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Sweetgrass Basket 1 review Marlene Carvell
Dutton Juvenile, 2005
Sweetgrass Basket
Sweetgrass Basket is a contagious book that captivates you into its cruel world. Once I started reading, I could not put the book down. The pages turn rapidly alternating between the two sisters' point of view. Mattie and Sarah are shipped off to the Carlisle Indian Boarding School by their father ...
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Eyes of the Emperor (Readers Circle) 7 reviews Graham Salisbury
Laurel Leaf, 2007
Little known story about WW II and our Japanese servicemen
+ Great book! + Great Book - Great for the Classroom + Tyler Fitts History 3/B + and i didn't want to read this
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Stanford Wong Flunks Big-time (Apple Signature Edition) 21 reviews Lisa Yee
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2007
Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time
+ Winning Humor + Millicent Minn was a genious of a book + Not Just For Boys + Courtesy of Teens Read Too
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1) 242 reviews Rick Riordan
Miramax, 2006
the best book ever
+ Not just for kids + Awesome + Fun and adventure with the Greek Gods
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Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine: Solving The Mysteries Of The H. L. Hunley 13 reviews Sally M. Walker
Carolrhoda Books, 2005
A Seafaring stealth weapon
+ Fascinating story + Good Book + Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries Of The H.L. Hunley
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Inkspell (Inkheart) 218 reviews Cornelia Funke
The Chicken House, 2007
this is one perfect book
+ agreat new saga + Nearly as Good as the First
i was 10 years old when i read this book it was my mom who gave it to me because i had a post highschool score for reading and needed something hard. it easily topped my favorite book list with the adventure mixed with the romance. that were mixed just like they were a delicous soup.
now im 12 ...
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The Illustrated Mum 7 reviews Jacqueline Wilson
Yearling, 2006
Great book
+ Mom/teacher enjoyed this one a lot! + An Excellent Book, No Matter What Your Age. + This book is so wonderful !!! + A gritty story told from a 10-year-old point of view
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Princess Academy 98 reviews Shannon Hale
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2005
Hard Realities in a Soft Fantasy
+ This book was another of Shannon's great work. + Enchanting + The remarkable Shannon Hale + Amazing coming-of-age tale!
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Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt's Remarkable Life 6 reviews Candace Fleming
Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books, 2005
Richie's Picks: OUR ELEANOR
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too + Getting to know her + Rare To Call a Book "Life-Changing" + Make Our Eleanor YOUR Eleanor
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Under the Persimmon Tree 11 reviews Suzanne Fisher Staples
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2005
Lots of cultural insights
The Afghan war of 2001 was a vivid reminder of the brutality, anger and hatred that the division of a country can produce. Under the Persimmon Tree brings this experience to life through the perspective of Najmah, an Afghan girl, and Elaine, an American woman living in Pakistan.
Najmah lives ...
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Hans Christian Andersen: His Fairy Tale Life Hjordis Varmer
Groundwood Books, 2007
This beautifully illustrated biography commemorates the bicentennial of Hans Christian Andersen’s birth. Written by one of Denmark’s best-known children’s authors, Hjørdis Varmer, the book chronicles the fairy-tale like story of Andersen’s life, describing how the eccentric Andersen came from a poor family, was ridiculed by other children, and struggled for many years ...
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Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue 12 reviews Julius Lester
Hyperion Book CH, 2005
Loss Made Concrete
+ profound and poetic + Review by Marcus + Day of Tears
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Innocent Soldier 4 reviews Josef Holub
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2007
Richie's Picks: AN INNOCENT SOLDIER
+ An Innocent Soldier: A pretty good book
"Amazing. In spite of the thousands of dead bodies all around me, I have a dreadful idea. There are so many trousers lying here, some bloody, some clean. Depending on whether the soldiers were shot in their upper or lower halves. All I need to do is take them away from a dead man. Simple.
"Then I ...
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The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students (Bccb Blue ... 7 reviews Suzanne Jurmain
Houghton Mifflin, 2005
What a story of courage!
+ A Great Read + Crandall's Creativity + Hey Me. By Desw
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Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS Deborah Ellis
Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2005
Stories of survival. Songs of hope. Children you'll never forget. In Sub-Saharan Africa, there are more than 11.5 million orphans. The AIDS pandemic has claimed their parents, their aunts, and their uncles. What is life like for these children? Who do they care for, and who cares for them? Come and meet them. They might surprise you. Royalties from this book will be ...
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Elsewhere 123 reviews Gabrielle Zevin
Square Fish, 2007
My Favorite Book EVER!!!
+ 10 Stars + IT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is my absolute favorite book in the whole world! It is amazing, unique, and gives an interesting perspective. If you want a book to think about, read Elsewhere! Keeps you hooked the whole time. This is a must-read!
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The Legend Of The Wandering King 4 reviews Laura Gallego Garcia
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2005
Wandering king delivers a stunning story about redemption
+ A Wonderful Fable + The Greatest Book in the World! + One of the best books Ever!!!!
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Harry Sue 8 reviews Sue Stauffacher
Yearling, 2007
Saving munchkins from witches and trying to go to jail
+ Harry Sue We Love You + The Con Is On + Awesome!! + The low down on Harry Sue
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A Maze Me: Poems for Girls 5 reviews Naomi Shihab Nye
HarperTeen, 2005
Richie's Picks: A Maze Me
+ Not just for girls + incredible + Color Me Amazed + The Poet in All of Us
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Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 26 reviews Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Scholastic Nonfiction, 2005
Wow - Incredible Resource
+ The young in the Nazi Empire. + Ach Tung Babies + a different aspect of Nazi Germany from 1933-1945
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