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When I Was a Soldier – 4/10 B.o.t.M.
When I Was a Soldier
When I Was a Soldier by Valérie Zenatti
– 3 stars
Did you know that ALL boys and girls in Israel must serve at least two years in the army after their 18th birthdays? When I Was a Soldier is the true story of 18-year-old Valérie Zenatti’s experiences as a female soldier [...]
Thirteen Reasons Why – 1/10 B.o.t.M.
Thirteen Reasons Why
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
– 5 stars
Thirteen Reasons Why is one of the best young adult books I have read in a long time. It tells two stories – one about Hannah Baker, a 17-year-old girl who, by the end of the first chapter we already know, has committed suicide; the [...]
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian – 11/09 B.o.t.M.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
– 5 stars
Junior is a teenager growing up on the Wellpinit Indian Reservation in Washington State – a terribly poor, hopeless world of alcoholic adults, fistfights and tragedy. But Junior is a little different than his [...]
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Hunger Games – 9/09 B.o.t.M.
Hunger Games
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
– 5 stars
Hunger Games is a gripping page-turner about a young girl named Katniss who lives with her mom and younger sister in a poor, remote area in the future country of Panem. Katniss is a hunter – she illegally enters the woods each day, gathers plants and [...]
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I am the Messenger – 4/09 B.o.t.M.
I am the Messenger
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
– 5 stars
I Am the Messenger is a story about a 19-year-old Australian taxi driver named Ed Kennedy. Ed is an incredibly average person. He doesn’t have a glamorous well-paying job; he lives in a boring town; he hangs out with a group [...]
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The Boy Who Dared – 3/09 B.o.t.M
The Boy Who Dared
The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
– 4 stars
The Boy Who Dared is a novel based on the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a 17-year-old boy who has been sentenced to death for speaking out against the Nazi government in Germany during World War II.
Told in flashback from Helmuth’s jail [...]
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