<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	
<book id="1396479">
  <title><![CDATA[Autobiography of My Dead Brother]]></title>
  <isbn><![CDATA[0060582928]]></isbn>
  <isbn13><![CDATA[9780060582920]]></isbn13>
    <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183266574m/1396479.jpg</image_url>
      <description><![CDATA[]]></description>
    <work>
  <best_book_id type="integer">588890</best_book_id>
  <books_count type="integer">5</books_count>
  <id type="integer">268834</id>
  <media_type nil="true"></media_type>
  <original_language_id type="integer" nil="true"></original_language_id>
  <original_publication_day type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer" nil="true"></original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2005</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</original_title>
  <rating_dist>total:186|5:64|4:69|3:36|2:15|1:2|</rating_dist>
  <ratings_count type="integer">186</ratings_count>
  <ratings_sum type="integer">736</ratings_sum>
  <reviews_count type="integer">295</reviews_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
</work>

  <average_rating><![CDATA[3.96]]></average_rating>
  <ratings_count><![CDATA[1]]></ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[0]]></text_reviews_count>
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1396479.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother]]></url>
  <authors>
        <author id="13291">
      <name><![CDATA[Walter Dean Myers]]></name>
      <role><![CDATA[]]></role>
      <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13291.Walter_Dean_Myers]]></url>
      <average_rating><![CDATA[3.70]]></average_rating>
      <ratings_count><![CDATA[9890]]></ratings_count>
      <text_reviews_count><![CDATA[2462]]></text_reviews_count>
    </author>
      </authors>
    <reviews start="1" end="20" total="295">
    <review id="39539333">
    <user id="1567143">
    <name><![CDATA[christopher]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1567143-christopher]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Dec 07 15:25:31 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Dec 07 15:29:07 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Book review<br/><br/>Christopher Jordan								12/3/08<br/><br/>	The book that I have finished is a novel called Autobiography of my dead Brother. This story is by award winning Walter Dean Myers. This story is fiction and the main theme of this story is even your own best friend can change on y...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39539333">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39539333]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="63504378">
    <user id="2502692">
    <name><![CDATA[Carrie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2502692-carrie-lawler]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jul 14 16:45:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 16 13:53:04 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Ah, another fabulous book!  Set in Harlem, it centers around a group of teen boys that have to make important life choices.  The protagonist, Jesse, narrates using first-person pov.  Rise is Jesse's &quot;blood brother&quot; who begins to take interest in the gang lifestyle that he and Jesse always ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63504378">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63504378]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="77393251">
    <user id="2417980">
    <name><![CDATA[Kamrin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Norman, OK]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2417980-kamrin]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246496962p3/2417980.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="yal-2009" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 10 19:57:58 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 10 20:02:25 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I picked this book up because it's an award winning book, and because I love Walter Dean Myers. This reminds my of Diary of a Wimpy Kid in that it has some graphics, but I wouldn't call it a graphic novel. It is a story about Jesse and Rise. Two blood brothers who are learning how to deal with the f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77393251">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77393251]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="31969490">
    <user id="1000041">
    <name><![CDATA[Smaileh]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1000041-smaileh]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1206084349p3/1000041.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 03 21:19:58 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Nov 14 17:35:40 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Jesse is a young African-American teen growing up in the 'hood. Rise is an older boy who has been Jesse's friend since forever; they even did the blood brothers thing when they were little. Well, Jesse was too scared to actually cut his finger but when he fell and scraped his knee, Rise cut his fing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31969490">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31969490]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="31445812">
    <user id="1439785">
    <name><![CDATA[Cassandra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Topeka, KS]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1439785-cassandra]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1219156550p3/1439785.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 28 12:24:13 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 06 14:52:04 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[     This book is rather depressing.  It is written in first person and is about a teenage African-American boy, named Jesse, growing up in Harlem.  He is a pretty good kid and is part of a club called The Counts.  His best friends name is Rise, and the book documents how Rise changes and brings a l...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31445812">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31445812]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="21108113">
    <user id="969006">
    <name><![CDATA[Matt]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/969006-matt]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>true</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[young adults]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 27 12:23:27 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 27 20:19:19 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[        This book was about a fourteen year-old boy named Jesse who lives in a beat down, gang infested and dangerous neighborhood.  It takes place around present time.  Jesse is a young African-American boy who belongs to a club called the counts.  He is an only child, but he has a friend, named Ri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21108113">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21108113]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="28147783">
    <user id="821868">
    <name><![CDATA[Kirsten]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Philadelphia, PA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/821868-kirsten]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1205553862p3/821868.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="from-library" />
        <shelf name="work-related" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 24 06:28:51 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Aug 29 08:07:15 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Walter Dean Myers has done it again.  This is the touching, realistic story of a young man, Jesse, growing up in a neighborhood fraught with violence, who must rely on his family, friends, and his own good sense in order to survive and prosper.  When his oldest friend, Rise, starts getting involved ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28147783">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28147783]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="55434726">
    <user id="2140271">
    <name><![CDATA[Stephanie]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2140271-stephanie]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238935406p3/2140271.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="my-middle-school-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Fri May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri May 08 19:44:18 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 08 19:48:59 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I LOVED this book.  I loved it partly because it all takes place in my neighborhood, but mostly because it's so REAL.  I appreciate the believable dialogue, the believable relationships and the all too believable scenario... <br/>I read this book in one sitting - no joke, I couldn't put it down.  I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55434726">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55434726]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="51014856">
