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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231760991825742344noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690839189734918937.post-70709018141010739572019-01-01T13:18:00.002-08:002019-01-01T13:18:32.690-08:00ARC Review: XL<br />
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The advanced reader copy, <i>XL</i>, by Scott Brown, is a novel I definitely recommend reading. The novel tells the story of a teenager, Will Daugherty, who is slightly below five feet tall. Will is really jealous of his stepbrother Drew, who is 6’3, and their friend Monica, who is 5’10. Will secretly loved Monica, but he is very self-conscious about his height, so he has no confidence in himself. But then Will starts to grow, and it happens really fast. There is a whole lot of drama and multiple twists and turns throughout the story. I recommend this book to any teenager and up, for it has some romance in it. As the story goes on, it tends to keeps getting better and better. Many important and surprising questions are answered, and the outcomes are unbelievably shocking! The story is based on a scenario a lot of teenagers dealt with, sometime in their life, which is feeling self-conscious. I would rate <i>XL </i>a 9.5/10, because of how well the story was a plot out.<br />
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I read the book<i> City Of Ghosts</i> by Victoria Schwab. A teenage girl who usually spends the majority of her summer break at the beach in New York City, ends up having her plans changed by her parents. The family decides to take their trip to Scotland. Cass’s parents are filming a documentary about ghosts in Edinburgh, Scotland. The history and mystery of Edinburgh is haunting. Literally.<br />
Cass has a best friend who is a ghost. His name is Jacob and Cass is the only one who can actually see him. Cass has a veil that can separate the living from the dead when she pulls it over her face. When Cass pulls the veil down over her face, she can enter the spirit world. Cass encounters many obstacles along her trip to Scotland. One of her many challenges is when she becomes trapped in the spirit world for a period of time.<br />
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<b>Title: <i>City of Ghosts</i></b><br />
<b>Author: Victoria Schwab</b><br />
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The book Grenade by Alan Gratz is arguably the best book he has written so far, two hundred eighty eight pages of pure excitement and thrilling history of both Japan and America. Hideki, an Okinawan student was just forced to fight the battle of his life. As bombs explode on his school as he is only in fourth grade Hideki has to fight the battle of his life. In the middle of WWII, on the small island of Okinawa American naval ships are bombing anything they could on the island. Back then there were no rules of engagement so if an American saw a Japanese soldier they could shoot them. The Americans knew that there were not allied forces on the island so they had the green light to bomb it. That is exactly what they did. As the bombs were falling, Hideki graduated early into “The Blood and Iron Student Corps”. Their Sargent gave them to grenades, “one to kill an American soldier, and the other to kill yourself” Gratz added. Hideki was responsible to kill someone. Hideki did not know if he could do it, but at the same time, he did not want to lose his family, country, and most importantly his dignity during the war. “For every ten Americans is one Japanese soldier” their Sargent screamed as he sent them to fight.<br />
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<b>Title: <i>Grenade</i></b><br />
<b>Author:Alan Gratz</b><br />
<b>Publisher: Scholastic</b><br />
<b>Reviewed By: Patrick M.</b><br />
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<i>The Collector, </i>by K.R. Alexandar, tells the story of siblings Josie and Annie are forced to move to their Grandmother’s house they begin to see bizarre things they hadn’t noticed in their previous visits. Grandma’s new set of rules being one of them, “Never leave your windows open after dark, No dolls in the house.” and “Never, ever go by the house in the woods”, these rules deeply unsettle them. That, however, isn’t the creepiest part, Grandma keeps mentioning a person, or thing, called Beryle. </div>
