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Thirteen Reasons Why 60 reviews Jay Asher
Razorbill, 2007
great book!
+ Wonderful debut novel, strongly written with perceptive content. Highly recommended to all readers + A real page turner!!
i loved it! it was very cleverly written and i could not stop reading the book until i finished it.
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A Dirty Job: A Novel 53 reviews Christopher Moore
HarperCollins, 2007
Perfection!
+ strange and funny + Death: Someone's Gotta Do it, Right? + My book group loved it + Sick and Twisted... Loved It!
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The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan (Amy Tan reads her Novel The Kitchen God's Wife) 1 review
Dove Audio, 1991
Shades of Pearl S. Buck
Well written story and well rounded characters. The mother-daughter angst is perfectly portrayed. The depth of emotions is subtle as it seeps through the innocence of a young Chinese woman growing up and living though severe hardship and worn torn Asia in the mid 1900's up to modern times. Her ...
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The Coldest Winter Ever 1148 reviews Sister Souljah
Pocket Star, 2006
this book got me back to reading
+ Great gritty story about life in the hood + Cant wait for part 2 + The Coldest Winter Ever-Pure Captavating!
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Pet Semetary 1 review Stephen King
Doubleday, 1983
Wonderful Horror Novel ...a must read !
If you want actual horror then this is the book for you. This is the first book by King that i ever read and it caught me hook line and sinker and made me an instant King fan! The movie is pitiful compared to the book. Whatever you do , read the book whether or not you have see the movie. It beats ...
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A Certain Slant of Light 81 reviews Laura Whitcomb
Graphia, 2005
VERY INTERESTING
+ Great! + Lovely + A Really Great Book
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive 1917 reviews Dave Pelzer
HCI, 1995
excellent
+ Five Stars! An Inspirational Read. + The most disturbing book I've ever read... still!
This book was unbelievable...I read it in a single afternoon!! Couldn't put it down. In the face of unreal odds, a boy's will to survive in a home so filled with hate and abuse.
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Monster 675 reviews Walter Dean Myers
Amistad, 2001
From a Teacher/ School Librarian's perspective...
+ The Most Realistic Story + Monster + Using Monster in the Classroom + Calling all Middle School Students
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Of Human Bondage (Signet Classics) 5 reviews W. Somerset Maugham
Signet Classics, 2007
True, honest, heartfelt masterpiece
+ A masterpiece + An intense novel which I love and despise. + A timeless classic + Masterpiece of literature
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From The Pain Come The Dream: The Recipients of the Reebok Human Rights Award Paul Fireman, Samuel Kofi Woods, ..., 2003
From the Pain Comes the Dream presents the inspirational stories of 72 recipients of this prestigious award. These men and women, poets, bakers, doctors, veterinary students, lawyers, monks, and children were inspired to take risks and stand up to hate, fear, oppression, and torture. Their stories kindle hope, courage, and determination in our collective battle against acts of inhumanity.
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The Clique (Clique Series) 436 reviews Lisi Harrison
Poppy, 2004
Funny, Light-hearted and Entertaining Series
+ The Clique- First in a great series + Ah-mazing
I am an adult with a weakness for reading children's literature and I have to say that I really love this series. There are always references to designer clothes and rich lifestyles and it is a guilty pleasure to read about this. I do admit that it is rather shallow but don't take it seriously and ...
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Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter 183 reviews Adeline Yen Mah
Laurel Leaf, 2001
Our class just finished this novel
+ I can relate to the Author + perfect timing + Heartwrenching, enspiring tale of a young girl who was neglected. + A girl treated like cinderella
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The Republic of East L.A.: Stories 8 reviews Luis J. Rodriguez
Rayo, 2002
Outstanding book
+ A funny, sad, hardened, compassionate, romantic, erotic, political portrait of East LA, painted beautifully by Rodgriguez + Very moving literature + Great Book + Our Republic
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Bud, Not Buddy 459 reviews Christopher Paul Curtis
Laurel Leaf, 2004
Bud, Not Buddy
+ A great read for the stranger in the room + Bud, Not Buddy_Literature Review + An Engaging Adventure for Reluctant Readers
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Part Asian, 100% Hapa 33 reviews Kip Fulbeck
Chronicle Books, 2006
Check: Other
+ Lovely book, made this hybrid proud + Good coffee table book + "Other" + Simple, but easy to understand.
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ttyl (Talk to You Later) 120 reviews Lauren Myracle, 2004
Missing something, but still awesome
I loved the book although a bunch of the details were left such as the girls day to day to life seeing as they only talk in instant message form which was a breathe of fresh air if you ask me. Its about Angela, Maddie, and Zoe and their dramas of 10th grade life. Angela's drama is boy related and ...
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Who Killed My Daughter? 50 reviews Lois Duncan
Dell, 1994
A Mother's Desperate Search for her Daughter's Killer
+ One of the Best Books I have ever read!! + Awesome and Heartbreaking Story
Who Killed My Daughter? is one of the best books I have ever read. The title itself just caught my eye one day and I immediatley knew that I had to read this book. It is so powerful. I can't imagine the horror and frustration Lois Duncan went through while searching for her daughter's killer. It ...
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Hamlet (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) 34 reviews William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2003
If you want to read Shakespeare its has to be The new folger Library
+ Greatness + Review
If you ever thought about reading Shakespeare but was turned off or intimidated by the old english, not so with the new folger editions. Your basically reading the play on all the right sided pages , with the left pages reserved for all the definitions and explanations of the sayings and words that ...
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Before I Die 41 reviews Jenny Downham
David Fickling Books, 2007
this is the best book i have ever read
+ Not amazing but emotional - I guess I can't really figure it out + Brilliant book
i have never read a book so sad like this. i wasnt prepared to cry so much the way i did but once i finished reading this book i couldnt stop crying.
this book is about a 16 year old girl named tessa, who has leukimia. she knows shes going to die and decides to write 10 things she wants to do ...
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) 2116 reviews Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
Twilight is Awesome!!!
+ resistant at first, glad I read it. + Stephenie Meyer, the artist + One good weekend + Loved it
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