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Name- Alexa Deaner
Title- Canterwood Crest Unfriendly Competition
Author- Jessica Burkhart
Year of publication- January 2011
Summary-
To start off Sasha and her friends from the riding team were all called to their Headmistresses office. Headmistress believes, using the school technology department and researching, she believes a girl or girls in Orchard created the gossip blog. Now the girls all know they didn't , but their parents are being called and there's an expulsion threat. Sasha and the girls are worried about their riding and upcoming shows. Also, their all in party planning mode because their planning Heather's thirteenth birthday party. During a riding lesson Brit and Callie are going after each other seeing who is best at dressage, starting the new "dressage war". Paige is passing notes in class with Sasha, is Paige going to stir up their past friendship. During a lesson Mr. Connor was riding one of his green horses, he was thrown off and Sasha and the rest of the YENT team all came to his rescue, they believe he broke his leg. With Heather's party coming up, the girls are focusing all of their attention on figuring out who the gossip blogger is and expose them. Is Sasha going the become friends with the new rider from Briar Creek, the same place Sasha came from? Sasha isn't the most welcoming of her though, she think this Lauren girl is trying to replace her. Then Heather's mother showed up and abruptly made her leave Canterwood.

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Name - Macklan O'Brien
Title- Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Author- J.R.R Tolkien
Year of publication- July 29, 1954
Summary-
In the world of Middle Earth there once lived a hobbit. His name was Bilbo Baggins. While on a quest Bilbo found one of the rings of power lost many years ago. This gave him the ability to become completely invisible to everyone and everything. As Bilbo gets older he must hand the ring down to his nephew Frodo Baggins. Frodo isn't sure what is so special about the ring before the Nazgul start tracking him. The Nazgul were once great kings who had rings of their own which over time turned them into utter slaves for the dark lord Sauron. When caught in a desperate situation he puts the ring and discovers it's true capabilities. Meanwhile his friend Gandalf, the great wizard, instructs Frodo to take the ring and cast it into the fires of Mount Doom. During Frodo's quest he slowly picks up me companions such as his friend Samuel and the ranger.During his adventure Sauron is slowly rebuilding his army of viscous orcs. They are twice as strong as a man and never give up until they've satisfied their master. During their quest a massive amount of orcs attacks and they lose some great allies. The journey has become to dangerous for all of them so Frodo takes it upon himself to take the ring to Mount Doom. His friend Sam refused to let him go alone because of the promise he once made Gandalf swearing to always protect Frodo. The pair of companions has a lot of Middle Earth to go before the book ends. This has been my summary of J.R.R Tolkien The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.

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Name- Nathan Gostomski
Name- Nathan Gostomski
Title- Rainbow Six
Author- Tom Clancy
Year of Publication-  1998
Summary-
Terrorism was becoming a frequent thing in the world. S.W.A.T. and other law enforcement officers were no longer enough. Nations converged to create a black squad called Rainbow. Rainbow would go anywhere in these nations to do tactical special op terrorist take-downs. Popov, part of an organized crime unit, sends terrorist after terrorist. Rainbow starts out small with bank robberies, but goes big when Europe’s largest amusement park is attacked and hostages are taken. They win again and again, thanks to John Clark, A.K.A. Six. There is a new bio-hazard in the works called Shiva. Hired merchants are pulling people off the streets to be experimented on. The leader’s name is Dr. Killgore. He takes in Popov and they plan to release the Shiva on the Olympic Stadium, which would result in 98.7% of the world’s population dying within a year. Popov realizes the murderous ways of Shiva and escapes to go to Rainbow. Meanwhile, John Clark’s daughter is pregnant in the hospital when a group of rogue terrorists attack. Rainbow loses three men, but save Clark’s wife and daughter. Meanwhile, Popov turns himself in in order to give Chavez, Clark’s daughter’s husband, the information to stop Shiva before it even started. Otto, one of Rainbow’s operators, takes down the crony sent to spread the virus. Rainbow then learns the location of Dr. Killgore’s hideout and they move in to attack. Rainbow is able to launch a tactical strike that runs smoothly, and in the end, Dr. Killgore is sent to jail for life. Although his followers are less fortunate... The End.


Name- Austin Chapman Title- The Sleepwalker Publisher- Hodder & Stoughton Year- 2008 Summary- An aircraft flying the old principal of CHERUB’s family crashes into the ocean. The cause of the crash is unknown and the principal decides to investigate for himself. He asks two CHERUB agents to help him follow a lead. The lead that the principal has is a phone call that a boy made to a team investigating the airplane’s crash. The boy’s name is Fahim, and he suspected that his father was involved with the plane crash. The two agents that the principal (Mac) asked for help are named Lauren and Jake. Jake and Lauren are put into Fahim’s school, and they plan on approaching him after school. Jake goes to meet Fahim in the playground, but a group of bullies begin to beat Fahim up. Jake fights off the bullies and tells Fahim that they are going to help him. Lauren and Jake plan to bug Fahim’s house to collect evidence about Fahim’s father and his involvement with the crash. Soon after the bugs are placed in the house, Fahim’s father discovers one of the transmitters of the bugs. The father suspects that the cleaning lady placed it in the house, and he tries to kill her. Fahim’s father and his aunt and flee to a safe house, and Fahim is forcibly taken there. The uncle went to a storage unit to get passports and money, and Lauren and Jake tase him. Once the uncle was captured, Jake goes to the safehouse with Mac, and they wait for police backup. After the police arrive Fahim’s father runs to a nearby golf course and takes Fahim hostage. Jake knocks Fahim’s father over and rescues Fahim. The father is arrested, and he is linked with selling old parts to aircraft companies, which caused the plane to crash. Comments- This novel made me not want to put it down. There was intense action, and mystery that kept me intrigued throughout the whole story. The book was well written and described important scenes well.
Name- Austin Chapman    Title- The Sleepwalker  Publisher- Hodder & Stoughton                            Year- 2008                  Summary- An aircraft flying the old principal of CHERUB’s family crashes into the ocean. The cause of the crash is unknown and the principal decides to investigate for himself. He asks tw

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Title- Rainbow Six
Author- Tom Clancy
Year of Publication-  1998
Summary-
Terrorism was becoming a frequent thing in the world. S.W.A.T. and other law enforcement officers were no longer enough. Nations converged to create a black squad called Rainbow. Rainbow would go anywhere in these nations to do tactical special op terrorist take-downs. Popov, part of an organized crime unit, sends terrorist after terrorist. Rainbow starts out small with bank robberies, but goes big when Europe’s largest amusement park is attacked and hostages are taken. They win again and again, thanks to John Clark, A.K.A. Six. There is a new bio-hazard in the works called Shiva. Hired merchants are pulling people off the streets to be experimented on. The leader’s name is Dr. Killgore. He takes in Popov and they plan to release the Shiva on the Olympic Stadium, which would result in 98.7% of the world’s population dying within a year. Popov realizes the murderous ways of Shiva and escapes to go to Rainbow. Meanwhile, John Clark’s daughter is pregnant in the hospital when a group of rogue terrorists attack. Rainbow loses three men, but save Clark’s wife and daughter. Meanwhile, Popov turns himself in in order to give Chavez, Clark’s daughter’s husband, the information to stop Shiva before it even started. Otto, one of Rainbow’s operators, takes down the crony sent to spread the virus. Rainbow then learns the location of Dr. Killgore’s hideout and they move in to attack. Rainbow is able to launch a tactical strike that runs smoothly, and in the end, Dr. Killgore is sent to jail for life. Although his followers are less fortunate... The End.

