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Picture This: How Pictures Work 7 reviews
Molly Bang
Chronicle Books, 2000
Picture This: How Pictures Work
+ A Must Have
+ Fantastic book!
+ for grownups, too
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Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie 29 reviews
Jordan Sonnenblick
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006
Amazing read! A gold star book!
+ A Heartwrenching Book That Surprises
+ Not an ordinary book
+ Best Book Ever!!!
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Teens Cook: How to Cook What You Want to Eat13 reviews
Megan Carle, Jill Carle, ...
Ten Speed Press, 2004
Note to Teen Librarians: Great Book for Program!
+ Delicious
+ Tried and True over and over
+ Teens Cook--Beyond the Microwave
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Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts26 reviews
Troy Lanier, Clay Nichols
Michael Wiese Productions, 2005
This Book Will Save You Time!
+ Great book for getting started
+ A Must Have for the Young Filmmaker
+ Young filmmakers will relish the opportunity to turn their dreams into reality
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One Hundred Demons21 reviews
Lynda Barry
Sasquatch Books, 2005
Superbly written and a visual treat to boot!
+ a work of artistic genius
+ how the truth revealed transforms
+ Required Text
+ unexpected
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Manga Mania: How to Draw Japanese Comics (Manga Mania) 89 reviews
Christopher Hart
Watson-Guptill, 2001
SKETCH BOOK
+ Great Book
MY SON LOVES THESE BOOKS. THEY GIVE HIM IDEAS HE NEVER THOUGHT OF. HE HAS TO TURN IN A SKETCH FROM HOME EVERY WEEK TO HIS ART TEACHER. THE BOOK MAKES IT EASIER FOR HIM TO FIND SOMETHING TO DRAW. WE ARE VERY PLEASED!!
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Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt 139 reviews
Megan Nicolay
Workman Publishing Company, 2006
Awesome T-Shirt Book
+ A great place to start!
+ Tee Perfection
Always wonder what to do with those t-shirts that are too big or too small, or a little worn out! I recommend this to anyone looking for a creative way to recycle their t-shirts!
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The Tale of One Bad Rat13 reviews
Bryan Talbot
Dark Horse, 1995
A Real Stunner
+ very important, very heartbreaking, very hopeful
+ Very Informative
+ Heartfelt & moving
+ need to clear something up...
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Chicks with Sticks (It's a Purl Thing)12 reviews
Elizabeth Lenhard
Puffin, 2006
Chicks with Sticks (Knitwise)
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Knitwise = Teenwise
+ Chicks with Sticks (It's a Purl Thing)
+ Absolutely Amazing
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Paradise Kiss Vol 136 reviews
Ai Yazawa
TokyoPop, 2002
Books like this
+ Best short manga series I've read
+ Great story
+ Wonderful manga series!
+ Surprised
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The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics20 reviews
Dennis O'Neil
Watson-Guptill, 2001
Best book on writing I've ever read.
+ One of the best books in a great series
+ good stuff
+ Beyond Comics, This is a GREAT book on the principles of writing!
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Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine?12 reviews
Esther Pearl Watson
Graphia, 2006
Great resource for starting or teaching about zines
+ Totally worth it
+ geared for kids but good for you
+ A Gem!
+ Nice Introduction
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Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange5 reviews
Elizabeth Partridge
Puffin, 2001
Young Adult Non-fiction - a wonderful find for the classroom
+ Dorothea Lange
+ Restless Spirit: The Life and work of Dorothea Lange
+ A Good Introduction to Lange--
+ A perfect 10
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Knitgrrl: Learn to Knit with 15 Fun and Funky Patterns16 reviews
Shannon Okey
Watson Guptill Publications, 2005
Winter Knitting
+ Nice intro to knitting book for teens
+ Learn to Knit
+ The Perfect Primer!!
+ Knitting fun
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Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You3 reviews
Dorian Cirrone
HarperTrophy, 2006
Buy This Book!
+ For the Love of the Dance
+ Quirky Fun
Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You is an important novel by first time author, Dorian Cirrone. Ms. Cirrone tackles the politics of female body image through the story of Kayla, a ballet dancer with size double D breasts who is heckled by classmates and encouraged to pursue plastic surgery by her ...
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Monster Garage: How to Customize Damn Near Anything 1 review
Lee Klancher Editor
Motorbooks, 2003
Nice picture book...
...but not very useful for anything else. Monster Garage's How to Customize Damn Near Anything is nothing more than the best bits from the other three books in the series: Fabricate, Weld and Paint. But if you consider that the oher three books aren't up to par, the "best bits" do not amount to ...
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Crafty Chica's Art de la Soul: Glittery Ideas to Liven Up Your Life40 reviews
Kathy Cano Murillo
Collins Design, 2006
Charming Crafty Author Entertains as She Educates!
+ Excellent Craft Book
+ Ideas buenas! I love this book!
+ ¡Viva la Crafty Chica!
+ Sunglasses, please
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True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall51 reviews
Mark Salzman
Vintage, 2004
Incredibly worthwhile!
+ Excellent
+ Another Keeper
+ No Expletives Deleted
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AlternaCrafts: 20+ Hi-Style Lo-Budget Projects to Make12 reviews
Jessica Vitkus
STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books, 2006
Has provided me many hours of crafting goodness!
+ if you're crafty, you should buy this book
+ This book was amazing!
The projects here are varied and so great (the curtains made from bandanas? Love!), there are color photos on practically every page, the directions are clear, and it is spiral-bound--this is such a plus with craft books.
All in all, this is probably my favorite craft book that I've seen.
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Bronx Masquerade76 reviews
Nikki Grimes
Puffin, 2003
Beautiful!!!
+ Incredible
+ Bronx masquerade
+ Bronx Masquerade
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