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I would give this book a 3 out of 5 stars. The story line, to me, was bland, about a girl in a post apocalyptic world, who needs to discover the secrets that the powerful leader of her society is keeping. To me it felt like every other dystopian book that came out in the last year, Hunger Games, or Divergent.
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I would rate this 4 out of 5 stars. Chloe King was about a young girl who, in a sense, died after falling out of a lighthouse window. Though the next day he woke up, seemingly without side effect. Until she began to notice her long, claw like, nails, and extreme reflexes, Chloe begins to grow into her cat like ancestry.
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5/5. The Outsiders is a story of a misunderstood group of kids called Greasers. When the youngest Greaser, Ponyboy, runs away after his brother hits him, he and his friend Johnny have to stay under radar, as Johnny killed a Soc named Bob. Eventually Ponyboy is brought back home, but it results in the death of Johnny, and another Greaser named Dally.
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4/5
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5/5. Red Queen is about a girl who lives in a society where the different blood colours, silver and red, show your status. Those with silver blood have powers, though Mave has red blood though still has powers. Soon she is to be married the prince, though she plains to over throw the kingdom, and give the power back to the people.
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3/5
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5/5
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5/5. The Book Thief is about a young girl, orphaned after her mother has been deemed a communist, she goes to live with Hubermans. Liesel meets Rudy, a young boy obsessed with Jessie Owens, who only wanted a kiss. When a Jewish man named Max seeks refuge with the Hubermans, Liesel finally opens up to the world around her.
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5/5. Amy, a young girl with pink hair who grew up in a trailer with her mom, is transported to a decrepit Oz via tornado. It is discovered later that Dorothy has been draining the magic from Oz, and according to a legion of witches and warlocks, Amy is the only one who can kill her. She encounters animalistic versions of the orginial characters, the scarecrow, lion, and tin man.
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5/5
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5/5. Jonas lives in a world void of colour, or physical pain/ emotions. After meeting the Giver, Jonas learns of the past via memories transmitted to him from the Giver. After learning about the death sentance his 'brother' Gabriel has, Jonas escapes with the child and finds Elsewhere.
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I read books that a couple years ago, I would have never thought I would be reading. I really expanded my horizons when it came to the type of books I read. Next year I would like to start reading books with much more serious tones, as by reading books with older themes I can really improve my reading ability.
