My Favorites: by a teenager


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Book cover for "The ballad of songbirds and snakes"
Star rating for The ballad of songbirds and snakes
Series:
Hunger Games volume prequel.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
"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."--
Book cover for "Carve the mark"
Star rating for Carve the mark
Series:
Carve the mark volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.9 stars
Description:
Living on a violent planet where everyone develops a unique power meant to shape the future, Akos and Cyra, youths from enemy nations, resent gifts that render them vulnerable to others' control before they become unlikely survival partners.
Book cover for "Mockingjay"
Star rating for Mockingjay
Series:
Hunger Games volume 3.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
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.
Book cover for "Catching fire"
Star rating for Catching fire
Series:
Hunger Games volume 2.
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Description:
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...
Book cover for "White bird"
Star rating for White bird
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Notes:
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.
Description:
"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.
Book cover for "The Hunger Games"
Star rating for The Hunger Games
Series:
Hunger Games volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.8 stars
Notes:
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
Description:
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...
Book cover for "The shores beyond time"
Star rating for The shores beyond time
Series:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Having barely made it through the battle at the Centauri system with their lives, Liam and Phoebe awake on a mysterious ship in the middle of a dead universe. The ship bears the markings of a human starliner that disappeared decades ago--but even more disturbing than that is the massive alien machine floating in the starless space before them. A machine long abandoned but now showing signs of life. A machine that has begun speaking to Liam in a voice...
Book cover for "The oceans between stars"
Star rating for The oceans between stars
Series:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Liam and Phoebe, having barely escaped our exploding sun with their lives, are in stasis for the decade-long journey to the rogue planet Delphi where they hope to meet up with the rest of the human refugees, find help for their injured parents, and pass along the devastating things they discovered on Mars: that someone destroyed their world intentionally, and that that someone might still be after them, trying to finish the job.
Book cover for "Last day on Mars"
Star rating for Last day on Mars
Series:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Notes:
Honestly one of the best books I've ever read. All out sci-fi, kids stranded on a foreign planet with a robot about to be sucked into the sun if they don't find a planet right for human life.
Description:
While waiting to leave Mars before it burns up just like the Earth before it, Liam and his friend Phoebe discover some facts about time and space and realize that the human race is just one of the races trying to survive in space.