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Name- Austin Chapman    Title- The Sleepwalker  Publisher- Hodder & Stoughton                            Year- 2008                  Summary- An aircraft flying the old principal of CHERUB’s family crashes into the ocean. The cause of the crash is unknown and the principal decides to investigate for himself. He asks two CHERUB agents to help him follow a lead. The lead that the principal has is a phone call that a boy made to a team investigating the airplane’s crash. The boy’s name is Fahim, and he suspected that his father was involved with the plane crash. The two agents that the principal (Mac) asked for help are named Lauren and Jake. Jake and Lauren are put into Fahim’s school, and they plan on approaching him after school. Jake goes to meet Fahim in the playground, but a group of bullies begin to beat Fahim up. Jake fights off the bullies and tells Fahim that they are going to help him. Lauren and Jake plan to bug Fahim’s house to collect evidence about Fahim’s father and his involvement with the crash. Soon after the bugs are placed in the house, Fahim’s father discovers one of the transmitters of the bugs. The father suspects that the cleaning lady placed it in the house, and he tries to kill her. Fahim’s father and his aunt and flee to a safe house, and Fahim is forcibly taken there. The uncle went to a storage unit to get passports and money, and Lauren and Jake tase him. Once the uncle was captured, Jake goes to the safehouse with Mac, and they wait for police backup. After the police arrive Fahim’s father runs to a nearby golf course and takes Fahim hostage. Jake knocks Fahim’s father over and rescues Fahim. The father is arrested, and he is linked with selling old parts to aircraft companies, which caused the plane to crash.                                                                       Comments- This novel made me not want to put it down. There was intense action, and mystery that kept me intrigued throughout the whole story. The book was well written and described important scenes well.

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Name- Austin Chapman    Title- The Sleepwalker  Publisher- Hodder & Stoughton                            Year- 2008                  Summary- An aircraft flying the old principal of CHERUB’s family crashes into the ocean. The cause of the crash is unknown and the principal decides to investigate for himself. He asks two CHERUB agents to help him follow a lead. The lead that the principal has is a phone call that a boy made to a team investigating the airplane’s crash. The boy’s name is Fahim, and he suspected that his father was involved with the plane crash. The two agents that the principal (Mac) asked for help are named Lauren and Jake. Jake and Lauren are put into Fahim’s school, and they plan on approaching him after school. Jake goes to meet Fahim in the playground, but a group of bullies begin to beat Fahim up. Jake fights off the bullies and tells Fahim that they are going to help him. Lauren and Jake plan to bug Fahim’s house to collect evidence about Fahim’s father and his involvement with the crash. Soon after the bugs are placed in the house, Fahim’s father discovers one of the transmitters of the bugs. The father suspects that the cleaning lady placed it in the house, and he tries to kill her. Fahim’s father and his aunt and flee to a safe house, and Fahim is forcibly taken there. The uncle went to a storage unit to get passports and money, and Lauren and Jake tase him. Once the uncle was captured, Jake goes to the safehouse with Mac, and they wait for police backup. After the police arrive Fahim’s father runs to a nearby golf course and takes Fahim hostage. Jake knocks Fahim’s father over and rescues Fahim. The father is arrested, and he is linked with selling old parts to aircraft companies, which caused the plane to crash.                                                                       Comments- This novel made me not want to put it down. There was intense action, and mystery that kept me intrigued throughout the whole story. The book was well written and described important scenes well.

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Author: Francesco D'Adamo

Publisher:  Atheneum Books

Year: 2005
Summary:
Fatima is a child slave in Pakistan. Bonded to Hussain Khan three years earlier to pay her parents dept. Fatima spends each day weaving carpets in a factory with other children. At the end of each day, if the work is up to Hussain Khan standards he erases one of the lines. Somehow all the lines on Fatima's slate are never erased, nor are any of the other children's lines. Then Iqbal arrives. Then the next morning foreign buyers arrive at the factory. Hussain Khan wants everything to be perfect, but Iqbal deliberately cuts the Blue Bukhara into several pieces. Then Iqbal secretly tells her that someday he will run away and take her with him. The next morning foreign buyers arrive at the factory. Hussain Khan wants everything to be perfect, but Iqbal cuts his Blue Bukhara pattern into several pieces. The damage is irreparable, and Iqbal is dragged into a Tomb.Unsure of where to go, the children are taken back to the Liberation Front headquarters until they can be returned safely to their families.

Comments: I thought the book had given me a strong understanding of what slavery was like. But the story was very long.

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Title: Inside the walls of Troy
Author: Clemence McLaren
Publisher: Laurel Leaf Books
Year:1998
Summary:
Helen is a princess of Sparta and Helen’s great beauty makes her the prize of Greece. However, since she is only twelve years old she is more interested in horses and games than in her beauty. But before she even knows, she is kidnapped by Theseus, the ruler of Athens, because of her beauty. Through Theseus, Helen learns that her only value lies in her beauty and her only goal in life should be to be a good wife. Theseus then tells Helen she must transform herself into exactly what her husband wants her to be, giving up her own personality in the process. Eventually Helen is bought back by her brothers and returned to her home in Sparta, but by that time rumors of her kidnapping have spread and the most powerful princes of Greece are making their way to Sparta to attempt to win her before anyone else can. Eventually Helen is given to Menelaus, brother to the King Agamemnon, because he is the wealthiest and most powerful of her choices. Helen has come to look at her beauty is a burden because it prevents her from being allowed to make her own decisions and choose the path of her own life. Her beauty makes her into a object because that is all any man ever sees. However, Helen begins to appreciate her life with Menelaus because she realizes that he really does love her for who she is and when they have a daughter he becomes an good father. However, just as Helen is deciding that her life is actually pretty good, Paris of Troy arrives and Helen is taken away by the beauty of him. Helen abandons her position as a wife, mother, and queen of Sparta when she falls in love with the Trojan prince. And her leaving sets in motion the events that will eventually lead to the Trojan War. However, it is not Helen's actions that ultimately cause the war. Her actions are used as an excuse. The cause of the war is the pride of the Kings of Greece and Troy, and it is the pride of men that aggravates the slaughter and massacres of the Trojan War.
Comments: I thought that "Insides the Walls of Troy" was a good book but there was one problem. There was too much drama and stupid stuff told from the girls point of view. I think it would have been told a lot better if it was told in Hector's, Achilles's, or Paris's.

