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Assegai by Wilbur Smith
Overall Rating: 10/10 Set in Masai tribal territories in Africa just prior to WW1, ex-soldier turned professional big-game hunter Leon...
Britt Ratzburg
Mar 2, 20232 min read
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Golden Lion by Wilbur Smith
Overall Rating: 7/10 Henry (Hal) Courtney saw his father executed in battle and spent his youth avenging this death. Now he is a man with...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Overall Rating: 8/10 Bridge to Terabithia is a story of fifth grade best friends, Jess and Leslie. Leslie is the new girl in town and...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 17, 20231 min read
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Overall Rating: 2/10 Love, obsession, lavish parties, and death. It sounds like a romantic love story... Sadly, this story didn't live up...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe
Overall Rating: 9/10 Saye has always lived a privileged and lavish life. But one car crash changes his life forever. One thing I liked...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 10, 20231 min read
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The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
Overall Rating: 8/10 This book is about a well-off student who doesn't do well in the fancy schools his parents put him in. He is a...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
Overall Rating: 9/10 As the seventh son of a seventh son, Tom can see things others can't. One day, a Spook comes to make him his...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 8, 20231 min read
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Plank's Law by Lesley Choyce
Overall Rating: 6/10 The doctors say he's only got a year to live. But first he's made a list - one he wants to complete. Overall, I...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 3, 20231 min read
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1984 by George Orwell
Overall Rating: 7/10 This book is about a world in which the ‘big brother’ government has complete and total control. They monitor your...
Britt Ratzburg
Feb 3, 20231 min read
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A Dog's Way Home by W. Bruce Cameron
Overall Rating: 9/10 This book is about a boy named Lucas who finds a loving dog that he adopts and takes care of. That is, until he has...
Britt Ratzburg
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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Dune by Frank Herbert
Overall Rating: 10/10 House Atreides leave their home planet of Caladan to take over the fief of Arrakis (a.k.a. Dune) from evil House...
Britt Ratzburg
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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Heartstopper (Vol. 1) by Alice Oseman
Overall Rating: 10/10 Taking place in a British all-boys school, this story is about a gay romantic relationship with two males (one is...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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Wickedpedia by Chris Van Etten
Overall Rating: 6/10 Cole Redeker is a straight-A student who hopes to be valedictorian, but he can't get over the fact that his perfect...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 29, 20221 min read
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The King of Jam Sandwiches by Eric Walters
Overall Rating: 8/10 Robbie's dad is paranoid: he thinks he's going to die soon. When he suddenly leaves, Robbie has to try to live at...
Britt Ratzburg
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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