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=  The Lovely Bones =



Susie Salmon was fourteen years old when she was murdered. Her neighbor, Mr. Harvey, raped and murdered her underground. He dismembered and disposed of the body in "The Mouth of Earth". This tragic heroine narrates her life in heaven and the life of her family as time passes. Her family begins to drift apart as her father is enthralled in finding her murderer. Her mother has an affair and runs away from everything. Her brother skips childhood and takes place as "head of the house" since his father grew increasingly insane and obsessed with Mr. Harvey. Her sister becomes stronger after dealing with Susie's death. Will Mr. Harvey be caught? Will her father regain his sanity? By the end of the book justice is ironically served. Young adults would like this book. It has deep content and teen relevant situations. It makes you think and gives you a new perspective on death. This book is all about growing up and dealing with real life things. media type="custom" key="5204743"

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= Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall =



Summary
Tessa is a typical teenage mall brat. One day in gym she gets hit in the head with a dodge ball. Hard. It knocks her unconscious and lands her in Heaven. To her surprise, Heaven looks a lot like the mall. . . . While in Heaven she meets a strage boy who she calls Nail Boy (due to the giant nail sticking out of his head). There he explains that she must live certain past memories. Each memory has to do with a past purchase from the mall. While reliving these memories she discovers something about herself. Tessa is finally able to answer the question she's been asking herself for weeks: //Who am I//? Tessa finds her way back to herself and who she is, with the sparatic help of Nail Boy. In this captivating novel you learn all about life's little things and how they make you, you. The little things matter and you shouldn't take them for granted. Never forget your past, but always look forward to the future.

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