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My Review |
Would you nominate for an award |
I would also like to say |
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Popularity |
Reader |
Age |
Conway, Celeste
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The Melting Season
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Delacorte Press |
The Melting Season was about a teenage ballerina with parents who were both famous ballerinas. Giselle, the main character, has to deal with her mom's new boyfriend, her own relationship with her own boyfriend, Will, ballet classes, and finally facing the tragic events surrounding her father's death. This was a pretty good story about accepting the past and moving on. I believe that it mostly only appeals to people who like ballet, and knowing a few ballet terms doesn't hurt.
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Claire |
13 |
Elliott, Patricia
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Ambergate
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Little, Brown and Company |
'Ambergate' was one of the best fantasy books I've read since 'Inkspell' by Cornelia Funke. Ambergate told the story of Scuff, a 15-year-old orphan girl. Now living at Murkmere Hall Scuff remembers little of her past, except for a horrible crime she commited as a young girl, and is constantly being searched for. When a sudden accident occures at Murkmere, Scuff must run away, if she wants to save her life. Setting off a turn of adventures, Scuff travels from the Wasteland, to Poorgrass, and even to the Capital. Along the way she meets a friend from long ago, a man she loves, and pleanty of new friends to last a life time. I loved this book! It had everything I like- romance, adventure, fantasy, betrayal, everything! The only fault I have with it is the ending. It just kind of ended, and I was like, "More!! It can't just end like that." And, there were a couple really random people along the way that really didn't relate to the story at all. But, besides that, Ambergate was amazing. Patricia Elliott could be compared to great authors like Gail Carson Levine and Cornelia Funke. Ambergate is on my top ten books in the world. |
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I don't know how many books we can request to have once they're published, I've already requested 2, but Ambergate would be one I would want if possible. |
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4 |
Elle |
13 |
Hartinger, Brent
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Split-Screen:Attack of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies/Bride of the Soul-Sucking Brain Zombies
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Brent hartinger reunites the gang from GEOGRAPHY CLUB and ORDER OF THE POISON OAK in his latest novel, SPLIT-SCREEN. Actually, it's really two novella covering the same timeframe from two different perspectives. In a departure, we see two sperate stories, first Russel's, then Min's. Of course there is lots of zanyness along the way, primarily wondering what a "brain" zombie is...
Russel is doing just fine when he and his friends decide to be extras in a zombie movie shooting in town. Unfortunately, Kevin decides to be an extra too, and with Otto coming into town for a visit, trouble emerges.
From Min's perspective, though, things are even worse. Min has met an entrancing girl, Leah, who is everything Min wants...except out. Oops!
The cool thing about SPLITSCREEN is that while the book covers essentially the same area of time with the same characters, the two protagonists are so involved with themselves that they don't notice the other one, so the two novellas read fairly seperately. There are a few moments of deja-vu, and they tie together towards the end of each, with a surprise twists in Min's.
A "novel" idea from Hartinger, SPLITSCREEN is sure to delight old fans and entrance new ones. Huzzah!
I would also like to say: I would like this book eventually <3
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I would like this book eventually <3 |
5 |
4 |
Robbie |
18 |
Jocelyn, Marthe
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How It Happened In Peach Hill
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Wendy Lamb Books
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Annie and her mother just moved to a new town called Peach Hill in the 1920's. Her mothers profession is a clairvoyant; she can see and talk to people from the Other Side who have passed away and she can read the future. Only Annie and her mother know that everything she tells her clients is false and an act. Her mothers brilliant idea when they get to this new place is for Annie to act like she has a mental disorder, so she can sit outside with out being paid much mind to while she eavesdroppes on women's conversataion and picks up the latest gossip. This helps her mother know about the women's lives before she meets them to make her act more persuasive. But Annie doesn't want to be an idiot anymore. She is starting to see that she is being controlled by her mother instead of loved. She starts to want to stop the deception and wants to go to school and have friends. Lies get bigger and bigger they more they continue to be told, but Annie still takes on the challenge to stop them. I liked this book a lot. It was original and had awesome characters. |
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4 |
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Kara D |
13 |
Keaney, Brian
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Jacob's Ladder
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I just finished reading Jacob s Ladder, and I m still not quite sure what to think. At first I thought that the book as another version of Ayn Rand's book Anthem, and it seemed to follow suit with a whole society of blind acceptance and conformity, but I was pleasurably surprised to find that it wasn t the case, nor was the book science fiction (another misconception of mine). While I did finally realize what the story was edging towards, I cannot reveal it because it would ruin the story and the process of getting there.
