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Rules (Apple Signature)
Cynthia Lord
Scholastic Paperbacks, 2008
One of My Favorites This Year
+ Rules warmed my heart and simply made me tear up at even the most common things
+ Excellent!
Whoa. I can honestly say this is one of the best books I've read in a while, which is saying something, especially since this is classified as MG. Anyway, I started this on Christmas Day night just to try it , even though I'd really started a few books I'd received as Christmas presents, and I only ...
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Spitfire: A North Country Adventure
Kate Messner
North Country Books, 2007
Review of Kate Messner's Spitfire
+ Share Spitfire with your Students!
+ Girl Poses as Boy on Ship
+ Historical tale, well told
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
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Ever
Gail Carson Levine
HarperCollins, 2008
1 of my fave books!
+ Good retelling of Eros & Psyche
+ Good discussion of religion
I loved this book! with in the first 50 pages I was pulled in! I read it in less then 1 day!!!!! i fell in love with Olus and i wish i was as brave as Kezi. I would say this is my #1 fave book!:-)
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Rick Riordan
Miramax, 2006
Super series about a son of a Greek god
+ my son devoured the whole series
+ Awesome Read!
+ the lightning thief
+ The Lightning Thief
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Princess Academy
Shannon Hale
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2007
Great Read
+ NEW BOOK
+ A fun read with a somewhat unexpected ending
+ Ignore the title and we'll be okay
+ Very well written
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Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
Wendy Mass
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
Awesome Book
+ A book beyond words.....
+ JEREMY FINK AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
It's a mystery with humor and practical kid stuff happens. The writer did a great job describing the characters and their personalities.
Excellent book I would reccomend to all middle school aged kids to read.
Matthew
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Stargirl (Readers Circle)
Jerry Spinelli
Laurel Leaf, 2004
Beautiful, just beautiful!
+ Fantastic
+ chloe. i just started
Gods, what a beautiful story! Words cannot even express how wonderful I thought this book was. I really wish I had of read it when I was younger, but maybe I wouldn't have had the full appreciation that I do now (at 21 years of age).
One thing I really got from this book is the knowledge that ...
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Love, Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
A Teacher's Perspective
+ love stargirl
+ Stargirl Writes Back
This piece of CRF features a young girl who is quirky, wise beyond her years, and homeschooled. She has moved away from her first love and is writing a journal which is, in fact, a letter to him. In the process of fitting into a new place, Stargirl becomes a bit of a celebrity in her new town ...
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A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Linda Urban
Harcourt Children's Books, 2007
A Great Book
+ Payton from Lake Tapps says, ''This is a wonderful book."
+ Wise, witty and utterly realistic
+ Perfection is Always Crooked
+ Let me give it to you straight, it's PERFECT.
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Dragon Slippers
Jessica Day George
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2008
Grannys preview
+ "Best dragon book ever", says a 9 year old critic.
+ A good book is a Window to another world
+ great girl-power adventure!
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Blue
Joyce Moyer Hostetter
Calkins Creek Books, 2006
Prize-winner!
+ Not Too Blue
+ Blue Times
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Am I blue over you?
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A Crooked Kind of Perfect
Linda Urban
Harcourt Children's Books, 2007
A Great Book
+ Payton from Lake Tapps says, ''This is a wonderful book."
+ Wise, witty and utterly realistic
+ Perfection is Always Crooked
+ Let me give it to you straight, it's PERFECT.
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Love, Stargirl
Jerry Spinelli
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007
A Teacher's Perspective
+ love stargirl
+ Stargirl Writes Back
This piece of CRF features a young girl who is quirky, wise beyond her years, and homeschooled. She has moved away from her first love and is writing a journal which is, in fact, a letter to him. In the process of fitting into a new place, Stargirl becomes a bit of a celebrity in her new town ...
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Dragon Slippers
Jessica Day George
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2008
Grannys preview
+ "Best dragon book ever", says a 9 year old critic.
+ A good book is a Window to another world
+ great girl-power adventure!
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The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)
Rick Riordan
Miramax, 2006
Super series about a son of a Greek god
+ my son devoured the whole series
+ Awesome Read!
+ the lightning thief
+ The Lightning Thief
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