Alice Pranks by Cameron Glenn

Title and Author-Alice Pranks by Cameron Glenn

Publisher-  CreateSpace

Pages- 156

My rating- 4 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie

Alice is your average loner. this story was very realistic and wasn't overdone at all. Cameron Glenn's writing style was perfect for this book. It was a very steady paced book that had very complex character development. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to read and who wants to read a wonderful story about an ordinary girl.

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Synopsis 

Alice is an outcast, who along with her best friend Lessa, wants to have a more exciting life and experience her first kiss. She begins this quest by teaming up with Liz, a popular girl, to pull a prank on a peer named Kathleen who thinks of herself as a witch. A hunky exchange student named Toby and Liz's hot twin brother, Jack, offer complications for Alice.

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Sarah's War Journal by Cameron Glenn

Title and Author-Sarah's War Journal by Cameron Glenn

Publisher-  CreateSpace

Pages- 88

My rating- 5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie

Sarah's war Journal is a wonderful read about a girl that lived through a major event. Sarah was able to talk about everything that happened in great detail. I feel that this book had a strong start and weakened in the middle, but it picked up toward the end. I loved this story, this is one of my top favorite books from Cameron Glenn.

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Synopsis 

In the near future Washington D.C. has been bombed. From the rubble, Sarah, a teen, finds a notebook and begins a journal, writing of some of the horrific experiences she’s endured.

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Dager of the Tasman Empire by Teresa Schapansky

Title and Author-Dager of the Tasman Empire by Teresa Schapansky

Publisher-  CreateSpace

Pages- 236 pages

My rating- 5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie
 Dager of the Tasman Empire is a powerful story about a boy that has a hard life. This book is so easy to read and has a wonderful message. I believe that more people should read this book. Family comes first, is the message that I took from this wonderful book. Schapansky is able to create a story that can be hard to write, and execute it properly.

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Synopsis 

Ruthlessly torn away from his family at the tender age of three; subsequently sold as a slave, the little boy endures unbelievable brutality. 

Thankful for his nightly dreams about magical, faraway places, and the constant companionship of his equally neglected farmyard friends, he survives. 

Two agonizing years pass; he receives a mysterious message, and learns that he has a family that loves him. He also discovers that he has a name, and that his family has never given up hope of his eventual return. With resolve that he didn't know he had, the little boy puts up the fight of his life, to return to his home.

Imogene of the Pacific Kingdom by Teresa Schapansky

Title and Author- Imogene of the Pacific Kingdom by Teresa Schapansky

Publisher-  CreateSpace

Pages- 238 

My rating-5 of 5 stars 

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

Imogene of the Pacific kingdom is a great read. Perfect for younger readers Imogene has to live with her aunt until she is ten. this is a wonderful magical tale about a girl that learns more about herself. This book is the perfect coming of age story that kept me reading until the very end!

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Imogene is only five years old when her parents suddenly and mysteriously disappear. Left with no choice but to live with an abrasive relative, she finds comfort in the alliance she's forged with an unlikely friend. She secretly holds dear, her mother's last words.

"Five years, Imogene. I shall come for you in five years." 

Imogene sadly soon learns, that things are not always as they seem. Upon reaching the age of ten, she has new confidence, and eagerly awaits her parents' return. Under the encouragement of her friend, Imogene embarks on a journey to an incredible world, learns who she really is, and where her true destiny lies.

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Rebirth by David Maxwell

Title and Author-Rebirth by David Maxwell

Publisher-  CreateSpace

Pages- 264 pages

My rating- 5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

Rebirth is a fantastic book that is thoughtful and well thought out. This book is a book that you don't want to put down, and a type of book that you want more of. David Maxwell was able to create a story that is unlike no other. I cannot believe I haven't heard of this book before. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something different and thought-provoking. This book if definitely one of my favorites.

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Synopsis 
Rebirth, the first novel by David Maxwell, is a fast-paced thriller that spans both space and time in a way not previously explored.
In the bizarre and amazing facility known only as Eden, Doctor Abigail Brennaman wakes to find herself alone and isolated following an accident she can't remember having. As she struggles for understanding, the answers her ominous host provides only serve to spawn more questions, questions that stretch the very limits of her imagination. Soon, she realizes she is not alone. 
As the truth comes to light, she and the others fight to hold on to the past while faced with unpredictable future and a very threatening present. 
The twists and turns will keep you riveted, the questions will make you think, the answers will make you shudder, and the ending will blow your mind. 
Rebirth is a must-read for science fiction fans as well as those who love a good thriller. It is a page-turner that is not to be missed.

