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Titans – book review

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Titans by Victoria Scott Science Fiction Suspense Thriller Young Adult * * * * Stars (Great!) Astrid Sullivan would do anything to keep her family from falling apart, but her grandfather’s and father’s gambling have put them in a precarious position and they stand to lose everything. A chance meeting with a cantankerous elderly engineer (Rags) at the racetrack, gives Astrid new hope when he asks her to be the jockey for a Titan 1.0 … Read more

Expelled – Read It and Rate It

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Expelled by James Patterson Mystery Realistic Fiction Romance Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) Theo, Jude, Sasha, and Parker are expelled for an inappropriate picture on Theo’s twitter. The thing is, he didn’t post it. Parker is the only one that is guilty. Theo tries to figure out who posted the picture. He finds that Sasha isn’t innocent, and also is crazy. Jude, his best friend, wants to pursue art since … Read more

Teen Candy Terrariums (July 2019) Gallery

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The Huntley Library partnered with Morkes Chocolates to offer candy-making classes to teens this summer (based on the summer reading theme “Dig Into Summer”). Teens created candy terrariums filled with candy mud, dirt, rocks, worms, plants, and imaginative creatures that they sculpted themselves and dipped in chocolate! Creative and delicious. Check out their creations below:

Sea Creatures – Read It and Rate It

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Sea Creatures by Susanna Daniel Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) A family, Grahm (father), Frankie (son), and Georgia (mother) move to Miami. The family moved from Illinois after an accident stemming from Grahm’s sleep disorder. They make their home in a small houseboat near her father and stepmother’s house. Out of boredom and nothing to do at the house, Georgia takes a job as an “errand girl” for a hermit. … Read more

Jane Eyre – Read It and Rate It

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Classic Historical Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Jane as a kid lived with her wealthy aunt. Many times she was accused of things she didn’t do. Soon after, her aunt didn’t want to take care of her. She sent Jane to a boarding school. The teachers were harsh and she got a bite of bread and a sip of water for almost every meal. She … Read more

Hidden Oracle – Read It and Rate It

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The Hidden Oracle Trials of Apollo #1 by Rick Riordan Adventure Fantasy Mystery Thriller Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) In this book the Greek god Apollo gets dumped by his dad Zeus in the form of a mortal teenager, whose fate is somehow bound with that of a 12-year-old punk demigod named Meg McCaffrey. In their quest to save the Oracle of Delphi, they run into a 4000-year-old emperor Nero, sing … Read more

Son of Neptune – Read It and Rate It

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The Son of Neptune Heroes of Olympus #2 by Rick Riordan Adventure Fantasy Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) In their quest to save the world and Olympus (again), Percy Jackson, a girl named Hazel, and a boy named Frank are constantly fighting for their lives against Wheat, Barley, and Spelt, getting captured by Amazons and cruising at 650 mph in a chariot pulled by the fastest horse in the universe. Oh yeah! … Read more

Last Olympian – Read It and Rate It

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The Last Olympian Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5 by Rick Riordan Adventure Fantasy Mythology Supernatural Review #1 * * * * * Stars (Amazing!) During the epic conclusion of Percy Jackson, Titan Kronos advances to New York with his army. Percy Jackson gathers his and the two fight to determine the fate of New York and the world. I liked this book because I enjoy adventure and it ends the series nicely. Review #2 … Read more