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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingSummary: In the beginning Harry spends his summer with the Weasleys and then returns to Hogwarts for his sixth year of school. At school a new teacher teaches potions and Snape is given a new subject to teach. In Potions class, Harry gets some tips from the secretive Half-Blood Prince. He learns some new spells and also becomes a potions "

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Betrayed by P.C. and Kristen Cast Summary: Fledgling vampire Zoey Redbird has jsut settled down in the House of Night. She has even been chosen as the leader of the Dark Daughters and has two boyfriends. Then death strikes Zoey's old human friends, along with in the House of Night. Zoey must channel her powers to face a betrayal that might break her heart. Betrayed is the second book in the House

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Marked by P.C. and Kristen CastSummary: Zoey is just an average 16 year old girl until she gets marked. Zoey now has to go to the House of Night, full of vampires and fledglings. She must now discover the mysteries of the House of Night, along with her own special powers. Along the way, Zoey makes many friends and enemies. You will be intrigued by this series and its ability to keep you hooked.

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Alone in the Caves by Eleonore SchmidSummary: The whole family-Father, Mother, William, and Wendy were going on a walk in the forest. William and Wendy asked their father if they could go explore a cave all by themselves. When they get in the cave, William looks at the walls using a lantern to see. He finds all types of fossils in the walls. Then suddenly the lantern goes out and William and

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Elle Woods Vote Blonde by Natalie StandifordSummary: In this book Elle is a girl cheerleader determined to be the school's President. Chris, the smartest guy in school who always wins office is planning to eliminate school dances. Elle is trying to figure out ways to come out on top of the electoral race. She wants dances. The only problem is that someone is telling Chris all of Elle's schemes.

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Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy RathmannSummary: Officer Buckle knew more safety tips than anyone else in Napville. His safety tip #77 is never stand on a swivel chair. Whenever he went to Napville school nobody ever listened to his safety tips. But then one day Officer Napville brought the police dog Gloria to his speech. When Officer Buckle made a speech, Gloria would stand behind him,

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Stairway to Danger by John BlaineSummary: In this book, Rick Brant's sister, Barby, and a local newspaper reporter and family friend, Jerry Webster, were hit by a car. The driver of the car was a murderer and thief that just broke out of jail. Rick takes his plane to look for the car. His search for the bad person was unsuccessful, and while he was working, his plane was sabotaged. In the end,

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The Clouds Above by Jordan CraneSummary: The book I read was The Clouds Above by Jordan Crane. There is this boy named Slyly with his cat Jake. Slyly was late for school so they both found a way to get inside. Slyly and Jack were almost caught by his teacher Missus Poe, so they run to the top of the school. Slyly finds a door with stairs going up, up, up, and up. When they get to the top they try

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My Dog Never Says Please by Suzanne WilliamsSummary: This book is about a girl named Ginny. She has a dog named Red. One day at dinner, Ginny said "Pass the potatoes" and she did not say please. That's when Ginny is supposed to use her manners, but she looked outside and wondered why Red did not have to use manners. Now, Ginny will eat like a dog and she even tries to go outside without shoes on.

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The Edge Chronicles: The Last Sky Pirate by Paul Stewart and Chris RiddellSummary: Rook Barkwater is just a lowly under-librarian, whose parents were taken by slave traders. That is, until he is made into a Librarian Knight Elect, where he will travel to the Free Glades to complete his training and build his own Skycraft. Once he finishes his training, he sets out on his voyage. At the Great

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Would You by Marthe JocelynSummary: In the book Would You, 18 year old Claire Johnson was hit by a car. Claire was seriously injured and went into a coma. Natalie, Claire's sister, is scared and upset. When Natalie visits Claire, she talks to her. When the doctor tells the Johnson family that Claire's brain is dead, they decide to stop the machine that keeps Claire alive. When they are ready to

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Genre: Mystery, HorrorBook Summary: Petra Andalec and Calder Pillay together, strange things start to happen. Seemingly, unrelated events connect. An eccentric old woman seeks their company. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international Vermeer Painting. They must draw on their powers of intuition.Rank (0-5): 5Would you recommend this book to a friend? Yes My

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Genre: FantasyBook Summary: This book is about how Meggie, Mortimer, Elinor, Dustfinger, and many other characters try to put an end to Capricorn while staying alive and together instead of being captured by him. It's also about how Meggie uses her voice to save her family and friends.Rank (0-5): 5Would you recommend this book to a friend? {Yes} My review of this book: Most of the time when I

