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I Am Number Four

By: Pittacus Lore

This novel follows the life and times of John Smith, a 15-year old alien from the planet Lorien, and Henri, his guardian Cêpan, as they run from the Mogadorians, another alien race that is hunting John and eight other teenage Lorics residing on the planet Earth. These nine teens are members of the Garde, a group of Loric people gifted with special powers called "Legacies." These “Legacies” come at different times and are different for every Garde. “Legacies” usually appear during times of high emotional activity. Cêpans, who are also Loric, do not acquire legacies and most often become protectors and mentors for young members of the Garde. The teenagers are protected by a spell or charm that only allows them to be killed in numeric order. The first three have been killed, and John is Number Four.

The book begins when U.S. Marine Logan Thibault finds a photograph of a young woman half-buried in the dirt during his third tour of duty in Iraq; his first instinct is to leave it aside. Instead, he brings it back to the base for someone to claim as a family photo, but when no one does, he finds himself always carrying the photo in his pocket and wondering about the girl. Soon Logan experiences a sudden streak of luck—winning poker games and even surviving a combat that kills two of his closest friends. Only his best friend, Victor, seems to have an explanation for his good fortune: the photograph is now his lucky charm.
Back home in Colorado, Logan can’t seem to get the photo and the woman in it out of his head. Believing that she somehow holds the key to his future, he sets out on a journey across the country to find her (on foot), never expecting the strong but troubled woman he finds in Hampton, North Carolina; Elizabeth, a single mother with a young son. Confused by the attraction he feels to her, Logan keeps the story of the photo, and his luck, a secret. As he and Elizabeth start an affectionate and active love life, the secret he is keeping will soon threaten to tear them apart.

Read and find out what happens!

Do you think you have what it takes to be a princess? Miri, a girl who lives on mount Eskel with her father and sister never even thought about it. Miri’s father would not let her work in the quarry with him and her sister but she could not figure out why so she done the house work instead. Miri’s family was not rich but they never knew they were really poor their goats normally slept in the house with them to keep them warm in the winter. When trading season came and the traders made their way up mount Eskel to trade the Linder, the stone that was mined at the quarry for their goods. Miri enjoyed helping her father trade and he would allow her to trade for the family. When the traders came this time a delegate from the kingdom came with them announcing that every girl from twelve to seventeen has to attend The Princess Academy. The price of Danland was looking for a wife and the girls of mount Eskel were to be presented at the ball. Miri did not want to go but was forced by the soldiers. The girls did not like the teacher for she was mean to them and would not allow them to ask questions if the did they were put in the closet. As Miri learns about Danland she figures out that her family, and the families that live on mount Eskel can make more money on the Linder. She tells her father and encourages them to threaten the traders to not trade with them. Life is looking good for Miri and after the first prices dance he tells her she is to be the princess she is having second thoughts of being married to him. But the price does not decide and goes back home for another year to make a decision. Miri and the academy girls even encounter the bandits who want to steal the academy princess and hold her for ransom. To find out who will the price and who will survive the bandit attack, read Academy pricess.

Katniss Everdeen has once again survived the Hunger Games… However, not all is well in Panem. District 12 has been destroyed because of the way the tributes escaped the games. The rebels have started a war, and Peeta was captured by the capitol. District 13 is alive, it never was destroyed, and it is now a base for all the rebels. Katniss is token there, along with Haymitch, Gale, Finnick, Prim, and her Mom. Katniss is forced to get used to a new schedule, and do commercials for the rebel side of the war, and many other things while she has to deal with the pain of not being with Peeta. Katniss hears the plan of a rescue mission for Peeta… and hope floods into her body. They go onto the mission, and Katniss does not here from them for a while… Will Katniss ever get Peeta back? And will the rebels win the war? Read Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins to find out!

Kira Kira

By: Cynthia Kadohata

Do you know what Kira Kira means? It means glitter.

