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Tamar by Mal Peet

Within a contemporary framing story, the novel is set in occupied Holland during the Second World War and deals with the adventures and relationships of a group of resistance fighters.^[2] The novel interweaves past and present to show the lasting effects of war and the passions it arouses.

This is a truly amazing book. It is so beautifully written and there is a huge twist at the end. I absolutely love this book and I suggest you read it too! :) Let me know what you think of it!

Belle’s Book suggestion!

Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

The story is set around the life of Taylor Lily Markham, the 17-year-old leader of the boarding school on the Jellicoe Road (country NSW/ACT). Taylor was abandoned at the 7/11 on the Jellicoe Road by her mother when she was 11, and her only recollection of her father is a brief memory of standing on his shoulders. The only adult influence in her life is her mentor/guardian Hannah, who lives in the unfinished house by the river, and writes stories about five kids who lived there in the 1980s and who has suddenly vanished into thin air at a time when Taylor really needs her.

To top all of Taylor’s problems off, there is a territory war going on between the boarders, the townies (kids from the Jellicoe Town) and the Cadets (Sydney boys who come for a six-week training exercise every year to Jellicoe). The leader of the cadets this year happens to be the very boy who Taylor ran away with when she was 14 in search of her mother. The one who betrayed her trust and she never wants to see again.

Please read this amazing book, it’s one of my favorites!

Running parallel to Taylor’s story is the story that Hannah writes, about the five kids in the 1980s. As Hannah has not yet complied it , the story is shown in pieces throughout the novel.

Book of the week!

 Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Summary: Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.
But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world -- and it isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.
 This came out a couple years ago and is a series. If you haven't read them these are a must read!

Book Suggestion

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

It is a truly amazing book. It is set in Nazi Germany, where a young girl lives. She steals books because the words feed her soul and keep her company in such hostile times.

And get this- Death narrates it. So interesting.

(ooc: made me cry, no joke.)

Read this!!