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"In a distant future, North America has been split into two nations that are at war. June, a brilliant 15-year-old is being groomed by the Republic to be a soldier. Day is also 15 but he is a criminal who is wanted by the Republic. When Day is accused of killing June's brother, June uses all her training and cunning to track him down. June goes undercover in the Lake district and is exposed to a world she has never experienced. And she meets a boy who she is instantly attracted to. What will she do when she learns that she is falling in love with Day, the boy she has sworn to bring to justice?" From Nancy Keane's Book Talks - Quick and Simple
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"In the second book of the Legend trilogy, the action does not slow down at all. June and Day are off to join the Patriots in Las Vegas. There is nowhere else for them to go. Day is injured and needs help. What they find is a very different life than they have known. When the duo finally meets up with the Patriots, they find themselves in the middle of an assassination plot against the new leader of the Republic. How could things change so much?" -From Nancy Keane's Book Talks - Quick and Simple
Audio Book Talk by Nancy Keane: Book Talks - Quick and Simple Author's Website Book Trailer "He is a Legend.
She is a Prodigy. Who will be Champion? June and Day have sacrificed so much for the people of the Republic—and each other—and now their country is on the brink of a new existence. June is back in the good graces of the Republic, working within the government’s elite circles as Princeps Elect while Day has been assigned a high level military position. But neither could have predicted the circumstances that will reunite them once again. Just when a peace treaty is imminent, a plague outbreak causes panic in the Colonies, and war threatens the Republic’s border cities. This new strain of plague is deadlier than ever, and June is the only one who knows the key to her country’s defense. But saving the lives of thousands will mean asking the one she loves to give up everything he has. With heart-pounding action and suspense, Marie Lu’s bestselling trilogy draws to a stunning conclusion." -From the book Book Trailer Author Website If you enjoy YA dystopian fiction, then you might enjoy this novel set in the future during a time when a world war is being fought in space by machines rather than on the planet. Tom Raines wants to be more than a boy drifting from casino to casino with his loser, gambling father. Tom never knows from day-to-day where he will sleep or when his next meal will be. Tom is often forced to use his genius skills at virtual gaming and illegal gambling to provide for the two of them. Due to Tom's exceptional virtual gaming skills, he is tapped by the government for a special training program for teens at the Pentagonal Spire. Tom is excited to finally prove that he is worth something and for the opportunity to build a better life. But is the opportunity worth what he must give up to be a part of the Intrasolar Forces?
Audiocast Book Talk by Nancy Keane Book Trailer Author's Website In Vortex, the sequel to Insignia by S. J. Kincaid, Tom and his friends have been promoted to mid-level trainees. They have increased responsibilities, more intense training, and more humorous pranks pulled on the lower-level trainees. However, Tom's loyalties are put to the test as he becomes more aware of the corruption surrounding him. Will Tom sabotage his career to fight against the corruption?
Author's Website Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Donner Dinner Party is a graphic novel based on a group of Illinois pioneers and their journey to California in 1846. The travelers are forced to spend the winter trapped in the mountains, slowly starving to death. Based on historical events, this is a shocking, gruesome story of what the pioneers did to survive.
Reading Level: 2.7 Gwenyth Shepherd was not supposed to be the one with the time travel gene. Her cousin, Charlotte, was supposed to be the time traveler. Gwenyth was never introduced to "the mysteries." Gwenyth's life is turned upside down when she begins making uncontrolled leaps into the past. She is completely unprepared for the life of a time traveler. She must learn the customs and manners of various past times and learn to wear the archaic styles. Most importantly, Gwenyth must learn why her mother lied about her birthdate and the dangerous mysteries that surround her family's history.
Note: This book was originally published in German in 2009. The English translation was released in 2011. Book Trailer Reading Level: 5.2 Series: Sapphire Blue, Emerald Green "On the day Cassie was born, they drowned her town. The mayor flipped a lever and everyone cheered as Old Lower Grange was submerged beneath five thousand swimming pools’ worth of water. Now, twelve years later, Cassie feels drawn to the manmade lake and the mysteries it hides — and she’s not the only one. Her classmate Liam, who wears oversized swim trunks to cover the scars on his legs, joins Cassie in her daily swims across the off-limits side of the lake. As the summer heats up, the water drops lower and lower, offering them glimpses of the ghostly town and uncovering secrets one prominent town figure seems anxious to keep submerged. But like a swimmer who ventures too far from shore, Cassie realizes she can’t turn back. Can she bring their suspicions to light before it’s too late — and does she dare?" -from the publisher
Listen to the audio book talk by book talking expert, Nancy Keane Author's Website: Meg McKinlay Reading level 4.5 In the third book of the Girl of Fire and Thorns Trilogy, Elisa still has a destiny to fulfill. Her most dangerous journey is yet to come. Her own country is on the brink of civil war and her own soldiers have been ordered to kill her on site. The queen must cross a land of ice, snow and dangerous magic into the enemy's kingdom with three companions to rescue her Captain of the Guard. Along the journey, Elisa must learn to harness and use her power to win back her throne and save the world.
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