Book Reviews by Miracle
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Orchid Child tells the magical story of Teague (the orchid child), his aunt Kate, and their imperfect family. Teague is a child who has special abilities passed down in his family.  His mother was a drug addict, and his aunt Kate later became his legal guardian. Kate is a neuroscientist who lost her job after a scandal and goes back to her family's home. Teague, who hears voices and experiences hallucinations, stays with his aunt, who struggles with her research on schizophrenia in their local community.

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Saving Halloween is a story about two girls, one named Anne and the other named Halloween. Anne is a girl who seeks acceptance from her parents by being excellent in her studies, learning different languages, and playing musical instruments, but she lacks parental love. Anne meets Halloween who is being home-schooled and enjoys parental love and presence.

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In the science fiction novel WARPACT, which is set in a world populated by hunters, Kidahin, who was raised in a socially and hierarchically structured society, led the higher socially ranked females by using her military status and male respect. Kidahin plots tactics, goes through the process of becoming recognized as a leader, and then becomes trapped in an alien world while trying to avoid the enemy. Delwyn has always been protected by Kidahin. Kidahin gets promoted and realizes she can't be on Delwyn's tail anymore.

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Our little Promise tells about when Billy visits his friend Lilly.  Lilly loves to joke and play pranks on Billy on April Fool's Day. Billy doesn't shun or get tired of the pranks, and at the end of the day, Billy narrates his experience to his mom. This book's emphasis is on friendships.

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Calling the Moon tells the stories of young people from different cultures of the world about the experience of their first menstrual cycle. This is a book which many young and older women can relate to. We can see different views of different cultures about how they view womanhood. It also promotes sex education as so many young people can be informed about how their cycle can come at different ages and with different symptoms, etc.