Jane Eyre by: Charlotte Brone

This story is about a woman's life, and her struggles in life. She lived as an orphan and was treated coldly by her aunt. She is then sent off to a school, where she spends a portion of her life. She becomes a governess for Mr. Rochester, after leaving the school, but begins to fall in love with him. But, will her past prevent her from finding true love?

Zombie Survivla Guide by: Max Brooks

This book starts out very funny and it is, up until your realize Max Brooks is serious. Then it gets weird and a little pathetic. It seems Brooks considers zombies an honest threat to humanity. I would say you should read this for at least some laughs, and if nothing else you'll learn to how to survive the (highly unlikely) zombie apocalypse.

The Sun Alos Rises by: Ernest Hemingway

The book is about a group of people from the World War I period that are veterans. It takes place in a European setting. The group centrally focuses on characters (many of them) and moral values. A lot can be learned from this book because of the way Ernest Hemingway, such as the way war affects people. (in this case, the main character)

Basilisk by: N.M. Browne

Set in a past revolt world, Donna is a scribe that gets set a special task. Rej, an underworld camber, has come to the surface in search of revenge for a man he hardly knows. The only thing they have in common, they both dream of Basilisks.

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Oh my gosh - just fantastic! The story takes place in a sort of alternative universe, in a country called Panem; and the main character is a girl who has to volunteer for this event called The Hunger Games, a death-math between twenty-four kids, 2 Promeach of the twelve Districts that make up Panem. The story involves love, action, fighting, cliffhangers, super-special-awesome plot twists, and everything else that makes up an AMAZING book! 100% recommended; it's very well written and sooo good.

City of Thieves by David Benioff

This book was very entertaining and surprisingly accurate! It gave a great window into the lives of ordinary Russians during World War II. It allows for some very quick reading, while learning quite a bit about that time period. The reader gets to "meet" Red Army soldiers, Wehrmacht troopers, Russian partisans, and even blood-thirsty cannibals! What fun!

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Pretties by Scott Westerfield

Pretties is a futuristic book about transforming from being an ugly to being a pretty. Tally disagrees with all the surgery that people have to through to become a pretty. Tally decides to run away... but the specials catch her and make her become a pretty. Tally does multiple things to try and become ugly again that sometimes involve a great journey.

Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Lenkatesh

This book is written by a sociology professor. He discusses his time in the early 90's while he was a grad student at the University of Chicago.Sudhir befriends a gang leader in the projects while giving him a questionnaire. The book provides a great look into the impoverished American society. Read it!

Into Thin Air by John Krakauer

The main thing about this book was bringing a sense of adventure into everyday life. This book was a series of men climbing Mount Everest and expose themselves to the fury of nature.

Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli

Milkweed is about a nameless orphan growing up in Nazi occupied Warsaw. His life is a tumultuous and chaotic, but he seems to love it with a child's unwavering love.
This was a great book! Misha's life really strikes you especially when he sees everything from a child's view. And, this idea that being nothing is better than anything, really almost hurts.

Consciousness Explained by Daniel Dennett

The book is mainly about the author talking about all things that we so far know about the mind and how it works. He analyzed the history and theories of other scientists, but came to the conclusion that we are not yet at the level needed to even come close to explaining how consciousness work. It's a great book to read - abstract and thought-provoking.

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Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin

A great nonfiction book about a man, John, who becomes a black man through medication. He travels through the south, learning how blacks are treated. His journey changes not only his skin, but his entire being.

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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Stargirl is a story about a normal guy who is struck by the new girl in school, who is zany and completly unique. She stands out, everything from her flower and table clothe desks, to singing on your birthday. Because of her uniqueness she is loved, at first. Later, her peers beceom to ostracize her because Stargirl and Leo (the normal guy) are dating. Leo is ostracized as well. This story is about his struggless

Awesome!!!

Excellent book! I would recommend it to anyone.

Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Hawksong is about a hawk named Danica. She and her family have been fighting against the serpiente named Zane and his own family. Both royal families are done fighting as to many people have been lost to the war. So the only way for peace would be for Zane and Danica to get married and end the war between the two families.

I give this book five gold stars!

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Crank by Ellen Hopkins

This interesting story proves extremely hard to put down. Crank is a poetry book about a female who gets involved with a drug called crank.

I would definitely recommend this book. I love how this book gave a great perspective through the main character's eyes.

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War All the Time by Charles Bukowski

War All the Time is a collection of very dark and cynical poetry. The poems deal with love, life, death, alcohol and writing.

I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to explore a mature lifestyle.

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Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Twilight is an intense book that leave you questioning what is going to happen next. One of the most popular books at the moment, it is about Vampires. The beginning is a bit hard to get into, but with all the relationship troubles and mystery you can't help but fall in love with this book!

Bella Swan can't help but draw the attention of Edward. Bella and Edward's relationship struggles on and off through the entire series. Will their love overcome everything else?

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Blue is for nightmares

Blue is for nightmares is a very suspenseful book.

The book is about a young girl named Stacey who has nightmares about the future. Stacey has had nightmares in the past that have come true.

This time it's about her best friend Darea and it doesn't look good. If her dream is true- how will Stacey tell Darea she is being stocked and might die?

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The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty

This book is about a group of students at two different schools that become pen pals. They write to each other often and try so hard to relate to each other.

During this time the three girls get secret assignments to see what each of them thinks.

I loved this book for many reasons and I would recommend it to almost anyone!

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Sunshine by Robin Mckinley

Sunshine is a really good book about a woman and her struggles with work, boyfriend, heritage and vampires.

I thought the book was awesome. It started out slow but once hit part 3 and 4 it is real exciting!

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The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klasue

The Silver Kiss is a novel about a Zoe, a girl who met a vampire. Zoe's mother has cancer and is dieing and discovers she can talk about it to Simon (the vampire). Together they help each other get through the changes that they both are going through.

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

This book is totally amazing! I loved every minute spend reading it. The story is that of a boy growing up in Afghanistan then the rest of his life afterward. It is such a page turner, I couldn't put it down! I completely recommend it!

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Freedom From The Known by Krishnamarh

In this this book the author Krishnamhr explores his philosophical values of life. One of the main questions he contemplates is how we can reach the state of happiness. The secret is lies in self observing!

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Blood and Chocolate

This is a terrific read about a werewolf named Vivian who falls in love with a human. Vivian isn't exactly a werewolf but a wolf called a loup-garou. When a murder occurs which could possibly expose the pack (her family) This book also describes how Vivian must choose where she belongs; her pack or with her humans?

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