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Endgame: The Calling by: James Frey and Nils Johnson-Shelton

They came, a long long time ago, from the sky among fire and smoke. They gave us civilization and rules. They needed us to mine gold for them, when they had what they needed they left, but before leaving they told us that they would come back and when they came back a game would be played, Endgame. This game would determine our future. For ten thousand years the first twelve lines of humanity have kept a Player ready at all times to compete in Endgame. Generation after generation after generation have trained in everything. The players are good and evil, smart and stupid, weak and strong, ugly and beautiful, like you, like all of you. When the game starts, the players will be expected to find keys. these keys are hidden on the Earth. Whoever finds the keys first wins. The rules of Endgame are: there are no rules to Endgame. This is the hunt for the first key. Will stupidity beat kindness? Laziness top beauty? Loyalty thwart ruthlessness? Will the winner be good or evil? There is ...

Happy New Year!

Happy (belated) New Year! I hope you enjoyed celebrating the coming of the new year and I also hope you read many amazing book in the past year. As I welcome 2016 as an opportunity to keep reading many new books, meeting new people, watching new movies, making new friends, and geeking out about books, I would like a to take a moment to name my top 10 favorite reads of 2015 (in no particular order): The Perks of Being a Wallflower by: Stephen Chbosky  Red Queen by: Victoria Aveyard To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee Thirteen Reasons Why by: Jay Asher Out of My Mind by: Sharon M. Draper Kill Me Softly by: Sarah Cross Lord of the Flies by: William Golding The 5th Wave by: Rick Yancy To Sir, With Love by: E.R. Braithwaite Esperanza Rising by: Pan Munoz Ryan Have a great year ahead and happy reading!