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The Maze Runner by James Dashner |
Thomas awakens to find himself alone, in a dark elevator, unable to remember anything meaningful about himself. When the doors open, he is greeted by 40 or so hostile teenage boys like himself, welcoming him to the Glade, a post-apocalyptic, manufactured world where they live to run a maze and escape from creepy blob creatures with needle appendages. Thomas's arrival starts a series of weird events that disrupt the monotonous life the boys had been leading, so naturally they suspect him of bringing them to their doom. Thomas himself is full of questions: What is the point of the Maze? Who put them there? And why does it all seem really familiar to him?
-Review by Gwen |
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Z Rex by Steve Cole |
When Adam's father, a virtual reality programming genius, goes missing, Adam must figure out a way to get back home to Edinburgh, Scotland and find someone he can trust. His father's latest creation has gone awry and suddenly Adam finds himself pursued by would-be kidnappers, the New Mexico police force and a Z-Rex, a perfected version of the terrible king of all the dinosaurs. This is a fast paced thriller that will leave you wanting the next installment in The Hunting series!
-Review by Sarah |
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Front and Center by Catherine Gilbert Murdock |
First of all, if you've yet to read Dairy Queen and The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock, stop now, get thee to your local library, and read them. Ok, are you back? Now you're ready for Front and Center, which concludes DJ's story with her finding her voice and starting to figure out where and how she wants to be in the world. DJ is back playing basketball after a year off, and the town and the team are thrilled to have their star player again. But DJ doesn't want to be the center of attention, she just wants to play. When college scouts start trying to woo her with scholarships, she has a lot of hard thinking to do. She's also got some thinking to do about her love life. Beaner, her football buddy, is suddenly interested in being more than friends, but DJ just doesn't feel the spark with him that she felt with Brian. Beaner is fun, sure, but she can really talk to Brian. What's more important? Join DJ as she truly learns what it means to find your voice and make hard choices despite fear, with a great sense of humor all the way.
-Review by Becker |
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Stolen Children by Peg Kehret |
Amy is looking forward to making some money during summer vacation. Her babysitting course taught first aid, bathing, diaper changing, and how to make bedtime pleasant. When Amy gets an urgent call from a mother needing a sitter immediately, she hopes it might turn into a regular summer job. Toddler Kendra is a dream -- she's a sweet, happy toddler who easily takes a nap. While Kendra is napping, Amy falls asleep too, but when she wakes up, Kendra is gone! Amy discovers a kidnapping in progress and tries to stop it, but two dangerous men take her hostage, too. Smokey and Hugh take the girls to a remote cabin in the woods. Each day Smokey makes a video of the girls to send to Kendra's family so they'll pay the ransom. Can Amy somehow use the videos to get help without the kidnappers catching on? Should she take Kendra and try to escape? What should she do with Smokey's gun? Amy has seen the men's faces and they've made it clear that they won't be letting her go. Amy knows she only has a few days left to either escape or get help.
-Review by Elizabeth |
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A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn |
Talia is a spirited Sleeping Beauty who refused to believe that she would ever touch a spindle. But she did, and it put her to sleep for 300 years. In 2009, Jack was stuck on a tour of museums in Belgium and escaped to hit the beach. Instead, he found an enchanted castle and kissed this hot babe who was just lying there. What a mistake! Now Jack feels totally responsible for Talia, who is confused and lost in the modern world. Her father, the king, is furious with her, so Talia flees home to Florida with Jack. The two must learn to deal with culture shock, true love, and the evil Malvolia, who is trying to put another spell on Talia.
-Review by Gwen |
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Ash by Malinda Lo |
Ash's mother died when she was young, and after her father remarries, she loses him to illness, too. In a world where the king's philosophers try to move people away from their belief in fairies and Wood magic, Ash turns to this other world to escape from her stepmother and stepsisters whenever she can. Still longing for her mother, she develops a friendship with a handsome fairy named Sidhean. Ash's attentions turn towards her own world when she meets Kaisa, the King's Huntress. As their friendship develops, she finds herself making a bargain with Sidhean in order to spend more time with Kaisa, a bargain that she realizes will mean entering a fairy tale world but losing her true love. This retelling of the Cinderella story has fantasy, romance, adventure, and the promise of making you rethink fairy tales and their lure.
-Review by Becker |
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Brett McCarthy: Work in Progress by Maria Padian |
Junior high is a time when everything seems to be changing. That's certainly how it is for Brett (don't call me Bettina) McCarthy. Friends since elementary school are finding different interests and drifting away. People from the periphery are becoming more important. Her beloved grandmother, creator of giant brownies and garage sale inventions, is undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. And Brett suddenly finds herself going from soccer star to suspended, from one group of friends to another, from thinking she knows exactly who she is to having to redefine that on what seems like a daily basis. Junior high is a great time to learn that change is inevitable, but it isn't always a bad thing. Join vocabulary-obsessed Brett as she starts figuring out that she'll always be a work in progress.
-Review by Becker |
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Dull Boy by Sarah Cross |
Avery has superpowers - really amazing ones, like superhuman strength and the ability to fly - but he doesn't want anyone to know because he's afraid of the ridicule of his peers or being tested by scientists. When he meets a rag tag group of friends who also seem a little different, Avery is relieved. The group wants to use their powers for good and to help people, but an evil sorceress is after them all and wants to bring them over to her side. How will the teens learn to use their powers if they have to hide them? Can they resist the draw of other superhumans who offer them community, but without altruistic aims?
-Review by Gwen |
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A Bottle in the Gaza Sea by Valerie Zenatti |
Tal is Jewish and lives in Israel. Her parents are always talking about peace and the Palestinians getting their own country, but it seems to Tal that the Palestinians hate the Israelis and she wants to know why. So Tal writes a letter and puts it in a bottle in the sea, hoping it will wash up on the Gaza beach and she will have a Palestinian pen pal. Things don't go exactly as planned when it's a 20-year-old guy who writes her back. He is sarcastic instead of friendly and guarded with his answers. Amazingly, the two do find common ground. Can a friendship last between two people who should be enemies?
-Review by Gwen |
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Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter |
Cammie Morgan and her friends Bex, Liz, and the other spies in training at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women are back! If you read I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You and Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy, you won't want to miss this one! Fellow Gallagher Girl Macey also happens to be the daughter of a vice presidential candidate. When Cammie visits Macey during the convention in Boston, they manage to foil kidnappers attempting to nab both Macey and the presidential candidate's son. Or were they? Secrets (and Secret Service Agents) are everywhere, but Cammie and her friends know that they're the only ones who can truly protect Macey and the secrets of Gallagher Academy. Will they find the truth, and if they do, will they be ready for it? Put on your best disguise so no one will disturb you while you read this one!
-Review by Becker |
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