Melody Jackson v. the Woman in White by B.M.B. Johnson

Title and Author-Melody Jackson v. the Woman in White by B.M.B. Johnson

Publisher-  Smashwords

My rating- 5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

This was another great book by BMB Johnson.
If you like old school mystery books and a funny little 12-year-old with her parents then you will love Melody Jackson V. The woman in white.
This book was very interesting and overall a really fun read. Johnson is able to create characters that are very well developed and complex. This was a very humorous book, which was very refreshing. I would highly recommend this book to anyone!

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Synopsis 

It all began with a blood-curdling scream in the middle of the night. This spurs on an investigation by Melody Jackson and her family which leads all over Portland. Enlisting the help of Lonnie's friends, Chazz and Malika, the group looks to resolve the mystery of not only the woman in white, but of two mysterious men in a van, and the dreaded Bardo!

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Revelation by Ellery A. Kane

Title and Author-Revelation by Ellery A. Kane

Publisher-  Dog Ear Publishing

Page Number- 276

My rating- 5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

This is the third and last installment of the legacy trilogy. WOW, that was a fantastic ending! This book picks up right where book two ends, Kane makes sure that we are not missing a thing in this book. Revelation was able to wrap everything up perfectly. I love this trilogy and cannot believe that it is over already. Ellery Kane was able to give her characters Lex and Quin a type of dynamic that really worked with their personalities and complexity. I love this trilogy!

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Synopsis 

Lex Knightley is keeping count. It's been seventy-five days since Quin left for Los Angeles. Seventy-five days without one word from him. Sixty-one since she made a deal with a devil. A deal she already regrets. And exactly thirty-nine days since Onyx-the deadliest emotion-altering medication yet-hit the streets, leaving an escalating body count in its wake.

With Zenigenic promising a new drug-an anti-Onyx to make the world a little kinder and a lot more compliant-it seems Xander Steele will stop at nothing to satisfy his desire for power and control. Quin's dramatic return brings more questions than answers. Lex suddenly finds herself right in the middle of it all . . . on a run for her life.

It's a race against the clock to uncover Steele's diabolical plan as the fate of San Francisco hangs in the balance. Can Lex finally fulfill her mother's ambition to expose Zenigenic-or is it already too late?

Caution: Emotion-altering medications are in the air. Find a mask. Hold your breath. Get ready for Revelation, the page-turning conclusion to the Legacy trilogy.

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Sidereus Nuncius by Ethan Howard

Title and Author-Sidereus Nuncius by Ethan Howard

Publisher-  Elementa 

Page Number- 146

My rating-5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

Sidereus Nuncius is a great story, Ethan Howard is able to create a story that is very intriguing. I was so interested in this book so much that I read it in one sitting! I would not change a thing to this book. Howard was able to create complex characters and an amazing journey. It was absolutely an amazing book that I would read again!

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Synopsis
Good vs. evil. Two sides of the same coin deadlocked for centuries. A victor in this ultimate struggle has finally emerged on Earth. Or so it seems. In 2018, mankind has been seduced by the promise of paradise. For most, life is good and even better days remain ahead. Unknown to the population at large, the third and final great evil has absolute authority over the world's economy, politics, religion, and media. Insidious forces are everywhere, lurking, unseen. Nothing is what it appears to be. Earth is headed for dark times. Then a powerful and enigmatic stranger arrives from the stars. He will either save the human race or accelerate a series of events that will lead Earth inexorably to its destruction.

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Dawn of the Dreamer by L.J. Higgins

Title and Author- Dawn of the Dreamer by L.J. Higgins

Publisher- CreateSpace 

Page Number- 288

My rating-5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

This Book was amazing! This book was very realistic for a dystopian novel. Higgins was able to create a world that didn't seem "overdone", but still seemed very interesting. I have never read a book like this one. Dawn of the Dreamer also had a love triangle that many novels have, but this love triangle didn't bother me as much. I did think that parts of this book were a little overdone, but it wasn't a big deal. I would still recommend this book to anyone.

