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November 9

By Colleen Hoover
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Dipsika
Oct 4, 2024

The story follows two young strangers, Fallon and Ben. Fallon is a girl who is physically and emotionally scarred by a fire, while Ben is an aspiring writer. The two meet on November 9th, a date that is significant to both of them. They agree to meet every year on the same day without any contact in between, which makes the suspension for both of them intense. Over the years they reunite with dramatic change and their relationships grow complex. As secrets from Ben's past come to attention, their relationship is being tested forcing them to both be in uncomfortable situations.

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Projekt 1065

By Alan Gratz
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Benny L.
Oct 4, 2024

Projekt 1065, a historical fiction, written by Alan Gratz, tells the story of Michael O’Shaunessey during World War II. His father is the Irish ambassador for Germany. However, even though they are neutral, they are secretly a spy for the Allies. He is part of the Hitler youth, which essentially is training to become a Nazi soldier. He also meets Fritz and discovers that his house contained highly classified documents of a new plane that could be hugely beneficial for the allies.

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The Lost City of Z

By David Grann
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Benny L.
Oct 4, 2024

The Lost City of Z, a nonfiction historical biography, written by David Grann, tells a story of exploring the dense Amazon rainforest. Percy Fawcett, an explorer who wanted to find the “Lost City of Z”, believed that there were indigenous groups of people living in the Amazon and had built a great city. In the forest, Percy must overcome many challenges such as disease carrying mosquitoes, vicious animals, starvation, and exploring uncharted territory.

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Beyonders: A World Without Heroes

By Brandon Mull
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Benny L.
Oct 4, 2024

Beyonders: A World Without Heroes, a fantasy novel, written by Brandon Mull, tells a story of an exciting journey to find “The Word”.  Jason was teleported into an entire new world. He also meets another girl from planet Earth. They both desired to go home and see their family, however Jason and her were forced to go on a mission to seek different syllabuses scattered around Lyrian to create a word that would destroy the emperor.

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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

By Laura Hillenbrand
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Benny L.
Oct 4, 2024

Unbroken, a nonfiction book, written by Lauren Hillenbrand, is an autobiography told through events of World War II. Louis Zamperini was one of the best runners in high school and college and set records. Louis Zamperini just wanted to participate in the Olympics and live out his dreams. However, as he was set to go to the Olympics, WWII started, and he had to join the army. He endures many challenges to try and survive, from surviving sharks and starvation to the horrendous conditions of POW camps.

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American Dream

By 21 Savage
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Oct 4, 2024

American Dream is 21 Savage’s third studio album containing 15 tracks. The album cover contains a young 21 Savage smiling at the camera. The features of this album include Doja Cat, Young Thug, Metro Boomin, Lil Durk, Travis Scott, Summer Walker, Brent Faiyaz, Burna Boy, Tommy Newport, Mikky Ekko, and Mariah the Scientist. Production was handled by Metro Boomin himself, London on da Track, Scribz Riley, Allen Ritter, OG Parker, Cardo, FnZ, and Honorable C.N.O.T.E., among others.

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Ready Player One

By Ernest Cline
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
declanc
Oct 4, 2024

The Earth is a very different place in the future, and online characters matter just as much, if not more than real life. The world of the Oasis, a videogame, is home for many people as a distraction from the problems and horrors of the real world. The game has the power to fix the world and more than enough money to improve the state of the earth. The only problem is that when the creator of the game died, he left an easter egg in his game that whoever finds first gets to own the game.

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

By J.K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Jack M.
Oct 4, 2024

In the fifth installment of the Harry Potter series, Harry finds himself being shunned as a mad heretic while the Ministry of Magic desperately tries to deny the Dark Lords return. Harry has to fight to make his voice heard, yet few people believe him. On top of that, a new professor at Hogwarts, Dolores Umbridge, was sent by the Ministry of Magic to keep a watchful eye on Harry and Dumbledore. Harry struggles to deal with the mounting pressure and spiteful government while training hard to protect himself and those he cares about from Lord Voldemort.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

By J.K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Jack M.
Oct 4, 2024

Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his fourth year after saving his godfather, Sirius Black, from the dementors. However, this year is unlike any other at Hogwarts, as they have decided to bring back an old tradition, the Tri-Wizard Tournament! As this is a very dangerous competition between the three major schools in Europe, the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore, decides that only students over the age of seventeen may enter the tournament. When someone enters in Harry’s name, and he’s chosen, he must fight for his life against dragons, and merpeople, and solve clues to advance.

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

By J.K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Jack M.
Oct 4, 2024

A few months after he triumphs over the dark lord, Voldemort, Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts again for another year of practicing magic. This year, Harry discovers that his ability to talk to snakes isn’t the gift he thought it was, causing many students to turn on him. Soon after, a mysterious message written in blood appears, “The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the Heir Beware”. Following this event, an unknown individual is going around petrifying students of Hogwarts, including Harry’s friend Hermione.

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