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Just in case by Meg Rosoff |
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Demon Road by Derek Landy |
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Synopsis:
After his younger brother narrowly avoids a serious fall, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. He changes his name, assumes a new identity, new clothing and new friends, and dares to fall in love. Justin Case is convinced fate has in for him.And he's right. After finding his younger brother teetering on the edge of his balcony, fifteen-year-old David Case realizes the fragility of life and senses impending doom. Without looking back, he changes his name to Justin and assumes a new identity, new clothing and new friends, and dares to fall in love with the seductive Agnes Day. With his imaginary dog Boy in tow, Justin struggles to fit into his new role and above all, to survive in a world where tragedy is around every corner. He's got to be prepared, just in case. Synopsis by Goodreads |
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[Book 2 in the Matched series.] The Society chooses everything. The books you read. The music you listen to. The person you love. Yet for Cassia the rules have changed. Ky has been taken and she will sacrifice everything to find him. And when Cassia discovers Ky has escaped to the wild frontiers beyond the Society there is hope. But on the edge of society nothing is as it seems... A rebellion is rising. And a tangled web of lies and double-crosses could destroy everything. Synopsis by Goodreads |
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An epic road-trip across the supernatural landscape of America. Killer cars, vampires, undead serial killers: they’re all here. And the demons? Well, that’s where Amber comes in...Sixteen years old, smart and spirited, she’s just a normal American teenager until the lies are torn away and the demons reveal themselves. Forced to go on the run, she hurtles from one threat to another, revealing a tapestry of terror woven into the very fabric of her life. Her only chance rests with her fellow travellers, who are not at all what they appear to be… Synopsis by Goodreads |
Congratulations to the winners of last year's SIX-word-book-reviews!
We hope you enjoyed your chocolate.
Here are some of the finalists in the 6-WORD book reviews (or teasers) for a novel or book CHS students read..
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How to design and build your own house
by Lupe DiDonno Instructions unclear. Built a large desk. [Rory Gunn 13RGG] |
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Hamlet
by William Shakespeare Dad dies. Mum marries Uncle. Angst. [Niamh Hollis-Locke 13DRD] Twilight
by Stephanie Meyer Edward, Jacob, Edward, Jacob. Bite me. [Mya Brobyn 9SMM] The Martian
by Andy Weir Whoops, left you on Mars. Lol. [Jack Freeman 10BEM] I am Malala
by Malala Yousefzai Young girl, one voice, changes nation. [Emma Stoddart 123SRD] Flawed
by Cecelia Ahern You help one, you become one. [Lucy Dallas 10WJJ] Mary Poppins
by P. L. Travers It's practically perfect in every way! [Paris Tod 9VNC] Starring Tracy Beaker
by Jacqueline Wilson Treacherous Tracy meets stage. Performance fail? [Aimee Arnot 9MCJ Heroes of Olympus: The last hero
by Rick Riordan 'Senatus populusque Romanus'. Umm, ok then. [Cassie Tenebaum 9VNC] |
My sister Rosa
by Justine Larbalestier Never trust your little sister again. [Cameron Abbot 12BUB] Revolver
by Marcus Sedgwick Man gets robbed. Man gets revenge. [Aaron Bull 9MCJ] Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin Please don't get a favourite character. [Lily Williams 11TAL] The Hound of the baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle Mythical beast and a human deceased! [Beth Melchers 13PSA] Guinness World Records 2016
by Guinness World Records A book of everyday people achieving. [Lucas Rhode 9VNC] Attack on Titan
by Hajime Isayama Angry guy kills tall sassy giants. [EJ Stockman 11ZHB] Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin Everyone dies, except that one dwarf. [Joshua Pugh 11TAL] Stalker
by Lars Kepler Good luck staying awake this night! [Kavya Thomas 9VNC] |
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding Island paradise ... Boys that aren't nice. [Beth Melchers 13PSA] The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien Small unsociable man goes outside. YAY! [Riley Irwin-Payne 11THA] One punch man
by Yusuke Murata Man kills things with one punch. [Xavier Miles 13RGG] Apple and Rain
by Sarah Crossan Mother returns, Apple feels whole. Questions. [Ben Zelas 9MCJ] Animal Farm
by George Orwell Oink, Oink. I am a Communist. [Oscar Leech 10SCS] My sister Rosa
by Justine Larbalestier Controlling his psychopathic sister. Mission Impossible. [Jazpa Hammond-Parrish 9VNC] The art of not breathing
by Sarah Alexander Twin brother dies ... what the heck?! [Mandy Lowther 9VNC] I am not Esther
by Fleur Beale Sulky teen loses identity after abduction. [Biddy Mahy 11TAL] |
