false 1035847 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg 1035847 5 1022182 1998 I Am Not Esther total:109|5:30|4:37|3:34|2:7|1:1| 109 415 138 22 359876 3.80 155 27 46012297 882302 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.85 94 1998 4 2 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 23:56:38 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 10:53:13 -0800 2009
Too often I have found that YA books are full of doom and gloom and angst. They try to tackle very heavy subjects, without entertainment or a satisfactory conclusion. I...more...]]> 16728613 858945 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 5 1 true Fri Feb 29 16:53:10 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 16:54:16 -0800 2008 Author: Fleur Beale
Publisher: Hyperion Paperback Year: 1998
# of pages: 250 Genre: Fiction
Reading level Interest level: 10th-11th graders
Potential hot lava: Language, religious ideas (cults)

General response/reaction: I chose this book ...more...]]> 57809092 2364671 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri May 29 19:17:45 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 19:20:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68534015 345286 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Aug 23 03:16:04 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 03:19:43 -0700 2009
This book intrigued me, the fact that a) its based in new zealand and b) that I is based around a cult type setting, a very strict religious world that was to be honest different...more...]]> 55592363 1271522 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 5 0 false Thu May 14 10:30:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 10 14:17:29 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 10:30:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 63341090 2519164 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 4 0 false Mon Jul 13 16:05:52 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 16:11:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 10344586 647539 1137266 0786808454 9780786808458 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181285700m/1137266.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181285700s/1137266.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1137266.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.38 13 1998 3 0 false Wed Dec 12 17:40:56 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 13:49:54 -0800 2007 more...]]> 65482733 1315155 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 4 0 false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 19:38:05 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 19:40:48 -0700 2009 45546612 1128814 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 2 0 false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 06:52:03 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 06:53:36 -0800 2009 25817287 1257708 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 4 0 false Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 07:57:27 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 08:10:16 -0700 2008 I am not Esther, Kirby's mother unexpectedly leaves her with relatives who belong to a fundamentalist Christian group. Kirby rebels and resists the "Rule" which the family follows as she struggles to find out what has happened to her mother.

As I was reading, I kept thinkin...more...]]> 79487816 2965684 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 5 0 false Mon Nov 30 20:54:35 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 20:55:55 -0800 2009 1 73161261 2676236 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 5 0 false Thu Oct 01 19:05:02 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 16:51:39 -0700 2009 26007468 85271 1137266 0786808454 9780786808458 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181285700m/1137266.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181285700s/1137266.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1137266.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 4 0 false Tue Jul 01 08:05:30 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 08:17:18 -0700 2008 more...]]> 36715369 1671922 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 3 0 false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 01 18:34:11 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 10:19:22 -0800 2008
It engaged me from the beginning, and the title is kind of interesting.

In my opinion, it isn't really a deep, philosphical book, but it does make you think what would happen when religion goes too far.

But then again, some people might thin...more...]]> 9079785 609723 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 4 0 false Tue Nov 13 18:46:57 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 13 18:48:34 -0800 2007 more...]]> 20865449 677158 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 24 05:56:21 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 05:57:55 -0700 2008 22475950 837309 1137266 0786808454 9780786808458 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181285700m/1137266.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181285700s/1137266.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1137266.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 4 0 false Sun May 18 06:19:43 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 06:21:44 -0700 2008 22270169 1163251 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 5 0 false Wed May 14 18:49:51 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 18:50:49 -0700 2008 5590642 316102 1137266 0786808454 9780786808458 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181285700m/1137266.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181285700s/1137266.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1137266.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 3 0 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Mon Sep 03 13:03:07 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 08:36:23 -0800 2009 35724242 1582965 1035847 0786816732 9780786816736 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874m/1035847.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180401874s/1035847.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1035847.I_Am_Not_Esther 3.81 109 1998 5 0 false Sun Oct 19 18:39:54 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 18:41:40 -0700 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1035847