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Sold 62 reviews Patricia Mccormick
Hyperion Book CH, 2008
Sold
+ Fast read...good story + eye opener. + Heartbreaking Reality
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Chew On This: Everything You Don't Want to Know About Fast Food 47 reviews Eric Schlosser, Charles Wilson
Sandpiper, 2007
Great for middle grades
+ A good book for kids, but not for adults + Some social history (gasp!) with your meal + A whole new opinion of fast food.
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Scrambled Eggs at Midnight 34 reviews Brad Barkley, Heather Hepler
Puffin, 2007
Scrambled Eggs at Midnight
+ Wonderfully done! + Original and Scrambled + Sweet and Charming
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All of the Above 4 reviews Shelley Pearsall
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
Richie's Picks: ALL OF THE ABOVE
+ Paperback edition has a winning cover design! + Memorable characters and a great read + Plus the recipes sound delish
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Behind the Curtain: An Echo Falls Mystery (Echo Falls) 9 reviews Peter Abrahams
HarperTrophy, 2007
The Case Book of Ingrid Levin-Hill
+ Good mystery with clever references to Sherlock Holmes and Wizard of Oz + The Soccer Playing Sleuth + to the reviewer below
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House of the Red Fish (Readers Circle) 5 reviews Graham Salisbury
Laurel Leaf, 2008
One fish, two fish, house of the red fish, house of the blue fish
+ New challenges. + Award winner author Graham Salisbury has written another page turner. + Tomi and Billy Face New Battles + Exploring the Nuances of Prejudice
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The Rules of Survival 20 reviews Nancy Werlin
Dial, 2006
Audio 5CD unabridged
+ The Rules of Survival + A suspense built on small moments of fear and terror + The Rules of Sruvival
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Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist 42 reviews Rachel Cohn, David Levithan
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
Edgy, honest, fun.
+ Captivating, Smart, and Sexy + A short, sharp glimpse at Infinite + The Compulsive Reader's Reviews
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Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City: Inside the Shadow City (Kiki Strike) 32 reviews Kirsten Miller
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007
Solid Adventure
+ This Book Is a Must-Have! + Amazing! + WONDERFUL + Amazing
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Monkey Town: The Summer of the Scopes Trial 3 reviews Ronald Kidd
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2006
Won't you take me to, Monkey Town?
+ Bringing the Scopes Trial to Life
You know what the bane of a children's librarian's life is? Well-written middle reader titles. You know what I mean. They're those charming tomes with protagonists that are young teens. These books are written with a very definite readership in mind and they are a nightmare to deal with ...
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An Abundance of Katherines 35 reviews John Green
Dutton Juvenile, 2006
Laughter
+ Fun Audio Book + An Abundance of Katherines + Excellent condition! + An Abundance of Awesome!
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Defining Dulcie 4 reviews Paul Acampora
Puffin, 2008
Pitch Perfect
+ Defining Dulcie + Sad novel that offers a feeling of hope for the future
You know from the first few pages that this book is in narrative hands you fully trust.
Dulcie's father just died. Her mom's reaction: Let's move across the country and leave it all behind. Dulcie thinks that losing her dad is enough change for one sixteen-year-old.
To describe the plot does ...
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Crossing the Wire 5 reviews Will Hobbs
HarperTrophy, 2007
Loved it
+ An Eye Opener that Inspires + Good book for adults to read as well as teens + A very realistic book (coming from me) + A Good Read And You Might Learn Something
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Listening for Lions 21 reviews Gloria Whelan
HarperTrophy, 2006
Wonderful Book!
+ Great Book + More is more? More or less... + A good read!
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Enthusiasm 21 reviews Polly Shulman
Puffin, 2007
The Compulsive Reader's Reviews
+ Polly Shulman's Enthusiasm for Jane Austen is Infectious + Has lots of enthusiasm + Small details ring true + Excellent
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Born to Rock 13 reviews Gordon Korman
Hyperion, 2008
Born to Rock
+ This is a great book! + Great!
Gr 7-10-Leo Caraway is a strait A student, president of the Young Republicans group, and is the biological son of a Punk Rock Star. He didn't know who his bio dad was until be stumbled upon a website that talked about Marion X. McMurphy who's name is listed on his birth certificate. When he is ...
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What Happened to Cass McBride? 15 reviews Gail Giles
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007
Young Adult Fiction
+ Another suspenseful HIT for Gail Gillies
What Happened to Cass McBride? by Gail Giles
When Kyle Kirby's brother commits suicide, Kyle must punish the girl who pushed David over the edge. He kidnaps the popular, smart, go-getting Cass McBride and buries her alive! Now, Cass is suddenly alone with herself, her thoughts, and her harsh ...
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King Dork 77 reviews Frank Portman
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2008
Brilliantly subversive
+ Thoroughly enjoyable + Must Read!
King Dork is far superior to most of what passes for literary fiction today, and it perfectly captures the voice of a boy in early adolescence and the high school milieu. What makes it particularly satisfying, however, is the way it absolutely skewers the pieties of the baby-boom generation, albeit ...
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) 2790 reviews Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
Everyone should read this, including Christians
+ Magic! + A great romance novel with a sci-fi fantasy twist + Great Book + Excellent Romantic Story
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Hattie Big Sky (Readers Circle) 35 reviews Kirby Larson
Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2007
Hattie Big Sky
+ I love this book! + Hattie Big Sky + Best historical fiction I've read in 10 years. + A Wonderful Read
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