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When I Was Older
Garret Freymann-Weyr
Puffin, 2002
a Must Read For Young Adults
+ Healing After Sibling Death
+ One of my favorite books
+ thought provoking
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Skulduggery Pleasant
Derek Landy
The Bowen Press, 2007
Suspenseful, fun mixture of mystery & magic
+ A New Take on Magic and Mystery
+ Absolutely Wonderful
+ Best Book Ever as per 10 year old !
+ my 11 year old loves it
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Natural Causes: Death, Lies and Politics in America's Vitamin and Herbal Supplement Industry
Dan Hurley
Broadway, 2006
Very useful
+ A must have for supplement users
+ Very startling portrayal of a deceptive industry
I spent a lot of money on vitamins and minerals before I red this book. It was an eye opener for me. Not so much that one shouldn't take any supplements, but to seriously look at their effectiveness and possible side effects. Easy to read and lots of information about the supplement industry that ...
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Veronica
Mary Gaitskill
Vintage, 2006
Amazing, breathtaking prose
+ Poetry is the vehicle -- not plot, not character
+ Beauty and the Beast in Man
+ Why do novels turn her into a poet?
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I Am America (And So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert
Grand Central Publishing, 2007
This was a great book!
+ I was sad to see this book end!
+ So far so good....
+ Funny book
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In a Sunburned Country
Bill Bryson
Broadway, 2001
Another good one from Bryson
+ Informative, Funny, and Just Plain Enjoyable
+ Fell in love with this cd book and authors style.
+ Hilarious
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The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs, and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries (P.S.)
Marilyn Johnson
Harper Perennial, 2007
"I write about dead people!"
+ An Amusing Read
+ Includes Some Spirited Obituaries
+ A Shining Star!
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Finding H.F.: A Novel
Julia Watts
Alyson Books, 2001
My first,
+ Excellent
+ Excellent!
+ Finding H.F Review
+ A Wonderful Coming-of-Age Novel
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
Twilight
+ Great Read!
+ Twilight Addiction
This is one of the best books I have ever read. It it a story of first love set in the most impossible of places with the world's most unavailable guy. The banter between the characters and the power of new love make this book great. I would recommend it to anyone.
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Tripping to Somewhere
Kristopher Reisz
Simon Pulse, 2006
Brilliant... a Must Read
+ Trippy is definitely where I'd go with this.
+ Good Read-Bad Title
+ Edgy Teen Fantasy
+ 5 stars isn't enough!
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Who Named the Knife: A Book of Murder and Memory
Linda Spalding
Pantheon, 2007
Powerful and though provoking memoir
In this true-life story, Linda Spalding is chosen to be a jury member. The person on trial is 18-year-old Maryann Acker. She is accused of two murders, one in Hawaii and one in California. The key witness is her husband, William Acker. Linda goes all through the trial, except on the last day she is ...
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Ain't She Sweet?
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Piatkus Books, 2005
Another SEP hit
+ Superb! Smart lines.
+ Quality, First Rate, Multi-layered Story!
+ (proud heroine + sarcastic hero) x snappy dialogue = very fun read!
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Fourth World: Book One in the Missing Link Trilogy (Smart Kids)
Kate Thompson
Bloomsbury USA Children's Books, 2006
The first book in a trilogy about terrifying genetic experiments. Danny is different. He's slower than other kids his age, and prone to violent outbursts. But when Danny runs off to find his biological mother, his older stepbrother Christie impulsively follows him. Along the way the two boys are joined by a runaway girl, a bird, and a dog that can speak to humans. However, nothing can prepare ...
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Peeps
Scott Westerfeld
Razorbill, 2006
Peeps
+ My first teen lit... since I was a teen.
+ Great Concept!
+ Peeps: More then just sugar-coated marshmallows
+ Original, sharp and fun!
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Grave Sight (Harper Connelly Mysteries, Book 1)
Charlaine Harris
Berkley, 2006
Grave Sight - new series
+ great beginning to the series
+ A Writer's Perspective
+ Grave Sight
+ A Great New Mystery Series - She Finds Dead People
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