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Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Radio Silence

By Alice Oseman
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Rhea S.
Jun 14, 2022

Radio Silence, by Alice Oseman, is a young adult novel set in the same universe as most of Oseman's other books. Frances has a plan for her life. She will go to university to study English, even though she'd prefer to do art. In fact, she'd prefer not to go to university at all. Frances enjoys listening to a science-fiction podcast, Radio Silence, and, against all odds, discovers that she knows the creator of the podcast, Aled Last.

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The Aquanaut by Dan Santat

The Aquanaut

By Dan Santat
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Isabel P.
Jun 14, 2022

The Aquanaut by Dan Santat was a moving, fun graphic novel about marine life and the meaning of family. You meet Sophia, the daughter of Michel who dies in the sinking of vessel that he and his brother were using to research the sea. During this sinking, Paul ends ups surviving and is left to take care of Sophia. Paul is quite busy with his work, leaving Sophia alone a lot. One day an old diving suit appears out of the water. What the people don’t know is that it’s operated by marine animals.

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Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis

Be Not Far From Me

By Mindy McGinnis
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Aadit G.
Jun 14, 2022

Rating: 3

My rating for this book is a 3 because the book is bland in my opinion and does no thave intensive detail. This book failed to get my interest and I believe the main reason was not enough detail. I also believe it was too short according to what the plot was. It is also boring and repetitive at a certain point.

Summary:

 This is about a girl named Ashley who goes camping in the woods. She then finds out that her boyfriend cheated on her; after which she runs into the woods and has to survive by herself with limited resources.

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Deeplight by Frances Hardinge

Deeplight

By Frances Hardinge
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Aadit G.
Jun 14, 2022

Rating: 3

My rating for this book is a 3 because the book felt not put together and just not right. The genre seems a bit off and mixes horror and fantasy. In my opinion, this is not a very good combination.

Summary:

This is about two boys who grow up together like brothers. The story talks about how the gods of the myriads caused a lot of damage to human society and killed thousands. These two boys then have to go through many challenges throughout the book.

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The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling

The Canyon's Edge

By Dusti Bowling
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Aadit G.
Jun 14, 2022

Rating: 4

My rating for this book is a 4 because the books plotline was great but this book didn't stand out that much and the plotline was confusing at some points throughout the book.

Summary:

This book is based around the character Nora. Her birthday is the day that her mom died in a public shooting. Exactly a year after her mom dying she and her dad head into a canyon in the Arizona desert. A flood happens which takes away her father. Nora then has to survive all by herself in the hot desert and has to find a way to save herself and her dad.

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We Are Not Free by Traci Chee

We Are Not Free

By Traci Chee
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Aadit G.
Jun 14, 2022

Rating: 4

My rating for this book is a 4 because the book does show realistic things that happened in our country that are often not remembered. History has its ups and downs and more often than not we forget about the tragic things that happened; even in our own nations. This book brings out one of the pieces of history that many people have either forgotten or don't even know about.

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Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam

Punching the Air

By Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Aadit G.
Jun 14, 2022

Rating: 4

My rating for this book is a 4 because the book is really good and has a great plotline.

Summary:

This book is about a black, Muslim teenager who is accused of a crime that he did not commit. He was accused of assaulting a white boy. He then has to go to prison and face consequences over something he did not do.

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The Oracle Code by Marieke Nijkamp

The Oracle Code

By Marieke Nijkamp
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Aadit G.
Jun 14, 2022

Rating: 4

My rating for this book is a 4 because the book is pretty good but I don't really like the "horror" part of it.

Summary:

This is about a girl named Barbra Gordan. She was shot and is paralyzed from her hips down. She is admitted into a rehab facility which is pretty suspicious. She can hear voices in the walls and once patients start going missing she starts investigating.

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Wink by Rob Harrell

Wink

By Rob Harrell
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Aadit G.
Jun 14, 2022

Rating:

3.5 This book is great but it did not catch my attention like many other books did.

Summary:

This book is based off a true story of a middle school teenage boy. His name in the book is Ross Maloy. He is a teenage boy who wants to fit in to the school. He then gets diagnosed with a rare eye cancer after which he has to go through many surgeries. After the surgeries his eye is always winking and he does not know how to control his life anymore.

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Fighting Words by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Fighting Words

By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Aadit G.
Jun 14, 2022

Rating: 4.5

My rating for this book is a 4.5 because the book has an awesome story and I think it really was an awesome book. This book emotionally hooks you to the point where you don't want to put the book down anymore.

Summary:

This is about two girls named Della and Suki who are sisters. They always loved each other and protected each other no matter what happened. They find out that their mom takes drugs and their life is suddenly unpredictable.

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