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The Dust of 100 Dogs by A.S. King

In the late seventeenth century, famed teenage pirate Emer Morrisey was on the cusp of escaping the pirate life with her one true love and unfathomable riches when she was slain and cursed with "the dust of one hundred dogs," dooming her to one hundred lives as a dog before returning to a human body-with her memories intact.

Now she's a contemporary American teenager and all she needs is a shovel and a ride to Jamaica.

shelved in General Fiction

synopsis from bn.com

Tolog Review: The Clockwork Angel

The Clockwork Angel
by Cassandra Clare
reviewed by Sarah Perret, class of 2017

The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare is first book of the Infernal Devices series. There is a lot of dark vs. light, and evil vs. good contrasts in this book. A few people even turn from good to evil. This book address the typical good always winning evil, but will good win over evil this time? You will like this book if you like fantasy, romance and adventure. It is packed with adventure and it will keep you wondering what is coming next. There is a love story involved that is exciting and unusual. The characters in this book also constantly question who they are and who they want to be. Finding your identity has a big role in the book. It focuses on a young girl named Tessa Gray who is sixteen and has an odd talent. Her ability is that she is able to turn into someone else while she holds a personal item and can access his or her thoughts. Her talent is rare and almost unheard of. She feels lost and lonely, but she comes to realize her identity. A lot of people are trying to track and hunt her down. While on her way to see her loving brother she is brutally kidnapped by the Dark Sisters, who are demons. Luckily young Will breaks in and rescues her. But she wonders who is this guy? Will is part of the Shadowhunter world. Shadowhunter’s purpose is to kill the demons that live in the world. Tessa goes on with Will to the Institute, where young Shadowhunters train. She lives there for a long time, and along the way comes to look at the Shadowhunters as her family. As the book continues is describes Tessa’s past and shows her journey to realize who she is. Tessa has a gift, a gift that is constantly hunted, the most dangerous man known as the Magister is trying to kidnap and marry her. As creepy and weird as that sounds, what is even worse is that someone who seemed to always have her back is in on his plan. Not only does he plan to take Tessa, but also he wants to take over the entire world! Read Clockwork Angel to figure out if Tessa survives and if the Magister really does take over the world.

Tolog Review: Uglies

Uglies
by Scott Westerfeld
reviewed by Chastity Sun, class of 2015

The Uglies is about a girl who is going to turn sixteen and she was able to change from being ugly to pretty. Tally is a very smart and mature girl that cares about her friend a lot. She really want to keep the promise with Perris but seem like Shay had a bigger influence on her, since she is very open minded and free thinking. The relationship between Shay and Tally make me realize the sisterhood that they both share. Although they both know each other after the lose of their original “best friend”, but the way they both get to know each other in a short amount of time, and Shay is still willing to tell Tally her biggest secret about the Smoke, show that friendship is just something that you need to find the right person to be friend with, and time doesn’t really matter. Moreover, this book reveals the idea of being ugly and pretty. It is just a operation for a person to become pretty, but there is no different between the pretties, they are all pretty and nothing unique. I think Shay friends want to go to the Smoke because it is where they can be who they are, with out the fake appearance that people once try to get with off. And I admire Tally courage of going to the Smoke alone, with the trust that she is going to arrive there just by Shay code. This book demonstrates the idea of appreciates who you are, rather than your appearance because the thing that identify your personality is your action, but not how you look. If you liked reading a bit of science fiction with romance and adventure books, you'll like this book.
I think people who like to read The host of the twilight series will like this book. 

Tolog Recommendations: Legend and Prodigy

both books reviewed by Amy Kim
class of 2017

Legend
by Marie Lu
Romance, Action, Dystopian

I have met the author and talked with her about this book. It is a wonderful book that reflects about our government and other governments that are corrupt. This book has a war happening, but it is a war that is necessary for a better future.

Prodigy
by Marie Lu
Romance, Action, Dystopian

This book is the second book of Legend. The war is still going on, but Day has been betrayed and isn't sure whose side he is supposed to take. Day is thinking about sacrificing himself for the ones he love-his brother, June, and Tess. Whose side does he take? Who wins? What choices will he make? I'm sure your asking yourself who the heck is Day, June, and Tess?.. Well, If you want to know... READ THE BOOK!!!

for fans of Starters by Lissa Price
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 

Tolog Recommendations: Inferior

Inferior
by Peadar O Guilin
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Romance

review by Amy Kim
class of 2017

This book is about sacrifices and the betrayal for survival. There is a war coming and they have to survive. The betrayal of brothers is inevitable. They fight for one woman. Who would get the girl? Who would be the hero? Who wins? *Read the book to find out*

Tolog Review: Rampant by Diana Peterfreund

review by Amy Kim, class of 2017

Rampant was an Awesome book!!! This book totally tricked me into believing that one of the characters was in love. And the next thing you know, they weren't. There are so many twists and turns, that I got frustrated at one point. This book is nothing about anything you know about unicorns. It is a whole new theme...
If you read Fire by Kristen Cashore and you liked it, you'll totally love this book.

Read it! Kiki Strike: inside the shadow city by Kirsten Miller

from Kirkus Reviews

An arch story of deposed princesses, Girl Scouts gone wild and the world beneath New York City. Smart, neglected Ananka pays attention, leading her to a world where preteen girls can do anything-as long as they have plenty of Village cafes for coffee and planning. Recruited by the mysterious Kiki Strike, Ananka and the Irregulars (experts in disguise, forgery, invention and chemistry culled from the Scouts) find themselves mapping the Shadow City, a remnant of old New York. Along the way, they take on Chinese gangsters and murderous royalty. Narrated eight years after the adventure begins, this is a rallying cry for the "curious" and an effective anthem of geek-girl power. Ananka peppers her narration with useful tips (from effective tailing techniques to spotting liars) reminiscent of the Worst Case Survival series. Two flaws: An imaginary branch of the New York Public Library, and Kiki turns out to be less bent on heroics and more on personal revenge. All in all, an absurdly satisfying romp for disaffected smart girl, with hints of more to come. 

Read it! Un Lun Dun by China Mieville

from the Children's Literature review

"Twelve-year-old Deeba never imagined where she would end up the night she accompanied her best friend, Zanna, into the basement of the housing complex. But things had been getting stranger and stranger for her friend, with wild animals bowing to her, total strangers greeting her with reverence, and her name showing up in bridge graffiti. With the turn of a wheel Zanna and Deeba are transported to a fantastical world made up of all the things that are broken or discarded by the inhabitants of their former hometown, London; it is the shadow city, unLondon, where none of the rules of their previous lives apply. Animate milk cartons become pets, specially trained rubbish bins are soldiers, double-decker buses fly, words become creatures, and people dress in clothes made from the pages of books. Your best friends may not be fully human, like half-ghost-half-boy Hemi. Although Zanna is the Chosen One described in the prophecy book, the Smog has stolen her memory and it is left to Deeba to save unLondon from being taken over by evil forces. In his first young adult novel, Mieville creates a wildly imaginative setting and story on a par with Terry Pratchett's "Discworld" series. This hefty work has a serious message about pollution and the mindset of disposability, but it's also a good adventure—with intrepid young male and female protagonists—that will appeal to fantasy fans of both genders."