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Divergent

I actually read this book a while back but I wanted to watch the movie before I wrote about it in this blog. This book is about a world ruled by factions: Abnegation (selflessness), Candor (truth), Amity (peacefulness), Erudite (intellect), and Dauntless (bravery). Beatrice Prior has been raised all her life as Abnegation but has…

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

I first saw this book when it was up for the White Pine fiction award, which is an award where students vote for the best book. I picked it up, read a couple pages, and immediately put it away. Now, that’s unusual of me but the reason I did so is because I absolutely cannot…

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

When I first heard of Jurassic Park, I had no idea that it was a book and the movie was an adaptation. So naturally, I HAD to read it! This book is about a group of people who get invited to an island with an unusual theme park. What makes it unusual is that it…