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Picked by Colleen on Monday, September 18
"From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page. When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the...
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Picked by Colleen on Monday, September 18
Abdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop and watching action films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. When U.S. marines landed in Mogadishu to take on the warlords, Abdi cheered the arrival of these Americans, who seemed as heroic as those of the movies.
Sporting American clothes and dance moves, he became known around...
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Picked by Rachel on Monday, September 18
The inventive (Library Journal) national bestselling author of the Samaria novels returns with the first book in a stunning new fantasy saga.
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Picked by Rachel on Monday, September 18
"Arek has managed to fulfill the prophecy and save the Kingdom of Ere from its evil ruler, but the quest is not over because until they free the princess locked in one of the towers he has to assume the crown himself; only the princess proves to be very dead, and Arek is stuck as king; then he discovers that magic requires him to find a bride before his eighteenth birthday or wither away--but...
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Picked by Jen on Monday, September 18
"Follows four generations of the Montrose family, who have been living with a curse that leaves any person they fall in love with dead, stemming back to a Voodoo sorceress in 1950s New Orleans' French Quarter."-- Publisher
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Picked by Brianna on Monday, September 18
"Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general--also known as her tough-as-talons mother--has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you're smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat...
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Picked by Leslie on Tuesday, August 22
"When Gesine Bullock-Prado left her Hollywood life in 2004 and moved to Vermont, she fell in love with the Green Mountain State's flavors and six unique seasons. Spring, summer, fall, and winter all claim their place at this table, but a true Vermonter holds extra space for maple-forward mud season-that time of year before spring when thawing ice makes way for mucky roads-and stick season, a...
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Picked by Jules on Tuesday, August 22
"A hilarious memoir of middle age"--Publisher
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Picked by Jen on Tuesday, August 22
"Cameron Esposito is on her way to becoming a household name, thanks to her unique brand of comedy that doesn't shy away from the issues women (and many men) face today. From sexism and sexuality to white male privilege and self acceptance, Cameron uses humor to break down the barriers that keep us from speaking openly about these topics. Cameron offers funny and insightful essays about...
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Picked by Jen on Tuesday, August 22
"From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, get a backstage pass into Tom Felton's life on and off the big screen"- Publisher
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Picked by Gabby on Tuesday, August 22
Lucie Blackman--tall, blond, twenty-one years old--stepped out into the vastness of Tokyo in the summer of 2000, and disappeared forever. The following winter, her dismembered remains were found buried in a seaside cave.
Richard Lloyd Parry, an award-winning foreign correspondent, covered Lucie's disappearance and followed the massive search for her, the long investigation, and the even longer...
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Picked by Rachel on Tuesday, August 22
"A charming historical fantasy with a tender love story at its core, from the author of Unnatural Magic. Hard-drinking petty thief Dellaria Wells is down on her luck in the city of Leiscourt - again. Then she sees a want ad for a female bodyguard, and she fast-talks her way into the high-paying job. Along with a team of other women, she's meant to protect a rich young lady from mysterious...
Teen Reviews - Music
Picked by D.F. grade 10 on Saturday, July 01
Folklore Folklore is Taylor Swifts 8th studio album, released on July 24 during the middle of the COVID 19 pandemic. Since its release it has been widely acclaimed by millions of critics and casual listeners alike and for good reason. Folklore is an accumulation of the best of Taylor's work, into a singular lyrically and sonically remarkable album. But the genius of the album begins even before...
Teen Reviews - Books
Picked by D.F. grade 10 on Saturday, July 01
If You Could See the Sun Alice Sun is invisible. But only sometimes, and she can’t exactly control when. It all started after the awards ceremony at her international boarding school in Beijing. One second she was there, the next second she wasn’t. But Alice is resourceful, and devises a way to make money off of this inconvenience by taking up miscellaneous jobs across the school. Jobs only...
Teen Reviews - Books
Picked by M.M. grade 9 on Saturday, July 01
The book Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin is one which easily earns a special place among my favorites, and within my heart. Telling a somewhat bittersweet story of a girl and her dog, the book allows the reader an inside look into the life of Rose Howard, an eleven-year-old middle-schooler with a type of autism known as “Asperger's syndrome”. In this, we get the interesting experience of seeing into...
Teen Reviews - Movies
Picked by M.M. grade 9 on Saturday, July 01
The 2003 Christmas-comedy film production, Elf, is a movie of wonder, joy, and all-around family-fun. Right off the bat, we are introduced to a tall, awkward human named Buddy, who, having snuck into Santa’s sack as an infant, lived his life elf-raised in the North Pole. When the time comes that he has found out his true nature, Buddy sets off to the real world, determined to find his only family...
Teen Reviews - Music
Picked by D.M. grade 11 on Saturday, July 01
Speak now is one of my favorite albums by Taylor Swift. When I am sad or feeling down or even wanting to pass time I listen to speak now. This album touches your heart in places u never knew existed. The whole album is just magical and so is Swift's songwriting and singing. This is a piece of art. Best album ever and written WITHOUT any co writers by a 19 y/o is best. I would give a 10/10 it’s...
Teen Reviews - Movies
Picked by W.G. grade 8 on Saturday, July 01
Rango. It’s about this chameleon who got knocked out a car and got stranded in the dessert. And he found a animal that told him about dirt. When he got there he was gonna fight some dude but a eagle came down and was chasing them. And he shoots down a tower and it killed the eagle.after that he helped a ton of moles steal all the water. And the banker was gone so they had to go find him and he...
Teen Reviews - Movies
Picked by W.G. grade 8 on Saturday, July 01
Ted 2. Lori and John ain’t together no more. But Ted married Tammy lin. And after a while of their marriage they decide they want a kid. But Ted can’t make kids because he’s a teddy bear. And they tried to find a ton of people to be the dad but they couldn’t. So they tried to adopt a kid but the government was saying he wasn’t a person so he got fired and they said he wasn’t a person and they...
Teen Reviews - Movies
Picked by W.G. grade 8 on Saturday, July 01
Ted 1. It’s about this kid who wished for his teddy bear to come alive that he got for Christmas because he didn’t have any friends. But when he woke up and he talked to Ted it became real and he talked to him. And he went down to show his parents and they got scared by it but John calmed em down. And then he’s an adult and he’s still friend with Ted. And John’s girl got mad because Ted made a...
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