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Picture Perfect by Jodi Picoult

Picture Perfect is a book about an anthropologist named Cassie who gets amnesia. She wakes up in L.A. and doesn't who she is, or why she is there. After having the police station submit her name into the newspaper, Cassie finds out she is really married to a famous actor named Alex. After living in a lavish house for a while, she starts to get her memory back. Suddenly, she remembers that she is pregnant and she ran away to save her baby's life from her abusive husband. Cassie thens runs away and stays with Will, her friend whose family lives on an Indian reservation in South Dakota. After Cassie has the baby, she calls her husband and he comes to get her. I really enjoyed finding out the ending. Some parts are a slow read but the ending is worth it.

-Morgan

EPIC by Conor Kostick

Overall, I enjoyed this book and would recommend it if you are interested in science fiction and futuristic stories. The character development is fairly complicated as there are multiple characters to keep track of in the two main story lines. The setting is "New Earth", a planet where mankind fled to after Earth was torn apart by warfare. Naturally, their new planet has a law against violence. the general story line tracks the plot of a 14-year old named Erik and his online game avatar, Cindella. The moral or the lesson of the story is that the New Earth government system was faulty and could lead to war in direct violation of their own laws. EPIC is a good book.

-Brendan

The Saint of Dragons by Jason Hightman

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it if you are interested in fantasy stories set during medieval times. The character development is fairly simple as the story line follows Simon Saint George and his two companions through a series of dragon-slaying adventures. The setting is always changing as their journey takes them all around the world. The general story line focuses on Simon and his father as they fight to end the war between dragons and humans. Some of the battle scenes were very vivid and were definitely my favorite parts of the book. The moral or the lesson of the story is that family bonds are always strong no matter what challenges you are faced with or have to go through. The Saint of Dragons is an awesome book.

-Brendan