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Kira is an orphan with a twisted leg. Before she was born, her father Christopher was taken away by beasts. After Kira’s mother dies of disease, Kira is worried if her life will be spared by the Council of Guardians. Because of her twisted leg, many people thought that she would just bring trouble if she lived. But Kira has a special talent: she is a very gifted weaver. So the Council of Guardians give Kira the task of mending a very special robe that The Singer wears during The Gathering. Her talent keeps her alive and brings certain privileges. But Kira soon realizes that the world she lives in is filled with secrets and mysteries. This book is very interesting and I really enjoyed it. It’s filled with drama, suspense, and is a really great book.

Emily N.

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The Cupid Chronicles is the second book in the Wedding Planner’s Daughter trio. This book is about Willa. Willa’s crush JFK is coming back and Willa is as excited as ever. Willa must hold back her exciment and try to raise money to save the Cape Cod library. Willa is concentrating so hard on saving library that when disaster strikes it takes her by surprise. Willa is so overwhelmed and just before the dance. Well, you will have to read the story to find out.
Maranda W.

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Emily Ebers is shocked when she finds out that her parents are getting a divorce and she is even more shocked when she finds she has to move over the summer. Her mother wants Emily to make friends so she signs Emily up for volleyball. Emily thinks it will be horrible but, then she meets Millicent Min and they become best friends. Emily thinks life is good and she even gets a credit card from her dad. What will happen if she loses her best friend Emily does not know until it happens? What will Emily do without Millicent? Read this super duper book to find out.

Maranda W.

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Stanford Wong loves basketball and he is good at it too. Stanford Wong knows that his Grandma does not have good luck so he said that when she wins something he will kiss a girl. He pushes this bet to the back of his mind. On the last day of school Stanford is ready to forget about school and his strict parents. Not. He got a F in english and has to go to summer school instead of bacsketball camp. His mother calls Millicent Min, his worst enemy, and asked her to tutor Stanford. He tries to hide that he is going to Summer school and that he is being tutored but, what happens if one of his friends find out? Also, how can he keep Millicent from spill the secret to her gorgeous best friend, Emily Ebers. To find out read this fantastic book!!!

Maranda W.

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Tally has done it. She has finally become a pretty. Despite the mad partying and cool tricks, Tally has a nagging feeling somethings wrong, and when a letter from Smoke arrives everthing stops cold. Tally is starting to remember things that Special Circumstances won’t let any one alive know about. When her friends are in trouble it’s the fight for her life. I think that if somebody likes adventure stories that are hard to put down,this your book.

-Melissa I.

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Tally is about to turn sixteen and she can hardly wait, not because of sweet sixteen but because that is when she turns pretty. You see in Tally’s world when you turn sixteen you go through an operation that makes you pretty. But, when Tally’s friend Shay runs away to a place called Smoke before the operation, a secrect goverment organization called Special Circumstances comes. They tell her that either she helps them find Shay and her friends or to not take the operation. But, when Tally arrives at Smoke she finds it hard to leave. I think that girls would like this book better than boys.

- Melissa I.

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On Assignment Day, a day where 12 year-olds are assigned jobs, Lina Mayfleet’s desperation for wanting to be a messenger finally pays off! Doon Harrow trades his job, messenger, with Lina’s job, pipeworker, because he wants to be useful to Ember and make the blackouts stop. Ember barely has any electricity and its running out of foods and supplies. One afternoon, Lina’s grandmother starts rummaging through stuff and Poppy, Lina’s sister, finds a beautiful box with some important papers in it. Poppy likes to chew on things and so she chews on the paper. Lina figures out that these papers are important and that they could lead to another world where they don’t need anything. Where everything is there and the skies are blue. Read along as Lina and Doon find out the puzzle to the instructions and as they journey underground through dark tunnels to this mysterious, new world. I recommend this book to all young adults and I hope they’ll journey along with Lina and Doon. Enjoy!

Kelly H.

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Max, Natalie, and Harley are in big trouble. After Max gave up the spear of ragnarok none of the templars trust him at all. Also, Ernie is in an enchanted coma and no one can heal him. Last the black wolves are getting stronger with every attack they make and the templars can not stop them. There is only one way to stop the black wolves but to do that you have to go somewhere you wouldn’t want to go. Read as Max, Natalie, and Harley fight the black wolves and help Ernie by finding a cure. I think this book would be good for anyone who likes a good adventure book. This book would appeal most to boys of all ages. Do not read this book if you have not read the other two books before this book called The Rise of The Black Wolf and The Revenge of The Shadow King.

