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Ready or Not DVD

Ready or Not DVD

Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 20, 2023

After getting married Grace learns of her husband’s family tradition of playing a game at midnight to welcome new family members. She ends up pulling the card of hide-and-seek. However, the childish game Grace thinks she is playing turns murderous as her new family members hunt her down, will she survive until dawn? 

Teen Review
Pet

Pet

By Akwaeke Emezi
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Sophia
Sep 20, 2023

TW: Child abuse, violence 

Help me, I’ve fallen for this book and I can’t get up. 

…I’m sorry. That was cheesy. Now for the real intro: Pet was not something I was expecting to enjoy. I don’t even know where I found out about this gem of a book. I wish I did, if I’m being honest, but after all, it’s not the beginning of the journey that matters, it’s the end result. And Pet delivered. 

Teen Review
The Son of Neptune

Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Sep 20, 2023

Percy woke up and remembers nothing, the only person thing he remembers is a name, Annabeth. In the second installment of the Heroes of Olympus we see Percy and two new demigod heroes go on a quest to unleash the god of death…

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The Lost Hero

Heroes of Olympus: The Lost Hero

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Sep 20, 2023

Jason wakes up remembering nothing, he does not know who he is and where he is, the only thing he knows is that something is wrong. Jason and two other demigods must find their way to Camp Half-blood and go on a quest to save the world from destruction and if they fail, there will be bloodshed like they have never seen…

Teen Review
Out from Boneville

Out from Boneville

By Jeff Smith
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Neil J.
Sep 20, 2023

Out from Boneville is a graphic novel, the first book of a 7-book series called Bone. In this book, there are three creatures called Bones, who are cousins. Their names are Fone-bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley. They used to live in Boneville, but Phoney Bone got kicked out and the others decided to accompany him. They were walking in the desert when they got separated, and all three landed in a mysterious valley.

Teen Review
Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars

Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars

By Nick James
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Sep 20, 2023

Skyship Academy: The Pearl Wars is a story that takes place in a dystopian future where earth is in ruins and its people are dependent on mysterious orbs from space called pearls which have enough power to supply energy for entire cities. Two powerful entities are battling for control over these powerful resources, the skyship dwellers and the corrupt surface government. Jesse Fisher, a skyship slacker and Cassius Stevensons, a young surface operator cross paths which triggers an unexpected reaction…

Teen Review
A Night Divided

A Night Divided

By Jennifer A. Nielsen
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 20, 2023

A Night Divided is a historical fiction book written by Jennifer Nielsen. The main character of the book Gerta, has been living in Eastern Germany after World War II ended. At the time, Eastern Germany was controlled by the Soviet Union and life there was harsh. In hopes of finding opportunities on the other side, her family is split in an instant as the Berlin Wall goes up. In this book, Gerta and her brother Fritz deduce a way to meet their family on the other side of the wall.

Teen Review
Inhuman

Inhuman

By Kat Falls
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Sep 20, 2023

Summary: Inhuman by Kat Falls is a dystopian science fiction novel set in a post-apocalyptic world where a virus has transformed some humans into dangerous, genetically-altered creatures known as "ferals." The story follows 16-year-old Lane McEvoy, who embarks on a perilous journey to the quarantined city of Des Moines to find her estranged father, a renowned scientist. Along the way, she encounters both ferals and humans struggling to survive in this new world.

Teen Review
Happily Ever After by Kiera Cass

Happily Ever After

By Kiera Cass
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mia M.
Sep 20, 2023

Happily Ever After is a novel about many characters featured in The Selection Series. These characters are not the main characters in the main books. Some of these characters are Amberly, Marlee, and Celeste. I loved hearing these characters point of views! My personal favorite part is learning how Queen Amberly and King Clarkson met. There is a lot more behind their marriage than meets the eye.

Teen Review
Dirt Creek

Dirt Creek

By Hayley Scrivenor
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sumlina A.
Sep 20, 2023

Dirt Creek is a small-town mystery set in the rural Australian outback town of Durton or “Dirt Town” where twelve-year-old Esther Bianci disappears on her way home from school. Esther’s best friend Veronica “Ronnie” Thompson is devastated and attempts to seek clues to help bring her friend home, and Esther’s mom, Constance Bianchi, grieves and questions the tight-knit community she lived in for many years.

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