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Pizza and Books: Teen Book Club June 2018 Pizza and Books is a club where teens talk about the books they are reading now, have recently read, or old-time favorites. The next meeting is Monday, July 23 at 6pm at the Nichols Library in the Community Room. Here's what we talked about this month!
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Seveneves
by Neal Stephenson
Five thousand years after a catastropic event sends a small surviving remnant of humanity into outer space, the progeny of those survivors--seven distinct races--embark on a journey into the unknown to return to Earth.
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The hound of the Baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle
Unconvinced that there are beasts in the moors near the Baskerville home, the new heir to the family estate turns to Sherlock Holmes and his assistant, Dr. Watson, to find out who is behind the mysterious death of his uncle.
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Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone
by J. K. Rowling
A winner of England's National Book Award, the acclaimed debut novel tells the outrageously funny, fantastic adventure story of Harry Potter, who escapes a hideous foster home thanks to a scholarship to The Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Hunting Prince Dracula
by Kerri Maniscalco
Fleeing London after discovering Jack the Ripper's true identity, Audrey Rose teams up with the arrogant yet charming Thomas on a journey into the heart of Romania, where she investigates suspiciously familiar murders at a prestigious medical school.
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Stormbreaker
by Anthony Horowitz
Seeing the bullet holes in his uncle's car, Alex realizes that the story he has been told about his death is a lie and so begins to look for the truth, but soon he uncovers great secrets and must run for his life to save not only himself but all the children of England.
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Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
When twelve-year-old evil genius Artemis Fowl tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.
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Leah on the Offbeat
by Becky Albertalli
Leah Burke—girl-band drummer, master of deadpan, and Simon Spier’s best friend from the award-winning Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda—takes center stage in this novel of first love and senior-year angst. When it comes to drumming, Leah Burke is usually on beat—but real life isn’t always so rhythmic. An anomaly in her friend group, she’s the only child of a young, single mom, and her life is decidedly less privileged. She loves to draw but is too self-conscious to show it. And even though her mom knows she’s bisexual, she hasn’t mustered the courage to tell her friends—not even her openly gay BFF, Simon. So Leah really doesn’t know what to do when her rock-solid friend group starts to fracture in unexpected ways. With prom and college on the horizon, tensions are running high. It’s hard for Leah to strike the right note while the people she loves are fighting—especially when she realizes she might love one of them more than she ever intended. |
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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda
by Becky Albertalli
Closeted gay teen Simon Spier is challenged to come out on his own terms when he is threatened with exposure, a situation that is complicated by his friends' views and his crush on an adorable if confusing guy.
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Salt to the sea : a novel
by Ruta Sepetys
Frantically racing to freedom with thousands of other refugees as Russian forces close in on their homes in East Prussia, Joana, Emilia and Florian meet aboard the doomed Wilhelm Gustloff and are forced to trust each other in order to survive. By the award-winning author of Out of the Easy.
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Unbroken [electronic resource] : a World War II story of survival, resilience, and redemption
by Laura Hillenbrand
On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared--Lt. Louis Zamperini. Captured by the Japanese and driven to the limits of endurance, Zamperini would answer desperation with ingenuity; suffering with hope, resolve, and humor
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Breathing underwater
by Alexandra Flinn
Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and anger, and describes living with his abusive father.
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Maximum Ride : the angel experiment
by James Patterson
Maximum, the Gasman, Nudge, Iggy, and Fang--genetically-engineered children who are part human, part bird--must rescue their sister Angel when she is kidnapped by Erasers, brutal wolf-like creatures, leading them to New York City where their lives are forever changed.
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The adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
A young boy living in mid-nineteenth century Missouri relates the many adventures that he and his friend Jim, an escaped slave, experience as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft.
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The giver
by Lois Lowry
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
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The outsiders
by S. E. Hinton
Three brothers struggle to stay together after their parents' death, as they search for an identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society in which they find themselves "outsiders."
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Man in the shadows
by Chris Morphew
Luke, Jordan, and Peter uncover a dangerous secret while on a quest to find the truth about the seemingly idyllic town of Phoenix.
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Extremely loud & incredibly close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Oskar Schell, the 9-year-old son of a man killed in the World Trade Center attacks, searches the five boroughs of New York City for a lock that fits a key his father left behind.
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My grandmother asked me to tell you she's sorry : a novel
by Fredrik Backman
Seven-year-old Elsa's grandmother dies and leaves behind a series of letters, sending the girl on a journey that brings to life the world of her grandmother's fairy tales. By the internationally best-selling author of A Man Called Ove.
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Dead is the new black
by Marlene Perez
When teenage girls start becoming victims of violent attacks around their town of Nightshade, the psychic Giordano sisters begin to take a closer look at the head cheerleader who has returned from summer break with a new look and strange attitude.
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