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Native Son (Perennial Classics) 184 reviews
Richard Wright
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005
Unnerving
+ Terrific
+ A Predestined Path of Life
+ Wright is right
+ "Native Son": A Polemic On the Poverty of the Poor
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In the Company of Crazies 2 reviews
Nora Raleigh Baskin
HarperCollins, 2006
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ A tamer, cleaner version of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
When Mia Singer's life gets to be a little too much too handle after a volleyball teammate dies, it changes drastically. When she's caught shoplifting, her family has had enough, and she is shipped off to an "alternative" boarding school, Mountain Laurel. Mountain Laurel is home to the "crazies" ...
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Just Listen115 reviews
Sarah Dessen
Viking Juvenile, 2006
just listen
+ Wonderful, Real, And Engaging
+ Just Listen
+ My second Dessen book, and she does it again!
+ Just Listen: A book Review by Clarissa Sorenson
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His Dark Materials Trilogy (The Golden Compass; The Subtle Knife; The Amber Spyglass) (His Dark Materials)1086 reviews
Philip Pullman
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
Great series
+ Imaginative fantasy
+ Great books!
+ Escape to another world
+ "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)3591 reviews
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006
Know your enemy
+ Breath Taking
+ the begining of lord voldmort is revealed.
+ Another winner
+ I loved this book.
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Child of God57 reviews
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 1993
Road Lovers, Start Here
+ Good, but not McCarthy's best
+ McCarthy's tale of a Southern Ed Gein where Horror becomes Art
+ Child Of God - A Macabre Masterpiece
+ Written in 1973!
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Brave New World727 reviews
Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1998
Dystopia, i long for thee
+ Good Book
+ Satire at its best
I purchased Brave New World after reading 1984, and while I must confess that I enjoyed Orwell's book just a little bit more, Huxley's work was still an immediately compelling read. I think what I liked best was just how "british" this future was, by which I mean, everything seemed so very posh and ...
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Beach Music286 reviews
Pat Conroy
Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2002
Beach Music
+ A Book To Always Remember
+ Beach Music
+ Beach Music is an ALL TIME BEST
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) 5430 reviews
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Press, 1998
beautiful book
+ AMAZING
+ Redemption found in Harry Potter
+ Great novel
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)5176 reviews
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Press, 2000
A little darker...
+ GREAT BOOK
+ The Fourth Book of Potter
+ GREAT BOOKS -- great find
+ An amazing novel
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The Tenth Circle: A Novel 231 reviews
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2006
Not my favorite **SPOILER ALERT**
I was really excited about reading this novel and was slightly disappointed by it. I thought it was going to delve more into Trixie being a cutter and the problems being raped brought. It didn't. Picoult could have done so much with the plot but I felt like she didn't give it her all. As one ...
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The Last Book In The Universe106 reviews
Rodman Philbrick
Blue Sky Press, 2002
A great all around book for all ages!
+ A GREAT read!
+ Banned Books
+ A Good Way to Go Out
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Cradle and All (Alex Cross Novels) 389 reviews
James Patterson
Vision, 2001
The first Patterson Book I read, and I was not disappointed.
+ Suspenseful
+ Venture beyond FBI and serial killers
This book was the first Patterson book I read and I couldn't put it down. It was a true page turner that left me satisfied at the end. If you are looking for a quick read that will not disappoint this is it.
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The Golden Compass, Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition (His Dark Materials, Book 1)1453 reviews
Philip Pullman
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2006
Well Written Fiction to Expose the Truth
+ Brilliantly written
+ An Amazingly Crafted Fantasy for Children and Adults Alike
Philip Pullman has done an excellent job of using a compelling and exciting story to expose the dark truth about an organization that continues murdering and torturing people to this day. Anyone who thinks the hidious actions of the Catholic Church happened only in the middle ages needs to look a ...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)3222 reviews
J. K. Rowling
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007
HPDH cd review
+ Loved it!
+ Great ending to a great series
+ Great book!
+ Welcom to the end of a great saga
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)2598 reviews
J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré
Scholastic, 1999
Dive deeper into Harry's personal life
+ The series truly begins.
+ Better than the First Two
+ An amazing novel
+ Good plot advancement but some weak elements
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Sexy16 reviews
Joyce Carol Oates
HarperTeen, 2006
Sexeptional!
+ Provocative
+ Ms. Oates Conquers Yet Another Genre
Ideal for anyone who likes sex and bargain prices.
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)5870 reviews
J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004
My second favorite of the series
+ Excellent audio-book!
+ Harry experiences the darkness in the world first hand
+ J.K. Rowling Rocks!!!
+ One of my favorites in the whole series.
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The Giver3084 reviews
Lois Lowry
Laurel Leaf, 2002
A Thought-provoking, Original Story
+ Must read for all ages.
+ Good thought provoking read
+ From compassion to acumen, Lowry incorporates all there is to learn to develop maturity in this little wonder of a book.
+ A Realistic Utopia
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Totally Joe9 reviews
James Howe
Aladdin, 2007
I love Joe Bunch!
+ Totally Joe
+ Too Good to be True (but so what?!)
+ A step over the rainbow
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