Blogged by: Ravi M.

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Walk Two Moons is basically about the story of Phoebe Winterbottom. But underneath her story is another story; Salamanca Tree Hiddle’s story. Sal’s mother left one April morning and so she and her father are moving to Euclid, Ohio. A week before Sal’s mother’s birthday, she goes on a trip to Idaho with her elderly, loving grandparents. On their way, Salamanca tells a story about Phoebe Winterbottom with her grandparents stopping every, few moments to enjoy special monuments. Phoebe is a cholestoral free person and one day her mother leaves. Read along as Phoebe and Sal find clues to where Phoebe’s mother is and as Sal walks in Phoebe’s moccasins and feels her pain of losing their mothers. I recommend this book to many children and please read carefully. This book has many clues to something very important. Please Enjoy!

Kelly H.

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Percy has received an urgent call from his friend Grover. Percy, Annabeth, and Thalia come as fast as they can to find out that Grover has found two new half-bloods and no one knows who there parents are. Soon Annabeth and Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, have been captured by the mysterious general. Now the general is after a monster that holds the power to destroy olympia forever. Now Percy must find Artemis, Annabeth, and the monster before the winter solistice.

Blogged by: Ravi M.

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Four middle school friends, Darcy, Renee, Maya, and Brianna are ruled by the popular and fascinating Candace. When Darcy holds a slumber party, she invites three of the girls: Renee, Brianna, and Candace leaving Maya out. They don’t tell her but when she finds out she figures that Darcy probably forgot to invite her. But, on that day she went to Six Flags so she didn’t really mind until she finds out that she was being recruited from the group. Slowly, Brianna and Renee get recruited too of course all by Candace. That only leaves Darcy and Candace together. All five always sit by the window altogether at lunch. But, Maya is afraid to sit there. Will she ever build up her courage? I think this was an outstanding book. The Girls is more for girls obviously than boys.

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Spencer, a middle school boy was surfing before school at about 6:00 a.m. in the freezing morning. A huge wave roared over him and his surfboard, he went down and the oxygen of his life started to float away. Then when he thought he was going to die a beautiful angelic girl appeared out of nowhere. A silver locket dangled from her lovely neck. She helped him up and dragged him to the shore. Then that was the moment, her lips gave him a kiss, a kiss of life. Then she disappeared. When he got up he was already late for school and he felt that he died and was in heaven. His only clue to this beautiful girl was a silver heart locket that he pulled. But will she ever return? This old classic sparks with magical romance that shows what transpires when a boy meets a girl and figures out she is a. . . . . .

Heather C.

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It is prom night and Cady Sanchez is hoping for a dance and a hook up with her long time crush, Lucas Wheeler. But, Lucas is wrapped up with the gorgeous and popular Hope White. Hope was an old friend of Cady’s but they decided to go separate ways while entering High School. Before the end of the night Lucas will commit a act that changes everything. But nothing is what is seems. And the truth behind the love triangle is a sizzling mix of secrets, lies, and buried secrets. It is hidden somewhere. In the past, somewhere at the beginning. . . All Cady has to do his find it. This book is written backwards. Starting with the prom and ending with the New Years party where they meet. The author phrases, “<<Sometimes love only makes sense backwards.” I think this is a great book more for girls than boys.

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This is a story about a 15-year-old boy named Bobby who is a traveler. In this book, Bobby travels to Veelox. Veelox has program called Life Light and it gives people their dream fantasies. What will happen? Will Saint Dane gain his first territory by having everyone stay in Life Light or will Bobby convince everyone to go back to his/her old life and save Veelox? You have to read this book to find out. I like this book because it is a book were lots of unexpected things happen out of nowhere. It would appeal to boys and girls. It is a great adventure book and a great series. It is a great book to read in your free time.

Blogged by #13 Zachary M.

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This is a story about a boy named Lief who is the new king of Deltora. So far he has collected 3 of the seven gems that he needs to defeat the evil Shadow Lord. In this book, Lief enters a tournament but he doesn’t know what will happen, other than the fact that they get money. What really happens is the winner has to go to the shifting sands to face a monster that has the 4th gem. Will he win the tournament so he can have a chance the get the 4th gem? You must read this book to find out. I think this was a great book because there were some unexpected twists. It would appeal to boys more than girls.

Blogged by #13 Zachary M.

