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When My Name Was Keoko (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards)) 36 reviews
Linda Sue Park
Clarion Books, 2002
Great book for adults and teens
+ history
+ I love this book.... Great WWI book
+ I love this book.... Great WWI book
+ When my name was Keoko
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The Lovely Bones: A Novel 2543 reviews
Alice Sebold
Little, Brown and Company, 2002
The Lovely Bones
+ The Lovely Bones: A Highly Emotional Journey
+ An Interesting Tale
This novel is poignant...an excellent read. Very moving. I can't stress enough how great it was to read. If you've ever lost someone, or if you've ever wondered about heaven, this book will move you.
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The Secret Life of Bees1437 reviews
Sue Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
great read, very moving and realistic for the time period
+ Good Read
+ Emotional read
+ Excellent Read
+ Nostalgically Current
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Three Clams and an Oyster8 reviews
Randy Powell
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2002
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Very entertaining
+ Three Clams and an Oyster - three and a half thumbs up
+ Three Clams and an Oyster - three and a half thumbs up
+ Three Clams and an Oyster
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Search of the Moon King's Daughter7 reviews
Linda Holeman
Tundra Books, 2003
Another wonderful story for a tween-teen girl to read
+ And I found that I was indeed searching
+ search of teh moon kings daughter
+ Fans of historical fiction--read this novel!
+ Richie's Picks: SEARCH OF THE MOON KING'S DAUGHTER
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Hush56 reviews
Jacqueline Woodson
Putnam Juvenile, 2002
Good Book
+ Hush School Review
The book was a dramatic mystery about a girl who at a young age has to join the witness protection program. Her father witnesses a murder and everyone tries to defend the murderers because they were police officers. and for his family's life he has to move away, even change their names.
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Strangers and Beggars5 reviews
James Van Pelt
Fairwood Press, 2002
I hope there's a second volume...
+ Spiders, supernatural powers, and fully rounded characters?
+ Writer in the classroom
+ You know these people...
+ Do you like Stephen King?
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Stoner and Spaz41 reviews
Ron Koertge
Candlewick, 2002
Think "Crank" meets "Freak the Mighty" and "Stargirl"
+ unexpected changes
+ Underestimated
Most every buddy movie or novel imaginable pairs two people who are vastly different and puts them in close quarters, usually a situation neither party really wants to be in. They end up learning from one another, since their personalities, interests and strengths are complementary to one another. ...
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Son of the Mob95 reviews
Gordon Korman
Hyperion Book CH, 2004
Son of the mob - A great book
+ Entertaining page-turner
+ Recommended
+ Gordon Korman does it again
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Fresh Girl5 reviews
Jaira Placide
Laurel Leaf, 2004
Caught Between Two Worlds
+ Fresh Girl
+ Caught Between Two Worlds
+ A Great New Voice
+ Walk in Their Shoes
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Dr. Franklin's Island30 reviews
Ann Halam
Wendy Lamb Books, 2002
Excellent
+ Very Intense
+ Dr. Franklin's Island
+ From a Kid's Point of View
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Girl in a Cage (Stewart Quartet)15 reviews
Jane Yolen, Robert Harris
Philomel, 2002
Middle School Teacher's Review
+ Girl In a Cage
+ Elaina's Book Review
+ Thrilled To Be A Princess
+ A rollercoaster ride of a book.
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The Hunting of the Last Dragon 8 reviews
Sherryl Jordan, 2002
Sherryl Jordan writes another spell-binding winner
+ Good or Evil
+ The Dragon Approaches
+ A beautiful, haunting story.
+ AHHH! The Dragon!
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal499 reviews
Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2003
What did jesus do during those lost years???
+ Fantastic!
+ Hylarious and moving story of Jesus
+ Great book, would have loved to of met Biff in real life!!!
+ Biff is a Great Read!
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Shattering Glass73 reviews
Gail Giles
Roaring Brook Press, 2002
Shattering Glass: Shattering Lives
+ Shattering Glass
+ Shattering Glass
+ shattering glass
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Lucy the Giant19 reviews
Sherri L. Smith
Laurel Leaf, 2003
Lucy
+ Real-life issues and adventures
this book was an awesome book because it told us about Lucy's life and What she go's through in life and also struggles with.
It was sad when she really did'nt have any friends, the only friend she had was her dog bar. And then she met other friends along the way. I liked the book because it ...
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The Green Man : Tales from the Mythic Forest14 reviews
Ellen Datlow
Viking Juvenile, 2002
A treat for myth lovers
+ Green and Refreshing
+ 15 short stories + 3 poems
+ Enchanting
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Pictures of Hollis Woods (Newbery Honor Book)146 reviews
Patricia Reilly Giff
Wendy Lamb Books, 2002
Great for pre-teens.
+ pictures of hollis woods
+ Beautifully Pictured
+ Pictures of Hollis Woods
+ Captivating
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Surviving the Applewhites (Newbery Honor Book)112 reviews
Stephanie S. Tolan
HarperCollins, 2002
This Year's Delinquent is...
+ A PUNK
+ Jesse's review
+ My Review
+ For my son
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Seven for a Secret: A Novel3 reviews
Mary C. Sheppard
Groundwood Books, 2003
A highly recommended, "reader friendly" novel
+ I liked the ending of Seven For A Secret
+ Seven For A Secret
Set in a small village on the coast of Newfoundland, Seven For A Secret by Mary C. Sheppard is a highly recommended, "reader friendly" novel of Rebecca and Kate, two fifteen-year-old girls and their confrontation with opposing directional pulls. Invited to develop their artistic talent and explore ...
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