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Throughout the semester I have been reading an action packed book named Forbidden City. I have heard many things about this book and it has been a great read. I rarely got bored well reading it and it always seemed to keep me interested. I would recommend this book to anyone that likes books with lots of action and a little bit of history.
On my last book report I just talked about how Alex is trying to escape china and smuggle these films so that the rest of the world can see what’s happening since the Chinese government is under martial law. Alex had to get to the airport without anyone knowing he wasn’t a Chinese citizen, so Alex disguised himself. Alex and Xin Hua were on their way to the airport when they were stopped by

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