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Title: Murder on the Orient Express
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year: 1934
Summary:
Hercule Poirot, the famous Belgian detective, was on his way from Istanbul, Turkey to London and looking for a easy trip to clear his head. He ran into his old friend, M. Bouc, who worked for the Wagon Lit Train Company, and he invited Poirot to take a trip on the Orient Express. The first night was calm and quiet, however, the second night Poirot had trouble sleeping because he kept hearing loud noises. In the morning, Poirot found out that the train had been stopped because of snow and the wealthy American, Mr. Ratchett had been killed. After examining Ratchett’s room, Poirot, Mr. Bouc, and a doctor named Dr. Constantine uncovered many clues such as twelve stab wounds in the body, a handkerchief and pipe cleaner left on the floor. Then, Poirot and the other two men interviewed the rest of the passengers, Mary Debenham, Colonel Arbuthnot, Hector MacQueen, Princess Dragomiroff, Mrs. Hubbard, Greta Ohlsson, Edward Masterman, Antonio Foscarelli, Hildegarde Schmidt, Countess Andrenyi, Count Andrenyi, and Mr. Hardman. Based on the clues and interviews, Poirot concluded that the murder or murderers were passengers on the train. During his investigation, Poirot also realized that all of the passengers were connected to the baby that Rachett killed years ago. To find out who killed Mr. Rachett you have to read the book!

Comments:
I thought Murder on the Orient Express was an amazing mystery! Hercule Poirot was my favorite character in the story because he could think of the solution to the mystery just by sitting down and thinking. This book kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time reading it because I couldn't figure out who the murder was. The ending was my favorite part because it had a huge plot twist. I also loved the Murder on the Orient Express movie that came out last year.

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Title: Brain on Fire

Author: Susannah Cahalan

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Year:  2012

Summary:

Brain on Fire is an autobiography about a 24-year-old reporter named Susannah Cahalan who works for the New York Post. Susannah is in the prime of her life, when she starts to have mysterious physical and emotional symptoms.  She starts off with symptoms that resemble seizures with numbness only on the left side of her body. She goes to her doctor for answers and he diagnosis seizures at first. Her symptoms began to increase in frequency with different manifestations, like staring into space.This  can be a form of seizures. This happens a lot during her month of madness.

When she doesn’t get better, but in fact gets worse with psychotic paranoid behaviors with increased numbness and emotional outburst, including ticks her mom grows more concerned. At this point Susannah starts to get emotional over anything and she claims to have an out of body experience. She also starts to believe her dad killed his girlfriend with a chair. Her mom  decided to put her into a hospital and get a second opinion. Susannah gets worse while in the hospital and tries many times to escape. After several weeks, and nearly dying she finally meets a doctor who would not give up on her his name is Dr. Souhel Najjar. He suspected a rare condition that needed a  brain biopsy to confirm. At this point Susannah is no longer able to communicate with anyone so it is her parents decision. They decide to go through with the operation. After the operation she was diagnosed with Autoimmune Encephalitis. She was treated and after several months of rehabilitation she was able to return to her normal self.

Comments:

I enjoyed reading Brain on Fire. This medical mystery kept me on the edge on my seat. I would recommend this book.

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Nicky Brown
Nicky Brown

Title: Holes
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Year: 1998
Summary:
There was a boy name Stanley Yelnats and a curse was put on him by his great, great, grandfather. He was sent to a juvenile camp called Camp Green Lake in the middle of a desert. There are many other kids at the camp that he meets. All of the kids including Stanley have to dig certain sized holes as punishments. He was really put in this camp for something he did not even do. The warden was searching for something in the dirt and that is why he had all of the kids dig holes. The main characters are Zero, Stanley Yelnats, X-ray, and Rex Washburn. X-ray was for sure the leader of the bunch. Stanley tries to be nice to X-ray and kind of stay away from him. Stanley and Zero become better friends as the story goes on. Later in the book Stanley finds out Zero runs away from the camp so he goes a few days after in order to find where Zero is. Stanley eventually finds Zero by a stream of water. They get as much water as they can and then head up the mountain. It is a bit of a struggle because they have been in the camp digging holes. Zero is way weaker then Stanley so he has to basically carry Zero up this mountain.  They have been surviving on onions for the past weak and then return back to camp in order to find the lost treasure. Stanley and Zero end up finding a suitcase which has valuables in it. The warden tries to take the suitcase from the two of them. Stanley's lawyer shows up and proves Stanley innocent from the "crime" he committed so Stanley and Zero can leave with the suitcase. In the end both of the kids reunite with their family's.

Comments:
I enjoyed this book very much. I recommend this book to any kid of the right age. If I were to rate this book 1-5, 5 being the best I would rate it a 4.5.  In some parts of the book I got a little confused but over all the book was very well written.
Chris Dillon
Chris Dillon
Title - One Second After
Author - William R. Forstchen
Publisher - Tom Doherty Associates
Year - 2009

Summary:

A former military Colonel, John Matherson, is having a normal afternoon with his daughters, Elizabeth and Jennifer, when all the electrical equipment shuts down. As the days go by, John notices something is wrong and asks the mayor of the town to gather a town meeting. While at the meeting, John suggested to them that the U.S.A. may have been attacked by an EMP (Electric Magnetic Pulse) strike. Soon after, the citizens living in the town wanted to know what was going on. When they were told, they raided drug stores, grocery stores, and cars. The town council soon realized that all food and medical equipment that was still left had to be collected and stored in a local gym. Months later, they began to run short on food and decided to give out rations to their local militia as well as to those who had to farm and dig graves. The town then encountered the huge threat of the Posse, a group of people that raided cities and killed anyone in their path. John and the militia gathered up as many people as possible and soon fought the Posse and ended up winning, but at a very high price. The mayor of the town was killed in the fight and soon, John was nominated to be the mayor. During the period when John was mayor, his daughter, Jennifer, dies because of the lack of medicine for her type 1 diabetes. Soon after, U.S. troops are deployed in John's town and give the town supplies. Will America be restored? Read the next book, One Year After, to find out.

Comments:

A very informative book that has much to offer. It has a great plot and is a very apocalyptic book. The book is usually happy, but at times it can be very sad. It taught me many lessons that could help me make better decisions in the future. Although the book was sad at times, especially when Jennifer dies, there was still some hope and John never lost faith even when faced with the toughest of challenges. I would rate this book 5 stars, and would definitely recommend it to any fans that like apocalyptic books.
Alex Sparzak
Alex Sparzak
Title - Supergirl: Age of Atlantis
Author - Jo Whittemore
Publisher - Amulet Books
Year - 2017
Summary
Regular citizens are getting superpowers in National City. Kara and the DEO don’t know how. At the same time an Atlantean has washed up. The super citizens as they are called have been causing some trouble. They take advantage of their new powers to rob banks, mug people, and cause problems for Supergirl, Mon-El, and The Martian Manhunter. The Atlantean known as Pryll is on land to take back a treasure to Atlantis, orichalcum. Just in case the DEO has the Atlantean, named Pryll, held in containment. Mon-El and Jimmy Olsen go to a scientist with a sample of the orichalcum to see if he can figure out what it it. They then realize that the cause of the powers is ingestion of orchalcum. The people who get powers get them from their profession. For example, is someone was botanist they would be able to control plants. After several confrontations with the Dominants, which are super citizens with the dominant powers. The DEO tracked the Dominants to their lair, a movie theater under construction. They launch an attack the base. Supergirl, Martian Manhunter, Mon-El, and a team of DEO agents. After the Dominants are defeated Pryll comes out of containment. Pryll then left for Atlantis with the rest of orichalcum.

