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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 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 During the school year, Sophie lives with her father in the States. She spends summers with her mother in the Congo, a country in Central Africa. Sophie's mother rescues bonobos, a type of chimpanzee. Sophie becomes friends with a bonobo and names him Otto. War breaks out in the Congo and the bonobo sanctuary is attacked. Sophie flees with Otto and a group of bonobos into the jungle. "Together, they will fight to keep safe, to eat, and to survive."
Eliot Schrefer asks readers what safety means, how one sacrifices to help others, and what it means to be human in this new compelling adventure. -- Scholastic Reading level: 6 Book Trailer |