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2013 Reading Challenge

Cherese Vines has read 36 books toward her goal of 55 books.

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Cherese A. Vines

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in Ft. Carson, CO, The United States

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Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Madeleine L'Engle, Octavia E. Butler

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March 2011

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Novelist, Cherese A. Vines was born in Colorado into a military family during the late 1970s. Throughout her life, she has lived in several cities from Round Rock, TX near Austin to a suburb of Chicago, IL. After graduating from Middle Tennessee State University in 1999 with a degree in Mass Communications, she moved to Georgia and currently resides near the Atlanta area with her husband and two children.
Although she has a background in Journalism, Cherese's love of reading fiction led to creative writing pursuits. She has incorporated her experiences and her travels into her writings. In 2001, she self-published Countercharm her first young adult novel. The sequel to her well-received first book entitled Countercharm 2: Of Stars and Dreams...more

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American Freak by Jim Alexander Rice Book Review

American Freak from The Young Saints Series by Jim Alexander Rice is about three guys who do what a lot of us would like to do: clean up the crime in America. Miles Seymour Dane is our narrator through the escapades of three young men over a year of “citizen’s arrests,” thousands of dollars […]

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Average rating: 4.03 · 31 ratings · 15 reviews · 3 distinct works · Similar authors

	Three Weeks in May 3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Countercharm 4.3 of 5 stars 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Countercharm 2: Of Stars and Dreams 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Cherese’s Writing

Eve and Me (Excerpt) (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

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Description: A woman, fed up with her almost debilitating monthly visits from Aunt Flo, gets a ride on a time machine and travels back to have a little talk with first woman Eve about that apple.

Three Weeks in May (Science Fiction & Fantasy)

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Description: Have you ever wondered if you chose the right one for you? Was there someone in your past that you could have been Meant for? In my new paranormal romance novel, Three Weeks in May, Gwendolyn Tolliver is asked just that question. Will she stay with the man she believes she loves; or will Gwen take the Matchmaker up on her mystical offer to discover if she truly does know her own heart?

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Andy Smithson: Blast of the Dragon's Fury (Book One)

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Kilingiri

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Cherese A. Vines wrote a new blog post American Freak by Jim Alexander Rice Book Review American Freak from The Young Saints Series by Jim Alexander Rice is about three guys who do what a lot of us would like to do: clean up the crime... Read more of this blog post »
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Cherese Vines wants to read The Invisible Tower (Otherworld Chronicles #1) by Nils Johnson-Shelton	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cherese Vines liked Mymcbooks's review of The Invisible Tower (Otherworld Chronicles #1): " My Review: This book is an action-packed adventure from start to finish. Follow Artie and his sister Kay as they journey in a video game called Otherworld. Artie finally defeats a very difficult level in the Otherworld game and while on the game fo... " Read more of this review »
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Cherese Vines rated a book 4 of 5 stars Math Matters! by Brian J. Knapp recommended for: 8+ read in June, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cherese Vines rated a book 4 of 5 stars First Aid by Brian Ward recommended for: children and families read in May, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Cherese Vines rated a book 4 of 5 stars Going, Going, Gone! with the Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume recommended for: 6+ read in February, 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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