Anna Geibler
Anna Geibler

Title: The Glittering Court
Author: Richelle Mead
Publisher: Razorbill
Year: 2016

Summary:
The seventeen year old countess Elizabeth is searching for an escape in her life. For royal connections, she has an arranged marriage planned with her distant cousin.  She sees an out when her maid, Adelaide, isn’t interested in attending the Glittering Court. The Glittering Court is a program for girls to go get a proper education and be sent to the new countries where they get bids to marry the man of their choice. Elizabeth helps Adelaide escape to her family and takes her position in the Glittering Court. Elizabeth takes Adelaide’s identity and goes by Adelaide for the rest of her life. At the Glittering Court, makes new friends and meets Cedric. Cedric and Adelaide fall in love, but when they are taken to the new land, Adelaide gets many marriage offers and realizes she will have to leave Cedric. Eventually, Adelaide runs away with Cedric to go live in the country and get married. Later on, Cedric starts working for Warren, one of the men who wanted to marry Adelaide. Warren tries to kill Cedric and take Adelaide for himself. When Adelaide finds out, they run away and eventually get Warren arrested. Now Cedric and Adelaide can live happily.

Comments: I enjoyed reading this book and I liked the story a lot. At some parts, the book was confusing and I didn’t really know what was going on. This book has a great message to fight for what you believe in and to take chances. The story was very interesting and had many twists and turns. I would recommend this book.

Caitlin McLauchlin
Caitlin McLauchlin
Title: One of Us is Lying
Author: Karen McManus
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Year: 2017

Summary

Everyone at Bayview High is scared that they will be featured on the school gossip app, About That, run by the infamous Simon Keller, but no one is more scared of it than Addy, Bronwyn, Nate and Cooper. These four students were all in detention one day with Simon when he died because of an allergic reaction to peanut oil that got into his water bottle.  The students all become murder suspects when the police find out that all four of the students were featured in an issue of About That Simon was going to post before he died. During the investigation the police conclude that the only way peanut oil could have gotten into Simon’s water was if one of the students in the room had put it there. Soon an anonymous user on the About That app post the issue exposing all of the students that were in detention that day. All of their secrets are now out in the open and their lives start to fall apart. The only people they can turn to now are each other.  Soon, Nate, the troublemaker of the group, is framed. Simon’s Epipen is found in his locker, and the police arrest him. The rest of the group is determined to prove that Nate is guilty, and they hire a lawyer. In the end the lawyers and police find out that, in fact, Simon’s death was not a murder but a suicide that was very well thought out.

I thought this book was a very good read. It taught me that you should not spread gossip, even if it is true, because it could have a really big impact on someone's life. It also made me think about how much of what I hear people say about each other is true or not, and that I should not assume something is true just because someone says so.  This book was very suspenseful and interesting and I would highly recommend it to anyone I know.

Brianne Manner
Brianne Manner
Title: Jessie’s Girl
Author: Miranda Kenneally
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Year: 2015

Summary:

The book I read is called Jesse’s Girl. Jesse’s girl takes place in Hundred Oaks, Tennessee. The main character Maya is a girl who doesn’t fit in at her high school. She loves motorcycles, books, and most of all music. Maya is very good at playing the guitar but lacks the most important thing, confidence. She would rather have the spotlight shine on her bandmates  and not her. Maya finally gets an oppurtunity to shadow Jesse Scott, country music’s hottest chart guitarist. Maya wants to learn things about country music but instead she learns Jesse isn’t all that people thinks he is.

The first time Jesse and Maya meet, they don’t connect very well. Jesse
assumes that Maya is just using him to get a record deal. Jesse is a guy who  only does what he wants and doesn’t care about other people. They both soon realize that they both have done wrong and that they should just be friends. During the shadow day, Jesse decides not to follow the schedule and experience Nashville on their own terms.

The second half of the book focuses on how they both have hard lives and they both have a journey to follow. Maya has a hard life because she has a lack of confidence and her family doesn’t support all of her life decisions. Jesse on the other hand, performs at different places but wants to retire so that he can grow closer to his family. Maya and Jesse work together to help each other and create a little love friendship. they fall in love with each other, but what happens when Maya wants to enter into American Idol and finds out the Jesse is one of the judges.  I guess you will have to read the book to find out.

I thought this book was a great book to read because it teaches young readers like me to have faith and confidence in yourself when you attempt to do anything. This book helped me have confidence in myself when I dance on stage. This book also taught me how to form a good relationship with a person who doesn’ have many friends and it makes me want to become friends with a lot Morehouse people. I would suggest this book to someone who wants a good read and a book that takes through an adventure that a person could never forget.

Nick Tilghman
Nick Tilghman
Title - Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans
Author - Brian Kilmeade
Publisher - Penguin Publishing Group
Year 2017
Summary
This book was about America in the time of the War of 1812 and Andrew Jackson's role as a general which later in history he will be an American hero. On June 1st 1812 The U.S. had declared war on the British. It has been 29 years since the American revolution was fought. The War of 1812 in the beginning was going on the British side. In Washington no one had experience on anything to with war and neither did the President. Most of the media back then called this war Mr. Madison's War which means this war was declared mainly by his own sake. Jackson wanted to take 2,500 of his men and march up to Canada to fight the British but the leaders in Washington never took upon that order. Jackson and his men were marching to New Orleans he got a letter saying that he and his men were dismissed from their public service.
In mid 1814 The British have taken over Washington DC burning everything including the White House and the Capital Building. Andrew Jackson thought the President was forgetting about one important target for the British and that was New Orleans. Without Jackson trying to defend New Orleans the British would have taken not only the North side of the U.S. but the west side as well controlling all of the Louisiana purchase.

Comments :
I thought this book was really interesting it gave detail on what was happening durning the War of 1812. It told the story about Andrew Jackson and how he wanted to keep his troops heading to New Orleans but the President told him not too. It also tells you what would of happened if Andrew Jackson did not march to New Orleans trying to defend it. The book gives you an idea that if this battle was won by the British they would of won the war.

Name - Jenna Bondyra
Name - Jenna Bondyra
Title - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Author - C. S. Lewis
Publisher - Harper Collins
Year - 1993

Summary
Narnia is a wonderful place found inside a wardrobe in an old house. Four siblings were sent away from London during the war because of air rapids. The four kids are Peter (the oldest), Susan (second oldest), Edmund (third oldest), Lucy (youngest). Soon after their arrival the kids decide to play a game of hide and seek while they explore the enormous house. When Lucy hides in a wardrobe where she discovered the wonderful world of Narnia. She walks into the wardrobe where she finds no end. She keeps walking until she feels a cold burst of air and finds herself surrounded by trees. She meets a half man named Mr. Tumnus who takes her to his house. Lucy doesn't know that he is ordered to make her fall asleep, capture her and take her to the Queen of Narnia. The queen has been searching for a son of Adam or daughter of Eve. He realizes that this is wrong and lets her escape, but with that decision he has broken the rules of the queen, risking his life.

Lucy decides to tell everyone but none of her siblings believe her. Later, Edmund follows Lucy into the wardrobe where he meets the Queen of Narnia. The Queen tells him to come back with all of his siblings and he will become king. Later when they leave Narnia Lucy tells Peter and Susan, they ask Edmund if it's true but Edmund lies to them and says Lucy is lying. The kids all have to hide in the wardrobe where they find the world of Narnia and realize Edmund was lying. They go to the fauns house where they find a note saying that the Queen capture Mr. Tumnus. They venture through Narnia where they meet to beavers who help lead the kids to the queen. Edmund sneaks away in order to warn the queen before it's too late. On their journey they meet Santa Claus which is weird because  Narnia is winter but never Christmas. Santa gives Peter, Susan, and Lucy items that can be used to defeat the Queen of Narnia and rescue Edmund. As all of them realized that the queen was loosing her power they rushed in order to defeat the queen. Will they make it in time or will it be too late. You'll have to read the book to find out.

