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  Girl in the Shadows Book Review      This book is filled with magic and courage. Moira Mitchell, who inspires to become a magician just like her father, goes on a journey to become one. She leaves home to join a famous circus despite her father's wishes. Magic soon finds itself with Moira, the kind both explainable and unexplainable. Along with magic, a hidden organization, the Prestige, is introduced into her life. There starts the power struggle of both groups for the ultimate magic relic.      This book took me a long time to finish. I feel like this plot was a bit basic and uninteresting. I feel like perhaps a more complex plot and more unexpected twists would have intrigued me a bit more. I would summarize this story as a girl who finds powerful magic and fights the antagonist for it... not a big fan of it.      Though, this story demonstrates the courage to not give up. The author demonstrates this mainly through the protagonist'...

 For my blog post, I decided to re-read one of my favorite books. The Giver by  Lois Lowry. Jonas, the protagonist of The Giver, lives in an idyllic society free of crime and sadness. After 12 years of age, children are assigned jobs that they will train for and perform throughout their lives. The government controls every aspect of your life, from your parents to your partner. Jonas stands apart from the community when he is determined to become the new Memory Keeper. Throughout history, society has remained free of all negative aspects of life because someone has held all the good and bad memories of the past. Despite being protected from harm, the residents are not exposed to the beauty of life, which is both good and bad. One of my favorite aspects of the book is the process by which Jonas loses trust in his parents throughout the book, showcasing the story's moral. As an average child in the community, Jonas initially trusts his parents completely. He eventually loses his...

    Starting Note      The second book of the Twilight Saga is called New Moon.  I wrote a pretty big summary on it, and I hope you enjoy.       Summary      The story begins when Bella’s 18th birthday arrives.  Everyone wants to celebrate her, but she feels the opposite.  She hates that she is getting older as Edward stays the same age due to him being a vampire.  She highly expresses her want to become a vampire.  Though, Edward doesn’t want that because he believes that the vampires get sent to hell whether or not they are good.  Still, Bella’s stubbornness does not allow her mind to budge.          As Edward’s family, the Cullens, throw Bella a birthday party, Bella’s clumsiness causes her a paper cut.  While the family of vampires have been resisting, it isn’t always as easy as it seems.  Jasper, the husband of Edw...