Katie is just an ordinary girl with an ordinary life. She has an older sister named Lynn. Lynn and Katie like to be best friends than being sisters. They were always there for each other and love each other. Things were always so happy and peaceful. Until Katie and Lynn’s family moved to Georgia.

Things started to change, Lynn is going to a different school and Katie is starting her first year in kindergarten. New school means new friends for Lynn…. but what about Katie?

New and good expectations are coming their family’s way. Katie’s mom is pregnant with a boy. Well, Katie has been wondering how her parents got the baby. Anyways, the girls were so excited to have a baby brother. So several months later, they finally had the baby. His name was Samuel.

Lynn, Katie, and Samuel were having happy days everyday. Lynn is always making straight A’s in school. Katie is always babysitting Samuel because she loves him. Life has never been good, has it?

A few years later, Lynn has been having tons of fevers and she has to be excused from school a lot of times, which it takes an effect on her grades. She sometimes feels better all the time and sometimes she throws up. Katie and her parents were worried so they took Lynn to the hospital. The results came back and that Lynn had anemia, which means that she doesn’t have a lot iron in her body.

Ever since then, things have been changing. Lynn is changing now, since she discovers that she has anemia. Lynn now is just lying in bed with this illness and it had changed her mood. Katie has never experienced this before.

Is Lynn dying? Or is she trying to fight this pain? To find out:

Read “Kira Kira”

By: Cynthia Kadohata

The book I read is the Throne of Fire it is about Sadie and Carter Kane as they fight to save the world for a second time but this time it is from Apophasis instead of Set this time. They have to find the Book of Ra so that they can try to raise Ra from the dead to stop Apophasis from taking over the Earth. If he does that he will turn the world to chaos. So they start out on an adventure with the first piece of the book already in their hands they go for the second of three books the next one they know is in the house of life so they go to find it and see one of the house members summon Set to find out how to bring back Apophasis. To find if they find the last piece and if they save the world read the book

the main character is eragon and he is adopted. 1 day he was walking through the woods and he found a misterious blue stone. so he took it and he was gonna tade it the next day for winter food for his family. he wakes up the next morning to see that the misterious stone is cracking and there seems to be somthing in it. it is a dragon hatchling! he is forced to carry the burden of having to be a dragon rider and continue the legacy.he goes through months of training form a ledgendary trainer and he is given a dragon hunter sword and has to fight masters of magic and defeat the leagendary emporerer. will he survive and save the world!? READ ERAGON!!!!!!!

King Dork is a book about... well a dork not a king though. He does have any friends other than one person and they are in a band. He gets made fun of for being a dork. But one day he discovers a book but its not really the book that changes his life its the way he finds it. What does this mean for him? What does he discover with the book? Read King Dork to find out!

Brian is going to alaska to chill with his dad. Brian's parents are divorced. His mom gets him a going away present, a hatchet. So he gets on the plane and leaves while in mid-flight the pilot has a heart attack and Brian has to land the plane himself. Brian lands the plane succesfully but there's one problem, he is in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness, all he has is a hatchet the plane and his life. Will he survive?

The River is a contiuation of The Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. After being rescued the goverment asks Brian to go back and survive again acompinied with a partner by the Goverment so the military can learn his ways. Brian agrees. He was given lots of items to start off with but he felt it was unfair and an unrealistic advantadge. He ditches everything except an emergencie radio and a folding saw. As they live out in the forrest his partner gets struck by lightning and knocks him into a coma as well as destroys the radio. Knowing his partner will soon die of dehydration he forms a raft and rushes him down the river in hopes of reaching civilization.

Bella Swan has moved from Arizona to Forks, Washington to live with her dad, Charlie. Bella doesn’t like her new life in Forks, until she meets Edward, a guy who no one seems to know much about. Bella’s first few encounters with Edward don’t go as she plans, but over time, Bella develops an interest for Edward that may lead her into serious danger. What big secret is Edward hiding? Will Bella’s life have to change for good? Find out in Twilight by Stephenie Meyers.

