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Sight 4 reviews Adrienne Maria Vrettos
Margaret K. McElderry, 2007
I loved this book!
+ Psychic Visions + Courtesy of Teens Read Too
I raced through this book last week and now can't it out of my head. The story had me on the edge of my seat. But as thrilling (to me) were the characters, who were real in a way that seems totally original. The intensity of the kids' friendships, the humor and history they share, their individual ...
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I Heart You, You Haunt Me 19 reviews Lisa Schroeder
Simon Pulse, 2008
LOVE THIS BOOK!
+ be prepared to cry when you read this + Sends a good message without being message-y + I heart this book + I Heart You, You Haunt Me by Lisa Schroeder
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Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale 13 reviews Donna Jo Napoli
Atheneum, 2007
Mesmerizing!
+ Hush: An Irish Princess Tale by Donna Jo Napoli + SLJ Starred review
This book is so not Disney! Find a quiet place and travel with Melkorka, medieval Irish princess who, while in disguise and fleeing from possible tyranny in her father's kingdom, is captured by barbaric seafaring slave traders. Ripped from the priviliged life she has only known, beautiful ...
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Year My Sister Got Lucky 10 reviews Aimee Friedman
Point, 2008
Loved This Book
+ Lucky, Dancing Sisters + A great story about friendships, sisterhood, and the power of dance + A Beautiful Story about Sisterhood
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100 Cupboards: Book 1 of the 100 Cupboards 18 reviews N.D. Wilson
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2007
Thrilling Page Turner
+ Great gift! + Fantastic!!
As a mom of four children, I am always on the lookout for great books. This one caught my eye at the library. I checked it out and started reading. Late that night I was still at it with a book light so as not to disturb my husband. Reminded me of being a kid and trying to get one last chapter in ...
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Get Well Soon 9 reviews Julie Halpern
Feiwel & Friends, 2007
Crazy Fun!
+ Very relateable!! + Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern + A must read!
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Key To Rondo 6 reviews Emily Rodda
Scholastic Press, 2008
Music for the eyes
+ Exciting, enjoyable tribute to fairy tales + Fun to read aloud + Rodda definitely has ended the book with room for sequels + A little derivative, but fun
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The Outcasts 2 reviews L.S. Matthews
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2007
A Dimension Is Your Reality. You Create It.
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Five very different teens are chosen to attend a special class trip to an old home in Dorset, England where rumors of an ancient burial ground and a mysterious screaming skull reside.
Mia has some severe social issues. Iz and his friend Joe while virtually harmless can't seem to stay out of ...
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Project 17 8 reviews Laurie Faria Stolarz
Hyperion Book CH, 2007
HEY.....Was this good?
+ Enchanting Review: Project 17 + Project 17 reader review + A spooky read
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A Curse Dark as Gold 24 reviews Elizabeth C. Bunce
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2008
A fine fantasy
+ a good book + Angieville: A CURSE DARK AS GOLD + Intruiging, can't put it down fairy tale + Not your typical retelling of a fairy tale
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Carpe Diem 10 reviews Autumn Cornwell
Feiwel & Friends, 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Expect the Unexpected + Carpe Diem + Super Young Adult read!
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By Venom's Sweet Sting (Hallowmere) 3 reviews Tiffany Trent
Mirrorstone, 2007
Great sequel
+ The Hallowmere Series Takes Off + Better than the first one!
After the destruction of Falston, Corinne and her friends Christina and Ilona, along with Miss Brown and Father Joe sent off for Scotland, to fight the fey on their terms.
A mysterious man comes along to help them. Euan is attractive but also very mysterious. Plus, Corinne finds herself ...
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The Black Book of Secrets 12 reviews F.E. Higgins
Feiwel & Friends, 2007
Pawnbroking: Quite possibly the world's most morally superior occupation
+ Interesting and Wicked Twists
The power of the first page. A lot of authors don't respect it these days. They'll scribble down the first two mildly exciting sentences that pop into their brains, usually blowing the central conceit of their novel within the scope of a single paragraph. A good first page, particularly in a ...
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Wabi: A Hero's Tale 2 reviews Joseph Bruchac
Puffin, 2007
Owls Entire
+ wonderful book
Boy! What a great book!
My reviews tend to be long lengthy affairs utilizing words like "the text" and "metaphor" and who knows what all. Now I just finished "Wabi" by Joseph Bruchac and I'm battling a near overwhelming temptation to leave my first sentence right at that. I mean, what more ...
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Magic in the Mirrorstone: Tales of Fantasy 2 reviews
Mirrorstone, 2008
Mystical Adventures
+ An Interesting Mix of Fantasy Short Stories
Reviewed by Dylan James (age 12) for Reader Views (7/08)
Through a mixture of interesting and magical stories, this book really will appeal to the `mystic' lovers. The stories widely range, anything from street kids getting money to daemon gods destroying schools. There are goblins in magical ...
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The Declaration 12 reviews Gemma Malley
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007
The Declaration
+ 3 1/2 stars for an okay book + 1984 for the young of today
As a young adult reading this book, I thought the situation was an amazingly realistic possibility of the future. The advanced technology of the future has always been one of my favorite subjects because of the creativity that can go into forming one's vision of the future. Though in The ...
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Breathe My Name 6 reviews R.A. Nelson
Razorbill, 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Intense and humorous too! + Intriguing and intense
Frances Robinson's story has a lot in common with several news stories in recent years. Eleven years ago, her biological mother smothered her three younger sisters, and if it hadn't been for the arrival of a total stranger, Frances might have been next.
BREATHE MY NAME picks up when Frances is ...
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Taken 3 reviews Edward Bloor
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
A Too-Plausible Future
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
What we might call Fat-Cat Syndrome renders many Americans blind to the potential impact of the growing disparity between the haves and the have-nots in our society (and globally), but Edward Bloor has his eyes wide open. With Taken, he uses his obvious concerns to create a striking portrayal of a ...
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A Gathering of Gargoyles (The Darkangel Trilogy) 42 reviews Meredith Ann Pierce
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007
Great fantasy story
+ A Gathering of Gargoyles (The Darkangel Trilogy) + Some problems, still a very good book, and still not for kids
Reviewed by Spencer Zaborowski (age 12) for Reader Views (12/07)
Do you love fantasy, with lots of clear images and a mysterious riddle? If so, then you will want to read "A Gathering of Gargoyles" by Meredith Ann Pierce.
This book is the second one out of three from a series called "The ...
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Tell Me What You See 2 reviews Zoran Drvenkar
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008
Tell Me What You See - a review
I thought this book would end better than it did. It kind of followed the same path as 'The Lovely Bones' when I was reading it. Good start, excellent middle, and kind of a letdown in the end. All in all, it was a pretty good book, though. Kind of made me wish there was a sequel. Decide for ...
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