Weekend Reads

The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
SPOILER ALERT: Those are NOT striped pajamas. The completely unreliable narrator in this book (Bruno is only 8, so he doesn't always understand what is going on around him) is endearing and sometimes frustrating, but he makes the reader realize periodically what is really going on (even if he can't seem to figure it out himself).  This heartbreaking tale starts out slowly but deliberately, and towards the end the action really picks up and doesn't lose momentum until Bruno's life changes irrevocably. 
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Latitude Zero by Diana Renn

The world of competitive bike racing is a tough one, and Ecuadorian Juan Carlos is a superstar who gets international attention wherever he goes. When he dies during a charity bike ride, the media deems the tragedy to be an accident. Tessa Taylor, teen host of KidVision, is sure that it is no accident. Latitude Zero follows Tessa on an international man hunt as she tries to find Juan Carlos's murders before the trail goes cold.

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The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare

This book, co-authored by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare, may seem familiar since the plot focuses on a young boy, Callum Hunt, and a magic school, the Magisterium. Although there are some similiarities, Black and Clare's book stands on its own. Unlike another young-wizard-and-his-school series, Callum doesn't want to go to the Magisterium. He tries his best to avoid going, but in the end he even "fails at failing". Follow Callum and his friends as they navigate their path through the Magisterium. 

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