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<i>More Than We Can Tell</i> by Brigid Kemmerer brings the reader along for a crazy peek into the two characters lives: Emma Blue, and Reverend Fletcher. Emma Blue, a girl-gamer, has created her own online video game. She has many players, most of whom were very supportive of what she was doing, some of them were not. Nightmare, a not-so-friendly player, has started sending Emma harassing messages on the game. On top of this, Emma’s parents are constantly fighting. Emma’s only escape is to her game, until Nightmare takes her only safe place. When out one day, Emma meets Reverand Fletcher, who could turn out to be her new safe place to talk to. Reverend was adopted into a nice family, away from his abusive father. Until one day, when Reverend receives a letter from his birth father, who he hasn’t seen in a very long time. When Reverand and Emma meet, they are each other’s only support system. But as things start to pull them away from each other, will they be able to find their way back? Or will they veer off the path, and land in a lot of trouble? I would rate this book a 5 out of 5, because the author really engages you as the reader, and makes you feel as if you are with Emma or Reverend during the story. You can really see the real-life connection throughout this story. If you enjoy realistic fiction and interesting turns-of-events, you should definitely read this book!<br />
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<b>Title: <i>More Than We Can Tell</i></b><br />
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When I saw it was getting the sequel, I got really excited. The story starts off with The Childe who was swapped with the dominating species of the world below, the Fae, a species capable of wielding magic. Every so often they would switch a human child with one of theirs (called a changeling), just to have a human. There is peace in the world below before the evil sorceress Hawthorne comes and takes the throne. The human Childe goes to find his changeling, to save the world below.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18231760991825742344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6690839189734918937.post-13694315701677129852019-01-01T12:16:00.001-08:002019-01-01T12:16:55.167-08:00ARC Review: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein <br />
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ARC Review: <i>The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein</i></h2>
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In the late 1700s, Elizabeth Lavenza is an orphan being abused by her caregiver. One day she meets Victor Frankenstein and his family. Victor is troubled by his past and seems not to understand how to conduct himself in society, so his mother buys Elizabeth so that she can teach him. In Elizabeth’s present day, Victor has gone off to university leaving her alone with the remaining Frankensteins. He stopped sending letters and no longer made an effort to contact her or his family. Without Victor, Elizabeth is useless, so what’s to prevent the Frankensteins from selling her? Elizabeth takes an emergency trip to Ingolstadt to bring her love back, but what will happen when she starts to uncover what Victor was truly doing there?<br />
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The author is Kiersten White and it is a shorter novel compared to others I’ve read at 304 pages. I would recommend it to any Middle Grade or above reader who is interested in that time period and had read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. This book is a retelling of Mary Shellys Frankenstein so having that information before heading into the book would be helpful. I give this book a rating of ⅘ stars. The plot is sound, and the writing is superb.<br />
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<b>Author: Kiersten White</b><br />
<b>Publisher: Random House Children's Books</b><br />
<b>Reviewed By: Isabella L.</b><br />
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In my book, “<i>Lenny's Book of Everything,</i>” by Karen Foxlee, Lenny Spink and her little brother face many challenges in their own heads. Her brother, Davey, has a rare form of gigantism, and they are bullied because of it. To avoid the pain of others, they escape to the monthly installment of, “Build-It-at-Home Encyclopedia,” and soon find themselves lost in the fantasy. They adapt to this environment and it sounds become their life. For instance, Lenny vowed to become a beetle expert, and Davey wants to run away to Canada and build a log cabin. They start to pull themselves back to reality as Davey's disease gets worse. The story is about two very young children, leaving behind the real world, for an extremely imagined world, and using their bonds of siblingship, they escape the world, and grow up. </div>
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Before we begin I really just need to express my instant attraction and connection with this novel as soon as I began reading. The beginning just draws you in so quickly and makes you hungry for me, I ate this book up faster than I even expected to. The story is so thrilling and exciting that you just can’t wait for what will happen in the next chapter. I highly recommend you snag a copy of this book at any bookstore possible, trust me, you won’t regret it. Here’s just a quick insight on what great story you’ll get in the novel #Murdertrending by Gretchen Mcneil.<br />
