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This Lullaby 196 reviews Sarah Dessen
Puffin, 2004
A Beautiful Story
+ Fantastic!! + Payton's Book Reveiw
Remy doesn't believe in love. After all, if your mom has divorced and remarried about five times, how could she? And why does her mom suddenly think this new guy is "the one?" Remy's got all her relationship rules all laid out. After she gets too close to a guy, she dumps him.
But then she meets ...
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Define "Normal" 87 reviews Julie Anne Peters
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2003
Normal Means Nothing
+ Fun read for preteens and informative about foster care, depression + define "normal" + No one is ever alone when you start to look around... + An Odd Friendship
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Wild Magic (The Immortals) 271 reviews Tamora Pierce
Simon Pulse, 2005
Wonderful Story
+ Terrific Series Starter + Captivating + Great book
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Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, Book 1) 577 reviews Tamora Pierce
Simon Pulse, 2005
Modern Classic for Young Adult Fantasy Readers
+ A heroine that fails to disappoint. + Read over and over and over... + Good read, too short.
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The Chocolate War (Readers Circle) 377 reviews Robert Cormier
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2004
Fighting the good fight
+ Catcher in the Rye meets the Lords of Discipline - Great Audio Version + Chocolate War
Hyperboles, symbolism, style, point of view, etc.
Many young people do not care...but after 8 years teaching 8th grade, as well as reading the book myself for the first time in 1989, the same age as my current students, the book changed me. Not back then, I merely worshipped the words, that ...
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The Looking Glass Wars 83 reviews Frank Beddor
Dial, 2006
Super first book in a trilogy
+ Imagination isn't just for kids anymore + What an amazing book! + Not for kids
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Breathing Underwater 132 reviews Alex Flinn
HarperTeen, 2002
Excellent novel
+ An Uncomfortable Read! + A Story of a Misunderstood but violent teen boy + A moving book about an abusive boy + breathing underwater
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The Giver 3088 reviews Lois Lowry
Laurel Leaf, 2002
better than expected
+ Beautiful Read + Easy reading + Amazing.
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Looking for Alibrandi 106 reviews Melina Marchetta
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2006
Wow.
+ excellent novel about family and the immigrant experience + Jozzie + Smart, Funny And A Keen Insight Into Italian/ Australian Culture!
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A Wrinkle in Time 73 reviews Madeleine L'Engle
Square Fish, 2007
BEST BOOK EVER
+ An Entertaining Science Fiction Story with Theological Theme + Tea: One please, thanks + A Piece of Literature in Time + One of my favorites
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First Test (Protector of the Small) 247 reviews Tamora Pierce
Laurel Leaf, 2000
A great She-ro book for young girls!
+ excellent book + This book is Fantastic! + Amazing!
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Silent to the Bone 164 reviews E.L. Konigsburg
Aladdin, 2002
Brandon's Silent to the Bone Review
+ Audrey's Book Review + Erin's Review + A good mystery
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The Black Tattoo 19 reviews Sam Enthoven
Razorbill, 2006
Avery Wiese...=)
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too + wonderful book
The Black Tattoo By: Sam Enthoven
WARNING!! THIS MIGHT BE A SPOILER!!
The Black tattoo starts out with two kids named Charlie and jack. They have a regular life in England. Then they run into a guy named Nick. Nick tricks them into thinking they are going to be leader of this group but ...
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.) 553 reviews Betty Smith
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
One of the best that I have ever read
+ Kimberly B. + Could relate well + an endless classic + Masterpiece
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A Great and Terrible Beauty (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy) 305 reviews Libba Bray
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2005
a great read.
+ Good, but not for kids . . . (a few spoilers here)
i really really liked this book.
the premise isn't something i would normally read, but i'm glad i did. the main character, gemma doyle, is really awesome. she is witty, and strong, but she also has tremendous flaws.
kartik. i love him, he's so mysterious. he is isn't in the majority of ...
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After the First Death 77 reviews Robert Cormier
Laurel Leaf, 1991
Scary, but realistic page turner
+ This book resonates + An Unexpected Thought-provoking Novel + Happily Surprised!!
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The Pact: A Love Story 64 reviews Jodi Picoult
Avon, 2006
Fantastic Read.
+ Pretty good + Intense + Good, a bit hard to believe
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The House of the Scorpion 312 reviews Nancy Farmer
Simon Pulse, 2004
The House of the Scorpion
+ Cloning Humans Become Topical + A nice break from heavy
For this book report I read The House of the Scorpion. The author of this book is Nancy Farmer. This book is a fantasy.
In this story there a very very old man who is 132 years old. So they make a clone of him. Its name is Matt. He stays in the house of Celia all day long. One day a group of kids ...
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Speak 1182 reviews Laurie Halse Anderson
Puffin, 2001
Great Book
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too + one of the best books ever written + Speak + It speaks to me.
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Private (Private, Book 1) 35 reviews Kate Brian
Simon Pulse, 2006
kate brian is a succeeds in writing the Private series
+ A World of Intrigue + A suprisingly good read + Private,
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