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=Sara E.=

//My Most Excellent Year// by Steve Kluger

-Best friends and unofficial brothers since they were six, ninth-graders T.C. and Augie have got the world figured out. But that all changes when both friends fall in love for the first time. Enter Ale. She's pretty, sassy, and on her way to Harvard. T.C. falls hard, but Ale is playing hard to get. Meanwhile, Augie realizes that he's got a crush on a boy. It's not so clear to him, but to his family and friends, it's totally obvious! Told in alternating perspectives, this is the hilarious and touching story of their most excellent year, where these three friends discover love, themselves, and how a little magic and Mary Poppins can go a long way. __(BarnesandNobles)__

=**This book was important to me because:**= -This book was important to me because it showed the power of friendship. The three best friends T.C., Augie, and Ale never gave up on each other. Also, I liked their need to help others, like Hucky the deaf orphan.

Sara, friendship is very important and I think you take friendship seriously, I want to read this book as a result of your comments. Mrs Neary

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//Dreamland// by Sarah Dessen -After her older sister runs away, sixteen-year-old Caitlin decides that she needs to make a major change in her own life and begins an abusive relationship with a boy who is mysterious, brilliant, and dangerous. Rogerson Biscoe, with his green eyes and dark curly hair, is absolutely seductive. Before long, sixteen-year-old Caitlin finds herself under his spell. And when he starts to abuse her, she finds she's in too deep to get herself out... __(BarnesandNobles)__

=**This book was important to me because:**= -I chose this book because I thought it demonstrated to not let a problem continue on and ruin your life. I think you should get help if you can't end the problem yourself.

Sara, I totally agree that this book was important in illustrating how important sense of self is and Caitlin, lost sight of that in herself and it took an adult to see Rogerson's abuse to finally end the cycle. Hopefully, the help Caitlin receives will make a a stronger person. Mrs. Neary

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