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Frog and Toad
by Arnold Lobel
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I really like the characters in this series.
They both die at the end
by Adam Silvera
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Overall, I really enjoyed this book. The author's attention to detail really struck me. Below are some things that I really liked about the book (specifically fine details and writing style choices): 1. The way that each chapter was written in the perspective of different characters really shone a light on the topics of this book. It showed how people can take things like being alive for granted. The perspective showed connections being formed and ripped apart. I especially liked how at the beginning of each chapter, if the perspective was from a new character, it would start by saying if the character was going to die today or not, using the same sentence structure each time. 2. The connections between all of the characters were very interesting. Many characters who at first seemed disconnected wove together into a web where everyone in the story was connected to everyone in some way. The author even provided a character map to visually demonstrate this. 3. The ending was truly beautiful. The whole book, readers anticipate the death of the two main characters. After the first one dies, the second leaves the hospital. He blindly enters the road "Without a hand to hold him back". After this, there is a blank page, and nothing else. To me, this symbolizes that without the other character, there was no one to continue the second boy who died's story. The only thing that kept me from giving this book a 5 star rating was that the beginning felt slow. I appreciated the realism, though (without the characters miraculously surviving). 4.25/5
The Candymakers
by Wendy Mass
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I really liked the Candymakers because it kind of was the same story 4 times but from the 4 main charchters different perspectives and then at the end they all work together as a team to make a candy that wins a contest so they save the factory.
Summer In The City
by Alex Aster
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I would rate Summer In The City 4/5 stars. This is definitely one of my favorite reads of the summer. I think one of the reasons I really enjoyed this book is because I am obsessed with the main character. She is sassy and independent on the outside but on the inside is insecure and hurt and in some ways she reminds me of myself. I feel like when I read a book that I can connect to the characters in, it makes me like it so much more. The story was set in NYC and I loved hearing about all of the landmarks that they visited. This book is great for someone who likes a fake relationship billionaire romance.
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
by Kwame Mbalia
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The TL; DR version of this review is: The storyline is messy. Contextual background for characters is lacking. Not a satisfying read. The Tristan Strong series was recommended to me because I enjoyed the Percy Jackson series. I was disappointed. While the Percy Jackson series provided clear details about Percy Jackson and his environs, the Tristan Strong series does not. (Spoiler Alert) For example, when Tristan fell underground, he wound up in "The Burning Sea" ("TBS"). However, the author did not describe TBS in sufficient detail, so I imagined TBS to be a really big sewer (since the only contextual clue was that it was underground). Another example is when Tristan arrives at Midpass (an island), there was no details about the island. Now, let us move on to the messy storyline. Throughout the book, Tristan hops around from place to place: one moment he is at Midpass, then suddenly he is in the Thicket (only contextual clue: it's a thorny place) and now he's in the air! Why Tristan is hopping around, I don't know! The messy narrative is not helped by the title. From the title and reading the first few chapters, I thought Tristan was going to unlock some sort of power connected to his strength, because he was born into a family of boxers and it seems that he can't box. Naturally, I thought that he was going to be able to discover his strength and punch a hole in the sky. (Spoiler alert: That didn't happen.) Further complicating an already messy storyline is the complete lack of details of mythological characters that - I assume - were introduced to help plot development. For example, if a mythological figure was introduced in Percy Jackson (e.g. Zeus), that figure's unique characteristics and powers were also described; here, it is not. Finally and most dissatisfying, the source of Tristan's powers were never explained. In most fantasy books (for example, Harry Potter and Percy Jackson), the source of the "hero"'s powers is given, in great detail. Here, there is nothing. Conclusion: I had high hopes when I started reading this book but I was disappointed.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J.K. Rowling
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I love this book because it introduces such an exciting and interesting new character. This book is all about Sirius, who turns out to be a friendly family member of Harry Potter. This story has so many good parts to it that make you hold your breath while reading (It sounds weird but it is true). Also, the plot twist at the end is such a great experience to read-imagine that-reading being one of the best experiences you could ever have. This series just continues to get better and better the more I continue to read it.
The Anarchists Cookbook
by Matt Dinniman
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This is the third book in the series Dungeon Crawler Carl. In this book the main characters Carl, the human, and Donut, the cat claiming to be a princess, go to the fourth floor which is called the Iron Tangle. This floor is basically a giant puzzle of trains and bosses and is very confusing for both the characters and the reader. This really takes the fun from the previous books and combines it with big and confusing puzzles which I also like. I highly recommend this book for more people.
star wars jedi academy revenge of the sis a christina starspeeder story
by jarret j. krosoczck
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in star wars jedi academy revenge of the sis a christina starspeeder story by jarrett j. krosoczcka and amy ignatow is about victors sister christaina starspeed and her journey to becoming a jedi knight
I love my New Toy
by Mo Willems
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Piggie finds a new toy, but she and Gerald throw and brake. They are sad, but squirrel puts the pieces back together because it is a snapping toy.
Shadow Me
by Tahereh Mafi
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Kenji is my favorite character in the series so I really like this book because it's in his perspective. I like how it explores Kenji's relationship with Nazeera because she is very mysterious and we don't really know is she is good or bad.
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