The construction here is a clear one - we are presented with an often repeated "fact" about a president and then the truth of the matter. Many of these corrections will be familiar but several were new to me. We don't get much beyond the correction in terms of historical context but as a quick entertainment it's a solid choice.
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This Book Kills by Ravena Kaur Guron - Jess is trying her best to survive as one of just a few scholarship students at an elite boarding school. Then a powerful student is killed using a story that Jess wrote as inspiration and her carefully constructed world falls apart.
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The Sherlock Society by James Ponti - A pair of siblings hunts for Al Capone's missing millions with their grandfather and friends and turn up a much bigger mystery.
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Not Another Banned Book by Dana Alison Levy
Author: Wendy Wunder
Genre: realistic (?) fiction
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Summary (provided by publisher): Seventeen-year-old Maya knows everything. When she looks at someone, she instantly knows their history, their private thoughts, their secret desires, their most tragic failures. Combine these private miseries with the general state of the world, and it's easy to see why Maya's power starts to get her down…
Which is why she was sent to the Whispering Pines Psychiatric Facility, and also why starting at a new school is going to be such a challenge. Now, faced with Tyler, a cute guy she actually wants to know everything about, Maya realizes that maybe her power isn't so horrible after all. Maybe she can use it for good. Maybe she can even get the guy. Or maybe there really is such a thing as knowing too much.
My opinion: There is a sort of emotional distance in this narrative that normally would be a negative but which works surprisingly well in this case. It parallels the overall unreality of the narrative and keeps the tone fairly light. But don't take that to mean that this is a silly story. The light tone keeps it from becoming maudlin but allows it to address serious issues. Through her efforts to save people and the world, Maya explores ideas of responsibility. Reading this once is surprisingly fun. Reading it a second time is more reflective and digs deep into the ideas. A strong novvel well worth your time.
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If you are the sort of reader who loved Hatchet or My Side of the Mountain, then Ash's Cabin is the book for you. The resemblance to the latter book is stronger since Ash chooses to go off the grid and live a spare existence rather than being thrust into a survival situation. We walk through Ash's whole journey - what motivates them to leave, the preparations they make, and the difficulties they encounter. This is a deeply introspective story and that nature is reflected in the delicate illustrations and muted color palette. As a whole, it balances text and images well to tell a complete story.
Summer might be over but stories about the outdoors and the freedom of camping are always entertaining. Whether it's a spooky tale of dangerous creatures or the freedom to explore relationships, we can learn a lot from camping stories. Here are six books that feature camping published in the past six months.
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After the rather disappointing experience of our last audio, let's jump into something that promises a little more thrilling with this tale of an explosion at an Irish prep school and the secrets that the affected students uncover.
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One Last Chance to Live by Francisco X Stork - Nico is obsessed with a dream he had. In it, he was at his own funeral and his best friend's dead sister was trying to tell him something. If he is truly dying, as he believes, he doesn't have long to find out what Rosario was trying to tell him, save his mother and brother, and write a book that people will remember.
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Monster Tree by Sarah Allen - After his father's death, Linus and his mother move across town for a fresh start. But pets in his new neighborhood are going missing and there's something unsettling about the tree in the next yard.
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A Royal Conundrum by Lisa Yee