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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Book title: The Perks of Being a Wallflower Author: Stephen Chbosky Bibliographic entry Chbosky, S. (1999). The perks of being a wallflower. New York, NY: MTV Books. Description Charlie is a freshman in high school. He is dealing with the recent suicide of his friend Michael and changes in his family as his brother has left…
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Nice Recovery by Susan Juby
Book title: Nice Recovery Author: Susan Juby Nice Recovery by Susan Juby My rating: 4 of 5 stars Susan Juby’s own story of recovery is fascinating, raw and often hilarious. I thoroughly enjoyed the first 2/3 of this book. Although I read the rest of the book, I would describe it as opportunistic. This portion,…
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Chickadee Magazine
Resource title: Chickadee Magazine Author: Owlkids, Bayard Canada Bibliographic entry (2012, March). ChickaDEE. Description ChickaDEE is publishes 10 issues per year and aims to make “children interested in the world around them.” Each issue is focused around a theme which is often seasonal, or subject-based. Reaction The best parts of ChickaDEE are the diversity of the…
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Dark Inside by Jeyn Roberts
Book title: Dark Inside Author: Jeyn Roberts Bibliographic entry Roberts, J. (2011). Dark Inside. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Description A devastating earthquake hits the west coast of North America and a mysterious illness is unleashed causing people to kill each other as if controlled by a hidden supernatural force. Four teens struggle to stay…
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Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane by Suzanne Collins
Book title: Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane Author: Suzanne Collins Bibliographic entry Collins, S. (2004). Underland Chronicles: Gregor and the prophecy of bane. New York, NY: Scholastic. Description In this 2nd book of the Underland Chronicles series Gregor reunites with his bat, Ares, and together they must overcome a new quest together. Gregor is more greatly…
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Canadian Student Research Centre
Resource title: Canadian Student Research Centre Author: EBSCOhost Bibliographic entry Ebsco Industries. (2012). Canadian Student Research Centre. Description This database is designed for students to access media and book sources through a search. It is has many features to assist with search terms including a visual search, sorting results and lexile. Reaction This is the…
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