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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Bored and lonely after his family moves from Berlin to a place called "Out-With" in 1942, Bruno, the son of a Nazi officer, befriends a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence.
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Series:
Hunger Games volume prequel.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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"Revisit[s] the world of Panem sixty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games."--
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3.9 stars
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Seventeen-year-olds Stella and Will, both suffering from cystic fibrosis, realize the only way to stay alive is to stay apart, but their love for each other is slowly pushing the boundaries of physical and emotional safety.
4. Everless
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Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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In a land where the rich are able to hoard time, Jules Ember returns to the estate where she and her father used to be servants and where the youngest son of an aristocratic family is planning to marry the daughter of the queen.
5. Archenemies
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Renegades volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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As Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew face escalating crime in Gatlon City, covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also their feelings for each other.
6. Mockingjay
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Hunger Games volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Katniss Everdeen's having survived the Hunger games twice makes her a target of the Capitol and President Snow, as well as a hero to the rebels who will succeed only if Katniss is willing to put aside her personal feelings and serve as their pawn.
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Hunger Games volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol wants revenge... and President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe!
By winning the annual Hunger Games, District 12 tributes Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark have secured a life of safety and plenty for themselves and their families, but because they won by defying the rules, they...
8. Fever, 1793
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4.3 stars
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Sixteen-year-old Matilda Cook, separated from her sick mother, learns about perseverance and self-reliance when she is forced to cope with the horrors of the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia in 1793.
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Series:
Traitor's game volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
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Now firmly on the side of the Coracks, sixteen-year-old Kestra Dallisor plans to use the magic Olden Blade to kill the evil Lord Endrick, but when she fails, Endrick turns her into one of his Ironheart soldiers, without any memory of her rebellion, and bound to obey him, his spy within the Coracks; the rebel Simon is desperate to return her to the Kestra he loves, but he is reluctant to use the magic that might heal (or destroy) her--and neither Simon...
10. Stargirl
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Average Rating:
4.1 stars
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In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica High School forever.
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The Unwanteds volume 4.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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Divided by their society into Wanted and Unwanted at thirteen, estranged twin brothers Aaron and Alex have both run into trouble--as mage of Artime, Alex must defend the island from attack, while Aaron continues to scheme to take over the islands and get rid of the Unwanteds altogether.
12. Goliath
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Series:
Leviathan trilogy volume 3.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Alek and Deryn encounter obstacles on the last leg of their round-the-world quest to end World War I, reclaim Alek's throne as prince of Austria, and finally fall in love.
13. Leviathan
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Leviathan trilogy volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on the run from the Clanker Powers who are attempting to take over the globe using mechanical machinery, forms an uneasy alliance with Deryn who, disguised as a boy to join the British Air Service, is learning to fly genetically-engineered beasts.
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Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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I've never come close to tears reading a graphic novel before. Beautiful sad story that will cause you to consider the value of each person.
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"Sara Blum lives an idyllic life with her adoring parents in Vichy France. But her world comes crashing down when the Nazi occupation separates the family and forces the young Jewish girl into hiding. Her classmate Julien and his family will risk everything to ensure her survival, and, together, Sara and Julien manage to find beauty in a secret world of their creation."--Provided by publisher.
15. Tesla's attic
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Series:
Accelerati trilogy volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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Amazing character development and scientific plot!
Should be a YA book
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With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla.
16. The Hunger Games
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Hunger Games volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
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As good as everyone said, had to beg to read
Had me immersed in every thought, action, and emotion(usually pain-filled) of the main character, Katniss.
Somewhat sad ending, hopeless and yet hopeful at the same time
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In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss's skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister's place.
"In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol...
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Series:
Traitor's game volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
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I was amazed by how many twists and turns this book has. So action-packed, I could hardly keep up with the plot. It has similar elements to the False Prince trilogy though not quite as good. Great page turner!
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After three years in exile Kestra Dallisor has been summoned back to Antora by her father, right-hand man of the seemingly immortal king, Lord Endrick, but she is intercepted and kidnapped by the Coracks who want to use her to get the Olden Blade, which they believe can be used to kill the despot--Simon, one of the rebels with his own grudge against the Dallisors, is assigned to accompany her, but Kestra has her own plans and she does not intend to...
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Series:
The Keepers (Ted Sanders) volume 2.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Better than the first, unexpected twists and secrets
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While Horace and Chloe struggle to master new powers under the shadow of a rising adversary who threatens all Keepers, a faraway new Keeper, April, travels with a mysterious woman in the hope of fixing her damaged Tan'ji magical object.
19. Cinder
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Series:
Lunar chronicles volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.6 stars
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I had high hopes and this book went above them. abrupt ending that could have been better but leaves you wanting more
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As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
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Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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heart warming coming of age story, the value of friendship
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Delsie loves tracking the weather, living with her grandmother, and the support of friends and neighbors, but misses having a "regular family," especially after her best friend outgrows her.