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  <title><![CDATA[Wonder When You'll Miss Me: A Novel]]></title>
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  <default-description>At fifteen, Faith Duckle was lured under the bleachers by a bunch of boys and brutally attacked. Now, almost a year later, a newly thin Faith is haunted by her past and by the flippant, cruel ghost of her formerly fat self who is bent on revenge.

Faith eventually turns to violence for retribution, forcing her to flee home in search of the only friend she has -- a troubled but caring busboy who is the lover of a sideshow performer -- and to tumble into the colorful, transient world of the circus. But as she dives headfirst into a world of adult passions and dreams, mercurial allegiances, and exhilarating self-discovery, Faith must also face some disturbing truths about herself and the world around her.

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  <original-publication-year type="integer">2003</original-publication-year>
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      <name><![CDATA[Amanda Davis]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Dec 21 19:57:33 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very frustrating book. There were many things to like, but there were also a couple of problems.<br/><br/>16-year-old Faith struggles to reclaim, then reinvent her life after a horrific experience, eventually running away to join the circus. Faith’s “other self,” the fat girl, fol...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10850152">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49260092">
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Mar 14 13:17:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Mar 14 13:18:31 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[While Davis is clearly a talented writer, I'm not sure the subject matter of this troubled-teen novel elevates it much above the less literary examples of the genre I couldn't stop reading during my adolescence. Perhaps if I hadn't overindulged in such trash then, I would be better able to overlook ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49260092">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48243583">
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  <read_at>Wed Feb 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 04 13:51:27 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 04 13:54:14 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished reading Amanda Davis' first and only novel. It was published in 2003, so I am late to this wonderful work. Better late than never though and I urge everyone who loves language and a good story to read this book.<br/><br/>Wonder When You'll Miss Me is a heartfelt coming of age story...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48243583">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3087776">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jul 14 22:18:48 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 14 22:23:04 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[READ THIS BOOK!!  I think this is the best book I have ever read in my life!  I think it was her style of writing that caught my soul with her story.  At the end of the book there is an afterward about the author.  She died at the age of 32.  My age.  I cried after reading this story.  It really tou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3087776">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54191183">
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  <date_added>Mon Apr 27 19:09:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 27 19:14:31 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you're interested in YA books that are doing something new, this is one to try.  It's darker than most YA books I've read, and has the wonderful conceit of The Fat Girl, the main character's former self, who walks around with her and comments on her actions. The Fat Girl tends to be a bit more wo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54191183">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56223032">
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  <date_added>Fri May 15 16:39:16 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 15 16:39:16 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>This book is written really well.  It's a shame that Amanda Davis died because I think she would have gone on to have an awesome writing career.  <br/><br/>Wonder When You'll Miss Me is about a young girl with low self-esteem.  When some people take advantage of that, in a really bad way, it...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56223032">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43351753">
    <user id="1438669">
    <name><![CDATA[Madeleine]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 17 09:23:57 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jan 17 09:38:44 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[&quot;Wonder When You'll Miss Me&quot; sits liminally between the realm of teenage/young adult fiction and more adult fare.  There are so many things to admire and love about this book.  Davis' characters are so well-described, they pop to life off the page. I somehow did not enjoy as the plot and d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43351753">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42007379">
    <user id="440949">
    <name><![CDATA[Mel]]></name>
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 05 14:46:01 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 14:49:13 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the girls here at jail told me I should read this book, and I loved it.  It was beautifully written, and the story of Faith's crime and redemption fits well with the students that I work with.  I thought it was a great processing book; how do we process changes in our lives, how do we attempt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42007379">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="11465586">
    <user id="734983">
    <name><![CDATA[Brandi]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 02 12:51:56 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 02 12:52:19 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Suckage.  Too bad the chick that wrote it died.]]></body>
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    <review id="37149244">
    <user id="328052">
