has a very hard time in middle school because he has to deal with suck-ups psychotic Social Studies teachers and a a new kid from Belarus who stole his crush. There are 8 books in this series and other comics as well. It is one of my favorite book series and it always be a book waiting for me on my bookshelf.
- Ben Jordan

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In the last kids on earth, an orphan and his friends survive in a post apocalyptic world. The fight evil monsters from other dimensions that have been transported to earth by a dark force. They make friends with monsters and join forces to defeat the forces of evil. They venture around, fighting monsters, cataloguing them, and having fun along the way. During their adventures, they find out that there are still other humans out there. I liked this book because it has a lot of humor. It is also very adventous and mysterious  whic makes it very fun to read.
-Rohith Nallapothula

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Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is a novel that is entertaining and informative, a story that can teach the readers about mythology while also being able to make them laugh. This book is told in the perspective of twelve year old Percy Jackson on a quest to fix a big problem that  could destroy the whole entire world. Personally, I really enjoy Rick Riordan's books and I hope that you might as well. - Riley Bonifacio

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Jude Watson wrote this book. It's about a son of a thief named March and Jules. Both of them have to find Carlotta's seven precious moonstones and is offering a reward for them. They both have to get it before the next blue moon. Mystery and adventure readers enjoy the book. It will also satisfy readers who enjoy stories about family.

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Shatter Me is a thriller novel that takes place in a dystopian and crumbling world. Here a 17 year old girl named Julliette is locked up in an asylum due to her fatal abilities to kill people she comes in contact with. She reunites with Adam, an 18 year old in the army, who she has always loved and once was a schoolmate. As war is in the air, the two of them cope in this environment and eventually escape. The pages of this novel contain crossed-out lines and phrases that make it seem like a diary. I recommend this book because it is a major page-turner and would take little time to read with its intense plot. This is also a good choice for ones who like romance novels. - Lillian Pan

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Divsha Arora (the story is not about martial arts, that jujitsu)

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Jujutsu Kaisen (manga) - translated Sorcery Fight by Gege Akutami

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Jujutsu Kaisen (manga) - translated Sorcery Fight by Gege Akutami

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Jujutsu Kaisen a story about a teenager that lives in a world with curses. Cursed energy is a power source that fuels their power. Curses are formed from cursed energy as a result of people's negative emotions. Regular people cannot see curses, but people with enough cursed enery can (which are very rare). Yuuji Itadori, a high school student, spends his days either partaking in paranormal activities with the Occult Club, or visiting his ill grandfather in the hospital. He is unexpectedly forced into the world of Curses after consuming a cursed object. The cursed artifact is revealed to be the demon Sukuna Ryoumen's finger.

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One of Us Is Lying is a young adult murder mystery. High School students Bronwyn, Nate, Cooper and Addy are all in the room when classmate Simon is killed. This leads the police into suspecting each person of the murder. Follow each person is their journey to find who the murderer is. Each person has a huge secret which Simon knew giving them a motive. I recommend this book for 2 reasons, the first being that this is not like a regular whodunit mystery it keeps you guessing. The second being while it's mainly a murder mystery, it also has so many other things within the plot. There is also a sequel One of Us Is Next, which I also suggest.

Reese Hayes

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This book is a really good read if you like survival stories, twists, action, and more. The main character in Hatchet, Brian Robeson, is a thirteen-year-old boy from New York City. He Goes on a plane ride to visit his dad. The plane he went on was a 2-seater propeller plane. When the pilot has a heart attack Brian tries to land the plane but crashes into a lake. He has to survive for months encountering Bears, Wolfs, and Moose. This book would be a great read for over the summer. This is a three book seires and It is one of the greatest books of all time.
-Gabe A

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This novel is about a girl named Katniss. Every year there is a ceremony and 24 people from each district. Katniss' sister is chosen, so Katniss made sacrifice and decided to do it instead of her. They begin training. A lot happens and this book always keeps you entertained. I recommend this book because I usually have a hard time reading a book before I get bored, but I always got excited to read and was even sad when I finished it.
erin lalin

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This book is about a girl named Pip, who is doing a school project. For the project, they have to reasearch/investiage something of their choosing and present it. She decides to investigate a murder that happened in her town five years ago. The victim was Andie Bell, and she was killed by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who committed suicide. But Pip feels like that isn't true, and decides to look into the case.
I recommend this book because I really enjoy murder mysteries. The story really keeps you guessing and there's a lot of plot twists that will shock you. I also recommend reading the other two books in the series, Good Girl, Bad Blood, and As Good As Dead.
-Hania Shafqat

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Harry Potter is about, well Harry Potter. Just kidding, it's a boy, guess who that could be, who discovers he's a wizard on his 11 birthday. After years of living in misery with his aunt, uncle, and cousin he is delighted to hear that he will be at a wizard school for 10 months. He meets friends, makes enemies and most importantly has fun. However not all of it is fun, there are dangers, even in Hogwarts, as Dumbledore would say, is the safest place in the world. As the books progress, read what Harry and his friends do to stop villains and protect the wizard and human worlds. Anyway, enough background information, I liked this series because it was thrilling, funny, and suspenseful. I also liked the characters and the how fun it was to read. If you enjoy reading fantasies, action and magic stories, this series is for you. Coming to a Target near you, just kidding. -Christian