Comments
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was a fantastic book filled with adventure and drama. This book has may twists and I would recommend it for anybody over the age of nine. You will love this book as you never know what to expect. So read this book where you will become a part of Narnia and explore all its incredible sights.

Name - Ben Fetzer
Name - Ben Fetzer
Title - Holes
Author - Louis Sachar
Publisher - Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US) Bloomsbury (UK) Ediciones SM (Spain)
Year - 1998

Summary
One day a boy named Stanley Yelnats is running home from school when a pair of shoes "fall from the sky" and land right in front of him. In Stanley's family, they are known for having bad luck so it just so happens that these shoes landed in front of him. All of a sudden the cops showed up and said "hold it right there boy". Stanley looking confused and not know what's wrong says "why". Apparently those were a famous baseball players shoes that fell down and they thought he stole them. After the court ruled him guilty, even though he wasn't he was sent to a camp called, Camp Green Lake. Now at first Stanley thought this wasn't going to be so bad, I mean Camp Green Lake sounds like a fun place. But it wasn't. When Stanley arrived it was dried up waste land covered in holes tons of holes. After he got there he met the Warder Walker. She seemed like a mean tough lady and she was. The next day Stanley and the other people where to get to work by digging a hole as long and deep as the shovel they were given. Like many new inmate story the new guys gets tossed around but luckily Stanley met a boy named Hector Zeroni who was there and stood up for him. After a while hector was fed up with working there and question the warrens motives so they run way to find out why all the holes.

Comments
I think is a great read. It is full of different things that come together half way through or at the end. At first it as a little slow but maybe that's just my opinion. I encourage you to give it a try and you might find a fun new book to read

Name - Stephen Snyder
Name - Stephen Snyder
Title: Mister Monday
Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Year: 2003
Summary:
Mister Monday is about a boy named Arthur, who has asthma. One Monday, he is running and has an asthma attack, which would have killed him, except that two men appeared in front on him and gave him two things: and small green book they called the Atlas and a clock hand they called the Key. The Key saves Arthur, and he doesn't die. He goes to the hospital and stays there for a while, finally getting back to school the next Monday, when he is attacked by men with dog faces. The school blows up, and Arthur runs into a weird house nearby. He goes through a door and ends up in a town that looks like it's from a long time ago, with gas lamps and horse carriages. He meets a girl named Suzy Turquoise Blue, who has a frog in her throat that's really a part of the Will, which is the supreme will of the creator of the house he's in. Arthur learns about the seven Days, which all rule different parts of the house. He is currently in the Lower Reaches, which is ruled by Mister Monday, who gave him the Key. Unfortunately, the place Arthur is in is searched by Monday's Noon, or his main servant, and Arthur is thrown into a small pit, where he finds a being known as the Old One, who is chained up. Arthur learns how to use the Key and also how to get out using the Improbable Stair, which is a magic staircase that only wielders of the Key can use. Arthur gets to Monday's Dayroom, where the Will teaches him how to claim the Key for himself and defeat Mister Monday. Arthur manages to defeat Mister Monday with the help of Suzy, who comes along. Arthur appoints the Will as the ruler of the Lower Reaches, because he wants to go home and be normal. He goes home, and everyone is happy until the next book.

Comments:
A very interesting book that is confusing at times, very quick, and really good! A story about a boy turned king, and his struggle to get there.
Name - Jack McKenzie
Name - Jack McKenzie
Title: A Single Shard
Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: Dell Yearling
Year: 2001
Summary:
A Single Shard, is about a twelve year old boy who lives in a small town called Ch’ulp’o, located in Korea. The twelve year old boy, Tree-ear, is an orphan who lives under a bridge with his protector, Crane-man. They pick up scraps from the garbage and scavenge honorably by not stealing from markets.
Ch’ulp’o is known for its pottery. Ch’ulp’o is located in a clay region allowing potters to perfect their works. Tree-ear enjoyed hiding in bushes and watching an old pottery master, work. Min makes his pottery perfect but he is one of the slowest workers in the village.
One day, Tree-Ear finds Min away from home and proceeds to go into his yard and observe his works more closely. As Tree-Ear is looking through his pottery, he accidently drops one. When Min returns home, he is furious to find one of his pieces shattered. Tree-ear offers to pay him back by working for him nine consecutive days. Tree-Ear, hoping he will be taught how to be a potter, ends up cutting firewood. This job was difficult for Tree-Ear leaving him with many cuts, and blisters on his hands. When Tree-Ear is done working for Min, he returns to Crane-Man and has a meal of scavenged food. When Tree-Ear finishes his nine days of work, he ends up offering to work for Min permanently. Min accepts this offer but refuses to pay money. Tree-Ear still hopes Min will teach him how to make pots. Min sends Tree-Ear to go down to the clay pits and return home with clay.  Each day Min’s wife makes Tree-Ear a mid-day meal. Tree-Ear saves half of his meal each day to bring back to Crane-Man.  In time Min’s wife realizes what Tree-Ear is doing with his mid-day meal and fills his lunch pot up while Tree-Ear is not looking, so he has a full meal to take back Crane Man.
Tree-Ear learns that Min struggles to earn money because of how slow he works. While scavenging,Tree-Ear noticed another potter working in secret, Kang, who invented a new way to make pots more beautiful before anyone else does. He knows that this technique will become a popular method.
Word gets around that an emissary of the king is going to award royal commissions to the best potter. Everyone in town begin making their best works to win. When the the king’s emissary arrives to town, everyone sets up their work. Min has the smallest display but also receives a lot of attention from the emissary. The emissary leaves but returns a month later. Min begins working and when he is finished with his product, there are brown stains covering the pots and he has to restart. The emissary arrives before Min can finish, but offers Min a commision if he brings one of his completed pieces to the capital. Min said he can’t accept because he is too old to travel a long distance. Tree-Ear ends up offering to do this for Min. While Tree-ear is making his way toward Songdo, he gets attacked by two robbers.  The robbers take his his jigga, a backpack made out of reeds, and toss over a cliff.  Tree-Ear climbs down the cliff and retrieves a single shard left from one of the broken pots.  He continues walking to the emissary and shows them the broken shard of his master’s work.  The emissary offers a commission.
Tree-Ear travels back to Ch’ulp’o where he gives Min and his wife the good news about the commission.  Min talks to Tree-Ear and tells him about the Crane-Man’s death.  This news devisates Tree-Ear.  Min’s wife asks Tree-Ear to live with them under the condition that his new name is HyungPil, which means he is a brother to the deceased son of Min and his wife.  Min tells Tree-Ear, now Hyung-Pil, that he wants to teach Hyung-Pil the work of pottery, as he would have done with his own son.

Comments:
A heart-warming, and at times distressing, story about a 12 year old orphaned boy in Korea in the 12th century. After months and months of hard work, he finally finds a family that will love and protect him.

