Missing: Sabotaged

Book 3

Third in the trilogy about the future nation of Panem, who controls its 12 districts with a yearly televised Hunger Game fight to the death. Two contestants, one male and one female, are selected by lotter to compete. Katniss Everdeen, steps forward to take her sister's place in the games. Her struggle to survive begins with her questions about her existance, humanity, love, and extends into politics and fight to who controls government across the trilogy.

catchingFire

• The Hunger Games 2008
• Catching Fire 2009
• Mockingjay

With each new book I am amazed at how Joseph Delaney continues to increase the depth of characters, intensity of plot, and supernatural dimensions of his writing style. This book takes off where the last ended. Is Tom ready for the challenge? Will he be successful in what he unknowingly has been prepared to do. The plot and all the many characters cohesively fit together and tell a story that compels the reader through a dark evil where not only life is at stake, but the lose of souls forever.

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With each new book I am amazed at how Joseph Delaney continues to increase the depth of characters, intensity of plot, and supernatural dimensions of his writing style. This book takes off where the last ended., but focuses on development of Grimalkin and the essential role she plays and will play in the series.

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Missing: Torn

Book 4

Missing: Caught

Book 5

Setting wise this book takes off where the last ended. However, it brings together the usual characters as they prepare to gather enough power to defeat the Fiend.

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The story opens with Nessa's nightmare, then the death of her father, and introduces her to Slither, a haizda mage, from the dark that prefers human blood to feed its urges. Slither, believes it is honor bound to any trade it makes, which it combines with fear to provide its needs. Nessa's father, who has secretly protected his family with trades, makes his last trade at his death. A trade, which sets the plot of the story. A plot with Slither agreeing to take Nessa's sisters: Bryony, & Susan to their Aunt and Uncle in trade for Nessa. Of course there are many life and death situations to be over come to complete the trade.

A reader of The Last Apprentice series will wonder what this book has to do with Tom's story, and will not enlightened by the end. All characters are new, until Grimalkin enters over half way through the story. Being on the run with the fiend's head she has ventured to this far north land, where her character becomes central to the plot, climax, and conclusion.

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modern fantasy witches dark entities

Setting wise this book takes off where the last ended. However, the focus is on Alice as she gathers the sacred objects necessary for the ritual and she prepares herself for the part she must play in the battle to destroy the Fiend.

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Setting wise this book takes off where the last ended. Finally the battle to destroy the Fiend.

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Missing: Risked

Book 6

Josh Bell tells the story of his seventh grade basketball season told by Josh in verse with rhythm and beat.

The plot centers on his family and their basketball life. A strong mother and father, who had a professional basketball career, and their twin sons: Josh and JB (12). Their personalities on and off the court, how they drift apart, deal with jealousy, family, making decisions, life, and death.

Series of books, graphic novel, and Disney TV series 2023

The Darkness trilogy:

A New Darkness - 14

Setting and plot wise this book takes off where the last ended.

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Missing: Revealed: Rewriting the past to save the future

Book 7

Missing: Redeemed

Book 8

The Darkness trilogy:

The Dark Army - 15

Setting and plot wise this book takes off where the last ended.

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The Darkness trilogy:

The Dark Assassin - 16

Setting and plot wise this book takes off where the last ended.

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A story set in an elevator as Will (15) travels down from the seventh floor set on revenge for his brother's (Shawn) gun death. Stopping at each floor for another rider. Riders killed by gun violence and those involved in a chain of violent revenge related to his brother's shooting.

With a gun in his waist band he thinks … Does he know who he’s after? Does he know why? Where did the gun originate? Is the gun loaded? Will the rule of silence and revenge continue?

Jason Reynolds, ends the story as the door opens to the lobby so we aren’t told How It will END ...

As I reached the end I was thinking Will is being convinced to stop. However, seconds after turning the last page, I had the feeling that the culture of revenge, in spite of the terrible lose everyone suffers, is the compelling option. The discussion of alternatives and consequences is left for the reader and groups of readers.

Jason tell the story in short, choppy, cutting narrative verse, along with repetitive words and phrases with hard consonants that creates an appropriate unique tone to communicate the harsh reality related to teenage gun violence.

Award winning book (Newbery, Coretta Scott King, Printz Honor Book, & many more)

Also graphic novel - 2020

Coming of age story about Virgil and his interactions with some of his class mates, two girls and one boy, as he learns how to accept himself and be brave [stand up for himself].

• Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and feels out of place in his sports centered family, except with his supporting Grandmother Lola (Philippines).
• Valencia Somerset, who is deaf, smart, brave, secretly lonely, loves nature, and journaling.
• Kaori Tanaka is a self-proclaimed psychic. Gen is her little sister, who continually follows her around.
• Chet Bullens is a bully who thinks most others are weird and mostly losers

The author mixes the use of first and third person. Using first person when the focus is on Valencia. Some readers might benefit with a heads up to notice that when the chapter title is Valencia, she weitches from third to first peron.

As the plot develops we learn about ecah charater's strengths and differences; and their social relationships, which will develop with the plot.

The action elevates when Chet bullies Virgil, steals his backpack with Gulliver inside, (pet guinea pig), and throws it down a well.

Chet goes down the well to rescue Gulliver and gets trapped.

When Chet is late for an appointment with Kaori, she, Gen, and Valencia set out to find the missing Virgil. Through luck, smarts, bravery, and coincidence or universal interconnectedness, he is rescued.

During the time trapped in the well Chet suffers with self-doubt and his fears as he aruges with himself and listens to voices and recounts past events and Lola's stories. As he does so and his time in the well passes, he begins to stand up for himself and become his own Bayani (hero).

Intersting story told in a delightful tone and style that realistically communicates their unique character, their personal challenges, and how they become aware of them and what pro-social strategies will benefit them.

Jordan Banks is the new kid whose parents convince him to attend an academically prestigious private school, instead of an art academy, that Jordan wants to attend.

The plot is about Jordan’s year in seventh grade as a Black male in a predominantly White school. The subplots are often driven by cultural and experiential differences that lead to conflict through miscommunication with Jordan and several of his classmates as they grow into new kids!

Additionally, to a well written, and illustrated story, Jordan’s journal pages, created by his character as short graphic novellas, are scattered throughout the book as two page black and white comic paneled sketches.

Main characters

• Jordan Bank (Dad - Chuck, Mom - Ellice, Grandpa, two younger sisters)
• Drew (Andrew Ellis)
• Liam Landers

Other students

• Jordan
• Drew
• Maury - Maurice
• Girl Alex - Alexandra
• Ashley
• Samira
• Andy Peterson

Older students as protagonists

• Eric
• Deandre
• Winston

Jordan's neighborhood friends

• Kenny
• Kirk
• Carlos