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A Smart Girls Guide to Boys: Surviving Crushes, Staying True to Yourself & Other Stuff (American Girl Library) 19 reviews
Nancy Holyoke
American Girl, 2001
appropriate information
My then 10 year old daughter wanted this book long before I felt she was old enough. I allowed my sister to purchase the book from the American Girl Chicago store since she was visiting the city and give it to my daughter for her 11th birthday. It has good information to keep my daughter happy without too much information. American Girl has a good way of addressing issues for girls without ...
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Stone Fox 281 reviews
John Reynolds Gardiner
HarperTrophy, 1983
Excellent
I received my book within 24 hours of ordering and it was in excellent condition. I would definately purchase again from Amazon.com.
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American Medical Association Boy's Guide to Becoming a Teen17 reviews
American Medical Association, Kate Gruenwald Pfeifer
Jossey-Bass, 2006
Great book for "almost teens"
I got this book for my 10 year old son. It is a good book with all the "needed" information, but yet isn't too detailed on things they don't need to know about YET. It was very well written & I think it a good starting point for families w/young boys.
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Pulling Weeds to Picking Stocks 93 reviews
The Beatty Boys
Tate Publishing, 2008
Brass Tacks Finance and Life
Advice from a Mom. This delightful book would make a great gift for young people and an interesting read for all of us. Would hope to see this book in all the public and school libraries.
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Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny76 reviews
Hill Harper
Gotham, 2007
This One Is OUTSTANDING!!!!
Hill Harper has given us a rare gem. This book should be "required" reading for all young men. I gave it as gifts to my nephew and my cousin. I also encouraged a co-worker to read it and she's preparing to give it to her son and other young men. It's an "easy read". The letters and advice given are poignant, timely, educational and insightful. Down to earth, excellent advice for growing up ...
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There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America92 reviews
Alex Kotlowitz
Anchor, 1992
The other America indeed
Nice mix of anecdote and historical background on life in inner city America. Excellent insight into the everyday difficulties faced by families and some of the root causes. This book, though almost 20 years old, still has a message that needs to be heard.
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What Is the What (Vintage)163 reviews
Dave Eggers
Vintage, 2007
a must read
Dave Eggers' writing is superb and really allows the voice of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the Sudanese Lost Boys, to really come out. It's a very touching story and gives you a view on a part of Africa most people know nothing about.
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A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League119 reviews
Ron Suskind
Broadway, 1999
Amazing hope
Written with amazing detail and sensitivity, "A Hope In the Unseen" manages to avoid making trite observations about race or poverty, which is uncommon
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Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West304 reviews
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 1992
literary landmark
It seems that most of the negative reviews this book receives are holding it to the standards of commercial fiction. This is not commercial fiction, it is not supposed to be a Clint Eastwood western, and it certainly isn't meant for those who ignore the beauty of McCarthy's writing because they think this simile is too vague or that word too archaic.
This is a difficult book - it is difficult ...
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Nauti Boy (The Nauti Trilogy, Book 1) 23 reviews
Lora Leigh
Berkley Trade, 2007
A MUST READ!
I disagree with the negative reviews. This was a GREAT book!!! You could really feel the love between Rowdy and Kelly. I couldn't put the book down. I read it in just a few hours. YOU MUST read this book before Nauti Nights!! The sex scenes were very erotic. Rowdy is a very experienced guy and has loved Emily since her Mom married his Dad. He knows he can't have her until she becomes of age, so ...
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Sunrise Over Fallujah6 reviews
Walter Dean Myers
Scholastic Press, 2008
An unforgettable look at a war that's all too easy to forget about
What would it feel like to be fighting for your country --- and your life --- right after graduating from high school? Get a close-up view of the beginning of the current Iraq War in SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH, another powerful novel by Walter Dean Myers. Against his father's wishes, Robin Perry chooses the military over going to college in 2003. He finds himself near the border of Iraq, struggling to ...
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Honk If You Love Real Men12 reviews
Lora Leigh, Carrie Alexander, ...
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
Tempting SEALs #1 by Lora Leigh (only)
The first Tempting SEALs is the novella "Reno's Chance", and is really quite a wonderful story of a beautifully drawn alpha-alpha U.S. Navy SEAL, Reno, who is attempting to claim his woman, Raven, a woman he's known all her life, but a wary woman who observed her parents' unhappy marriage. Dad was a SEAL (like Reno) and Mom hated it, leading to destructive arguments each time he went out on a ...
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Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography--The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa98 reviews
Mark Mathabane
Free Press, 1998
outstanding triumph
I really enjoyed reading about this mans triumph to overcome the odds and to follow destiny (getting to America).
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Gorgeous George: The Outrageous Bad-Boy Wrestler Who Created American Pop Culture4 reviews
John Capouya
HarperEntertainment, 2008
Gorgeous George...Ulitmate wrestler....Ultimate Book!
Today's fans of the WWE's "entertainment" version of Professional Wrestling now have a chance to read about how the kayfabe era of the business was. For fans of that generation, mention Gorgeous George, and the stories start to unfold. Author John Capouya absolutely reveals the way it was, and shows all of us a Gorgeous George that even the most rabid fans did not know.
His account of ...
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The Kitchen Boy: A Novel of the Last Tsar59 reviews
Robert Alexander
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004
Mystery Solved?
I checked out this book on the recommendations of several bloggers. I have always been interested in the fate of Nicholas II and his family, so it seemed a natural choice. I was pleasantly surprised. The Kitchen Boy was a quick and very enjoyable read.
Beginning as the Romanovs are in exile, Alexander traces their final days and the events leading to their execution. The story is told by ...
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This Boy's Life: A Memoir139 reviews
Tobias Wolff
Grove Press, 2000
Intriguing...
The memoir is intriguing. Any male who reads this can, at some point, relate to the follies, plunders, and disappointments Wolff encounters during his adolescence. It is explicit and candid making for an interesting read.
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Black Boy (P.S.)156 reviews
Richard Wright
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2008
Very good insight into that time period, early 1900's
Very good read, his experiences keep you reading and you want to find out what happens next in his life.
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A Hustler's Son (Triple Crown Publications Presents)42 reviews
T. Styles
Triple Crown Publications, 2006
BLOOD IS THICKER than water!!!!!!
All I could say is wow!!! This book was amazing. Down right bonding of mother and son. This book shows the reader no matter what a child does their mother will always be around to help them out. That's a true ride or die female. T. Styles I loved it!!!! I can't just wait for part two to come out July 28 two days before my birthday.....Keep on Truckin'!!!!
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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy: and Other Stories133 reviews
Tim Burton
HarperEntertainment, 1997
Dark and funny.
There isn't a whole lot to not like about this book. While it is short, sometimes brevity is key to good storytelling. Tim Burton's little comic strip style book perfectly captures readers with it's dark wit and laughable illustrations. While this is and never could be considered good literature by any stretch of the imagination, it is never-the-less an entertaining read with a cast of ...
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Anansi Boys182 reviews
Neil Gaiman
HarperTorch, 2006
Nice way to escape reality for a bit
Fat Charlie was dubbed so by his dad when just a chubby child. Unfortunately, even though he shed the pounds the name stuck. Many years later Fat Charlie is living an unremarkable life, with a crappy job and a girlfriend who insists on making him "wait until marriage". When Charlie's dad dies he learns some amazingly unbelieveable things and his boring life is forever changed.
This one has a ...
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