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    I read the Science Fiction book Divergent by Veronica Roth. This book has 487 pages in it. According to a review by BOOKPAGE “You will be up all night with Divergent, a brainy thrill-ride of a novel.” I think the intended audience for Divergent are young adults probably ages 11-15 because kids that age would be interested in Divergent the most because it is their level for reading and it is a really good story. Younger kids might not want to read it because they might not be interested in…

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    Hogwarts was Harry Potter’s Delusion: There is a theory that Harry Potter’s wonderful idealistic adventures in Hogwarts were a delusion he created for himself in reaction to the Verbal and Physical abuse. For starters, Harry's magic fantasies begin when, in real life, he's about to begin school at Stonewall High, being separated from his abusive cousin for the first time. It's a new school, a new environment, and therefore the perfect time to begin his delusions. First creation: Hagrid.…

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    This book is written by Sid Fleischman, and got a Newbery Prize at 1987. This book has a story for children, prince Brat and Jemmy becomes a friend by a process of escaping from two ruffians, named Hold-Your- Nose-Billy and Cutwater. Summary: In a kingdom, there was a mischievious prince named prince Horace, but people called him prince Brat. Also, he had an orphan whipping boy, named Jemmy. The prince hated him so much. They hated each other. Prince Brat hated the life in the palace so…

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    The realistic fiction novel I read for this book talk assignment was Wonder by R.J Palacio. The realistic setting of this novel is Beecher Prep Middle School of North River Heights, located at the tip of Manhattan. In the story, ten year old August Pullman must face going to school for the very first time after being homeschooled and having twenty seven surgeries on his face. August has tiny ears, his eyes are too low, and his smile is a straight line across his face. When he enters Beecher…

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    Alice In Wonderland

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    More than 150 years have passed since the release of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, yet the book stays as one of the best Children’s classics of all time. Unlike many books of the same genre, it appeals to both adults and children, for its creative story, unique characters and precious lessons about life. Let us find out more about the story of the 7-year-old Alice, and how her adventures stay in countless of readers’ hearts. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland can be a fascinating read to any…

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    Harry Potter is about a young boy named Harry Potter who lives with his horrible aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon, and cousin Dudley in Privet Drive. After He finds out he’s a wizard, everything goes beserk. He arrives at Hogwarts and meets his two best friends, Ronald Bilius Weasley, and Hermione Jean Granger. Their friendships are challenging through all the battles with death eaters and Lord Voldemort, but they manage to keep their friendship with the help of their headmaster Albus Dumbledore. They…

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    Harry Potter controversy, 2001, saw parents bringing petitions to ban the books to school boards, libraries, and in one case in Georgia, all the way to the Board of Education, fearing that a child might read these books and run away from home to find Hogwarts, the school Harry attends. Pushes to ban these stories are supported by Christian groups, educators, and scholars alike, who assert that Harry and his band of friends teach children “to disobey authority, lie, and steal, because Harry and…

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    The last things you expect in a book about the search for a magical dead welsh king is for it to take a backseat to an in-depth character study. In the second installment of the Raven Cycle, Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater chronicles a gang of captivating teenagers and their search for Glendower, a supposedly long dead king that can grant a single favor. Though the quest is the background for the coming of age for our group of friends; Gansey, Blue, Adam,Noah, and most notably Ronan. A lot of…

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    Hagrid tells Harry about his parents and what he is. Hagrid ten takes Harry to Hogwarts, an academy for wizards and witches, where he learns new things everyday about his kind and explores further than he would’ve ever imagined. Harry is a venturesome boy, and gets to experience many new things at his new school Hogwarts. He loves to take risks and go on adventures that might otherwise scare wizards and witches. At Hogwarts, Harry…

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    MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN Jake has grown up hearing tales from his grandfather Abe about battling literal monsters in World War 2 whilst living at Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, safe in Wales. One night, when Abe is murdered in the middle of the night by a creature, as Jake’s stories get out of control, his parents agree to take him across the world to discover that he wasn’t actually telling stories; he was uncovering a magical place his grandfather grew up in.…

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