<br />Dee is an ordinary girl living in the near future of our world, until she’s not. She’s been convicted of a first-degree murder that she didn’t commit, and now she has to pay. In the future, there’s an app documenting the executions of Alcatraz 2.0, a new prison that’s also, a death camp.<br />And that’s just where’s Dee is headed.<br />She wakes up hazed and distraught in a death machine of her own, but she’s not alone. A killer from the Postman is sent to execute her as soon as possible, and she has very little time. She runs off from her killer, defending herself with a small mirror, wearing a cartoonish Cinderella dress that her executioner fit her in.<br />
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Have you ever imagined losing someone who meant the world to you? In the book </span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><i>Summer Bird Blue</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Akemi Dawn Bowman writes about the reality of Rumi the main character losing her best friend and sister in an unexpected car crash one day. After the crash Rumi was devastated as was her mom, Rumi blamed everything on her mom and decided not to talk to her as she was recovering from the traumatizing news. Rumi had no other parent figure other than her mom because her dad had left the family as soon as Leah, Rumi’s now dead sister was born. As her mom was trying to recover she made a poor choice and sent Rumi off to Hawaii for the summer so she could grieve alone. This idea made Rumi go crazy and the only emotion she ended up having was sadness she became antisocial through expressing these emotions. When Rumi was at Hawaii while her mom was grieving she met a variety of friends that picked her up when she was feeling down and that helped her get her mind off her sister's death. I recommend this book because it's well written realistic fiction story as well as it helps people realize that no one life is perfect. Additionally, every character has their differences and unique ways that their life is difficult for example in today’s society and those difference bring everyone together. Lastly, I recommend this book to everyone because the author does a great way of showing that even the hardest things in your life can be overcome although it may take time and may not be easy you can overcome anything. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b> </b>I recently completed an advanced reader copy of Hey, Kiddo. It is an autobiographical graphic novel written and illustrated by Jarrett Krosoczka. Hey, Kiddo follows Jarrett from his birth and right up to his high school graduation. The novel demonstrates how Jarrett is able to overcome and mask the setbacks that were nearly completely out of his control. This novel does an excellent job at discussing very taboo topics such as parental separation and the effects that drug addiction not just has on you but also your family. Hey, Kiddo is more than your average graphic novel, it's more of an experience more akin to that of a major motion picture. With its rich storytelling and oddly creative plot driving Hey, Kiddo stands a novel that young and old can get themselves invested into.
As soon as, Jarrett Krosoczka was born, his life was thrown into disarray. Even in his youth he knew that his mother was associating with some very suspicious people. With no father in sight, Jarrett’s mother is forced to raise him all on her own. But Jarrett isn’t her only burden, she was a crippling drug addict and her drugs seemed to control her life. Though soon, the rest of the Krosoczka family began to notice the problematic and dangerous environment young Jarrett was living in. So they take action and Jarrett came to live with his grandparents. Once this living situation change happens, Jarrett’s mother is sent to rehab by the grandparents. In rehab, she stays for a majority of Jarrett’s pre-adult life. But in her absence, he discovers his true passion, art. He loves drawing even at his young age and this passion soon develops into a talent. This talent soon becomes a way for Jarrett to ground himself and try to hide the absurdities of his home life. As Jarret goes through life he uses art to try and normalize himself in a sense. He attends classes and follows his passion as much as he can. But as he as he develops as a person, Jarrett starts to piece the shattered shards of his family together. Yet one thing stands in his way, his mother. To him, her trying to sandwich her way back into his life after never being there when he needed her most is worse than not being there in the first place. Follow Jarrett through his rollercoaster of childhood experience.
