Nichole0390
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August Bookclub Poll
Here is our August Bookclub Poll! Everyone feel free to vote, and I hope you all join in our bookclub pick of the month!
The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong
Maya lives in a small medical-research town on Vancouver Island. How small? You can’t find it on the map. It has less than two-hundred people, and her
school has only sixty-eight students–for every grade from kindergarten to twelve.
Now, strange things are happening in this claustrophobic town, and Maya’s determined to get to the bottom of them. First, the captain of the swim team
drowns mysteriously in the middle of a calm lake. A year later, mountain lions start appearing around Maya’s home, and they won’t go away. Her best
friend, Daniel, starts experiencing “bad vibes” about certain people and things. It does’t help that the new bad boy in town, Rafe, has a dangerous
secret…and he’s interested in one special part of Maya’s anatomy: Her paw-print birthmark.
The Giver by Lois Lowry
December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve year old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his
friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for
something special. When his selection leads him to an unnamed man -the man called only the Giver -he begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie
the fragile perfection of his world.
Told with deceptive simplicity, this is the provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible. In
the telling it questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our most deeply held beliefs.
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn
“I’ve left some clues for you.
If you want them, turn the page.
If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”
So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red
notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right
guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York?
Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?
Rachel Cohn and David Levithan have written a love story that will have readers perusing bookstore shelves, looking and longing for a love (and a red
notebook) of their own.
Divergent by Veronica Roth
In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the
honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all
sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her
family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.During the highly competitive
initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a
sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone
because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also
learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.Debut author Veronica Roth bursts onto the literary scene
with the first book in the Divergent series—dystopian thrillers filled with electrifying decisions, heartbreaking betrayals, stunning consequences,
and unexpected romance.
Nightshade by Andrea Cremer
While other teenage girls daydream about boys, Calla Tor imagines ripping out her enemies’ throats. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. Calla was
born a warrior and on her eighteenth-birthday she’ll become the alpha female of the next generation of Guardian wolves. But Calla’s predestined path
veers off course the moment she saves the life of a wayward hiker, a boy her own age. This human boy’s secret will turn the young pack's world upside
down and forever alter the outcome of the centuries-old Witches' War that surrounds them all.
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Foxy8609
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Divergent. Im in the mood to read a dystopian type book. I need to get away from the fallen angels and vampires for a bit.
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xStephx
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Divergent sounds interesting...
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Rachel2013
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Definitely Divergent. I've been meaning to read that book for quite a while now.
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linzReads
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Divergent. It sounds really interesting and different.
Sig made by ME!
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Defiance - Lili St. Crow
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just_aiv
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Looks like I'm going to have to get Divergent now. I really hope it's as good as all the reviews claim it to be.
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nissie
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Yay! I just started it
You, Yes, You, linger inside my heart Y
think I may cheat on Marcus Flutie... dang you Seth Mortensen!
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Nichole0390
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I'm closing it tomorrow night, but I'm pretty sure Divergent will be our winner:D
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Foxy8609
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I think divergent is the winner. I started it this morning and im flying through it. Its pretty good.
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Nichole0390
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Our Winner is Divergent by Veronica Roth!
I don't think I'll be able to get the book read in time, since my library has a bunch of holds on it, but I'll have a bunch of discussion topics
posted up on August 1st for everyone to take advantage of. If you have any discussions you want included, then just shoot me an email
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just_aiv
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Awesome, I'm going to start reading it tomorrow. Good to hear it's off to a great start, Foxy. 
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nissie
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yay! hope I can finish it on time!
You, Yes, You, linger inside my heart Y
think I may cheat on Marcus Flutie... dang you Seth Mortensen!
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just_aiv
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I just started it today during my break at work and the 3 chapters I read were really hooking me in. I hope to get some time to read a bit more later
tonight.
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roan912
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I'm excited about reading Divergent! It looks fantastic.
"Do not pity the dead Harry. Pity the living, and above all, those who live without love." ~ Albus Dumbledore
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nissie
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Ive just started and Im kinda feeling overwhelmed with so many details 
You, Yes, You, linger inside my heart Y
think I may cheat on Marcus Flutie... dang you Seth Mortensen!
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