NAME - CAMorello
NAME - CAMorello
Title:  The Devil Wears Prada
Author:  Lauren Weisberger
Publisher:  Crown/Archetype
Year: 2004
Summary:
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child.
The Devil Wears Prada gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to complaints about "The Boss from Hell." Narrated in Andrea’s smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Miranda’s children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every day—and often late into the night with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.

Comments:
A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses and the basis for the major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep.

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Title: It's Not Summer Without You
Author:  Jenny Han
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Year: 2010
Summary:
It's Not A Summer Without You is about a girl named Belly.She alway says at Cousins for the summer with her friends. This will be her first summer staying home. their family has had a lot of happiness and sadness. She has
a relationship with a older boy named, Conrad. Last winter they fell in love and fizzed out. Conrad is heading off to collage and might cause some tension between them. But, further in the book she falls in love with his brother who is the same age, Jeremiah. Jeremiah supports Belly in what ever she does and understand what she is going through. Belly's best friend is named Taylor. Taylor is a wild person who always wants to party and live her lie well. She also helps Belly out with her on and off relationships. She always pushes Belly to go to parties and live it up. Belly and Jeremiah try to help Conrad to be responsible with his desisons and school work. Conrad mother had passed away of cancer and he has been going through so much through this summer. Will Belly spend another summer chasing after Conrad, or will she let him go?

Comments:
This book was written well. I feel like this book is a book of love  and family. It has twist and turns in it. This book would probably be for 10 and up. If I were to rate this book 1-5, 5 being the best I would rate it a 4.5.

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Title: Brain on Fire
Author: Susannah Cahalan
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Year:  2012
Summary:
Brain on Fire is an autobiography about a 24-year-old reporter named Susannah Cahalan who works for the New York Post. This book starts off with Susannah feeling numbness only on the left side of her body. So she goes to her doctor for answers and he can not find anything wrong. This happens a lot during her month of madness. They cannot find anything wrong with her. After a couple days the numbness gets worse. She starts to get emotional over anything and she claims to have an out of body experience. She also starts to believe her dad killed his girlfriend with a chair. So her mom decided to put her into a hospital to get diagnosed. After many escape attempts and paranoid thoughts, she finally meets a doctor who would not give up on her his name is Dr. Souhel Najjar. He decided she needs a brain biopsy. At this point Susannah is no longer able to communicate with anyone so it is her parents decision. They decide to go through with the operation. After the operation she was diagnosed she had Autoimmune Encephalitis. She was treated and after a couple weeks she got better. She left the hospital and after a while her memory  came back to her.
Comments:
I enjoyed reading Brain on Fire. This medical mystery kept me on the edge on my seat. I would recommend

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Title: Holes
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Year: 1998
Summary:
There was a boy name Stanley Yelnats and a curse was put on him by his great, great, grandfather. He was sent to a juvenile camp called Camp Green Lake in the middle of a desert. There are many other kids at the camp that he meets. All of the kids including Stanley have to dig certain sized holes as punishments. He was really put in this camp for something he did not even do. The warden was searching for something in the dirt and that is why he had all of the kids dig holes. The main characters are Zero, Stanley Yelnats, X-ray, and Rex Washburn. X-ray was for sure the leader of the bunch. Stanley tries to be nice to X-ray and kind of stay away from him. Stanley and Zero become better friends as the story goes on. Later in the book Stanley finds out Zero runs away from the camp so he goes a few days after in order to find where Zero is. Stanley eventually finds Zero by a stream of water. They get as much water as they can and then head up the mountain. It is a bit of a struggle because they have been in the camp digging holes. Zero is way weaker then Stanley so he has to basically carry Zero up this mountain.  They have been surviving on onions for the past weak and then return back to camp in order to find the lost treasure. Stanley and Zero end up finding a suitcase which has valuables in it. The warden tries to take the suitcase from the two of them. Stanley's lawyer shows up and proves Stanley innocent from the "crime" he committed so Stanley and Zero can leave with the suitcase. In the end both of the kids reunite with their family's.

Comments:
I enjoyed this book very much. I recommend this book to any kid of the right age. If I were to rate this book 1-5, 5 being the best I would rate it a 4.5.  In some parts of the book I got a little confused but over all the book was very well written.

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Title - One Second After
Author - William R. Forstchen
Publisher - Tom Doherty Associates
Year - 2009

Summary:

A former military Colonel, John Matherson, is having a normal afternoon with his daughters, Elizabeth and Jennifer, when all the electrical equipment shuts down. As the days go by, John notices something is wrong and asks the mayor of the town to gather a town meeting. While at the meeting, John suggested to them that the U.S.A. may have been attacked by an EMP (Electric Magnetic Pulse) strike. Soon after, the citizens living in the town wanted to know what was going on. When they were told, they raided drug stores, grocery stores, and cars. The town council soon realized that all food and medical equipment that was still left had to be collected and stored in a local gym. Months later, they began to run short on food and decided to give out rations to their local militia as well as to those who had to farm and dig graves. The town then encountered the huge threat of the Posse, a group of people that raided cities and killed anyone in their path. John and the militia gathered up as many people as possible and soon fought the Posse and ended up winning, but at a very high price. The mayor of the town was killed in the fight and soon, John was nominated to be the mayor. During the period when John was mayor, his daughter, Jennifer, dies because of the lack of medicine for her type 1 diabetes. Soon after, U.S. troops are deployed in John's town and give the town supplies. Will America be restored? Read the next book, One Year After, to find out.

Comments:

A very informative book that has much to offer. It has a great plot and is a very apocalyptic book. The book is usually happy, but at times it can be very sad. It taught me many lessons that could help me make better decisions in the future. Although the book was sad at times, especially when Jennifer dies, there was still some hope and John never lost faith even when faced with the toughest of challenges. I would rate this book 5 stars, and would definitely recommend it to any fans that like apocalyptic books.

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Title - Supergirl: Age of Atlantis

Author - Jo Whittemore

Publisher - Amulet Books

Year - 2017

Summary

Regular citizens are getting superpowers in National City. Kara and the DEO don’t know how. At the same time an Atlantean has washed up. The super citizens as they are called have been causing some trouble. They take advantage of their new powers to rob banks, mug people, and cause problems for Supergirl, Mon-El, and The Martian Manhunter. The Atlantean known as Pryll is on land to take back a treasure to Atlantis, orichalcum. Just in case the DEO has the Atlantean, named Pryll, held in containment. Mon-El and Jimmy Olsen go to a scientist with a sample of the orichalcum to see if he can figure out what it it. They then realize that the cause of the powers is ingestion of orchalcum. The people who get powers get them from their profession. For example, is someone was botanist they would be able to control plants. After several confrontations with the Dominants, which are super citizens with the dominant powers. The DEO tracked the Dominants to their lair, a movie theater under construction. They launch an attack the base. Supergirl, Martian Manhunter, Mon-El, and a team of DEO agents. After the Dominants are defeated Pryll comes out of containment. Pryll then left for Atlantis with the rest of orichalcum.

