Q. I'm looking for a good book to read? I like exciting books, page turners, books that I can't put down. I haven't found a great book in so long. Does anyone have any recommendations??
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1)Gemma Doyle Trilogy by LIBBA BRAY(Series names:A Great and Terrible Beauty,Rebel Angels,The Sweet Far Thing)
Gemma, foresees her motherâs death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girlsâ academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. Gemma is distressed to find that she has been followed from India by Kartik, a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Nevertheless, they continue, and one night she is led by a child-spirit to find a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. The clique soon finds a way to accompany Gemma to the other-world realms of her visions "for a bit of fun" and to taste the power they will never have as Victorian wives, but they discover that the delights of the realms are overwhelmed by a menace they cannot control. Gemma is left with the knowledge that her role as the link between worlds leaves her with a mission to seek out the "others" and rebuild the Order.
2)A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
(In 1958 Landon Carter is a shallow but well-meaning teenager who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends and trying hard to ignore the impending responsibilities of adulthood.Then Landon gets roped into acting the lead in the Christmas play opposite the most renowned goody two-shoes in town: Jamie Sullivan. Against his best intentions and the taunts of his buddies, Landon finds himself falling for Jamie and learning some central lessons in life. )
3)Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
4)UNWIND-Neal Shusterman
The novel is set in a future United States in which a war over abortion has led to the common practice of "unwinding" or harvesting the organs of teenagers for transplant use. Three teenagers named Connor, Risa, and Lev all attempting to escape the fate of being sent to a "harvest camp" and unwound.15yr-old Connor's parents can no longer control him. Lev, a tithe, was raised by religious parents for the sole purpose of being unwound. Risa, a ward of the state, is a victim of shrinking budgets since she is not a talented enough musician to be kept alive.
5)DARKEST POWER SERIES-KELLY ARMSTRONG
Chloe, 15, has the ability to see dead people, but before she can figure out what is happening, she has a breakdown, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and placed in a group home. She befriends some of the teens at Lyle House and tries to accept her treatment.when the dead speak to her again and reveal that they were "supernaturals" who were experimented on, killed, and buried in the home's basement many years before. Together with her new friends, Chloe escapes Lyle House, only to be betrayed.
6)LIFE AS WE KNEW IT-SUSAN BETH PFEFFER
(The collision knocks the moon out of its normal orbit around earth and terrible things begin to happen.Tsunamis, earthquakes and floods wipe out huge areas of land and people.Miranda's world becomes more and more focused on the tragedy and the effects of the global climactic change, and her frame of reference as a teen in a world of school, friends, sports and the future, shrinks down to the day to day survival of herself and her family of four.)
7)Solo by Alyssa Brugman
Solo is the story of a troubled teenage girl called Mackenzie and her experiences at a camp for teenagers with issues. The âSoloâ of the title is 24 hours when each teenager at the camp must spend time alone in the wilderness.Mackenzie is gradually revealed as having a life ruined by abandonment, homelessness and abuse. In response to this she has sought to survive, sometimes by lashing out in violence or abuse of her own. Sometimes she uses savage humour and builds a wall of toughness around herself so the pain will not be so severe.
8)Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Seventeen-year-old Jordan tries to rescue 18-year-old Chloe from her attackers, and the two homeless teens form a fierce, siblinglike bond as they help each other survive the streets--a struggle that sometimes drives Jordan to prostitution. Both have deep scars: gay Jordan nearly died from his father's abuse; childlike Chloe can't speak directly about her past horrors, even to Jordan. At last, they strike out on a healing, cross-country trip in search of "beauty . . . maybe even some decent, kind people.
9)Hate List by Jennifer Brown
At the end of their junior year, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend pulls a gun in the Commons, leaving six students and a teacher dead and many others wounded. Valerie had no idea that the "hate list" that she and Nick created would be used to target victims in a vengeful shooting spree. For her, the list of tormentors was a way to ease the pain of being bullied and an outlet against the constant fighting between her parents. Although the police investigation reveals that Valerie had nothing to do with the actual shootings, many people in her community, including her parents, have a hard time believing that she is not at fault, too.