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Genre: FantasyBook Summary: This book is about a boy, Percy Jackson, who goes on a dangerous quest with his friend Annabeth. They go without permission to save their close friend, Grover, who has been taken by a cyclops in the Sea of Monsters. They also go to get the Fleece, the only thing that can save a girl's spirit (Thalia). In the end, they save Grover an dThalia, but they realize they've

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Genre: Realistic FictionBook Summary: This book was about spring break! Mia goes to build houses for the homeless. It is with he Gifted and Talented class, so Michael will be there. Now don't think why she wants to go is to help homeless people...Rank (0-5): 4Would you recommend this book to a friend? YesMy review of this book: This book was really short which I didn't like. It was only 50 pages!

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Genre: {Realistic Fiction}Book Summary: This book is abou how Princess Mia thinks that she doesn't have any talents. She also missed her new boyfriend's birthday. In this book, she solves that and many other problems.Rank (0-5): {5} Would you recommend this book to a friend? {Yes} My review of this book: I really like this book. Since she thinks she has no talents, she asks her best friend Lily.

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Genre: realistic fictionBook Summary: This was the last book in the Silver Beach trilogy and probably the best one. this is the first summer that Elli and Sam are together from the beginning of the summer, and they are in love. After Ethan\'s girlfriend\'s death last year, he returns to Charlotte, and plans to marry her. Elli will do anything to prevent this because she thinks Charlotte is so bad

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Genre: realistic fictionBook Summary: This was another one of the Summer Collection from the Clique series, this time about Alicia. Alicia goes to Spain for the Summer to visit her cousins and relatives. While there, the newest pop singer is looking for a girl to star in his new video. Alicia is determined to be the one, even though she\'s only half Spanish. She finds a lot of obstacles in her

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Genre: realistic fictionBook Summary: This is one of the Summer Collection books from the Clique series. It\'s about Dylan, who goes with her mom (a host of a tv show) to Hawaii\'s Aloha Tennis Open. Her mom has to interview a tennis player named Svetlana, who came back from rehab after having public anger problems. Dylan figures out that to get the guy she wants, she needs to know how to play

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Genre: realistic fictionBook Summary: This book is about a group of girls that go to an all-girls school. They are all named Ashley, are all rich, really pretty, and have a good sense of fashion. Then one summer, a girl named Lauren Page finds her family becoming suddenly rich. She gets a makeover, new clothes, a new house, and tons more because she can finally afford it after not being able to

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Genre: realistic fictionBook Summary: This book was about a boy named Sonny Hickam who lived with him family in the town of Coalwood, West Virginia. The entire town revolved around the mining industry, and Sonny\'s dad held a really high position there. Sonny\'s dad assumed that he would follow in his own footsteps and become a mining engineer. Sonny had a very hard time with things because his

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Genre: realistic fictionBook Summary: This book is about a girl named Luna. She and her 4 friends are working for Luna\'s parents\' coed surfing camp for the summer. Luna\'s been stressed about a huge competition, though! She wants to live up to her mother\'s rep as a former U.S. champ surfer, but it\'s not so easy! Also, at camp Luna meets David, who she likes, and he likes her too! But he hates

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Genre: Realistic FictionBook Summary: Amanda Romero is a 13 year old girl who had always dreamed of having a bedroom of her own, and a little privacy. It is all she thinks about night and day now that she is becoming a teen. One day her dream comes true, but in order for this to happen, the family needs to move to a new town. Amanda and her family will have to make all new friends, and adjust to

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Genre: fantasyBook Summary: Emily Bartlett loves books. When her cousin writes that they just got a library, Emily is determined to get a library in her town. But everybody thinks that Emily is getting her hopes up way too high.Rank (0-5): 5Would you recommend this book to a friend? Yes My review of this book: I loved this book it was so cute! I can make a lot of connectionsto Emily. I love the

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Genre: mysteryBook Summary: The kidnapping of Christina Lattimore is about a girl who gets kidnapped. She gets kidnapped ny a guy who worked at a burger joint that her and her friend go to every day after school. When she gets out everybody thinks that Christina faked the kidnapping so she could get money for herself. Rank (0-5): 4 Would you recommend this book to a friend? Yes My review of this

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