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Synopsis
In 2023, the innovative MultiMind Corporation (MMC) released a stylish Wristcuff to be worn over a microchip implanted beneath its host’s skin, giving the wearer pleasant dreams. Better sleep promotes a peaceful lifestyle and improved health. At least this is what the MMC have the population believing. There are those for whom this technology fails to work: Dreamers. They’re shunned because of their inability to adapt and evolve like the rest of the human race.

Amelia is a Dreamer, and the veil of ignorance is lifted when she meets someone who helps her see through the lies and secrets of the MMC. With her world shaken and changed, Amelia has to decide whether to fight for the freedom to dream or take the ‘next step in evolution’ with the rest of society at the risk of losing her ability to think and dream for herself. 

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Grace and Disgrace by Kayne Milhomme

Title and Author-Grace and Disgrace by Kayne Milhomme

Publisher- CreateSpace 

Page Number- 274

My rating-5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

This book was PERFECT!!
As I continued to read the more I felt that I was in this book! Milhomme was able to create dynamic characters while keeping the story going at a steady pace. with each chapter becoming for intense and giving the reader more to think about. I absolutely love this book and cannot wait to read it again!

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Synopsis
The “Invitation to the Chase” arrives in the post without warning. Inscribed in silver ink on black paper, the anonymous summons expresses a simple challenge: to find the priceless Templar Diamond. 

Stolen in 1896 from St. Peter’s Cathedral in Belfast, the Templar Diamond has been missing for six years, with the suspects still at large. Now there is hope of its discovery in Boston, if the cryptic invitation can be believed. But is it a ruse? 

Jack Tuohay, Belfast Inspector 2nd class, is an inheritor of one such invitation. Professionally discredited for allowing the diamond theft to occur on his watch, he is desperate for a chance at redemption. But the new circumstances are not without stakes, as demonstrated by the murder of a second recipient of the invitation, a Boston priest. 

It seems the search for the missing diamond is a deadly one. 

Tuohay, with ties to both the diamond and the dead priest, is grudgingly assigned the case by his superiors. Along with two former sleuthing companions, Eliza Wilding, and John Eldredge, he pursues the priest’s killer and the lost diamond. It is not long before the companions find themselves entwined in a web of ciphers, puzzles, and ruses where one step closer to the diamond is also one step closer to the fatal consequences surrounding it. 

The chase is on.

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Dodgers by Bill Beverly

Title and Author- Dodgers by Bill Beverly

Publisher- Crown

Page Number- 304

My rating-4 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

Dodgers is a book that surprised me and kept me wanting more. This story is unforgettable and exciting. I wouldn't have chosen this book without reading reviews and I am so happy that I chose to pick it up. I did enjoy it, but I wanted more to the story. Everything else was perfect and I wouldn't change a thing!

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Synopsis
Dodgers is a dark, unforgettable coming-of-age journey that recalls the very best of Richard Price, Denis Johnson, and J.D. Salinger. It is the story of a young LA gang member named East, who is sent by his uncle along with some other teenage boys—including East's hothead younger brother—to kill a key witness hiding out in Wisconsin. The journey takes East out of a city he's never left and into an America that is entirely alien to him, ultimately forcing him to grapple with his place in the world and decide what kind of man he wants to become.
 
Written in stark and unforgettable prose and featuring an array of surprising and memorable characters rendered with empathy and wit, Dodgers heralds the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction

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Super-Duper Monty by Gita V. Reddy

Title and Author- Super-Duper Monty by Gita V. Reddy

Paige Number- 37 
PUBDATE-May 13th 2016

My rating:5 of 5 stars

 Reviewer- Stephanie 

THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER FOR 99 CENTS 

This book was a very cute story, this story is about one frog's adventure. I loved the illustrations, and how exciting the storyline was. I would definitely recommend this book to whoever wants to read a cute story. This is also a great bedtime story for young children.

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Synopsis
Monty lives in a pond with his family and friends. He loves to hop, leap, and jump. Everyone calls him Leapfrog. One day, Monty takes a long leap and lands on the road, and into trouble. 
Super-Duper Monty is a delightful book for kids. The story and the bright, colorful pictures will engage their attention while gently giving valuable lessons about how they should treat other creatures and the importance of natural habitat. 
The text is on the same page as the illustration, making it easy to read, and more enjoyable for kids.

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