For the month of June, I read The Martian by Andy Weir. I recommend you read it, even if you’ve seen the movie. A biologist named Mark Watney is stranded on Mars in a huge storm with a broken- off antennae stuck in his stomach. In his struggle to survive he must perform surgery on…
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For the month of April, I read the novel Divergent by Veronica Roth. This book is about a girl named Tris living in a dystopian Chicago. The city is separated into factions created to prevent war. Each faction blames a different reason for war and fighting; selfishness, lying, cowardice, dumbness, and aggression, and each faction…
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For the month of March, I read the novel, A Rose for Melinda by Lurlene McDaniel. The book is about a very talented ballet dancer, Melinda, who has leukemia. During a summer intensive, into which only some of the highest dancers in the country are admitted, Melinda collapses. She is rushed to the hospital, and…
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In February I read the book 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass. It was recommended to me by a friend. On their last birthday, two friends who were born on the same day got into a huge fight and don’t speak for a whole year. The next year on their birthday, the day keeps repeating. The…
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Over winter break, I read this book. It is really good, especially if you like WWII historical fiction. The story is of an orphan girl who gets adopted into a poor family. Hans, her adopted father, teaches her how to read when he finds out she can’t. In their home, there are no books,…
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