hush hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Nora Grey is a sophomore student living in Maine. Her life is not good until she is seated next to mysteriously very nice senior Patch in biology class, who has currently failed biology several times before .

-Eden

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Bridge to Terabithia by Katerine Patterson

Bridge to Terabithia is about two kids that make an imagenary kingdom called terabithia. There are magical creatures that they made up. but one day the bridge that they made gets covered with water and breacks so they can't get over and the girl dies trying to get over. The boy gets mad and spills the paint in the water that she gave him. - Percilla

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Long Shot by mike Lupica

Long Shot is about a boy named Pedro who runs for class president against the most popular kid in school: Ned. The best athlete, school worker, and the most humorous. Soon Ned who always made Pedro look good in basketball sets him up. Throwing passes inches too low, playing point guard to guard Pedro and steal his position as Point guard. Soon Pedro goes from Second best on the team to benchwarmer. Who will win the battle of popularity and will the friendship be ever changed.
If you like books with lessons you will like this book Because of a big turnaround at the also sports fans this is the book for you Pedro plays basketball and gets his job back. How? Read to find out.
I’d recommend this book for boy’s ages 8-14. Read Long Shot and your eyes will be glued to the book for at least three days.
-Cole

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Nancy Drew and the Clew Crew:Sleepover Sleuths by Carolyn Keene

Nancy, Bess and George ( Georgia ) are super excited because they got invited to Deirdre's sleepover party! Just like the American Girl Dolls (not a fan) in this book there are City Girls Dolls, and that's the sleepovers's theme, everyone is bringing their dolls. Suddenly Deirdre's City Girl Doll ( Hollywood Heather ) mysteriously does missing! Eight-year-old Nancy tries her hardest to figure out her first case of the Missing City Girl Doll! It's a really nice book I read it when I was about 8 and I still like this series!

-Anusha

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Harriet the Spy

Harriet spies on everyone and never misses a beat, but she writes all her notes down in her notebooks. What will Harriet do when her notebook falls into the wrong hands!A MUST READ BOOK!

-Sydney

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The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake

This book is about a girl who gets bullied because of her dark skin color, and the way she dresses. (Her mother sews clothes and they look horrible). Also, shes tall and skinny and people make fun of her because of that.

-Sara

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Unwind by Neal Shusterman

The Cambridge Harvard Summer Academy's "The Ties That Bind Us" course has forced me to read the book Unwind by Neal Shusterman. This story is rather strange and something I wouldn't have found if it weren't for CHSA (a round of applause for their good choice in books).

Anyway, this story is about a solution for those who were pro-choice or pro-life during the Heartland War in the USA (which never happened, this story is sci-fi). The USA has decided to come up with the Bill of Life. This bill declares that abortion cannot happen until a child is between the ages of 13 and 18. During that time period, a parent can choose to "abort" or "unwind" their child. This means that the child's body organs will be unwound from them and will be given to others who need them. This allows the child to be alive in a really messed up way. Weird huh? But it gets weirder.

So there are three kids, Connor (16), Risa (16?), and Lev (13) who all were to be unwound but they escaped. Connor's parents didn't want him. Risa was part of the state ward who had to unwind her due to budget problems. Lev is a tithe for his family. Lev is the most interesting character so far in the story because he is the one that changes the most. He goes from being totally up for unwinding (note: not many people dream of being an Unwind) to someone who doesn't think of it as a good idea, which is a big change. I would tell you more about the story but I am not done and I can't say much without giving it away. However, I do suggest that you read it because it's really good!

  --Mary

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Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

Liar & Spy was a book about two kids. One of them is homeschooled. Georges has to track down someone named Mr. X who lives one floor above him. Safer starts asking Georges to do stuff that is starting to get out of hand. I really liked the beginning of the book but not so much the ending.

-Max

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dork diaries, rachel renee russell

A new girl named nikki goes through a lot in fact she has to go through a lot of drama. Drama with a new mean girl, a new crush, and a diary which makes her feel more invisible and this all happens at her new school.