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This is a story about a boy named Percy Jackson. He is about to be kicked out of school because of random attacks from mythological monsters and gods. Someone stole Zeus’s master lightning bolt and of course, Percy was blamed. Now Percy and his friends have to do to three things on his mission. One is to find Zeus’s master lighting bolt. The second is to find the true thief. The third is to join forces with his father who disowned him and solve the riddle of Oracle. It is a awesome adventure book and it is also fun to read. I think it would appeal to boys more than girls.

Blogged by #13 Zachary M.

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This is a story about a boy named Percy Jackson. His school year has been perfect except for the last day when some monsters attack. When that rough school day ends Percy goes to camp half-blood. There he finds out that the magical tree that keeps monsters out of the camp was poisoned. Therefore, Percy sets off on the quest to save camp half-blood without permission. Will he get the Golden Fleece and cure the tree? In addition, will the camp accept him when he comes back? It is a great adventure book and it is fun to read. I think it would appeal to boys more than girls.

Blogged by #13 Zachary M.

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This is a story about a boy named Lief who is the new king of Deltora. So far he has collected 4 of the seven gems that he needs to defeat the evil Shadow Lord. In this book, Lief meets a Kin. Kins are creatures who can fly. The Kin takes Lief over to dread mountain were the 5th gem is. What they don’t know is that a giant monster has the gem stuck on his nose. Will he beat the monster and get the gem from its nose? You have to read this book to find out. I think this was a great book because there were some changes that popped out of nowhere. It would appeal to boys more than girls.

Blogged by #13 Zachary M.

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Noah Underwood has a problem: his dad, Paine Underwood, is in jail for sinking a casino boat called The Coral Queen because he believes that the owner of the boat is illegally dumping their sewage tank (eeeew!) into the ocean instead of paying for the removal of it. Noah is determined to succeed where his father failed. But it’s impossible to catch the flusher – he’s already fooled the Coast Guard! But with the help of Abbey, his little sister, Lice Peeking, an ex-worker of The Coral Queen, Shelly, the big-muscled bartender, and a mysterious old man dressed like a pirate, Noah knows that his plan will work. The plan is so crazy that it just might stop the polluting, save the beaches, and prove his dad’s innocence. This is a great story for both boys and girls and is so funny! I really recommend it.

Emily N.

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This book is about a middle schooler that has wierd friends, annoying parents and a tough older brother. Greg, the main character, has a difficult life. He always get into wacky situations. For example, once he got stuck in the girl’s restroom at this grandfather’s condo. Another time Greg’s parents went out of town for one night and as soon as his parents left, Greg’s older brother, Rodrick, called all his friends and threw a huge party in the house. When the party begins, Rodrick throws Greg down in the basement so he won’t tell his parents. When the party ends, Rodrick lets him out and forces Greg to help clean up the mess. So Greg cleaned up the house with Rodrick all night. Also there was a time when Greg joined the swim team and Greg hated it. The pool was always cold. However Greg found a way to get around it: everytime the swim class started, Greg would ask his coach if he could go to the restroom and the coach would say yes. Then Greg would go to the restroom and stay there until the class was over. If you want to know all of the wacky, crazy situations Greg gets put into, read this FANTASTIC book, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules”. This book is great for elementary aged children. This book is also very popular and hilarious. This book does not have difficult vocabulary. I love this book and know you will too.

By David G.

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This is a story about four students that go to the Grand Canyon School. Brenton, the smart one, invents a homework machine! How cool is that?! Brenton told three kids about his homework machine. Their names are Judy, a teacher’s pet, Kelsey, the slacker, and Sam, the class clown. Brenton let them use his machine. Judy was not so sure she wanted to use it because she was afraid somebody would find out. Kelsey and Sam were all for it. Then Judy decides to join them. So everyday, after school, they all bike to Brenton’s house to use the homework machine. The four kids thought they should have a name for it so they called it Blech. One day after school, a kid followed them home because they appeared suspicious to him. If you want to know if Blech will be discovered or if Brenton, Judy, Kelsey and Sam get in HUGH trouble, read this book, “The Homework Machine.” This book is for boys and girls, ages 6 to 11. This book does not have difficult vocabulary. I also believe this book taught me some life skills and it is very funny. I loved this book and know you will also.

David G.

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Sal is on a road trip to Idaho with her grandparents to visit her mother. As they travel, Sall tells the story of her friend Phoebe Winterbottom, who received wierd messages, met a lunatic, and whose mother disappeared just like Sal’s mother did. At the same time, Sal thinks about her own past with her parents, including her mother’s mysterious reasons for leaving the family for Idaho. In the end, Sal and Phoebe both face the truths about their mothers. This story is very sad and gave me some tears at the end. It’s about journeys, love, and commitment, and is one of my many favorites. I would recommend it more for girls than boys.

