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Title: __Two Girls of Gettysburg__ Author:Lisa Klein Genre:Historical Fiction Short Summary: __Two Girls of Gettysburg__ is about two girls, Lizzie and Rosanna, who form a strong relationship as friends over the war. Even though they are cousins they consider themselves sisters. As the war commences Rosanna finds herself taking the side of the Southerners, believing African Americans should be slaves. Lizzie finds herself taking the side against slavery. As the war builds Rosanna flees back to her home in Virginia. As this happens the two girls grow apart even though they still think of each other. Will the two girls ever forgive each other? Will they ever see each other again? All these questions remain as the two girls follow their fate and make decisions whether being good or bad. READ __Two Girls of Gettysburg__ if you are a girl who likes to read about adventure, a little bit of romance and what it was like back in time. Reviewer(user name only):melissam61
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**Title:__Savvy__ Author: Ingrid Law Genre:Fantasy Short Summary:** Reviewer (user name only):melissam61 **
 * __October Review__**
 * Mibs (Mississippi) Beaumont is about to turn 13 and get her own savvy. A Savvy is a special thing about you (kind of like a power of some sort). Mibs Mom is perfect or in other words she has a knack for getting things right. Her dad does not have a savvy he is just a normal person. Mibs older brother Rocket is electric (He powers their old van!!). Mibs other older brother Fish has the savvy to make the wind blow and make it rain (So he makes it storm). Her two younger siblings Samson and Gypsy have not got their savvies yet. Her Grandpa Bomba's Savvy is to make the land stretch. (So he can make their backyard bigger than it was like five feet bigger). Her Grandma Is not alive but her savvy was that she could pluck Radio Waves out of thin air. So she could listen to her favorite songs and programs over and over by putting them in jars. Mibs family has many more people with savvies and it would take a long time to tell you them all. Mibs hasn't found out her Savvy yet but she is sure that it will be a good one. The day before Mibs very own 13 Birthday, her hopes for her savvy to be a really marvelous powerful one turns out to be one to cure her Papa. (Because her Papa got in a bad car crash and Mibs will do any thing to wake her Papa up before it is too late. Join Mibs and her other friends (Fish, Samson, Will, and, Bobbi) on their adventure to save her Papa. Will Mibs get to the hospital in time to save her Papa? Will Fish learn to control his Savvy of wind and rain? What secret will be revealed? All these questions remain, in the 2009 Newberry Honor Book __Savvy__. I would recommend this book to girls who like to read about adventure and fantasy.

__ Title: __New Moon__ Author: Stephenie Meyer Genre: Fantasy Short Summary: In this continuing book of the Twilight saga, Bella and Edward find themselves where __Twilight__ left them off, together. But in their senior year of high school everything changes. The Cullen’s are pretending to be way older than they look and they will have to move somewhere far from Forks, Washington. Their life goes on though and they do not break the news to Bella because it would be simply too hard for her to bear. But when the time comes Bella finds herself feeling zombie like and does not get past it until her friend Jacob Black heals her with his friendship. But when Edward is in trouble will Bella chose to stay and be with Jacob? Or will she go to Edward? Stephanie Meyer’s __New Moon__ will excite you until the very end and will keep you reading. Reviewer (user name only):melissam61
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 * Title: Nobody’s Princess **
 * Author: Esther Friesner ****
 * Genre: Historical Fiction **
 * Short Summary: Helen of Troy known as Helen of Sparta in this book is unlike other girls from her time. Helen lives in the ancient Greek era, where kings and queens ruled and every boy wants to be a hero. Most girls of this time had to weave and embroidery but Helen thinks different. Helen thinks that she would be just as good as a hero as her brothers. Her sister Clytemnestra tries to play her part as a princess of the castle and has always been jealous of Helen. When Helen finds out she is going to be the future ruler of Sparta she is shocked because in all her life she had never been told. When adventure comes Helen’s way will she be able to leave Sparta to live her dreams, find out the path she will choose in __Nobody’s Princess__. ** **
 * Reviewer (user name only): melissam61 **