City of Ember

The City of Ember is a book about a underground city that was built to shelter refugees in the event of a apocalyptic war. The people in the city were sent down there before the war even started and were given everything that they would need for hundreds of years. Over time the people forgot about the surface and came to believe that they were above ground but there was no natural light. two hundred years later they are running out of supplies and their generator is breaking down. the people of Ember have no knowledge of how to fix it and don't realize that they are underground. To find out more about this riveting tale visit your local library or bookstore today!

Seventeen Magazine review

If you’re thirsty for details & tips on how to get the right look for prom or maybe even a dance at your local school, Seventeen Magazine is for you.
If you are craving tips on how to get great make up looks or perfect Hairdo, Seventeen Magazine is DEFINITELY for you. Seventeen is a wonderful magazine to read at just about any age, a consumer rating for that category suggested this magazine for ages “15 +”. The articles that this catalog provides are phenomenal, with great tips for both you’re life & past/present/future relationships. Horoscopes are a big hit in this magazine as well, they are completely fun and entertaining to read. I get a shipment of this magazine weekly, so i dig right into the horoscopes page, first thing! Seventeen was also a top hit seller for almost over 2 years! it also provides fashion tips, celebrity gossip/interviews, Health/sex/fitness guide, Hair/skin/makeup tips, Dating advice, College + Career help & tips, and lots of more fun and exciting stuff! This is one of the best teen magazines I've read yet. It gives you opportunities, give-away gifts, and prizes to everyone who subscribes to their magazine. I guarantee this magazine will become a 5 star rating from YOU! So if your interested in any of the fun qualities that this magazine obtains, go to your local quick shop, drug store, or even your favorite apparel department and 'Seventeen' is guaranteed to show up!


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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

"The Kite Runner" is a fiction book that provides information about how the Taliban changed many lives in the country of Afghanistan. The author of this book is Khaled Hosseini. In Afghanistan there are two classes. There are the Pashtuns which are higher class citizens, and the Hazaras which are the lower class citizens. The Hazara citizens are usually mistreated on a daily bases because of their race. They are servants for the Pashtuns in this country. The main characters are Amir, Hissan, Baba, Ali, and Rahim Khan. Baba, the father of Amir, believed that every sin is a variation of theft. This statement made by Baba makes him seem very hypocritical because all of Amir's life Baba lied to him. He never told him that Hissan and Amir were brothers. This event alone causes everyone problems throughout the entire book. If Amir would've known that Hissan was his brother, he wouldn't have let Assef rape him. This story is unique because it shows how the protagonist and he antagonist can change or it can be one person. The Author of this book Khaled Hosseini provides his readers with much detail. For example during the event when Amir and Assef fought you can imagine how bad Amir looked afterwards.

Born Blue by Han Nolan

Born Blue is about a girl named Janie being sold for drugs for her mom who is a heroin addict. When she was little her mother tried to drown her in the ocean. Later she gets put into a foster home and makes a best friend named Harmon. Harmon only has one thing his father left him which was a old shoe box with only a few old tapes which was what Janie called "the ladies" who she would listen to with Harmon and eventually sing to. She only truly loved two things; to sing along with "the ladies" and Harmon. One day Harmon gets adopted and leaves Janie all alone with one of her favorite tapes. After Harmon leaves, her mother kidnaps her and sells her to a different family for heroin. That day is when Janie's journey begins to find her Harmon and become a famous singer. I loved this book. It starts out a little bit slow but when it speeds up it is very interesting and keeps you reading nonstop. the plot of this story is fantastic and proves to me that anything can happen.

The Gospel According to Larry, by Janet Tashjian

The Gospel According to Larry, by Janet Tashjian, is about a seventeen year old boy named Josh Swensen simply trying to find his place in the world. His life goal is to make a difference in the world, but does not want the fame that comes with it. He creates an alter ego, Larry, and makes a website named thegospelaccordingtolarry.com, where he “preaches” his strong beliefs in anti-consumerism and how to make the world a better place, despite the fact that his father has a career in advertising. He becomes very confident that no one will ever know his true identity, and even his best friend Beth who he has been secretly in love with for years does not know he is Larry. However, Josh’s life seems to come crashing down as his website gets attention from celebrities and someone under the cyber name “Betagold” threatens to find out who he really is. It seems like everyone but Josh wants Larry exposed, and he knows exposing him would destroy everything. After reading this book, I would have thought it was based off of a real person had it not been marked as fiction. It is written with the author actually meeting Josh in a parking lot and asking her to publish his story. This book really promotes Henry David Thoreau’s philosophy of simplicity, and referenced him throughout the book. Josh himself owns only seventy-five items, and gets rid of an item when he gets a new one. The message of anti-consumerism really got me thinking, and this story reveals the true selfishness of the human race. If you want to find out what happens to Josh/Larry, or get inspired to make a difference, I strongly encourage you to read this book. It has an action-packed ending with an ironic twist!

Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

When I first read the back cover of the Kite Runner, all I saw were flattering reviews of a book claimed to be a good story of modern Afghanistan. Yet the story is far from a simple novel regarding the Middle East. Kite Runner covers the themes of betrayal, love, father and son, man's humanity to man and many others. The story revolves around the privileged life of Amir, the narrator, and his friend Hassan. The cast system between the two boys becomes more evident as the years pass, despite the fathers Baba and Ali (Amir and Hassan's respectively) being childhood friends for years. Amir is always jealous of Baba's love for Hassan, and at one point in the story, Hassan eventually turns out to be the sacrificial lamb. Without spoiling the story or plot characters, it would be safe to say that Kite Runner is everything good that the reviews mentioned. As an honest human being, I must say I was not intrigued at first, yet the book drew me in with considerable ease after the second page. This paltry review cannot do any justice to the great book Kite Runner is, as well as the emotions it will bring to rise. Your media-fed perception of Afghanistan and the Middle East will be shattered. Humanity, sorrow and memories persist from the land of birth, far to the reaches of America, as well as the orphaned seed of a murdered friend.

Homeland by R.A. Salvatore

Homeland is about the beginnings of the drow Drizzt Do’Urden, as well as the prequel to the Icewind Dale Trilogy, and his life in the Underdark city of Menzoberranzan, the home of the evil drow (dark elves). Drizzt Do’Urden is the third son to Matron Malice of House Do'Urden. The Weapons Master of House Do'Urden Zaknafein, his father, gave him weapons training as well as reinforcing Drizzt’s morals with that of his own. His moral code does not allow him to act as other dark elves, in that they would selfishly turn on allies and enemies alike for their own desires, while he wouldn’t.
Over the rest of the story, he faces many challenges regarding his morals and his race. Drow society revolves around their deity, the evil spider queen Lolth, with females being dominant over males in their matriarchal structure. Males typically play the role of the soldier or mage, while females become priestesses to Lolth and/or in powerful positions in their society. They endlessly plot to murder their rivals and enemies to obtain whatever they desire, with the more powerful figures being more apt to be the targets. Overall, this is a great book for the beginning of one of the best series of books I've ever read.