Emily N.

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This book is about the life of Eleanor Roosevelt and how she survived one excruciating year. Eleanor’s mother, Doris Day, left their family for New York. Doris believes that acting is her dream and to fulfill it, she must leave her family. Was it the right thing to do? After Doris leaves, Eleanor and her friend, Holly, become targets. Everyday, the whole school plays a game with them. When they walk by Eleanor and Holly, they pretend they don’t notice them and then they slam really hard into them (no apologies are allowed!). A few months later, they play the ghost game. Everyone pretends Eleanor and Holly are not alive, so they go around sitting on them and stepping on them. They don’t even pass them the worksheets so they end up doing nothing in class. When will it stop? One day, Eleanor decides to visit Doris [they were never allowed to call her mom] in New York. How will her trip start and how will it end? Find out by reading this book. I think people who are really sensitive should read this, but I also think others should read it, too. You’ll learn a lot from it. So, Please Enjoy!

Kelly H.

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The first book of this trilogy is about an eleven-year-old magician, Nathaniel, who seeks to have revenge on Simon Lovelace for humiliating him in front of important people. He plans on stealing the Amulet of Samarkand, a prized treasure Simon longs for, by summoning a djinn/demon, Bartimaeus. Bartimaeus is a five-thousand-year-old djinn and dislikes being called a demon. He is one of the strongest djinn in the world and he can do anything! Well, anyways, Nathaniel finds himself in a big mess considering that Bartimaeus knows his real name, which breaks the cardinal rule. Therefore, he’s now compromised. But Simon Lovelace is a powerful, evil magician, (who only wants more power) and as part of the Parliament, he’ll do anything to get that amulet back. From there on, both Nathaniel and Bartimaeus will have to start bearing unexpected, near-death experiences. Will Nathaniel be able to endure Bartimaeus’ surprising personality? Is putting his life on the line just to get revenge necessary? Is reading this book a good choice? Of course it is! Please read this book very carefully. Some of the vocabulary is confusing and hard to understand, but you can bear it. I recommend this book to all kids, but mostly more grown up children. Well, Enjoy!

Kelly H.

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In this book, you’ll encounter many people such as Willie from “What do fish have to do with anything?”, Maria from “Talk to Me”, and Eve from “Pets”. Willie’s parents are divorced and his mom’s unhappy. Just by communicating to a beggar, will he find the cure for unhappiness? In “Talk to Me”, Maria’s phone rings everyday at exactly at 4:00 PM, but no one talks on the other end. Her brother, Brian, ran away from home and before he left, he left her a note. Thinking it’s her brother on the other line, she talks to the phone. Will she get over her desperation to talk to someone, especially her brother? Eve is a person who loves animals so she has a lot of pets. However, they all died somehow. One day when she got two cats, she vowed that she would not let them die. When they both die of a disease, they start haunting her. Every night, in her sleep, she hears their purring. When she gets up, they shriek and bite her ankles. Why are they doing this? Will they ever stop? Well, you’ll have to find out by reading this book. I’d like to recommend this book to kids of all ages and genders. After reading this, I hope you’ll learn a thing or two. Please enjoy!

Kelly H.

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This book begins with a girl named Nancy Drew. She is a detective, and in this book, she has to solve a case where one of her father’s (he is a lawyer) clients, was charged with a crime that he did not commit. In fear he would be arrested, he flew away on a plane and never came back. Right when he disappeared, the mannequin that sat in his rug shop window also disappeared. But after he was proven innocent, Nancy receives a rug with a hidden message in the border. The message spells, “Carson, find mannequin. I love her. Carry her to Constantinople.” So Nancy travels to Turkey and is with her friends Bess and George. They go eat lunch when they notice Bess is missing. After twenty minutes of searching, Nancy and George are frantic. If you want to know the rest and what happens to Bess and if Nancy solves the mystery, then you will have to read this book.

I think boys and girls will equally like this book, but certain parts I think girls will like better.

Blogged by Carina D.

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This book is about the friendship between robots and humans. Gavin and Fleur Bell live in the 21st century where technocrats look down on people and where robots are slaves. One day, Grumps’ [the Bell families robot] timer is broken so Mr. Bell asks his friend, Professor Ogden, to help him find another robot to assist Grumps. EGR3 is a robot built by Professor. In this century, robots can’t feel any emotions, yet EGR3 (aka Eager) can. While Eager assists Grumps, LifeCorp [top company that invents robots] is building a new generation of robots called the BDC4s.These new robots are more unique than Eager. They take innocent people hostage and they party all day in hotels. Using his unique [yet useful] ways, can Eager stop their strange actions. And most of all, will Eager learn what living means? Reading this book will give all the answers. I would recommend this book to both boys and girls and I hope you enjoy it!
Take your time reading this book and please read it carefully because if you can understand this book it will be a fun and interesting book to read.