Take my word for it, or discover it for yourself, this book is an interesting, and worthwhile read.
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Katherine |
18 |
Leavitt, Martine
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Keturah and Lord Death
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Keturah and Lord Death is a harrowing romance, and one I suspect many will enjoy. It is the tale of a girl Keturah who gets lost in a forest and finds herself facing Lord Death, but rather than dieing that day she tells lord Death a story but refuses to share the end, gaining one more day to live. If she finds her true love in that time, Lord Death promised to not call again and let her be.
While the ending of the story was predictable, the writing and means of getting to the end make for a wondrous, spell binding, story that was written with grace and elegance. From its start to the very last page, I enjoyed this story. I am much anticipating further novels by Martine Leavitt.
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Katherine |
18 |
Meyer, L.A.
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In the Belly of the Bloodhound
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In the exciting and much anticipated 4th Jacky Faber novel, the epic tale continues, and is one more step in the large story of this cantankerous girl. This time Jacky and her school mates are captured by slave traders and they must escape before they are sold in Morocco. Sadly that is pretty much all that occurs in the book for about 400 pages. Compared to L.A. Meyer s other novels this one left much to be desired, but even so, the book itself was interesting and kept me reading to the very last page. Even with the minor set back of a slower book, I still look forward to the next one.
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Katherine |
18 |
Moore, Stuart and Christopher Sehors
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Earthlight 1
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Earthlight is the story about a boy who comes from earth to live on a moon colony. If it weren t difficult enough to be a new student among a tightly knit bunch of kids, his mother is the new teacher, and his father leads the entire colony, but soon he has bigger worries than being accepted by his peers.
This graphic novel was beautifully illustrated and filled with detailed backgrounds. Even if the story was bad I d want to continue reading the series for the pictures alone, but with this double whammy of story and art I m hooked. The book ends on a terrible cliff hanger and I anxiously await the next book in the series.
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Katherine |
18 |
Sfar, Joann and Emmanuel Guibert
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The Professor's Daughter
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First Second |
I've really only read one other graphic novel, but I really enjoyed this nonetheless. It has excellent drawings and good dialogue, and pretty perfect ending. It ties everything up in a nice neat bow so there's no loose ends. Personally, I like a few loose ends here and there, just to keep me wondering, but that's just me. |
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Andrea F. |
14 |
St. John, Lauren
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The White Giraffe
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Dial Books for youn readers |
The White Giraffe is a book about Martine, whose parents die in a fire on the night of Martine's 11th birthday. After the fire, Martine is sent to live on a wildlife reserve in Africa with a grandma who doesn't want her. On the reserve, Martine discovers that she can ride a mysterious white giraffe, but she also must keep her precious secret safe from poachers. This book was interesting, but short, and had no suspense and a few characters could have used better descriptions. All of the events happened fast with no build up or suspense.
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Claire |
13 |
Wasserman, Robin
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Chasing Yesterday: Awakening
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At first Chasing Yesterday reminded me of the television show Kyle XY, about a boy who couldn t remember his past and was constantly haunted by disturbing dreams with amazing abilities and a habit of drawing a mysterious symbol quite like the one J.D. ( the main character of Chasing Yesterday) draws, and while the two stories have many parallels, Chasing Yesterday does turn out to be a different story. J.D., the abbreviation for Jane Doe, finds herself living with her mother who calls her Alexis, but J.D. doesn t feel like she belongs in the world she is brought into, yet after visiting a psychologist, a man she recognizes from her disturbing dreams, she begins having bizarre memories of herself and her mother.
This story was a great start to a promising new series. My only complaint is that the story finally got to an important part that started to gather momentum, and then it ends. I suspect that the first and second books could easily be combined, yet they weren t, a big disappointment.
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Katherine |
18 |
