Tag: American
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Aveyard, Victoria, Book Reviews
Book Review: Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
Title: Glass Sword Author: Victoria Aveyard Series: Red Queen #2 Published: February 2016 Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: 444 From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 7/10 As a huge fan of fantasy, when I read young adult author Victoria Aveyard’s debut novel Red Queen, I had to know what happened next. In Aveyard’s novel Glass Sword, a young […]
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Book Reviews, Collins, Suzanne
Book Review: Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Title: Catching Fire Author: Suzanne Collins Series: The Hunger Games #2 Published: September 2009 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: From: Shawna Freeman Rating: 9/10 Catching Fire is the second novel in the Hunger Games trilogy written by American author Suzanne Collins. It’s a continuation of the first book, The Hunger Games, and to be perfectly honest, […]
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Book Reviews, Collins, Suzanne
Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Title: The Hunger Games Author: Suzanne Collins Series: The Hunger Games #1 Published: September 2008 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: From: Shawna Freeman Rating: 9/10 The fourth and final Hunger Games film was released on the silver screen: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II. Since I don’t have cable or Internet, I’ve been slow in learning […]
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Book Review: The White Rose by Amy Ewing
Title: The White Rose Author: Amy Ewing Series: Lone City #2 Published: October 2015 Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 9/10 I was perusing the Barnes and Noble app on my phone when I came across a book with a shiny white cover of a flower and a girl in the center. It […]
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Girl on Fire: Happy anniversary
[As seen in Creston News Advertiser, August 20, 2015] Today is Aug. 20. Historical events for today include: • the American Civil War ended in 1866, • NASA launched Voyager 2 into space in 1977, • in 1988, a ceasefire was agreed upon after almost eight years of fighting in the Iran-Iraq War, • in […]
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Book Review: Paper Towns by John Green
Title: Paper Towns Author: John Green Series: None Published: September 2009 Publisher: Speak Pages: 305 From: Walmart Rating: 9/10 A long time ago, like probably ten years or so, I got the novel Looking for Alaska from Barnes and Noble or somewhere. The candle on the cover had caught my eye. I read it and […]
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Book Review: The Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
Title: The Lost Hero Author: Rick Riordan Series: The Heroes of Olympus Published: October 2012 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Pages: 553 From: Walmart Rating: 8/10 So, clearly, I couldn’t stay away. I finished American author Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson and the Olympians series not long ago, and attempted to read something in a different genre to give my mind […]
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Book Review: The Secret Place by Tana French
Title: The Secret Place Author: Tana French Series: Dublin Murder Squad #5 Published: January 2014 Publisher: Viking Penguin Pages: From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 9/10 I’ve read every single novel by author Tana French, ever since she came out with her debut In the Woods back in 2007. Then, I heard French came out with […]
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Book Review: Atlantia by Ally Condie
Title: Atlantia Author: Ally Condie Series: None Published: 2014 Publisher: Dutton Penguin Pages: 298 From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 7/10 I saw the cover of Atlantia by Ally Condie one day while I perused Barnes and Noble’s website, and immediately I was hooked. Recently, I’ve been breaking into the young adult genre for unknown reasons, […]
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Book Review: The Heir by Kiera Cass
Title: The Heir Author: Kiera Cass Series: The Selection Published: 2015 Publisher: HarperTeen Pages: From: Barnes and Noble Rating: 6/10 I didn’t think it was possible, but The Heir made me want to be a princess even less than The Selection. American author Kiera Cass continued her Selection series with The Heir, which focuses on […]
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