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 CONTENT
01 THE BROTHERS LIONHEART

02 THE GREAT GILLY HOPKINS

03 HOLES

04 INVISIBLE

05 THE MIRACOLOUS JOURNEY OF

EDWARD TULANE
06 THE BOY IN STRIPPED PYJAMAS

07 FISH IN A TREE

08 THE BUNKER DIARY

09 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

10 MOMO

11 THE LIST

12 THE GIVER

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 “Jonathan told me how there are things you have to do, even if they are
dangerous. “Why is that?” I asked. “Because if you don’t you are not a human
being, you’re nothing but a little louse,” Jonathan replied.”
― Astrid Lindgren, The Brothers Lionheart

The Brothers Lionheart

Astrid Lindgren

Ten year-old Karl Lejon, nickname Crusty, has found out that he is
going to die from an unspecified disease. His adored big brother,
13-year-old Jonatan, calms him down and tells him that in the
afterlife, all men will go to a land known as Nangijala. Unexpectedly,
Jonatan dies in an accident, leaving his brother alone. Soon after
Crusty passes awy, too. The brothers meet again in Nangijala, the
land of eternal spring and blossoming gardens. But there is not all
truly at peace in Nangijala. The tyrant Tengil and the terrifying
monster Katla cast a long shadow over this world. The brothers
embark on a journey full of adventure and danger to overcome evil
and liberate the enslaved people of Nangijala.

-magical, pure, honest-

-”it talks about serious things such as death and gives
hope...”
-”It is about the love between two brothers, about life after
death. It makes you believ in something greater...”
-”Contains everything a good story needs..”

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 ““If life is so bad, how come you’re so happy?” “Did I say bad? I said it was tough.
Nothing to make you happy like doing good on a tough job, now is there?. ”
― Katherine Paterson, The Great Gilly Hopkins

The Great Gilly

Hopkins
Katherine Paterson

"Monster Gilly" is a lonely, lost child with a picture of a young and

beautiful mother.She doesn't know her father and doesn't even
know that her grandmother lives somewhere. Too smart and
irrepressible, pushed from one foster home to another, 11-year-old
Gillie Hopkins believes that "a person has to be tough and harsh".
With a charming smile on her face Gilly fights for her place under
the sun, trapping people who are on her side, kind and friendly to
her. But in the heart she longs for love, for a gentle look, especially
for home.

-emotional and complicated, realistic-

-”This is one of THOSE books. It touched me...”

-”This books is a mixture of sorrow and happiness, silliness
and maturity. A great one...”
-”It brings message how important family is, how every child
neds support, and how we all are dependent on each other..”

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 ““When you spend your whole life living in a hole, the only way you can go is up. ”
― Louis Sachar, Holes

Holes
Louis Sachar
There is no lake on the Green Lake Camp. And the boys are
definitely not here to have fun, play and enjoy the summer. Nothing
like that. It's a camp to re-educate mischievous teenagers. But
nobody is lecturing them or teaching them how to behave in proper
way. The education is simple: the boys dig holes in the sand all day
in the hot desert sun. The length of the spade, the width of the
spade and the depth of the spade. Stanley, who had done nothing
wrong, ended up in the Green Lake camp because it seemed better
than prison. He is cursed. The curse has haunted the Jelnats family
ever since a gypsy woman cursed that "filthy, scoundrelly, pig-
headed great-grandfather". He soon realises that all those holes
were dug for a reason. The camp rangers are clearly looking for
something. But what could be hiding at the bottom of a dried-up
lake? Stanley is sure to dig up all the secrets from underground

-full of irony and dark humour-

-”I enjoyed this book. A bad situation for a boy transforms

into a situation with truth, hope and friendship...”
-”Love it. It teaches the important lesson about keeping
promises...”
-”Great book. It takes you in the story. The movie upon it is
also good...”