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Title: The Glittering Court

Author: Richelle Mead

Publisher: Razorbill

Year: 2016

Summary:

The seventeen year old countess Elizabeth is searching for an escape in her life. For royal connections, she has an arranged marriage planned with her distant cousin.  She sees an out when her maid, Adelaide, isn’t interested in attending the Glittering Court. The Glittering Court is a program for girls to go get a proper education and be sent to the new countries where they get bids to marry the man of their choice. Elizabeth helps Adelaide escape to her family and takes her position in the Glittering Court. Elizabeth takes Adelaide’s identity and goes by Adelaide for the rest of her life. At the Glittering Court, makes new friends and meets Cedric. Cedric and Adelaide fall in love, but when they are taken to the new land, Adelaide gets many marriage offers and realizes she will have to leave Cedric. Eventually, Adelaide runs away with Cedric to go live in the country and get married. Later on, Cedric starts working for Warren, one of the men who wanted to marry Adelaide. Warren tries to kill Cedric and take Adelaide for himself. When Adelaide finds out, they run away and eventually get Warren arrested. Now Cedric and Adelaide can live happily.

Comments: I enjoyed reading this book and I liked the story a lot. At some parts, the book was confusing and I didn’t really know what was going on. This book has a great message to fight for what you believe in and to take chances. The story was very interesting and had many twists and turns. I would recommend this book.

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Title: One of Us is Lying
Author: Karen McManus
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Year: 2017

Summary

Everyone at Bayview High is scared that they will be featured on the school gossip app, About That, run by the infamous Simon Keller, but no one is more scared of it than Addy, Bronwyn, Nate and Cooper. These four students were all in detention one day with Simon when he died because of an allergic reaction to peanut oil that got into his water bottle.  The students all become murder suspects when the police find out that all four of the students were featured in an issue of About That Simon was going to post before he died. During the investigation the police conclude that the only way peanut oil could have gotten into Simon’s water was if one of the students in the room had put it there. Soon an anonymous user on the About That app post the issue exposing all of the students that were in detention that day. All of their secrets are now out in the open and their lives start to fall apart. The only people they can turn to now are each other.  Soon, Nate, the troublemaker of the group, is framed. Simon’s Epipen is found in his locker, and the police arrest him. The rest of the group is determined to prove that Nate is guilty, and they hire a lawyer. In the end the lawyers and police find out that, in fact, Simon’s death was not a murder but a suicide that was very well thought out.

I thought this book was a very good read. It taught me that you should not spread gossip, even if it is true, because it could have a really big impact on someone's life. It also made me think about how much of what I hear people say about each other is true or not, and that I should not assume something is true just because someone says so.  This book was very suspenseful and interesting and I would highly recommend it to anyone I know.

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Title: Jessie’s Girl
Author: Miranda Kenneally
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Year: 2015

Summary:

The book I read is called Jesse’s Girl. Jesse’s girl takes place in Hundred Oaks, Tennessee. The main character Maya is a girl who doesn’t fit in at her high school. She loves motorcycles, books, and most of all music. Maya is very good at playing the guitar but lacks the most important thing, confidence. She would rather have the spotlight shine on her bandmates  and not her. Maya finally gets an oppurtunity to shadow Jesse Scott, country music’s hottest chart guitarist. Maya wants to learn things about country music but instead she learns Jesse isn’t all that people thinks he is.

The first time Jesse and Maya meet, they don’t connect very well. Jesse
assumes that Maya is just using him to get a record deal. Jesse is a guy who  only does what he wants and doesn’t care about other people. They both soon realize that they both have done wrong and that they should just be friends. During the shadow day, Jesse decides not to follow the schedule and experience Nashville on their own terms.

The second half of the book focuses on how they both have hard lives and they both have a journey to follow. Maya has a hard life because she has a lack of confidence and her family doesn’t support all of her life decisions. Jesse on the other hand, performs at different places but wants to retire so that he can grow closer to his family. Maya and Jesse work together to help each other and create a little love friendship. they fall in love with each other, but what happens when Maya wants to enter into American Idol and finds out the Jesse is one of the judges.  I guess you will have to read the book to find out.

I thought this book was a great book to read because it teaches young readers like me to have faith and confidence in yourself when you attempt to do anything. This book helped me have confidence in myself when I dance on stage. This book also taught me how to form a good relationship with a person who doesn’ have many friends and it makes me want to become friends with a lot Morehouse people. I would suggest this book to someone who wants a good read and a book that takes through an adventure that a person could never forget.

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Title - Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans
Author - Brian Kilmeade
Publisher - Penguin Publishing Group
Year 2017
Summary
This book was about America in the time of the War of 1812 and Andrew Jackson's role as a general which later in history he will be an American hero. On June 1st 1812 The U.S. had declared war on the British. It has been 29 years since the American revolution was fought. The War of 1812 in the beginning was going on the British side. In Washington no one had experience on anything to with war and neither did the President. Most of the media back then called this war Mr. Madison's War which means this war was declared mainly by his own sake. Jackson wanted to take 2,500 of his men and march up to Canada to fight the British but the leaders in Washington never took upon that order. Jackson and his men were marching to New Orleans he got a letter saying that he and his men were dismissed from their public service.
In mid 1814 The British have taken over Washington DC burning everything including the White House and the Capital Building. Andrew Jackson thought the President was forgetting about one important target for the British and that was New Orleans. Without Jackson trying to defend New Orleans the British would have taken not only the North side of the U.S. but the west side as well controlling all of the Louisiana purchase.

Comments :
I thought this book was really interesting it gave detail on what was happening durning the War of 1812. It told the story about Andrew Jackson and how he wanted to keep his troops heading to New Orleans but the President told him not too. It also tells you what would of happened if Andrew Jackson did not march to New Orleans trying to defend it. The book gives you an idea that if this battle was won by the British they would of won the war.

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Title - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Author - C. S. Lewis
Publisher - Harper Collins
Year - 1993

Summary
Narnia is a wonderful place found inside a wardrobe in an old house. Four siblings were sent away from London during the war because of air rapids. The four kids are Peter (the oldest), Susan (second oldest), Edmund (third oldest), Lucy (youngest). Soon after their arrival the kids decide to play a game of hide and seek while they explore the enormous house. When Lucy hides in a wardrobe where she discovered the wonderful world of Narnia. She walks into the wardrobe where she finds no end. She keeps walking until she feels a cold burst of air and finds herself surrounded by trees. She meets a half man named Mr. Tumnus who takes her to his house. Lucy doesn't know that he is ordered to make her fall asleep, capture her and take her to the Queen of Narnia. The queen has been searching for a son of Adam or daughter of Eve. He realizes that this is wrong and lets her escape, but with that decision he has broken the rules of the queen, risking his life.

Lucy decides to tell everyone but none of her siblings believe her. Later, Edmund follows Lucy into the wardrobe where he meets the Queen of Narnia. The Queen tells him to come back with all of his siblings and he will become king. Later when they leave Narnia Lucy tells Peter and Susan, they ask Edmund if it's true but Edmund lies to them and says Lucy is lying. The kids all have to hide in the wardrobe where they find the world of Narnia and realize Edmund was lying. They go to the fauns house where they find a note saying that the Queen capture Mr. Tumnus. They venture through Narnia where they meet to beavers who help lead the kids to the queen. Edmund sneaks away in order to warn the queen before it's too late. On their journey they meet Santa Claus which is weird because  Narnia is winter but never Christmas. Santa gives Peter, Susan, and Lucy items that can be used to defeat the Queen of Narnia and rescue Edmund. As all of them realized that the queen was loosing her power they rushed in order to defeat the queen. Will they make it in time or will it be too late. You'll have to read the book to find out.