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Sun Tzu the art of war is a book written by Sun Tzu in the warring states period in ancient China. The book is supposed to teach you about war, and the art of fighting it. It teaches you about stragegy, manuvering, defense, offense, and many other things in war. It gives you some very to the point and vague descritptions on the ideas, and it is up to the reader to refelt upon them and interpret them, therefore no matter what age you read it at, it will mean something to you. When you read the art of war, you don't have to just apply it if you are in war, you can apply it to your everyday life or in any game where you need to win, you can use Sun Tzu's teachings, and apply them for great success. You should read this book, because no matter how many times you read it, you can always learn something new from it. Also all of Sun Tzu's words are true, and if you look closely at history, you will find that they have been used constantly in wars, and if you were going to look even closer, you will find them in almost every time someone has one something with strategy. -Arian Nanda

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Nora Tucker is looking forward to summer vacation in Wolf Creek. Two months of swimming, popsicles, and brushing up on her journalism skills for the school paper, but when two inmates break out of the town’s maximum-security prison, everything changes. Doors are locked, helicopters fly over the woods, and police patrol the school grounds. Worst of all, everyone is on edge, and fear brings out the worst in some people Nora has known her whole life. Even if the inmates are caught, she worries that home might never feel the same. Nora journals the entire story through letters, poems, and text messages, which are a series of documents that she is looking forward to putting in her school time capsule project. This book is a great book for people who love suspense, action, and mystery. I also recommend this book if you are willing to read a little longer of a book, but a good read is guaranteed!

-Serena Dickey

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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone-J.K Rowling

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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone-J.K Rowling

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Harry Potter is a well known series with seven different stories showing how Harry grows up at Hogwarts and who he meets. Harry was taken from his aunts house, where he grew up, to go to Hogwarts school of witch-craft and wizardry. He later finds out his family’s story is very famous and there are people trying to capture him. Harry also meets two friends Hermione, a straight A student, and Ron, a comedic character born in a family filled with witch/wizards. In book 1 you see how Harry adapts to this new school and what objects it contains.
I recommend reading the Harry Potter series because I first watched the movie then decided to read the first book and I was very pleased. The way J.K Rowling writes makes sure the reader will never get bored. - Madelyn Marino

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Alessandra Wianecki

Ready Player One is a dystopian novel that is placed in the future. The world is destroyed, and the only way humans can find happiness is through a video game called The OASIS. The main character, Wade Watts, loves the OASIS and is on it almost 24/7. He even goes to school on it. James Halliday, the creator of OASIS, recently died. In his will, he said that whoever found the hidden easter egg in his game would own the Whole OASIS and his fortune. The competition is enormous and anyone has a chance of finding it and becoming rich.  Who will find it first?

This book kept me on the edge of my seat while reading. It was so hard to put down. It is also a movie so if you watched the movie and loved it, you will love the book because the book has so many more details and does a good job of conveying the character's feelings.

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I have read many books over time but this book continues to stay my favorite. It is a book about a 10-year-old girl named Opal who meets an amazing dog that changes her life. Opal was always struggling to find what made her happy in life after her mother left. During this time she befriended an amazing dog named Winn- Dixie who helps her learn new things. Along the way, Opal formed a couple of new relationships and opened up to new people. Winn- Dixie was just a dog, but he changed opal's life for the better. I recommend this book because almost everyone can read it (very easy to read and understand) and it has a very sweet meaning behind it. - Lexi Holliday

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I recommend The fault in our Stars because it is about a teenage girl who has cancer and she is just wanting to have and normal life but her sickness isn't allowing her. Hazel, which is the girl who was diagnosed with cancer, is in support group that discusses her situation and others. Hazel hates going because it reminds her about her sickness and how she can't have a normal life. She meets a guy named Augustus Waters, who is a guy who helped his friend Isaac go to his support meeting. Isaac has a tumor in his eye and is facing something similar to Hazel's. Augustus has cancer but when he was going to the support group with Isaac his cancer wasn't as bad. Hazel and Augustus are close, but almost a year later Augustus condition started getting really bad to the point he died. I do recommend this book because it is intriguing and good book to read.

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The main characters are Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson. Charlie is an introverted teenager in year ten who loves to read and came out as gay on accident due to the secret getting out. Nick is an extroverted Teenager who is in year eleven and plays rugby and came out as bisexual on his own time when he was ready. Heartstopper follows the two on a journey through coming of age and figuring out who they are on the inside. You get to read through their experiences as they fall in love and then go through the trials of life as queer high schoolers who are both fully out and dating. I suggest this book because it is a heartwarming story that shows many problems in today's society. I personally recommend it because I thought it was nice to know that other people understand some issues that may be happening in your life such as eating disorders, homophobia, transphobia, and bullying.

The same author has created other books with the same characters, but different storylines, they are Nick and Charlie, Loveless, I was born for this, Radio Silence, and Solitaire.

-Noelle Zollner