Thirteen Reasons Why60 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.
  
  











  



  
A Dirty Job: A Novel53 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!
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Coldest Winter Ever1148 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!
  
  











  



  
Pet Semetary1 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 ...
  
  











  



  
A Certain Slant of Light81 reviews
Laura Whitcomb

Graphia, 2005

VERY INTERESTING

+ Great!
+ Lovely
+ A Really Great Book
  
  











  



  
A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive1917 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.
  
  











  



  
Monster675 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
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
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.
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter183 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
  
  











  



  
The Republic of East L.A.: Stories8 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
  
  











  



  
Bud, Not Buddy459 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
  
  











  



  
Part Asian, 100% Hapa33 reviews
Kip Fulbeck

Chronicle Books, 2006

Check: Other

+ Lovely book, made this hybrid proud
+ Good coffee table book
+ "Other"
+ Simple, but easy to understand.
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Before I Die41 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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