1)Gemma Doyle Trilogy by LIBBA BRAY(Series names:A Great and Terrible Beauty,Rebel Angels,The Sweet Far Thing)
Gemma, foresees her motherâs death in a black, swirling vision that turns out to be true. Sent back to England, she is enrolled at Spence, a girlsâ academy with a mysterious burned-out East Wing. Gemma is distressed to find that she has been followed from India by Kartik, a beautiful young man who warns her to fight off the visions. Nevertheless, they continue, and one night she is led by a child-spirit to find a diary that reveals the secrets of a mystical Order. The clique soon finds a way to accompany Gemma to the other-world realms of her visions "for a bit of fun" and to taste the power they will never have as Victorian wives, but they discover that the delights of the realms are overwhelmed by a menace they cannot control. Gemma is left with the knowledge that her role as the link between worlds leaves her with a mission to seek out the "others" and rebuild the Order.
2)A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
(In 1958 Landon Carter is a shallow but well-meaning teenager who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends and trying hard to ignore the impending responsibilities of adulthood.Then Landon gets roped into acting the lead in the Christmas play opposite the most renowned goody two-shoes in town: Jamie Sullivan. Against his best intentions and the taunts of his buddies, Landon finds himself falling for Jamie and learning some central lessons in life. )
3)Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
4)UNWIND-Neal Shusterman
The novel is set in a future United States in which a war over abortion has led to the common practice of "unwinding" or harvesting the organs of teenagers for transplant use. Three teenagers named Connor, Risa, and Lev all attempting to escape the fate of being sent to a "harvest camp" and unwound.15yr-old Connor's parents can no longer control him. Lev, a tithe, was raised by religious parents for the sole purpose of being unwound. Risa, a ward of the state, is a victim of shrinking budgets since she is not a talented enough musician to be kept alive.
5)DARKEST POWER SERIES-KELLY ARMSTRONG
Chloe, 15, has the ability to see dead people, but before she can figure out what is happening, she has a breakdown, is diagnosed with schizophrenia, and placed in a group home. She befriends some of the teens at Lyle House and tries to accept her treatment.when the dead speak to her again and reveal that they were "supernaturals" who were experimented on, killed, and buried in the home's basement many years before. Together with her new friends, Chloe escapes Lyle House, only to be betrayed.
6)LIFE AS WE KNEW IT-SUSAN BETH PFEFFER
(The collision knocks the moon out of its normal orbit around earth and terrible things begin to happen.Tsunamis, earthquakes and floods wipe out huge areas of land and people.Miranda's world becomes more and more focused on the tragedy and the effects of the global climactic change, and her frame of reference as a teen in a world of school, friends, sports and the future, shrinks down to the day to day survival of herself and her family of four.)
7)Solo by Alyssa Brugman
Solo is the story of a troubled teenage girl called Mackenzie and her experiences at a camp for teenagers with issues. The âSoloâ of the title is 24 hours when each teenager at the camp must spend time alone in the wilderness.Mackenzie is gradually revealed as having a life ruined by abandonment, homelessness and abuse. In response to this she has sought to survive, sometimes by lashing out in violence or abuse of her own. Sometimes she uses savage humour and builds a wall of toughness around herself so the pain will not be so severe.
8)Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde
Seventeen-year-old Jordan tries to rescue 18-year-old Chloe from her attackers, and the two homeless teens form a fierce, siblinglike bond as they help each other survive the streets--a struggle that sometimes drives Jordan to prostitution. Both have deep scars: gay Jordan nearly died from his father's abuse; childlike Chloe can't speak directly about her past horrors, even to Jordan. At last, they strike out on a healing, cross-country trip in search of "beauty . . . maybe even some decent, kind people.
9)Hate List by Jennifer Brown
At the end of their junior year, Valerie Leftman's boyfriend pulls a gun in the Commons, leaving six students and a teacher dead and many others wounded. Valerie had no idea that the "hate list" that she and Nick created would be used to target victims in a vengeful shooting spree. For her, the list of tormentors was a way to ease the pain of being bullied and an outlet against the constant fighting between her parents. Although the police investigation reveals that Valerie had nothing to do with the actual shootings, many people in her community, including her parents, have a hard time believing that she is not at fault, too.
Gift for 7 year old Girl!!???
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What are some gifts I can send to a 7 year old girl I sponser in Bolivia??
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sticker books, silly putty, string in a can, bouncy ball. cards, jacks, hair barettes, lip gloss, nail polish, a diary, gel pens, notebooks and pencils, sports clothes, food that is non perishable, ask what she needs if you think thee things are too frivolous
sticker books, silly putty, string in a can, bouncy ball. cards, jacks, hair barettes, lip gloss, nail polish, a diary, gel pens, notebooks and pencils, sports clothes, food that is non perishable, ask what she needs if you think thee things are too frivolous
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