-Safi

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Luv Ya Bunches, Author: Lauren Myracle

This book was very nice, I was just addicted it includes drama, friendship its just the perfect book for me, I thought that the author, Lauren Myracle did a great job with the plot and had the perfect topic to write about, and it points out the drama in middle school! I just really enjoyed this book!

 - Noshin

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Wonder by R.J Palacio

August is about to go to 5th grade at an actual school. Ever since he was little he has been home schooled. August was born with a facial deformity, so he's really scared on what people will think when they first see him. Can he make friends at his new school?

-Anusha

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Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan

This is rather an interesting book. The reason I decided to read this book was because of John Green. I had previously read The Fault of Our Stars (I recommend), a book that was worthy of my tissue box which had encouraged me to read Will Grayson, Will Grayson.

This book took me a bit by surprise. It is basically about two people named Will Grayson, same age, same state, different lives. The Will Grayson that writes like a human (uses Standard English Conventions) happens to have the biggest (physically) gay best friend in the world. That is one of the main reasons why I found the book interesting. It revolves around love between the same sex. It's not often you come across a book that portrays being gay the same as being straight.

The book deals with the difficulties of being gay. There are occurences where there isn't anyone like you, so you turn to the internet for love. Sometimes you find it, sometimes you don't. Sometimes it happens to be your "friend" pretending to be a non existing human who you happen to like. Sometimes you can meet the love of your life in front of a porn shop.

This book shows that love can exist anywhere, everywhere, with whomever. It is a book that I have not finished but a book that I like. So I suggest this book to those who are into characters who write funky (Will Grayson) and characters who write like humans (Will Grayson). Just kidding. I think that anyone who is looking for a little love, laughter, and a bit of hope can find it in Will Grayson, Will Grayson.

-Mary

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tiger rising by kate dicamillo

Have you guys read tiger rising? well i have and its about a boy named rob who has a tiger.and the only one who knows his secret is sistene a new girl who goes to her school. they face many challenges along the way and many adventures.if u have nothing to read this summer read tiger rising. i recommend it.

-pricscilla

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A Whole Lot of Lucky by Danette Haworth

Hailee Richardson is not very rich, but she still has big dreams and they dont include hand-me-down things from the Salvation Army, until... her dad buys the winning ticket! Hailee gets a brand new bike, gets transferred to a fancy private school and makes a lot of new friends, but sometimes big changes happen to fast. How lucky can she get, or is this all not what she wanted?

-Anusha

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Dork Diaries 6 Tales From A Not So Happy Heartbreaker By Rachel Renee Russell

The biggest dance of the year is coming up and Nikki was hoping Brandon would ask her, but it's girls ask the guys. Nikki is trying to get her courage up, but every time she tries to ask, Mackenzie, or herself messes it up. the Valentines dance is coming up soon, but on Feb. 14 there was a big snowstorm and the dance was postponed. Now Nikki still has time, but she's been getting text messages from Brandon that makes her start doubting his friendship. Will there be a happy ending, or will Mackenzie steal Brandon from her?

-Anna

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Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning: by Danette Haworth

In this book, the protagonist is named Violet Raines. She is happy just the way life is, until a new girl moves in. Now her best friend Lottie (Charlotte) is spending a lot of time with the new girl, Melissa. Also Melissa will do anything to make Violet look bad or embarrass her such as teasing her about her friend Eddie. This book is ok, not my favorite, but alot of you guys might enjoy it.

-Anna

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Lexapros and Cons by Aaron Karo

The book Lexapros and Cons is about a person named Chuck Taylor. Chuck Taylor is a person who has OCD. His OCD makes him the weirdest kid in high school, he scared away his closest friend and he wears sneaker depending on his mood. But graduation is coming and he needs to find his "inner demon" to defend his closest friend and win over the girl of his dreams.

-Ming

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