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| Zombie Queen of Newbury High by Amanda Ashby |
Skinned by Robin Wasserman |

  
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This is about a girl who is love-stricken and will do anything to keep that affection, so she makes a love potion. Unfortunately the spell goes wrong and her whole high school becomes zombies! I liked the drama and suspicions as well as the action.
Rogue River Branch
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This is a book about a teenage girl who lives in the future where most anything is possible. When Lia Kahn gets in an car crash so severe it kills her, the doctors chop up and copy her brain she wakes up in a replacement mechanical body. It's really like the Ugly series in a lot of ways.
Eagle Point Branch
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| Crashed by Robin Wasserman |
Storm Runners, Book 1 by Roland Smith |

    
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This is the sequel to Skinned. Lia has decided to live with her own kind, the Mechs. But when the religious leader declares war on the Mechs for not being human, whose side is she on? It was an amazing sequel.
Eagle Point Branch |

   
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Chase Masters and his father John are Storm Runners. They go around chasing storms and charging people a lot of money to repair stuff. They are separated and get lost. I liked all the suspense.
Medford Branch
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| The Annotated Mona Lisa by Carol Strickland |
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman |

   
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This is full of famous art pieces and gives all of the historical background to each piece. It also explains why each of the details are put into the paintings. This is an awesome book for anyone who enjoys art or wants to learn more about art history.
Medford Branch |

  
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All the trouble starts when middle-school football star Wallace refuses to give a good review on a book called Old Hep My Pal. This angers Mr. Fogelman and as detention makes Wallace watch the production of the play. It was super funny.
Medford Branch
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| Captivate by Carrie Jones |
Outcast of Redwall by Brian Jaques |

 
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After about a month of keeping the pixies captive, new pixies start to invade. They can trap a few at a time, but it got out of hand. One of the new pixies has a strange effect on Zara - her skin turns blue. He claims that he is a good pixie and wants to change Zara, but Nick is a big problem. I liked the suspense and romance.
Medford Branch |

   
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This is an exciting book that tells of the war of revenge between the evil Sixclaw and the good badger Sunflash. It also tells of Bryony, a dweller of the peaceful Redwall who adopts a young ferret who is despised by all Redwallers and becomes banished. I like the loyalty and strength of the great badger.
Gold Hill Branch
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| The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien |
Chasing the Secret by Maya Snow |
  
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This is the first book in the exciting trilogy The Lord of the Rings. When Bilbo mysteriously disappears at his birthday party, he leaves Frodo his house and the ring of power that he found in the roots of a mountain years ago. Meanwhile the evil Sauron has discovered the existence of the ring. He will stop at nothing to retrieve it so he will be able to destroy all good in Middle Earth. I like the loyal characters and the epic fights against mythical monsters.
Gold Hill Branch |

    
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This exciting second book to Sisters of the Sword follows Hana and Kimi as they go to warn their mother that their uncle's soldiers are there with their loyal friend. They had a long journey to find their mother. I loved the action, mystery, and betrayal That this book brought with it.
Eagle Point Branch
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| Graphic Novel Reviews |
| It by Stephen King |
Bleach, Vol. 1 by Tite Kubo |

   
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It is about a clown named Pennywise who goes around killing people. He is always trying to kill them but a couple of friends reunite and try to kill him. I liked the clown.
Eagle Point Branch |
    
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This first exciting volume introduces us to the exciting main character Ichiro, a high school student that has odd orange hair and can see ghosts. I liked the action, drama, and comedy this graphic novel brings.
Eagle Point Branch |
| Young Avengers: Side Kicks by Allan Heinberg |
Family Matters by Allan Heinberg |

    
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This adventure is at first about four teenagers.One goes back in time to get help from the Avengers, but finds out that the avengers had disbanded. I loved the adventure, the action, and the drama. Plus I liked that it was so laugh out loud funny. This adventure is at first about four teenagers.One goes back in time to get help from the Avengers, but finds out that the avengers had disbanded. I loved the adventure, the action, and the drama. Plus I liked that it was so laugh out loud funny.
Eagle Point Branch |

    
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It is the second volume to the Young Avengers: Sidekicks. In this volume they fight a super powered sadist. They find out they have unexpected family ties to the original Avengers.
Eagle Point Branch |
| Fruits Basket, Vol. 1 by Natsuki Takaya |
Fruits Basket, Vol. 2 by Natsuki Takaya |

    
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Being the first issue, there is a lot of introductions and back story. You are introduced to the main characters. You learn about that some of the Sohma family are possessed by he Chinese Zodiak spirits. The story flowed nicely and there is much attention to detail.
Eagle Point Branch |

    
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Life continues for our main characters. In this volume they prepare an onigiri booth for the culture festival. The introduction of two new characters is quite nice. The culture festival is interesting to read about as well.
Eagle Point Branch |
| Fruits Basket, Vol. 3 by Natsuki Takaya |
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In this volume Kyo and Yuki race in their gym class. They run into another member of the Sohma family, the carrier of the ox spirit. The volume had good story flow, new characters, and some shocking story elements.
Eagle Point Branch |
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| Program Reviews |
| Duct Tape Bracelets |
Dream Journals |

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Making duct tape bracelets was pretty fun. There were so many different kinds to choose from. I make a colorful one for one of my sisters, and a dark blue bow shaped one for my other sister, and they loved them. I also make a small blue one for myself, and decorated it when I got home. I looks pretty cool. Sometimes the duct tape was hard to fold.
Medford Branch
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We each got a journal to design. We got to be very creative which is something I enjoy. You also got a sheet that helps you keep a dream journal and explains a couple dreams. I did like it because you got to design your own journal.
Medford Branch |
| Steampunk Jewelry |
Sock Creatures |

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I really enjoyed this activity. She was very nice and had a lot of cool things to make things with. It was very crafty and enjoyable. It was a very simple activity that was fun, and I'd certainly do it again. When she was first describing the rules and other items, it seemed really confusing, an I had started to get a little uninterested.
Medford Branch |

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We basically had to create a sock monster. I looked through a book for inspiration. As I was trying to make a little monster, I realized the sock I had was too big and I had to do something else. I liked that you had books out for inspiration.
Medford Branch |
| Sock Creatures |
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Using socks, we make monsters. We used needles, string, and glue. We got to design and create it just how we wanted. We got to make it how we wanted to.
Medford Branch
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