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Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan

Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead

By Rick Riordan
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Shreya A.
Nov 19, 2021

Magnus Chase and the Ship of the Dead is a thrilling and funny fiction novel by Rick Riordan. This book is about a guy named Magnus Chase.  He and his friends travel across the nine worlds in search of a way for them to defeat Loki and return him to his chains and delay Ragnarok at the same time. I love the way the author makes the most serious moments really funny and exciting. The sarcasm in this book is so funny and original, I couldn’t stop laughing!

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Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation by Stuart Gibbs

Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation

By Stuart Gibbs
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Shreya A.
Nov 19, 2021

Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation is a page-turning and thrilling adventure fiction novel by Stuart Gibbs. This book is about a super-smart 12-year-old girl whose name is Charlie. She is recruited by the CIA, who are looking for Pandora, it is a formula created by Albert Einstein to create bombs faster and easier. The CIA team and Charlie go to different places to get the clues that ultimately lead them to Pandora. I love the way the author pictures the characters and the way he makes them act.

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Like a Love Song by Gabriela Martins

Like a Love Song

By Gabriela Martins
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 19, 2021

Natalie, a Brazilian teenage popstar is uncertain of what to do after her image is ruined after a publicized breakup. Her managers convince her to fake date a British actor named William. As she spends more time with him, she starts to develop feelings for him. Does she end up dating William? Read more to find out!

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Hello (From Here) by Chandler Baker & Wesley King

Hello (From Here)

By Chandler Baker & Wesley King
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 19, 2021

While working in a grocery store just before lockdown begins, Maxine bumps into a boy named Jonah. Instantly, they start to form feelings for each other and struggle to maintain contact. Do Maxine and Jonah form a relationship? Read more to find out!

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Catch the Light by Kate Sweeney

Catch the Light

By Kate Sweeney
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 18, 2021

When Mary’s father passes away, she decides to move from California to New York, in hopes of starting fresh. She is faced with balancing her old life, friends, and grief, all while forming romance. Is Mary able to face her past? Read more to find out!

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Maybe We're Electric by Val Emmich

Maybe We're Electric

By Val Emmich
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 18, 2021

During a strong snowstorm, two high schoolers, Teagan and Mac, coincidentally seek shelter and spend the night at the Thomas Edison Museum. Both teens are totally different, and live separate lives. Teagan, lives with a disability, while Mac lives as a popular guy in his school. Does romance bloom between them? Read more to find out!

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The Heartbreak Bakery by A.R. Capetta

The Heartbreak Bakery

By A.R. Capetta
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 18, 2021

17-year-old Syd works in a bakery while struggling with the aftermath of a breakup. When baking brownies, Syd discovers that they can bake their feelings into sweets. When Syd’s brownies end up breaking up the relationship of whoever eats them, Syd tries to fix the problem by baking sweets with good feelings. Can Syd fix the broken relationships? Read more to find out!

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Blank Confession by Pete Hautman

Blank Confession

By Pete Hautman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Nov 18, 2021

A teenage boy walks into a police station with a bleeding leg and a determined face.

Face-to-face to an officer named Rawls, the young boy named Shayne brazenly confesses to a

murder he may or may not have committed. The story is told through multiple perspectives

forcing the reader to decipher what is true and what is fake. The catalyst of the story is when

Mikey, a short boy who loves to wear suits, is framed for holding drugs. From there the story

takes off.

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When We Were Them by Laura Taylor Namey

When We Were Them

By Laura Taylor Namey
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 18, 2021

3 friends, Willa, Britton, and Luz were inseparable for years, until Willa ruined their friendship. Now, Willa is a week away from graduation and is reminiscing on the past to try to piece together the causes and events that caused her to betray her close friends.

Teen Review
Where There's a Whisk by Sarah J. Schmitt

Where There's a Whisk

By Sarah J. Schmitt
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Marium K.
Nov 18, 2021

Peyton Sinclaire is a chef with big dreams stuck in a small town. When she gets the chance to participate in a reality tv cooking show, she jumps at the chance, hoping to pursue her dream. When she is at the set, she realizes it isn’t what she hoped it would be like, she wonders how far she is willing to go to make her dreams a reality.

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