Hey Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka is a 320-page emotional rollercoaster. The gripping storytelling is coupled with excellent illustrations that fit the mood and tone of the entire novel. Personally, I rate the book 5 out of 5 stars. After only a few pages you become invested in both the conflicts and characters inside the story. From seeing Jarret evolve as a person as the world around him changes to seeing him. </span></span></div>
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Lee lost her best friend Sarah in their school bathroom the day her school got shot up by a former student, 3 years ago. The Virgil County High School Massacre. But people still don't know the truth about what happened to Sarah. Everyone says that she died proclaiming her faith. But that’s not what happened. Lee and Kelly are the only ones who know what really happened to Sarah that day. Sarah’s parents are writing a book about their daughter and how she died by standing up for what she believes in. This book sparks Lee, to tell the truth on what really happened that day. What really happened to Sarah. Even if it means losing her friends or getting harassed. One of my favorite parts from the book is When they are talking about the victims of the shooting through the survivor's eyes. Another part of the book that I like is when the survivors write about what they think happened that day through their eyes. </div>
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Recommendation: I recommend this book to everyone because I really show you the power of telling the truth. This book shows you the consequences of not telling the truth. This book also shows you the power of friendship. Throughout the book, her friends help her in times of need and also leave her sometimes. Lastly, this book is just overall really good. </div>
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Here’s everything your heart needs while waiting for <i>Bloodwitch</i>! I thought that I couldn’t possibly be more excited for <i>Bloodwitch</i>, <span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: , , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">but then I read <i>Sightwitch</i> a</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: , , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">nd oh my!! The ending!!! Be sure to get your hands on a copy from </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Barnes and Noble </span><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: , , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">so you can get a little piece of Aeduan!</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">I’ve come a long way from small-town Georgia. Working in marine biology, I got to travel the world—six out of seven continents, to be exact (I’ll get to you yet, Asia!)—before I settled down as a full-time novelist and writing instructor.</span></div>
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Emma Blue is a young genius creating and designing video games that thousands of people begin playing. Because she’s a girl playing and making the video game, not all of the boys online are friendly to her. On top of all of the arguing she has to face daily online, she has to be there to see her mom and dad's marriage slowly dissolve into an arguing mess all of the time. They don’t realize it, but their fighting really hurts Emma. When Rev and Emma meet unexpectedly, the both instantly begin to spill their life troubles to each other. It makes the reader feel like they have known each other for years. Their friendship is really tested throughout the novel, seeing if their friendship can overcome the challenging obstacles life is throwing their way. </span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The 416 page novel by Brigid Kemmerer is an emotional, loveable story to read. Because I enjoyed the novel so much, I am giving it a rating of 5 out of 5 stars. Kemmerer did a good job of keeping me, the reader, engaged in this well-written story! </span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Author: Brigid Kemmerer</b></span></span><br />
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<span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Release Date: March 6, 2018</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In the novel </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: italic; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Hate You Give</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Angie Thomas, the author describes the story about a teenage girl who not only feels out of place, but also loses one of her closest friends. Starr, the main character, is from the impoverish and tough neighborhood, but attends a very elite, white school. Although this novel takes place in present time where those of all races have equal rights, Starr still has difficulties in both her neighborhood and her school. When she loses one her her closest friends her life is never the same.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Starr and her friend Khalil are at party until a fight broke out. To prevent getting hurt or into any trouble, they drive away from the party and Khalil proceeds to drive Starr home. While driving, a white police man pulls over the two teenagers. The policeman was not very nice to Khalil, therefore Khalil was not kind to the police man in return. Out of nowhere the policeman shoots Khalil, and, just like that, he is dead. Starr not only cannot believe what had happened that night but also her life is changed forever. The case of Khalil's death seems to be even larger deal because it was a white policeman who shot an African-American person. The case was very difficult to try to solve and causes Starr much stress. Also, intertwined with Khalil’s case is the high school drama Starr has to deal with. Read the book to find out the end result of the case and how Starr spends her life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When the millionaire Russell Pickett goes missing before a trial the town worries and tries to find him. There is a huge reward for finding Pickett. Two teenage girls, Aza Holmes and her friend, Daisy are caught in Pickett’s yard trying to take security footage from one of the cameras. One of Aza’a old friends, Davis Pickett (Russell’s son) saves them from the consequences of breaking and entering. Davis and Aza’s friendship grows. They start to discuss things revolving around the topic of Russell’s disappearance. Davis does not want Aza to cook for him. As a girl living in poverty, Aza needs the money. She also needs to keep Davis’s trust. Should she continue looking for Russell Pickett or should she help Davis by forgetting about his father.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><u>Additional Information: </u></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have a favorite character, and I really like this one! She has problems just like rest of us, and she’s human. The author didn’t make someone who has everything going her way. My favorite character’s name is Maia. She’s not perfect, which is what makes her relatable. She’s gone through a lot: her mom left, she attempted suicide, and is coping with depression. I know others who read this book will be able say that’s how they felt if they can connect with any characters. Maia wants to see her mom again, and she doesn’t like her stepmother. Maia’s struggles with life and is by far my favorite character and helped me enjoy the book even more. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Published by: Sourcebooks</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Released on: January 2017</b></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">Review by: Kristina K.</b></div>
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