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Teen SRC 2022 – Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

10 year old August Pullman was born with facial differences that required many surgeries to fix. Inside, he is a normal kid, who likes things normal kids like, Xbox, ice cream, and Star Wars. Being homeschooled all most of his life, he is now going to a public school for 5th grade. At first, he hates it, but during lunch a girl named Summer decided to sit with him, and the two of them quickly became friends. Later on, he makes friends with a boy named Jack, but this school isn’t only filled with nice people, there are still many people take behind his back, and one of the most notable one is Julian and his cronies. Will August survive 5th grade, or is the teasing and talking behind the back too much for him to handle.

Teen SRC 2020 – The Changelings by Christina Soontornvat

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The Changelings by Christina Soontornvat

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Today, I created a schedule for everything that I was going to do. That was my plan to prioritize my time and be more productive. I decided that I was going to start reading at 10am to 1pm. I completely underestimated how long it takes to read an average book. It took me 5 hours! My brother kept telling me to play Fortnite since the season is ending, I told him no! I haven’t even watched a single youtube video today. It is amazing how a book can pull you into it’s world to make it feel lke you’re there.

Normally, I wouldn’t read adventure books like this, but while I was reading the summary on the back of the book, I noticed that it was about a sibling relationship, sisters! Now, I am intruiged. This book is about a girl named Izzy, she’s moved with her family 11 times and now she is living in the most boring city you can imagine. I won’t give any spoilers but she realizes that her life is not so boring after all.

I felt that the intro was a bit unnecessary. Everyone thinking Marian was a witch honestly didn’t help with any of the story. I really liked how at the start, Izzy was being a bit mean to Hen (her sister) without realizing it, but when she started to look for her, she thought of all those times where she should have thought before she spoke. I relate to this in some way because my brother is always judging me on everything I do. Hopefully, someday my brother will realize his actions and change his perspective on things.

I loved the little touch of detail that they put on the cover. At the end of the book, Selden wrote a note saying “DO NOT FORGET US- SLDN. In the title, Changelings was spelled with a backwards E.

Teen SRC 2020 – The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2nd Book in the Narnia Series) by C. S. Lewis

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The real world is boring; it’s dull, unimaginative and uninventive, so we create fantasies as a way to escape into a magical, different, unique world. We watch movies or plays to experience something more interesting than the harsh realities of everyday life, so we dream. Authors like C.S Lewis and J.K Rowling show us this gloomy world, and then beneath everything they give us something extraordinary. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, four rather ordinary children, Peter, Susan, Edmond, and Lucy are about to take an exceptional adventure. When they come across a wardrobe, there is a path into a more interesting realm, in which they experience something spectacular.

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Teen SRC 2020 – Prince Caspian (4th book of the Narnia Series)

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Prince Caspian by C.S Lewis has the Pevensie siblings spending a whole year dreaming about returning to Narnia. However, when they finally get pulled back into Narnia, they realize a very important thing, “Things never happen the same way twice.” They then discover time passes differently in Narnia, and that thousands of years had already passed and everyone they knew has passed on. Narnia has been corrupted by a cruel, cold blooded leader who killed his way to his spot, and now the children have to gather up the talking animal’s courage in order to fight back against the tyrant and have circumstances return to a peaceful state.

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Teen SRC 2020 – The Miserable Mill (the 4th book in the Unfortunate Event Series) by Lewis Snicket

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The Miserable Mill by Lewis Snicket has the children heading to Paltryville where they hope to uncover more of their parents’ past. They arrive at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill where they meet “Sir”, the owner of the mill and his pushover partner “Charles”. They make a deal with Sir and agree to work at the Lumbermill until Violet comes of age.

“The deal is this: I will try to make sure that Count Olaf and his associates never go anywhere near you, and you will work in my lumbermill until you come of age and get all that money. Is that a fair deal?” -Sir

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Teen SRC 2017 – Sew Zoey: Sewing In Circles by Chloe Taylor

Image result for sew zoey sewing in circlesThis series, Sew Zoey, has been in the library for many years, so I decided to read one.

This book is about a girl named Zoey who is an expert in sewing. She decides to enter an outdoor market to sell her products! But things get a bit complicated when her crush asks her to sell his paintings at her booth. Her friends encourage her to say yes and sell his products, but she’s not so sure.

Then, her fashion idol, Daphne Shaw, offers to feature one Sew Zoey piece in her pop-up shop. It sounds great until Daphne rejects her sample. Just one more problem on the road…

I loved this book, but I also feel that it’s kind of simple for my taste. I give it a 3 out of 5!

Teen SRC 2017 – The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Image result for the secret garden bookI simply loved this book!

It is about an orphan named Mary Lennox who comes to live at her uncle’s great house on the Yorkshire Moors, where she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors.

The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary’s only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. One day, with the help of two unexpected companions, she discovers a way in. She then discovers many mysteries of the garden.

This book is a 5 out of 5 must-read!

 

Teen SRC 2017 – Wonder by R.J. Palacio

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This exceptional book warmed my heart!

It is about a boy named August (Auggie) Pullman who was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school — until now. He’s about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you’ve ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie’s just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he’s just like them, despite appearances?

The thing is, Auggie’s just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But his classmates see him as an alien who landed on earth. He tries desperately to make others understand that he is as normal as anyone else.

I was sad, happy, and scared altogether while reading this book. I give it a 5 out of 5!