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 ““It needs someone's weakness to demonstrate its strength, just as fire needs to
continue burning forest in order not to disappear.. ”
― Eloy Moreno, Invisible

Invisible
Eloy Moreno

The boy had power. The power to be invisible. But an accident

happened and he ended up in hospital. Now the boy is visible again.
Or imaybe it is the world that has finally seen the light?
The official version is that it was an accident. The boy knows better
but he is going to keep a secret.
This story forces the reader to speculate about what happened,
trying to put pieces together for more vivid picture of events. It
talks about bullying at school with great sensitivity and genuine
compassion, highlighting the unimaginable cost of indifference.
After all, the only thing worse than bullying itself is indifference,
which can make each of us invisible.

-sensitive, painful, and shocking-

-”The beginning of the book is harder to read, but later on

the story draws you in and never lets go......”
-”it makes you think about what is going on around you...”
-”I was so shaken by this book... reminded me of so many
things. I think it will remind a lot of people of a lot of
things...”

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 ““Open your heart. Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you
must open your heart. ”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

The Miraculous Journey

of Edward Tulane

Kate DiCamillo
Once there was a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. It belonged to
Abilene, a little girl who who treated him with the utmost care and
adored him completely. But one day Edward Tulene was lost and its
miraculous journey started. The rabbit met many different people
over the course of his journey. Each of these different people taught
Edward something new that he needed to learn. The rabbit learned
how to love others and receive their love in return.

-sensitive, beautiful, and full of heart-

-”Touching story. It shows how complicated life is...”

-”This tale includes a lot of levels to explore. It teaches
kindness...”
-”It is a risk getting hurt when you open yours heart to
someone. But how to live without that?..”

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 “What exactly was the difference? He wondered to himself. And who decided
which people wore the striped pajamas and which people wore the uniforms?”
― John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the

Striped Pyjamas
John Boyne
Bruno is a 9-year-old boy growing up during World War II in Berlin.
After a visit by Adolf Hitler, Bruno's father is promoted to
Commandant, and the family has to move to "Out-With" because of
the orders of "The Fury" (Bruno's naive interpretation of the word
"Führer"). Bruno is initially upset about moving to Out-With (in
actuality, Auschwitz) and leaving his friends. There aren't any
children for Bruno to play with in his new place. From the house at
Out-With, Bruno sees a camp in which the prisoners wear "striped
pyjamas" (prison clothes). One day, Bruno decides to explore the
strange wire fence. As he walks along the fence, he meets a Jewish
boy named Shmuel.

-remarkable, shocking, emotional-

-”This is definitely a book that pulls at the heartstrings...”

-”This book can be a quick read, but one that will remain
with you...”
-”I found the book to be very sad and very touching...”

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 “Everyone is smart in different ways. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb
a tree, it will spend its whole life thinking that it’s stupid.”
― Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Fish In A Tree

Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Sixth-grader Ally excels in maths and is talented at drawing, but

reading is a real struggle for her. The text easy to handle for others,
becomes a huge challenge for Ally. That’s why she preffers to be
sent to the principal's office than reading aloud to the whole class.
Ally has already changed seven schools, but no one has taken a
serious interest in her problem. And Ally herself has learnt how to
dodge and hide behind the mask of stubbornness. But everything
changes when a new teacher, Mr Daniels, comes to the school. He
sees an intelligent, creative, gifted girl who simply has dyslexia.
Soon, Ally's life turns upside down and the impossible becomes
possible!

-exciting, full of heartfelt humour-

-”There is a message for kids who struggle in classroom: the

things can get better with the right support...”
-”I wasn’t expecting to like it but it was actually pretty
good!...”
-”It’s a light book with a deep message...”

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 “Tip for the day: never eat a bible when you're starving to death.”
― Kevin Brooks, The Bunker Diary

The Bunker
Diary
Kevin Brooks

16-year-old Lain lives on the streets. One day he is

kidnapped and imprisoned in an underground bunker.
At first he thinks he has been kidnapped for ransom - he
has a rich and famous father. But the story is different...
The bunker is run by a stranger. He drops five more
people, none of whom have any idea why they are here,
who locked them up, or whether they will ever escape.

-unusual, chilling, original-

-”The book was absorbing and disturbing. Be warned, the

ending can suprise and even annoy you...”
-”Heart -breaking book. I was shocked...”
-”It was entertaining and intriguing. But I didn’t like the
ending...”

