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  Yes, No, Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed. Jamie Goldberg is the dictionary definition of awkward. He stutters while speaking to strangers, or basically anyone and prefers to stay behind the scenes. He’s fine with volunteering for his local state senator, as long as he doesn’t have to make public appearances and speeches. There’s no way he would knock on random people’s doors asking for their votes. Until he meets Maya. Or meets Maya again.  You see, Maya and Jamie go way back. They used to be best friends in kindergarten. That lasted until they both got separate lives and forgot about each other. Who remembers their kindergarten best friend anyway? Until Jamie and his sister, Sophie, go shopping and Jamie spots a familiar figure. While trying to remember how he’s seen this person before, he knocks down a display of cans. That attracts the girl’s attention, and he spends some time picking up the cans. When he’s done, the girl is gone.  Later that day, his mo...

  The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan.  This is the last book of this momentous series and all that I can say is that it was worth the wait. It all unfolds in the final installment of this thrilling series. The book starts with our very own Seaweed Brain, Percy Jackson, having a good day hanging out with his friend Rachel. Except, like every good day, it’s interrupted by yet another life or death experience. Blackjack lands on the hood of Paul’s car (yeah he’s not going to be happy about that…) and the rider is none other than Charles Beckendorf with a bag of explosives on his shoulder. They all have parts to play in this war and Percy Jackson and the ones closest to him bear the most. Speaking of the ones closest to him, Grover has disappeared and hasn’t been seen for a while. However, that’s not even half of all their troubles. All year the demigods have been training for the battle against Kronos and his army, knowing that the odds of victory are grim. As old monsters are ...

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan In the fourth installment to this amazing saga, Rick Riordan causes you to sit on the edge of your seat in anticipation. The book starts with Percy Jackson attending his freshman orientation. After getting kicked out of too many schools, he never thought this day would arrive. But thanks to his mom’s friend, Paul who works at Goode High School, he’s got a chance and he’s determined to not screw it up. Some demon cheerleaders seem to think differently though. Just as he thinks that his day can not get any weirder, he spots an old acquaintance. By acquaintance, I mean a civilian that he almost stabbed. He sees none other than, Rachel Elizabeth Dare, at his high school orientation. To make matters worse, she recognizes him too. After he leaps through a broken window out of a flaming building, all his afternoon plans with Annabeth dissolve into dust and they run to Camp - Half-Blood.  “One thing that I love about this book is that it brings m...