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Trial by Fire

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Trial by Fire (Worldwalker #1) by Josephine Angelini (2014)

Trial by Fire

YA Fiction | Paranormal Fantasy4.5 starsBlurb:

“This world is trying to kill Lily Proctor. Her life-threatening allergies keep her from enjoying experiences that others in her hometown of Salem take for granted, which is why she is determined to enjoy her first high school party with her best friend and longtime crush, Tristan. But after a humiliating incident in front of half her graduating class, Lily wishes she could just disappear.

Suddenly, Lily is in a different Salem—one overrun with horrifying creatures and ruled by powerful women called Crucibles. Strongest and cruelest of them all is Lillian . . . Lily’s other self in this alternate universe.  Continue reading →

The Giver

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The Giver (The Giver Quartet #1) by Lois Lowry (1994)

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Middle Grade Fiction | Dystopian5-starsBlurb:

“Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.”
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Time Stops for No Mouse

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Times Stops for No Mouse (The Hermux Tantamoq Adventures #1) by Michael Hoeye (2003)

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Middle Grade Fiction | Crime & Mystery5-starsBlurb:

“Hermux Tantamoq is an ordinary, hard-working mouse, living in an ordinary metropolis. But when adventuress and aviatrix Linka Perlfinger walks into his watchmaker’s shop, his life becomes anything but ordinary.”
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The Knife of Never Letting Go

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The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness (2008)

knife of never letting go

YA Fiction | Sci-Fi Western5-starsBlurb:

“Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a month away from the birthday that will make him a man, Todd and his dog, Manchee — whose thoughts Todd can hear too, whether he wants to or not — stumble upon an area of complete silence. They find that in a town where privacy is impossible, something terrible has been hidden — a secret so awful that Todd and Manchee must run for their lives.

But how do you escape when your pursuers can hear your every thought?”
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Deathtrap

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Deathtrap: A Thriller in Two Acts by Ira Levin (1978)

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Theatre | Comedy | Mystery5-starsMy attempt at a Brief Summary:

Act One. A murder is committed. A play is written about the murder committed. Act Two. A play is written about a murder to be committed. The murder is committed. A play is written about a murder committed over a play about a murder committed based on an actual murder committed.

Tough to describe but it’s a comical thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat caught between laughter and terror!
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Divergent

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Divergent (Divergent #1) by Veronica Roth (2011)

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YA Fiction | Dystopian
4.5 starsBlurb:

“In Beatrice Prior’s dystopian Chicago world, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can’t have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.  Continue reading →

The Maze Runner

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The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1) by James Dashner (2009)

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YA Fiction | Sci-Fi4 StarsBlurb:

“If you ain’t scared, you ain’t human.
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers—boys whose memories are also gone.
Nice to meet ya, shank. Welcome to the Glade.
Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out—and no one’s ever made it through alive.
Everything is going to change.
Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying.
Remember. Survive. Run.”
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Benny and Joon

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Benny and Joon (Movie, 1993)

Benny and Joon

Dramedy | Romance | Family
Rated PG
5 stars

Lead Cast: Johnny Depp (Sam), Mary Stuart Masterson (Joon), Aidan Quinn (Benny)

This movie perhaps can be called a classic in that it is beautiful, simple, complex, and delightful. It is a movie made twelve years ago and yet still holds its own without seeming obviously dated or held back. The leaps and bounds that have been made in the film industry since 1993 do not take away from the soul of this film and thus it holds its own and in my eyes becomes a classic.  Continue reading →

1984

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1984 by George Orwell (1950)

1984Fiction | Dystopian
5-stars
Blurb:

“While 1984 has come and gone, Orwell’s narrative is more timely than ever. 1984 presents a “negative utopia”, that is at once a startling and haunting vision of the world — so powerful that it’s completely convincing from start to finish. Continue reading →

Translations

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Translations by Brian Friel (1981)

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Theatre | Historical Drama5-starsBlurb:

“The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camps a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers, making the first Ordnance Survey. For the purposes of cartography, the local Gaelic place names have to be recorded and rendered into English. In examining the effects of Continue reading →