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DISCOVER A<br />

WORLD OF STORIES<br />

[by Esther Dharshini ]<br />

Want to become smarter, improve your<br />

memory, expand your vocabulary, meet<br />

interesting characters, and learn more<br />

about the world around you? We’ve got the<br />

answer for you: Reading! Whatever your<br />

reading level, here are some books that will<br />

take you into new worlds.<br />

Love reading?<br />

Get ready for World Book Month,<br />

a celebration of books and<br />

literature. Find out more soon!<br />

Brought to you by<br />

Geronimo Stilton Series<br />

Recommended for ages 7-9<br />

In New Mouse City on Mouse Island lived Geronimo Stilton, a nervous and<br />

shy talking mouse. Geronimo would like nothing better than to live a quiet<br />

life, but he keeps getting involved in adventures with his siblings Thea, Trap,<br />

and Benjamin. Follow Geronimo’s adventures to Egypt, Ancient Rome,<br />

French museums, and other exciting places!<br />

The Maze Runner<br />

Recommended for ages 10-15<br />

Imagine waking up in an elevator remembering nothing but your own<br />

name - this was the experience of Thomas, the main character in The<br />

Maze Runner. He emerges into a world of 60 teen boys who have learned<br />

to survive in the Maze. For three years, the boys have been trying to find a<br />

way to escape but the road out is not easy. Thomas and several of his<br />

companions try to run for freedom, but will they make it?<br />

The Hunger Games<br />

Recommended for age 10-15<br />

The story revolves around the annual reality show, the “Hunger Games”,<br />

held in The Capitol of Panem. Every year a boy and a girl from each of<br />

Panem’s 12 districts is chosen to compete in a fight to the death. Katniss<br />

Everdeen - a 16-year-old girl from District 12 volunteers to replace her<br />

younger sister, Primrose Everdeen. Her courage and bravery lead her to<br />

become the victor of the seventy-fourth annual Hunger Games.<br />

My Sister’s Keeper<br />

Recommended for ages 16-17<br />

Imagine that your parents gave birth to you so that you could be the<br />

donor of bone marrow and platelets to your older sister, who has a rare<br />

form of cancer. Imagine what it must be like to grow up in a family where<br />

all decisions revolve around a deadly illness or medical emergency. In the<br />

book, 11-year-old Anna Fitzgerald is tired of undergoing medical<br />

procedures to donate to her sister. My Sister’s Keeper is a book about<br />

family, siblings, choices, and the sacrifices we have to make in life.<br />

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