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Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride) 234 reviews James Patterson
Hachette Audio, 2008
Awesome book - 11 yr old daughter read it all in 7 days
+ A terrific book! + A "MUST READ" for lovers of fantasy books! + Maximum Ride, book 1
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I Believe in Water: Twelve Brushes with Religion 1 review
HarperCollins Publishers, 2000
GOOD but not great!
I thought this book wa rather depressing, although i highly recommend you read this. Not only because it makes you think but also because it is fun and insightful.The authors and stories in this book were portrayed just right.
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Ender's Game 2516 reviews Orson Scott Card
Starscape, 2002
Believe the hype
+ Lord of the Rings for the 21st Century, Part 1? + What a deep book!
I kept seeing Ender's Game recommended by others but it seemed like a young adult type book so I moved on several times. I finally couldn't ignore the shear number of 5 star ratings for this book. It lived up to it. I devoured the book in a few days (fast for me.) I was surprised to find that I ...
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Looking for Alaska 79 reviews John Green
Puffin, 2006
Greatest Book~*~* MUST READ
+ dragged on a bit + Moving and pertinent
Looking for Alaska by John Green, is an amazing book. I was a little apprehensive about reading it with my 10th graders, but they immediately fell in love with the book. For some of them, this was the first book they've ever finished, and at age 15-16 I think that speaks for itself.
You get ...
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Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You 3 reviews Hanna Jansen, Elizabeth D. Crawford
Carolrhoda Books, 2006
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Touching Story
OVER A THOUSAND HILLS I WALK WITH YOU is the horrifying novel that is based on a true story about the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This was a subject that I didn't know too much about until I read this book, which made me realize how horrible events such as this one are still happening in today's ...
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Keeper 11 reviews Mal Peet
Candlewick, 2007
Teen ager loved it
+ Great book, but why does Peet use Spanish? + A Pretty Good Book + For Soccer Fanatics and Patient Readers + Gripping soccer themed novel
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Fat Kid Rules the World 45 reviews K. L. Going
Puffin, 2004
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Something different for a change. + Fat Kid Rules the World
Troy knows that everyone is watching him. And laughing at him. Of course they are. At seventeen years old and almost 300 pounds, wearing what appears to be the same pair of tan pants daily, every move he makes is laughable. Will he be able to get out of the car? How many burgers will he eat? Even ...
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir 1101 reviews Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
Mountain Goat licked by a cheetah
+ Hard to put down + Glass Castle + Wonderfully written, thought-provoking memoir! + A great autobiography
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It's Kind of a Funny Story 30 reviews Ned Vizzini, tk
Miramax, 2007
It's Kind of a Funny Story
+ Funny in a sad way + Vizzini captures the essence of depression- in an uplifting way + Love It
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Epic 9 reviews Conor Kostick
Puffin, 2008
Fabulous, esp. for boys, and good for upper-el too
+ Excellent Sci-Fi Gaming Novel + A book for gamers
A terrific video-game-based fantasy that also works as social commentary. In a world where we could desperately use joint social action, why are we wasting our precious time on video games and other similar distractions dreamed up by corporate America? This book will be devoured by good ...
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Reallionaire: Nine Steps to Becoming Rich from the Inside Out 23 reviews Farrah Gray, Fran Harris
HCI, 2005
Business Savvy
+ Visionaire + Reallionaire
I was truly inspired by this young man. I was intrigued, as my youngest son displays a lot of these attributes and has been telling me since age 5 or 6 that he's going to be rich. After reading this young mans story I just had to pass it along to my son, just to remind him that his goals and ...
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Spelldown: The Big-Time Dreams of a Small-Town Word Whiz 4 reviews Karon Luddy
Aladdin, 2008
Beneath the wordplay
+ spelldown-a fabulous book + Courtesy of Teens Read Too + Not Just for Young Adults
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 1489 reviews
Random House Audio, 2007
Utterly riveting, un-put-downable
+ Mountain Madness + Rare Insight into a Perilous Set of Events + My Favorite Book
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The Alchemist - Gift Edition 1259 reviews Paulo Coelho
HarperOne, 2006
There are no coincidences.......
+ Overall, quite enjoyable + It feeds your soul
After reading "The Alchemist", I gave the book to both my children. My son has just graduated from college, and my daughter is a sophomore, and in many ways this book distilled a message I have been trying to teach them in one way or another since they were very young. Although the setting and ...
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Maximum Ride Book #2: School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride) 5 reviews James Patterson
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
Maximum Ride
+ Maximum Ride, maximum fun + Very Satisfied + A Sequal You Won't Be Dissapointed In + Max Rocks!
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America's Report Card: A Novel 15 reviews John McNally
Free Press, 2007
Blown Away
+ Good all-around book + John Mcnally: America's Grader + a great, funny novel--perfect summer reading
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club) 1528 reviews Cormac McCarthy
Vintage Books, 2007
Scary, Supensful, Truly Unique Book
+ Depressing, but good + A great read ... + A Dreary Road Weaving Through a Bleak Future
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Dune 1029 reviews Frank Herbert
Ace Hardcover, 1999
3 thoughts about "Dune"
+ Worth reading even if you saw the movies already. + One of my first loves! + Mesmerizing fantasy world created + The Greatest Sci-Fi Tale Ever Told
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The Screwtape Letters (Gift Edition) 366 reviews C. S. Lewis
HarperOne, 2001
Enlightening read for committed (and thinking) Christians
+ Insights on The Operation of the Realm of Darkness + A Classic in Christianity + Very interesting way to present some profound truths + The Ultimate Cautionary Tale
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For One More Day 1 review Mitch Albom
Sphere, 2007
What Charley Found After He Staggered into His Old House
I'd say Charley would have ended up in a complete loser without seeing his mother miraculously. She had already died a long time ago in reality, though. Because he got a chance to know more about his mother who he didn't recognize before her death. Of course, the family didn't always live happy ...
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