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The Hidden Oracle

Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Mar 25, 2024

The god Apollo is cast down from Olympus as a regular teenage boy after angering Zeus. Now the god has lost all his powers and must survive the modern world and somehow find a way to regain his godly form. Apollo needs help and the only place he can think of is camp half blood. 

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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Fahrenheit 451

By Ray Bradbury
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Mar 25, 2024

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury takes place in a dystopian future where books are outlawed and the government uses mass censorship and immersive entertainment to distract the people from the real problems. The book was written based on fears of the growth of mass media and the general attitude of the public at the time and envisioned a possible future if things kept going the way they were. 

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Love Redesigned

Love Redesigned

By Lauren Asher
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 25, 2024

Love Redesigned is an enemies to lovers romance book by Lauren Asher. It follows the story of Dahlia and Julian, two family friends who turned into childhood rivals. After years of no contact, they run into each other after Dahlia comes back to their old town. This sparks their relationship when Julian asks Dahlia to work on a project with him. Throughout the book, their past is revealed and why they stopped talking to each other all those years ago. 

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November 9 by Colleen Hoover

November 9

By Colleen Hoover
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 25, 2024

November 9 is a fictional novel by Colleen Hoover. It follows the story of Fallon and Ben, who meet the day Fallon is going to move out of the country. They ultimately decide to spend her last day in the state together. They develop a real connection and decide to meet up every November 9th with no communication in between. One day, Fallon discovers a secret that tests their relationship and leads to a shocking discovery. 

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Before the Coffee Gets Cold

Before the Coffee Gets Cold

By Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 25, 2024

Before the Coffee Gets Cold is a science fiction novel by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. It follows the story of a coffee shop that is rumored to take people back in time. In order to do this, there are many rules that the person has to follow and if they don’t there are negative consequences. Throughout the novel, there are different characters that each go into the cafe in order to travel back in time. You learn about their past, their intentions to time travel, and what they want to accomplish by doing it. 

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The Martian by Andy Weir

The Martian

By Andy Weir
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Vaibhav K.
Mar 25, 2024

The Martian is a fictional story about an astronaut who accidentally gets stranded on Mars and only has limited supplies to survive the hostile conditions of the planet and find a way to contact NASA to get himself back to earth. 

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One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

One of Us is Lying

By Karen M. McManus
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 25, 2024

One of Us is Lying is a mystery novel by Karen McManus. It follows the story of four high school students who are suspects in a murder case. Each of the characters has a unique background with many secrets that the reader learns about throughout the book. There is a huge twist that happens in the book that reveals a major detail in the murder case. Throughout this book, the characters made it more captivating and made me want to keep reading.

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Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Today Tonight Tomorrow

By Rachel Solomon
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Allie
Mar 25, 2024

Rowan and Neil have been competing for everything their whole lives. Student council, best class project, even valedictorian. In the last 24 hours of their senior year, there’s only one thing left to compete for: Howl champion. The book explores the journey of the two teens spending those last 24 hours with each other, where they learn more about each other in that time period than they had in the 12 years they’d been in school together. 

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Starfish book cover

Starfish

By Lisa Fipps
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Allie
Mar 25, 2024

Written in concise but powerful verse, Starfish by Lisa Fipps delivers an important message to people of all ages about body image and self worth. The story follows Ellie’s journey to self confidence and growing up in the wake of her childhood best friend moving away. She deals with her weight in a family that is less than supportive of her, and that doesn’t discourage her from being herself. 

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