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 “The marks humans leave are too often scars.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

The Fault in Our

Stars
John Boyne

Hazel Grace, a 16-year-old girl, has had some close brushes with
death. She has thyroid cancer which has spread to her lungs. For
now, the cancer is at bay with an experimental treatment. One day,
she meets Augustus Waters in a support group, and the two strike
up a friendship.
Along the way, Augustus and Hazel will try to find some answers
from their favorite author. How will these two sort through their
feelings for each other and to life’s deeper questions?

-funny, wise, heart-warming-

-”This book contains a lot of pain but there are many magical
moments, too...”
-”It captures a piece of humanity that we all need to hear....”
-”Word of warning, it might make you cry....”

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“Calendars and clocks exist to measure time but that signifies little because we
all known that an hour can seem as eternity or pass in a flash, according to how
we spend it.”
― Michael Ende, Momo

Momo
Michael Ende

In the ruins of an amphitheater just outside an unnamed city lives

Momo, a little girl of mysterious origin. She came to the ruin, parent-
less and wearing a long, used coat. She is illiterate and cannot
count, and she doesn't know how old she is. She is remarkable in the
neighborhood because she has the extraordinary ability to listen—
really listen. By simply being with people and listening to them, she
can help them find answers to their problems, make up with each
other, and think of fun games. The advice given to people "go and
see Momo!" has become a household phrase and Momo makes
many friends, especially an honest, silent street-cleaner, Beppo,
and a poetic, extroverted tour guide, Gigi. This pleasant atmosphere
is spoiled by the arrival of the Men in Grey, eventually revealed as a
species of paranormal parasites stealing the time of humans.

-complex, reflective, actual-

-”It is a true one, of great importance, with a vital message

for us...”
-”It is meaningful, have patience to see that....”
-”It is an accurate critique of the world of adults....”

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 “If we give ourselves up to our feelings, aren’t we destined to make the same
mistakes all over again?”
― Patricia Fonde, The List

The List
Patricia Fonde
The story is set in the far future. Global warming is not a myth and
has led to the polar ice caps melting. One man saw it coming and
built an eco-friendly city called Ark. In this city, music, art (like
paintings), free choice of a partner - all of it is forbidden. Everyone
gets the same kind of meals three times a day, every week the same
food is delivered on the same day, every mated couple may have
two children. Language is also restricted because words are
deceiving and therefore evil according to the city's creator/leader,
Noa. The person charged with preserving language and composing
the list with allowed words, is called Wordsmith. He has an
apprentice, young Letta. It is a girl's duty to collect and preserve old
words so that nothing goes to waste. But it is not long before it
becomes clear that not all words are true and not all silences are
lies.

-dystopian, entertaining, predictable-

-”It shows our world in some way..”

-”It’s an entertaining read even if there’s a lot of familiarity
to it.....”
-”It is story, highlighting the importance of language to
human culture.....”

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 “It’s just that… without the memories it’s all meaningless”
― Lois Lowry, The Giver

The Giver
Lois Lowry
Jonas lives in a community that has traded their humanity for the illusion of
safety. They block anything that would trigger the emotional highs and lows
that define a person's life as we now know it. They don't experience the
heartache of loss, but they never give in to the joys of life either. They are
shells, robotic in their day to day existence and devoid of emotion. Jonas is
getting ready to experience the ceremony of 12. This particular ceremony is
an important one in the community, a rite of passage into adulthood. It is at
this ceremony that each child is assigned their job within the community.
They will remain in their assigned role until they are no longer productive and
they are "released". Unlike the other children, Jonas is unsure of his calling
within the community. He doesn't feel a clear draw to one occupation or
another. He is worried of what the future holds for him and he is beginning to
notice some unusual things that others do not. Jonas is ultimately assigned a
very prestigious role within the community. It is perhaps the most important
role in the community, but comes with a tremendous burden. He cannot share
his experiences with anyone other than the man that he will be replacing, the
current "receiver". As his training progresses, Jonas comes to question
everything that he has ever been taught

-chilling, introducing the great questions-

-”It brings message about the importance of individual

differences, human emotion, etc...”
-”The Giver touches on some deep topics where society versus
personality ....”
-”It says we must live and be ourselves.....”

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