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  <title><![CDATA[Good as Lily (Minx)]]></title>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">8</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2007</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jesse Hamm]]></name>
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      <name><![CDATA[Derek Kirk Kim]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 16 00:12:34 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 16 00:18:46 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>  Okay, obviously I'm biased because my husband and I appear on page 74.  But with Derek Kirk Kim writing and Jesse Hamm drawing, it's like the two greatest forces in the universe have combined to bring you an '80s teen movie in comic-book form.  Very cute stuff.<br/><br/>  SPOILERS: I also ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4625489">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="14074059">
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jan 30 12:24:38 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[After getting knocked back by a pinata on her 18th birthday, the main character meets her 6, 29, and 70-yr-old selves, all 3 of whom she hides in her bedroom while trying to save the school play which was axed due to school budget cuts. Unfortunately, the copy I recieved from the library was bound i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14074059">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63367168">
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    <name><![CDATA[Emilia]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 13 19:02:33 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 13 19:17:46 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well I didn't have to think twice about Kirk Kim. I kind of love that guy.<br/>And it's from the same imprint as the Plain Janes, which is basically geared at slighty-out-casty just-a-little-too-smart teenage girls. I still got some of that in me, and that girl enjoyed this pretty well.<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63367168">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="31203774">
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    <name><![CDATA[Agathafrye]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Olympia, WA]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Mon Aug 25 21:56:23 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 25 22:15:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very cool storyline, and I loved the artwork in this Minx graphic novel.  The main character Grace is an awesome and authentically flawed teen who somehow ends up having to hang out with herself at age 6, 29, and 70 years old for a week or so.  Of course, she learns some lessons from her previous an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31203774">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27833634">
    <user id="317985">
    <name><![CDATA[Judith]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Sydney, Australia]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 21 04:44:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 21 04:47:58 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm just beginning to find my way around graphic novels and I really enjoyed this one about a Korean-American teenage girl, Grace Kwon. On her 18th birthday, Grace meets herself as a 6, 29 and 70 year old. Each of the three &quot;other&quot; Graces hang around until something about their life—at t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27833634">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46196048">
    <user id="1594028">
    <name><![CDATA[Dani ]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Mount Holly, NC]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 12 18:17:18 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 13 19:57:44 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is proof that you can't always trust that books from the same line are equal. I read <strong>Plain Janes</strong> before this one, and it was safe to hand to my youngest son. This one is not. None of the art is graphic, but it contains a few sexual references that are OK for my 16-year-old, but not for my ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46196048">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15089677">
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    <name><![CDATA[EunSung]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 10 16:51:41 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 10 16:58:04 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is another book published by Minx, which is an imprint of DC aimed at teenage girls.  I'm not a teenage girl, but I liked this book and P.L.A.I.N. Janes. Good as Lily is written by Derek Kirk Kim and drawn by Jesse Hamm. The book deals with a second generation Korean teen, Grace, who meets thre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15089677">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="67179534">
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    <name><![CDATA[Rebecca]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 12 20:48:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Aug 18 15:22:19 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[On her 18th birthday, a strange incident causes Korean-American Grace Kwon to encounter three other versions of herself; at six, twenty-nine, and seventy. They dog her steps (and sleep in her bedroom) while she and her friends struggle to save the school play. It’s only when Grace confronts each o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67179534">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="47701125">
    <user id="2065198">
    <name><![CDATA[Ashly]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Feb 27 11:18:57 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Feb 27 11:21:43 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just what the world needed: a comic where the whole message is that if you don't date the &quot;nice guy&quot; in high school, you'll end up alone forever and ever and wishing you'd just gone out with that nice boy who knew what your favorite muffin was and golly, he thought you were pretty!<br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47701125">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="40246073">
    <user id="1563635">
    <name><![CDATA[Heather]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cincinnati, OH]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 16 13:39:50 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 17 17:09:37 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second book I've read from DC Comics's new Minx imprint, which are targeted to teen girls of the arty/creative sort.  And so far, I'm impressed.  I'll definitely be watching for more Minx titles at my Friendly Neighborhood Comic Book Store.  <br/><br/>This one's about Grace Kwon.  She'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40246073">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42847456">
    <user id="1844271">
    <name><![CDATA[Patricia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Rockville, MD]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 12 18:19:17 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 14 12:11:59 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[DC Comics Minx books, teen target audience. I like the fact that this book doesn't dumb down the story to point out the obvious.  The characters are fallible, the family tensions not overblown, and the story is clever.  I enjoyed both the art and the story, and can see the appeal for all ages.  Ther...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42847456">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27775624">
    <user id="113127">
    <name><![CDATA[Zen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United Kingdom]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Jul 20 07:54:04 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I quite liked this! The art wasn't very good, but I liked that most of the main characters were Asian and they didn't make a big deal of it. The protag wasn't very likeable, but that was all right -- she was a fairly believable teenager, and she wasn't so annoying she made me want to put the book do...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27775624">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21585096">
    <user id="44202">
    <name><![CDATA[Erica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fairhaven, MA]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Author: Jessie Hamm<br/>Contributor: 	Jared K. Fletcher (Contribution by)<br/>Publication Date:2007<br/>Publisher: DC Comics, New York, NY<br/><br/>School Library Journal<br/>( November 01, 2007 ; 1-4012-1381-2 )<br/><br/>Gr 7 Up-Grace Kwon's friends throw her a surprise 18th birthday party ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21585096">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="18797977">
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    <name><![CDATA[Speedtribes]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I hadn't been very enthused to read this mainly because I didn't like the art. My sister picked it up at the library so I thought, &quot;Well, I'd read Same Difference and liked it, so I might as well give this one a try. Derek Kirk Kim is a good writer.&quot;  Conclusion: The art still isn't entire...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18797977">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15225435">
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    <name><![CDATA[Nick]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Overall Rating: A</strong><br/><em>Synopsis: Written by Derek Kirk Kim with art by Jesse Hamm, Good As Lily follows Grace Kwon, a young woman who is Korean-American, and a senior in high school. At the beginning of the book, Grace is is about to graduate, and go to Stanford, and it's her 18th birthday. The even...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15225435">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4852250">
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 20 23:39:39 -0700 2007</date_added>
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  <read_at>Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Plot summary:</strong> When Grace tries to buy her friends ice cream on her 18th birthday, the weird old lady running the ice cream cart refuses to sell her any.  Before Grace can protest, however, the old woman convices her to buy a pig-shaped pinata.  When Lily finally manages to break a hole in the thing,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18748448">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Derek Kirk Kim and Jesse Hamm (who deserves equal credit for storytelling - comics is a visual medium!) create a believable story about a young woman in her last year of high school and facing uncertainties about her future life. Kim packs many layers into a short novel - only 125 pages, yet several...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45045713">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good as Lily is clearly the best book that the new Minx line has released to date. Kim's device of having the 18 year old Lily meet herself as a child, adult, and senior citizen elevates this book above the typical fare in young adult fiction. Instead it is about growing up, how it is not just the p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40777246">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i'm on a graphic novel kick. this is a fun quick read with some korean inside jokes. not that you need to be of asian descent to enjoy it. as long as you've been a young person at some point and worried about the future, you'll get some enjoyment out of consuming this comic saturated with dry humor....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42401130">more...</a>]]></body>
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