Different Like Coco7 reviews Candlewick, 2007 REVELING IN CORSET-LESS CHIC + Applause! Applause! As Maurice Chevalier sang, "Thank Heaven for little girls" . . . at least we can thank Heaven for one who grew up with an independent spirit, and an imagination for corset-Less chic. Coco Chanel (1883-1971) said "In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different." The book's end papers ...             Boy Toy6 reviews Barry Lyga Houghton Mifflin, 2007 Courtesy of Teens Read Too + Seductive look at the power teachers' hold over their students. + Much more could be written on topic + Excellent portrait of child sex abuse, but a few plot problems             Let it Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals3 reviews Atheneum, 2007 Let It Shine + Let the sun shine in + His Mother's Scissors This is a beautifully illustrated presentation of three spirituals. Ashley Bryan uses cut-paper collage masterfully to show the message behind the lyrics. These illustrations offer many opportunities for discussion. The three spirituals are ones familiar to most children: This Little Light of ...             No Talking14 reviews Andrew Clements Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2007 Girls vs. Boys + This could generate some really interesting discussion! + No Talking + My 5th grader loved this book + No Talking Sparks Great Conversations             Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature16 reviews Robin Brande Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 Important, importand book. + finally, a YA book i can recommend to teens! + All teen books should be this smart + Intriguing and easy read + Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of Nature             Thirteen Reasons Why68 reviews Jay Asher Razorbill, 2007 Perfectly Honest + Incredible + My stomach was actually knotted while reading + Amazing writing, deeply moving             Me and the Pumpkin Queen11 reviews Marlane Kennedy Greenwillow, 2007 Hard Work and Determination Pay Off! + We highly recommend! An enjoyable story! + Courtesy of Teens Read Too + Warm and funny with a giant-pumpkin sized heart! + A wonderful story with humor and heart             A Crooked Kind of Perfect14 reviews Linda Urban Harcourt Children's Books, 2007 A Great Book + Wise, witty and utterly realistic + Perfection is Always Crooked + Let me give it to you straight, it's PERFECT. + Perfectly Sweet, Highly Recommended             The Invention of Hugo Cabret191 reviews Brian Selznick Scholastic Press, 2007 Beautiful Storytelling + A good novel with great pictures. + my children loved this book + Shared reading experience + Enchanting, Intricate, Tender, Spellbinding             That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown8 reviews Cressida Cowell Hyperion Book CH, 2007 This bunny has bounced into our heart. + Great strong role model for little girls + That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown + What a cute book! + Review for "That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown"             Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer's Life (South Dakota Biography)3 reviews Pamela Smith Hill South Dakota State Historical Society, 2007 The Wilder bio I've been waiting for! + Nice to know the backstory + So much great information... I can hardly say enough good things about this book. It's exactly the sort of Laura Ingalls Wilder biography I've been wishing for: straightforward non-fiction (footnotes and everything!) with a steady focus on Laura, giving equal weight to both the true details of her life and to her writing. ...             Book of a Thousand Days53 reviews Shannon Hale Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007 Fine Fairy Tale Revisited Option + Simple read + Good Book Hale has mastered these other kingdoms so unlike our own, yet so familiar. Book of a Thousand Days brings to life a little known Grimm's tale (not for the Disney-hearted) and a way of life from long ago, far away. However, the book resonates with teens who are beginning to question social order, ...             Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village18 reviews Laura Amy Schlitz Candlewick Press, 2007 Truly excellent! + Guided Reading in Places + Brilliant! + Charming! + For some reason I thought it'd be a novel, not a children's book             The Arrival41 reviews Shaun Tan Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007 Powerful! + Wordless Delightful Fantastical Tale + My favourite book + This book evokes the immigrant experience + Incredibly thought provoking and yet serene pictorial work of art             Wildwood Dancing29 reviews Juliet Marillier Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 The Compulsive Reader's Reviews + The 12 Frog Princesses + Dancing Princesses + great read + Enchanting story             Lottery126 reviews Patricia Wood Putnam Adult, 2007 The main character, Perry, will stay w/ me for a long time... + Awesome Book! + Children make the best friends, they are so real. + The Lottery             The Wednesday Wars25 reviews Gary D. Schmidt Clarion Books, 2007 Four thumbs up! + Toads and Beetles and Bats, Oh My! + #1 Mysterious Benedict Society fan + a favorite of three generations + Delightful!             The Aurora County All-Stars4 reviews Deborah Wiles Harcourt Children's Books, 2007 She's done it again + Another classic Deb Wiles is one of those children's book authors that can touch your soul, warm your heart, and teach you a lesson all at the same time. This story takes place in Hallelujah Mississippi, like "Love, Ruby Lavender" and "Each Little Bird that Sings." However, although the main characters from ...             The Plain Janes (Minx)13 reviews Cecil Castellucci Minx, 2007 So good! + Great Realistic Fiction Graphic Novel + Empowering + I stumbled upon this little gem quite by accident.             Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village18 reviews Laura Amy Schlitz Candlewick Press, 2007 Truly excellent! + Guided Reading in Places + Brilliant! + Charming! + For some reason I thought it'd be a novel, not a children's book