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    <location><![CDATA[Fairport, NY]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[fat girls or former fat girls, girls who feel stuck and silenced]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Caitlin, I think]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 07 17:21:10 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 07 18:04:26 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was an amazing and well written novel about Faith Dunckle, who had originally been a character in short story from collection &quot;Circling the Drain&quot;. Faith is a sophomore in high school and a former fat girl. After a brutal sexual assault, Faith tries to kill herself and winds up in a p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37149244">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="23956351">
    <user id="193580">
    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Manhattan, KS]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jun 07 18:29:32 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 01 14:59:58 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My local library lists this as both adult fiction and young adult fiction, so I wasn't sure what to expect from it. Young adult novels have come a long way since the days of Sweet Valley High, but I still wanted something that would hold my attention without coming across as juvenile. <br/><br/>&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23956351">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21169287">
    <user id="412789">
    <name><![CDATA[Anastasia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[San Francisco, CA]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 28 09:18:52 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 27 21:38:17 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book sounds a lot better than it is. Most of the things that happen to the character [to make you empathize with her] happen before the story begins. It was difficult for me to really develop a lot of empathy for her and to get a sense of how horrible her life was. I thought the &quot;fat girl&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21169287">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20277172">
    <user id="725370">
    <name><![CDATA[Jessica]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Nerds, Freaks, Hard folk who are really just big softies]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 16 01:19:27 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Apr 23 12:03:58 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In middle school and a little into high school, I was Queen of the Nerds, or at least one third of a triumvirate that consisted of me and my two best friends. We were the least ashamed of all of the unpopular kids and as a result we got into the nastiest confrontations with the popular and/or tough ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20277172">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="3375070">
    <user id="91086">
    <name><![CDATA[Flannery]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[West Hartford, CT]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jul 22 08:25:03 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 22 08:55:07 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I first heard of Amanda Davis and her tragic death when I was obsessively reading [http://www.mcsweeneys.net/] and found their online memorial ([http://www.mcsweeneys.net/davis.html]). Her career, cut so tragically short, piqued my interest and I sought out the two books she had written: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Wonder When You'll Miss Me: A Novel" title=" Wonder When You'll Miss Me: A Novel"> Wonder When You'll Miss Me: A Novel</a>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3375070">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="920223">
    <user id="42050">
    <name><![CDATA[Tim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Castleton On Hudson, NY]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Fri Apr 27 17:20:08 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 28 21:26:56 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[When I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. Then I got to the middle and it sorta meandered about for a bit. I guess I just didn't care enough about the circus stuff. This circus related book was much better than <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43641.Water_for_Elephants" title="Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen">Water for Elephants</a> though. I felt myself caring about the main character...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/920223">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74876203">
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    <name><![CDATA[brie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this book was fantastic, and am sad that the author died at such a young age, because we'll never be able to read anything from her again.<br/><br/>This book was sad, but real.  I appreciated that it didn't necessarily have a happy ending, because often, in life, we don't get them.  We g...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74876203">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is an intriguing coming of age story about a girl who has been through a major trama causing her to attempt suicide, mend herself as a split personality or image, and then to re-define who she is.  It's a compelling dark story that has strange twists and outcomes that are not your typical ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43354320">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The first book I've ever read about someone who really does run away and join the circus!  Losing a considerable amount of weight in her attempt to commit suicide, sixteen-year-old Faith Duckle returns to the school where she had been tormented, haunted by painful memories and working to exact retri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73024910">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_updated>Sun Nov 11 20:08:23 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A pretty special book.  Plot and themes handled subtly and well; a very emotionally affecting read but you never see the strings pulling at you.  And it could have turned out so badly!  Consider the plot: Sixteen year Faith is fat and unpopular all her life, gets gang-raped at her high school Homeco...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8312398">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The story is about a runaway.  The title is a reference to her mother and her feelings for her.  It is, at times, a painful look at the cruelty of adolescent behavior.  We wander through her life as she tries to find herself and make a place for herself.]]></body>
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