Have you every felt as if everything was all your fault? Tilly feels so. She feels like the reason her sister, Roo got in a car crash was her fault. Roo was in a coma, so they thought, until Tilly saw movement in her right eye. Roo had to have special treatment, nobody knew if Roo was going to get better or worse. Most the time Tilly and Roo's mother sat with her. Tilly wouldn't go the hospital a lot. Roo has a choice for surgery. But will it make her better or worse?
Kimberly Hughes
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Author : Holly Jackson
trailer by Emely Gomez
A closed murder case gets reopened by Pip. She couldn’t shake off the feeling that something wasn’t right about the result of the case. She studies this case for her final project. She tries to figure out new clues to know who actually murdered Andie Bell. The more information she knows and the closer she gets to the real answers the more danger she is in. This investigation turns dangerous for her and ends with something you’ll never expect.
The Bitter Side of Sweet
Ima
Book by Tara Sullivan
Book Trailer by Emely Gomez
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Do you know how much pain goes into your sweet bite of chocolate?
This story begins with two very close brothers, Amadou and his little brother Seydou. They leave their home to find a job but they end up being sold into slavery. They are made to work at a cacao farm. Amadou hated himself and blamed himself about the situation that they were in. We follow the journey of Amadou trying to get them off this farm, realizing that it wasn’t his fault, and the friends they meet while on this journey. This book shows the hardships, intense labor, and horrible working conditions that these children suffer just for us to get that $1.50 piece of chocolate into our hands.
Every Falling Star
by Susan McClelland and Sungju Lee
Sungju Lee is a twelve year old boy that was forced to live on the streets of North Korea. Sungju had to fend for himself while he was out on the streets. The twelve year old boy was all alone and had nowhere to go so he had to start all over with his life. Sungju had to find a new family, friends and a place to survive - a place to live to get out of the weather. The only thing there was to hold onto in the West or North Korea was the fact that you only had hope on your side. When Sungju was put out on the streets because his parents left him, he had to worry about when he was going to eat and where he was going to find his food. Everyday of Sungju's life he had to worry about whether he was going to die or not because he had gotten himself into some trouble and he had to pay for it. Sungju meets these boys on the streets that become his family. Along with Sungju, all these boys live by their wits. Young Sungju tells people about his boyhood and his true story. Sungju tells how going from a comfortable home to a horrible and horrorus home is very difficult for him. Little Sungju is homeless and does everything in his power to retain all his hope and all his courage. Do you think you could do it?
Kaylee Palmer
image from Amazon August 1991, Pittsburgh, a 15-year-old boy is graduating from middle school to high school. You read what he is goin...
