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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

By Jane Austen
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mariam S.
Feb 5, 2022

Pride and Prejudice is a romance written more than two hundred years ago by Jane Austen. In the novel, the protagonist Elizabeth Bennet finds love even after a disastrous first impression. The book starts with Elizabeth living at her family’s estate with four sisters - no male heirs. This means that at least one of them needs to marry or they’ll live in poverty after their father dies. Luckily, two rich bachelors have arrived in their country: Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy. Mr.

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Field Notes on Love by Jennifer E. Smith

Field Notes on Love

By Jennifer E. Smith
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Kayla B.
Feb 5, 2022

Hugo Wilkinson just got dumped right before the trip he was supposed to take with his now ex-girlfriend. He would go alone (in fact, he would prefer to go alone, being a sextuplet has its downfalls, after all) if only his train tickets weren’t in his ex's name. Obviously, the only solution is to find another Margaret Campbell to accompany him across the United States.

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

By J.K. Rowling
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Sriha P.
Feb 3, 2022

Harry goes to the Quidditch World Cup with Ron and Hermione, when a mysterious event happens there. He also dreams about his crush Cho Chang, but does not get a chance, as Edward Cullen takes his spot. A new event during school started and Harry was chosen as a competitor. Something mysterious happens as he did not put his name in. He just wants to be a normal wizard. But, because he is not a normal wizard, he goes through a different route through his fourth year of Hogwarts.

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Violets are Blue by Barbara Dee

Violets Are Blue

By Barbara Dee
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Sriha P.
Feb 3, 2022

This book is about a girl named Wren. She is a 7th grader who goes through lots of changes when her parents get divorced and her dad's remarried. She moves with her mom she starts getting into a new obsession with special effects makeup videos and an internet sensation named Cat FX. She tries to duplicate one of the techniques but somehow she cannot! Wren's mom tells her to stop using her laptop, so she agrees to do makeup for a Middle School production.

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Annexed by Sharon Dogar

Annexed

By Sharon Dogar
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 3, 2022

Peter Van Pels is a boy who goes into hiding as the Nazis take over Germany. With the help of three people, Peter and his family, along with another family, hide in what is called “The Secret Annex.” The Van Pels family hid with the Frank family. While they are in hiding, Peter tries to be happy. He tries to forget what is happening, but things become worse after they are found.

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Cover photo of the book The Selection

The Selection

By Kiera Cass
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anna S.
Feb 3, 2022

In the first book of The Selection Series, America Singer gets chosen to be in the selection. This is a nightmare for her. In the selection 35 girls have to compete to make Prince Maxon fall in love with one of them. America grew up in a poor family and going to a palace is going to be a big change for her. In this futuristic romance novel, America will have to follow her heart, even if she doesn’t like what her heart is telling her.

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Divergent

By Veronica Roth
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anna S.
Feb 3, 2022

Beatrice has only known to be a selfless person all of her life. She only looks in a mirror on occasion and always has to do the right thing. When she turns 16, this all changes. Beatrice can change her faction. She has to decide her future in the matter of seconds. This one decision choses her job, her friends, and almost every part of her life. What faction will she choose and how will she decide? It will change her life.

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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Inheritance Games

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Shreya A.
Feb 3, 2022

The Inheritance Games is an exotic and thrilling mystery novel by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. This book is about an ordinary girl named Avery, she gets invited to the will reading of the late Tobias Hawthorne, the 9th richest man on Earth. There she finds that she inherits billions of dollars. Avery and the four grandsons of Tobias Hawthorne solve riddles and puzzles to figure out why Tobias Hawthorne left his money to Avery.

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Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust

Girl, Serpent, Thorn

By Melissa Bashardoust
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Shreya A.
Feb 3, 2022

Girl, Serpent, Thorn is a thrilling and adventurous fictional novel by Melissa Bashardoust. This book is about a girl named Soraya, she is cursed with poison in her veins which deprive her of touch. Soraya meets a soldier named Azad, he gains her trust and feeds her lies about her family. Soon these lies get to her and she betrays her family. Soraya gets captured by Azad, and comes up with a plan to overthrow Azad from her family’s throne.

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Everless by sara Holland

Everless

By Sara Holland
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Feb 3, 2022

Jules Ember is a 19 year old girl who lives in a place called Crofton, Sempera with her father in poverty. She’s only ever wanted a peaceful life with her father, without any worries. However, they have too many debts and day by day her father is dying trying to pay up all of them at the same time. Jules feels really bad, so she decides to work at Everless, the house of the wealthiest family in Sempera, who she and her dad hate very much for an incident that happened years ago.

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