Eagle Strike is a book bout a boy named Alex Rider who is on vacation with his..in a way girl friend and while there he sees the man who is a contract killer who killed his uncle, at the time he chases him to see what he is doing. But when he is captured and put into the bull ring as a bull fighter he barley ecapes, Alex becomes on the trail of a man named Damion Cray, who is a national hero who has gave millions and millions of dollars for charrity and helping everyone he can, getting rid of drugs and helping the poor and needy. When Alex finds out he isnt as much a hero as people think he goes on his own to stop him, but there is a delema his girlfriend is caught and he has to give Cray back what he needs to go through with the plan "Eagle Strike" and when the finall battle is on The Air Force One who lives and who dies, does the world get hit by 25 Nuclear wepons all at the same time how will that change the world does Alex live, does Alex stop the mad man?

Book: Eagle Strike

Aurthor: Anthony Horowitz

Wake is a about a 17 year old girl named Janie, and she’s different. She gets sucked into people’s dreams, even the ones she doesn’t want to be in. She can’t control this ability and it’s interfering with her life. Because of this ability she doesn’t have many friends, and the one she does have doesn’t know what Janie can do. Then she gets to know a boy that she’s gone to school with for years, Caleb. She also gets sucked into his nightmare. She wants to help him but doesn’t know how. And there’s something different about this boy, there’s something he’s hiding from her but she doesn’t know what it is. To find out what Caleb is hiding and if Janie can ever learn to control her ability, read Wake by Lisa McMann.

How would you feel if you had your mom pass away when you were little and your dad recently died and you were now an orphan? A 17 year old boy named David, from a small town has this type of life and he decides that he needs to get on with his life. Later on he finds out he has an uncle, which is a very wealthy man and this means David comes from a wealthy family. He leaves his home to find out his inheritance, and on the way is kidnapped. He spend most of the rest of the book trying to escape and get back home. Facing many obstacles on the way, read to find out if he gets home!

Rival is a book about a little league team that is going to the world series. They are trying to accomplish the goal to win the world championship but can one thing change there chance. Can a lie that is spread around the whole community cause them to lose the game? Will they claim the ultimate test and win the world series? Find out by reading the Rivals by tim green.

The Art of Racing in the Rain is about a dog named Enzo. This dog is very special because he views the world in different way. He has learned human things from watching and observing television along with getting to know his owner Denny. Denny is a race car driver and he tries to get known by getting gigs. Throughout the book he is more busy with his racing schedule and isn’t home as often.

During this time period Enzo forms a friend bond with Denny’s daughter and Denny’s wife, Eve. A tragic event occurs where Eve becomes ill and she passes away. This event effects Denny which makes Enzo very sad. It is interesting how the dog deals with this situation. He tries to comfort Denny and show him his affection, which is unusual for a dog. Denny realizes how special Enzo is because of the attention he gives Denny. Denny knows the dog is one of the closest friends he will ever have. What happens when Enzo’s time as a dog is coming to an end?

Will Denny and his daughter make it? Will Enzo’s fantasy of transforming into a human become real? Read The Art of Racing in the Rain to find out!

This is the second book to the series The Hunger Games, this book is about Katniss who after winning the hunger games last time is on her victory tour and districts are starting to rebel and couse problems for the capital. Well one of the Hunger Games is call the the quater quell, where every 25 years they have a special thing happen well on the 75th Hunger Games the games will be played between the winners of old games. Katniss being the only girl winner from district 12 is automatically chossen and along with Hamitch, but Petta volinteers to take his place and Katniss and him go back into the games and for the first time in the history of the games 2 people got a score of 12 both Katniss and Petta, but not couse of there skills but becouse of there actions. In this book, there is many surprises and this is deffinitly a book worth your time.

Book: Catching fire

Aurthor: Suzzane Collins