Well, after a whole week of great sun; we have melted into a snowy world. I don't mind as long as it keeps snowing and doesn't change to rain, but it doesn't look like that will happen. Now that we have our blanket of clouds back, things will warm up and we will be raining soon.
Sooo; it's time to get out some good books to curl up with. I've had great student reviews of the following two books. Check them out and see what you think.
What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation
perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the
Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen-year-old June is a prodigy being
groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the
slums, fifteen-year-old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his
motives may not be as malicious as they seem.
From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths--until
the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect.
Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's
survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias's death. But in a shocking turn of
events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and
the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.
Unraveling
Elizabeth Norris
Two days before the start of her junior year, seventeen-year-old Janelle
Tenner is hit by a pickup truck and killed—as in blinding light, scenes of her
life flashing before her, and then nothing. Except the next thing she knows,
she's opening her eyes to find Ben Michaels, a loner from her high school whom
Janelle has never talked to, leaning over her. And even though it isn't
possible, she knows—with every fiber of her being—that Ben has somehow brought
her back to life.
But her revival, and Ben's possible role in it, is only the first of the
puzzles that Janelle must solve. While snooping in her FBI agent father's files
for clues about her accident, she uncovers a clock that seems to be counting
down to something—but to what? And when someone close to Janelle is killed, she
can no longer deny what's right in front of her: Everything that's happened—the
accident, the murder, the countdown clock, Ben's sudden appearance in her
life—points to the end of life as she knows it. And as the clock ticks down, she
realizes that if she wants to put a stop to the end of the world, she's going to
need to uncover Ben's secrets—and keep from falling in love with him in the
process.
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