Comments
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was a fantastic book filled with adventure and drama. This book has may twists and I would recommend it for anybody over the age of nine. You will love this book as you never know what to expect. So read this book where you will become a part of Narnia and explore all its incredible sights.

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Title - Holes

Author - Louis Sachar

Publisher - Farrar, Straus and Giroux (US) Bloomsbury (UK) Ediciones SM (Spain)

Year - 1998

Summary

One day a boy named Stanley Yelnats is running home from school when a pair of shoes "fall from the sky" and land right in front of him. In Stanley's family, they are known for having bad luck so it just so happens that these shoes landed in front of him. All of a sudden the cops showed up and said "hold it right there boy". Stanley looking confused and not know what's wrong says "why". Apparently those were a famous baseball players shoes that fell down and they thought he stole them. After the court ruled him guilty, even though he wasn't he was sent to a camp called, Camp Green Lake. Now at first Stanley thought this wasn't going to be so bad, I mean Camp Green Lake sounds like a fun place. But it wasn't. When Stanley arrived it was dried up waste land covered in holes tons of holes. After he got there he met the Warder Walker. She seemed like a mean tough lady and she was. The next day Stanley and the other people where to get to work by digging a hole as long and deep as the shovel they were given. Like many new inmate story the new guys gets tossed around but luckily Stanley met a boy named Hector Zeroni who was there and stood up for him. After a while hector was fed up with working there and question the warrens motives so they run way to find out why all the holes.

Comments

I think is a great read. It is full of different things that come together half way through or at the end. At first it as a little slow but maybe that's just my opinion. I encourage you to give it a try and you might find a fun new book to read

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Title: Mister Monday
Author: Garth Nix
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Year: 2003
Summary:
Mister Monday is about a boy named Arthur, who has asthma. One Monday, he is running and has an asthma attack, which would have killed him, except that two men appeared in front on him and gave him two things: and small green book they called the Atlas and a clock hand they called the Key. The Key saves Arthur, and he doesn't die. He goes to the hospital and stays there for a while, finally getting back to school the next Monday, when he is attacked by men with dog faces. The school blows up, and Arthur runs into a weird house nearby. He goes through a door and ends up in a town that looks like it's from a long time ago, with gas lamps and horse carriages. He meets a girl named Suzy Turquoise Blue, who has a frog in her throat that's really a part of the Will, which is the supreme will of the creator of the house he's in. Arthur learns about the seven Days, which all rule different parts of the house. He is currently in the Lower Reaches, which is ruled by Mister Monday, who gave him the Key. Unfortunately, the place Arthur is in is searched by Monday's Noon, or his main servant, and Arthur is thrown into a small pit, where he finds a being known as the Old One, who is chained up. Arthur learns how to use the Key and also how to get out using the Improbable Stair, which is a magic staircase that only wielders of the Key can use. Arthur gets to Monday's Dayroom, where the Will teaches him how to claim the Key for himself and defeat Mister Monday. Arthur manages to defeat Mister Monday with the help of Suzy, who comes along. Arthur appoints the Will as the ruler of the Lower Reaches, because he wants to go home and be normal. He goes home, and everyone is happy until the next book.

Comments:
A very interesting book that is confusing at times, very quick, and really good! A story about a boy turned king, and his struggle to get there.

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Title: A Single Shard
Author: Linda Sue Park
Publisher: Dell Yearling
Year: 2001
Summary:
A Single Shard, is about a twelve year old boy who lives in a small town called Ch’ulp’o, located in Korea. The twelve year old boy, Tree-ear, is an orphan who lives under a bridge with his protector, Crane-man. They pick up scraps from the garbage and scavenge honorably by not stealing from markets.

Ch’ulp’o is known for its pottery. Ch’ulp’o is located in a clay region allowing potters to perfect their works. Tree-ear enjoyed hiding in bushes and watching an old pottery master, work. Min makes his pottery perfect but he is one of the slowest workers in the village.

One day, Tree-Ear finds Min away from home and proceeds to go into his yard and observe his works more closely. As Tree-Ear is looking through his pottery, he accidently drops one. When Min returns home, he is furious to find one of his pieces shattered. Tree-ear offers to pay him back by working for him nine consecutive days. Tree-Ear, hoping he will be taught how to be a potter, ends up cutting firewood. This job was difficult for Tree-Ear leaving him with many cuts, and blisters on his hands. When Tree-Ear is done working for Min, he returns to Crane-Man and has a meal of scavenged food. When Tree-Ear finishes his nine days of work, he ends up offering to work for Min permanently. Min accepts this offer but refuses to pay money. Tree-Ear still hopes Min will teach him how to make pots. Min sends Tree-Ear to go down to the clay pits and return home with clay.  Each day Min’s wife makes Tree-Ear a mid-day meal. Tree-Ear saves half of his meal each day to bring back to Crane-Man.  In time Min’s wife realizes what Tree-Ear is doing with his mid-day meal and fills his lunch pot up while Tree-Ear is not looking, so he has a full meal to take back Crane Man.

Tree-Ear learns that Min struggles to earn money because of how slow he works. While scavenging,Tree-Ear noticed another potter working in secret, Kang, who invented a new way to make pots more beautiful before anyone else does. He knows that this technique will become a popular method.

Word gets around that an emissary of the king is going to award royal commissions to the best potter. Everyone in town begin making their best works to win. When the the king’s emissary arrives to town, everyone sets up their work. Min has the smallest display but also receives a lot of attention from the emissary. The emissary leaves but returns a month later. Min begins working and when he is finished with his product, there are brown stains covering the pots and he has to restart. The emissary arrives before Min can finish, but offers Min a commision if he brings one of his completed pieces to the capital. Min said he can’t accept because he is too old to travel a long distance. Tree-Ear ends up offering to do this for Min. While Tree-ear is making his way toward Songdo, he gets attacked by two robbers.  The robbers take his his jigga, a backpack made out of reeds, and toss over a cliff.  Tree-Ear climbs down the cliff and retrieves a single shard left from one of the broken pots.  He continues walking to the emissary and shows them the broken shard of his master’s work.  The emissary offers a commission.

Tree-Ear travels back to Ch’ulp’o where he gives Min and his wife the good news about the commission.  Min talks to Tree-Ear and tells him about the Crane-Man’s death.  This news devisates Tree-Ear.  Min’s wife asks Tree-Ear to live with them under the condition that his new name is HyungPil, which means he is a brother to the deceased son of Min and his wife.  Min tells Tree-Ear, now Hyung-Pil, that he wants to teach Hyung-Pil the work of pottery, as he would have done with his own son.

Comments:
A heart-warming, and at times distressing, story about a 12 year old orphaned boy in Korea in the 12th century. After months and months of hard work, he finally finds a family that will love and protect him.

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Title:  The Devil Wears Prada
Author:  Lauren Weisberger
Publisher:  Crown/Archetype
Year: 2004
Summary:
Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child.

The Devil Wears Prada gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to complaints about "The Boss from Hell." Narrated in Andrea’s smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Miranda’s children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every day—and often late into the night with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.

Comments:
A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses and the basis for the major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep.