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Greenland-Movie Review

From the eye-catching scenes of comets battering the earth to the excellent acting, the movie Greenland is an action/thriller movie that contains brilliant CGI and…

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All We Have Left

Book Mavens October 3, 2016 9/11 Alaska basketball climbing connections death disaster emotional family fathers growing up history intense new york city occult relationships religion sad survival tragic

Title: All We Have Left Author: Wendy Mills Summary: Alia and Jesse both have trouble understanding their parents and why they act the way they…

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Boxers & Saints

Book Mavens August 22, 2016 china drama emotional family fast-paced friends growing up history illustrated intense magical outcasts problems quest relationships spirits survival

Title: Boxers & Saints Author/Illustrator: Gene Luen Yang Summary: In this stunning masterwork, Gene Luen Yang tells an epic story across two books about young…

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Six of Crows

Book Mavens May 3, 2016 fast-paced intense mystery outcasts problems relationships secrets survival

Title: Six of Crows Author: Leigh Bardugo Summary: Kaz, a criminal prodigy with a mysterious past, has quickly risen to the top of the criminal…

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Symphony for the City of the Dead

Book Mavens October 14, 2015 art drama history intense musicians problems russia survival true war World War II

Title: Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad Author: M.T. Anderson Summary: During World War II, the Russian…

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The Wrath and the Dawn

Book Mavens August 18, 2015 adventure boy meets girl death drama fairy tale fast-paced iran love magical murder mythology problems relationships royalty secrets survival

Title: The Wrath and the Dawn Author: Renee Ahdieh Summary: Khalid, the dangerous and mysterious young Caliph of Khorasan, has an unsettling habit: He marries…

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Archivist Wasp

Book Mavens July 1, 2015 death drama dystopia ghosts girl power horror intense outcasts quest secrets survival twisted

Title: Archivist Wasp Author: Nicole Kornher-Stace Summary: Wasp was chosen by the goddess Catchkeep to become an Archivist – the person who will protect her…

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The Name of the Wind

Book Mavens March 26, 2013 growing up intense magical mythology quest survival

Title: The Name of the Wind Author: Patrick Rothfuss Summary: In the quiet village of Newarre, the townspeople sense that darkness and danger are gathering. One…

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Code Name Verity

Book Mavens February 13, 2013 emotional friends history inspiring spy survival war

Title: Code Name Verity Author: Elizabeth Wein Summary: Set in World War II, this story tells the tale of two young women and their harrowing…

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Every Other Day

Book Mavens May 7, 2012 boy meets girl death emotional girl power magical popularity secrets strange survival

Title: Every Other Day Author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes Summary: Every second day Kali is just your average 16-year-old girl, who reluctantly transferred halfway through first semester junior year…