-Kelly H.

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This book is a little strange because it belongs to no series. This book happens between the original Warriors series and the New Prophecy series. So if you haven’t read the first Warriors series do NOT read this book. Firestar, Thunderclan’s leader, finds out that there is a fifth clan from a dream. The clan’s name is Skyclan. In a dream from Starclan, Firestar learns that Skyclan was driven out of the forest by his ancestors. He also learns that the dreams were from Skyclan’s leader. Firestar finds out that he has to rebuild Skyclan. The next morning Firestar leaves with his mate Sandstorm to go find Skyclan. On the way they stay at a twolegplace. Twolegs are humans. In the morning the two cats have an argument, Sandstorm wants to stay at the twolegplace but, Firestar wants to go on. Sandstorm accuses Firestar of loving Skyclan more than her. So they separate. The next day Firestar realizes he misses Sandstorm and can’t go on without her, so he searches madly for her until he finds her in a twoleg garden. Then Firestar and Sandstorm go on and find some caves that they think that Skyclan used to live in. But Firestar suddenly finds out that he doesn’t have to bring them back together he has to rebuild the clan from only an old cat named Sky. I think this book is good for boys and girls. Firestar’s Quest is a pretty long book but is worth the read.

Blogged by: Garrett

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This book is the first book of the first Warriors series. The story starts when a young cat named Rusty hears about the cats of the forest, and wants to go and talk to them. So one day Rusty goes far out of his garden home to the forest and finds a cat named Graystripe. After fighting with the Graystripe Rusty learns that there are four clans in the forest, Thunderclan, Shadowclan, Riverclan, and Windclan. Suddenly two more cats come out, Lionheart and Bluestar. Bluestar is the leader of Thunderclan. Bluestar talks to Rusty and asks if he would like to join Thunderclan. Rusty decides he will think about it and in the morning he decides to join Thunderclan. So he goes out to meet Lionheart and says yes to the proposal. Lionheart then takes Rusty to the Thunderclan camp. Bluestar then changed Rusty’s name to Firepaw and is apprenticed to Lionheart. In the camp the warriors hunt and protect the others, apprentices are still training under a warrior, and Queens are the female cats that are or going to give birth to kits. A lot later Firepaw is still an apprentice and is out hunting when he comes across a cat that smells of Shadowclan. The two cats fight and Firepaw decides to bring the cat, named Yellowfang, back to the camp. When he gets back he gets a scolding from Bluestar and has to tend to Yellowfang’s every need. That includes hunting, scratching, taking ticks out, and tending to her wounds. Later during a battle with Shadowclan the kits of a clan queen were stolen, Spottedleaf the medicine cat was dead, and Yellowfang was gone! Will the clan find the kits? Who took them? And why is Yellowfang gone? If you want to find out you have to read this book, Warriors- Into the Wild by Erin Hunter.

Blogged by: Garrett T.

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Dragonwings is about a Chinese boy named Moonshadow who travels to California to live with his father Windrider after the 1869 Transcontinental Railroad was built. Moonshadow stayed in San Francisco and made friends with a group of Chinese called the Company. After many street fights and arguments, Moonshadow and Windrider leave the Company to live with another friend named Miss Whitlaw and her niece named Robin. During their stay, the 1906 earthquake struck. Will Moonshadow, Windrider, and their friends, survive? Where will they stay? To find out, read Dragonwings I would recommend this book to those who like historical fiction.

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Enoch T.

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This episode of The Edge Chronicles starts after Twig is found in the Deepwoods by his father, Cloud Wolf. The two are in Undertown, a city of economy and violence. When Twig is looking at the shops in Undertown, he finds a caterbird trapped in a pet shop. The caterbird tells Twig there is trouble in the floating city of Sanctaphrax, another city that is full of academics. After listening to the caterbird, Twig manages to help free it but is caught doing so. He runs and finds his father waiting for him to go sky-sailing. Later, Twig, Cloud Wolf, and their crew are trapped in a storm on a sky-sailing trip to find stormphrax, a substance made from a solidified lightning bolt. Will Twig, Cloud Wolf, and crew survive? Where will they land? If you want to find out, read Stormchaser. I would recommend this book to those who like flight and fantasy.

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Enoch T.

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