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You Don't Know Me 125 reviews
David Klass
HarperTeen, 2002
by the end I felt I knew him...and I cheered his survival
+ Harsh but true
+ 'Catcher in the Rye' for kids
+ You Don't Know Me...
+ You Don't Know me : Or do you?
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Green Thumb 5 reviews
Rob Thomas
Aladdin, 2000
one of the best books i've ever read
+ GREEN THUMB!!!
+ Environmental fiction mixed with Sci-fi
+ Junior high intellectual turns hero in fun adventure
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No Ordinary Olive 3 reviews
Roberta Baker, Debbie Tilley
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2002
Endearing Olive
+ No Ordinary Book
+ No Ordinary Picture Book
I love this character! She's funny and endearing and reminds me of children I know well: my own. Many parents will recognize their own kids in Olive. She has a unique brand of enthusiasm and spirit, and an approach to life that makes kids laugh. My three kids highly enjoyed this story, even the ...
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A Solitary Blue (The Tillerman Series #3)66 reviews
Cynthia Voigt
Aladdin, 2003
Putting a new face on solitude...
+ Good read
+ good book
+ dramatic heart lifter
+ A great book
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Someday Angeline (Avon/Camelot Book)21 reviews
Louis Sachar
HarperTrophy, 1983
Someday Angeline
+ Someday Angeline
+ The hilarious Sachar strikes again!
+ best book i've ever read!
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Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon62 reviews
Patty Lovell
Putnam Juvenile, 2001
Great book!
+ One of my daughter's favorites
+ Book review by Taylor Knebel
+ Adorable book
+ Great lesson and fantastic illustrations!
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Wemberly Worried21 reviews
Greenwillow, 2000
a great book for kids...
+ No Worries Here-this book is the perfect choice!
+ exciting
+ Wemberly Worried
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Snap9 reviews
Alison Mcghee
Candlewick, 2006
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!READ THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
+ Memorable Characters!
+ SNAP
+ Red, Blue, Yellow, White, Pink & Purple
+ Pretty good
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Schooled16 reviews
Gordon Korman
Hyperion Book CH, 2007
Entertaining
+ Kind of like "Stargirl"...
+ Recommened by a Homeschooler
+ Enjoyable
+ Fish Out Of Water Goes Swimming With The Sharks
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Yolonda's Genius33 reviews
Carol Fenner
Aladdin, 1997
Rich Blues
+ Yolanda's Genius
+ Warning: Excellent Book
Yolanda, 10 and her brother Andrew, 6 live with their widowed mother in Chicago. When Yolanda tells their mother that a classmate shot another child to death, that ends her days as a Chicago resident. Her mother, a paralegal, moves the family to a Michigan suburb with a good school system.
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza Books)222 reviews
Jack Gantos
HarperTrophy, 2000
Wired Bad, or Wired Mad, or Wired Sad, or Wired Glad
+ Wayne's Book Review
+ Good book, but some cautions...
+ EXCELLENT portrayal of ADHD
+ JOEY PIGZA SWALLOW THE KEY
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Odd Velvet16 reviews
Mary Whitcomb
Chronicle Books, 1998
WHAT A WONDERFUL LITTLE BOOK.
+ She's not odd at all-just unique!
+ We're all a little like Velvet
+ Being an Individual
+ Don't we all have a bit of Velvet in us?
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Midnight Hour Encores8 reviews
Bruce Brooks
HarperCollins Publishers, 1988
Kept me interested throughout the entire story!
+ Great book, great story.
+ This was really good book!
+ Real touching story!
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The Two Princesses of Bamarre200 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
HarperTrophy, 2003
Best fantasy book!
+ LOVED IT!
+ Very good
+ Read it again and again!
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Ella Enchanted1138 reviews
Gail Carson Levine
Scholastic Inc., 1997
Nothing but praise
+ A wonderful book
+ Ella Enchanted
+ best book like EVER..
+ A delightful twist on the classic Cinderella tale...
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Deep12 reviews
Susanna Vance
Laurel Leaf, 2005
Deep
+ Deep.
+ Deep
+ Teen Girls Must Read!
+ A THRILLING PAGE-TURNER!
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Loretta: Ace Pinky Scout2 reviews
Scholastic Press, 2002
Reassuring to a little perfectionist
+ Great self-esteem lesson
It has been very helpful for my child to hear this story (over and over and over...). The message that even the best human "stinks" at one thing or another is reassuring to someone who is always worrying that his or her project is not quite perfect.
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Sahara Special63 reviews
Esme Raji Codell
Hyperion Book CH, 2004
Destined to become a classic!
+ Testament to any student who is not quite fitting in
+ Grandchild's assigned summer homework
+ Sahara Special= entertainment in an educational form
+ The trial and triumph of Sahara
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Miss Smithers11 reviews
Susan Juby
HarperTeen, 2005
i love alice
+ as good (possibly even better) than the first in this trilogy
+ A Real Winner
+ Can Alice be any more clueless?
+ Just as Great . . .
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The Folk Keeper/Fantasy27 reviews
Franny Billingsley
Aladdin, 2002
The Perfect Book
+ A wonder!
+ Amazing, fantastical world!
+ The Folk Keeper
+ Beware of the Grues
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