Book Reviews by PH
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TTFN is a sequel to TTYL. Both books are completely written in instant messages between three girls: Maddie, Zoe, and Angela. The story is progressed through the conversations of the 11th grade girls. One of the threesome is moving to California, will they be able to become long- distance friends?

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Jack The Ripper is on the loose and is back to his old tricks. However, this is in a new theme park where nineteenth century London in the backdrop. Can a witch and a police detective solve the crime? Or will their differences get in the way of solving the mystery?

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Unexpected Development is a book about a girl between her junior and senior years in high school. She faces major self-esteem problems due to her larger than average breast size. Boys leer and girls make fun to the point that she wears clothes that are too big for her to cover her curves. Then, she meets Jake Darrow, the boy of her dreams, and begins to gain confidence.

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Ty Cutter, named after his overbearing father's favorite baseball player Ty Cobb, hates baseball. He wants nothing more than to quit his town's Pee Wee baseball team. His father, "The Professor," however, has a different idea. Ty is terrible at the game but his father (also the team's manager) makes him a starter and team captain for every game. This causes resentment among him and his teammates. Ty has to persevere to prove to his father, his teammates, and himself that he isn't worthless.

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Christopher John Francis Boone is autistic, he's also the narrator of this funny yet touching story. He is a genius in math and science but cannot function very well socially. He hates being touched and can't stand the colors yellow or brown, but he wants to find out who murdered his neighbor's dog. He goes about trying to figure it out as if he was a detective in a murder mystery but uncovers some things about his life that are surprising.

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Never Mind The Goldbergs by Matthue Roth is about a 17 year old Orthodox Jewish girl named Hava from New York City. She prides herself on being different by her beliefs, the way she dresses, and her self-proclaimed punk rock lifestyle. In an instant she is whisked off to LA, on the last day of school before summer break, to play a character in a sit-com about an Orthodox Jewish family. In LA she is tempted by a lavish lifestyle. She struggles to keep her real friends and stay kosher.