    <user id="2177975">
    <name><![CDATA[Orlando]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2177975-orlando]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1246767051p3/2177975.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 31 06:20:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 13 18:36:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Jesse is a young African-American teen growing up in the hood. Rise is an older boy who has been Jesse's friend since forever  they even did the blood brothers thing when they were little.and Jesse was too scared to  cut his finger. But when he fell and cut his knee,Rise cut his finger and they mixe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51014856">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51014856]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="24751593">
    <user id="33622">
    <name><![CDATA[Lisa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Louisville, KY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/33622-lisa]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1174431523p3/33622.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[a lot of boys at my library]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jun 17 18:08:34 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 17 18:14:07 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Pretty standard Walter Dean Myers fare. Can someone explain the weird cover art??<br/><br/>Rise and Jesse are blood brothers growing up in Harlem. There are drive-bys every day and things are getting worse. When their club The Counts starts transforming into a gang, Jesse gets worried and wonders ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24751593">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24751593]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="40222128">
    <user id="1371391">
    <name><![CDATA[CRC]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Topeka, KS]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1371391-crc-librarian]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1217267912p3/1371391.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 16 09:08:18 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 16 09:09:31 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Walter Dean Myers. <br/>A great YA read. Captivating and gripping. This hybrid graphic-novel/ YA novel boasts rivoting illustrations and a very moving and realistic storyline. Great especially for teen boys. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40222128]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="78347468">
    <user id="1750910">
    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1750910-amanda]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1256322521p3/1750910.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="1001-books-to-read-before-you-die--" />
        <shelf name="4-star-books" />
        <shelf name="books-about-kids-with-problems" />
        <shelf name="walter-dean-myers" />
        <shelf name="young-adult" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sat Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 19 13:51:05 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 26 21:40:15 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>1</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Good book Very interesting. <br/>It is kind of obvious that at the end someone is going to die, and once you start reading it you figure out who that person is. <br/><br/>Rise and Jesse were blood brothers and then when Rise starts taking &quot;the bad road&quot; Jesse tries to cope with that. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78347468]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="72991755">
    <user id="2715979">
    <name><![CDATA[Cami]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Las Vegas, NV]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2715979-cami-torres]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-F-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Sep 30 07:39:56 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 30 07:42:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[OMGEEZY!!! This book is so amazing. You really can get a feel on the main characters perspective on the hood that he lives in. In a way he is an outsider, but he can be one of the &quot;boys&quot;. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72991755]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="47581248">
    <user id="2074608">
    <name><![CDATA[Anthony]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2074608-anthony]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Feb 26 06:51:47 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Feb 26 06:53:11 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[this book is about a guys brother that died and he talks about how he feels about it and why it happend and what he does now since it happen.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47581248]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="55980822">
    <user id="2316355">
    <name><![CDATA[Justin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2316355-justin-goodman]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 13 15:58:15 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 13 16:00:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I LEARNED ABOUT THE STRUGGLES PEOPLE GO THROUGH WHEN SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU DIES. I ALSO LEARNED ABOUT THE INFLUENCES PEOPLE HAVE ON OTHER PEOPLE.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55980822]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="27653034">
    <user id="1321308">
    <name><![CDATA[lisa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1321308-lisa]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1237252294p3/1321308.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="young-adult" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 18 14:29:52 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Jul 19 12:20:00 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This was my first experience reading a novel by Myers, and I really enjoyed it.  Set in Harlem, the story is told from the POV of Jesse, a teenage African-American male artist who is struggling to stay out of trouble as he watches his neighborhood and best friend Rise be lured into and fall victim t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27653034">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27653034]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="68670158">
    <user id="552050">
    <name><![CDATA[Tasha]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Bath, ME]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/552050-tasha]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1194320529p3/552050.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Aug 24 06:48:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 24 18:37:24 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Consistently impressive since I was in middle/high school. <br/><br/>A great book about violence, urban youth and trying to rise above it all.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68670158]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1322483">
    <user id="90242">
    <name><![CDATA[Megan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Royal Oak, MI]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/90242-megan-kortlandt]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179713001p3/90242.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun May 20 08:44:50 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 16 19:45:36 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[As a teacher and a reader, I adore Walter Dean Myers if nothing else than for his ability to reach kids who claim not to be readers.  Of all the books that I've read of his so far, though, this is my favorite.  His son did the illustrations that accompany the story, and both are very well done.  <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1322483">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1322483]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="24752290">
    <user id="258860">
    <name><![CDATA[LFPL Teen Services]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Louisville, KY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/258860-lfpl-teen-services]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1187056247p3/258860.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="books-for-boys" />
        <shelf name="coming-of-age" />
        <shelf name="realisticfiction" />
        <shelf name="reluctantreaders" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jun 17 18:15:14 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Jun 17 18:16:15 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Rise and Jesse are blood brothers growing up in Harlem. There are drive-bys every day and things are getting worse. When their club The Counts starts transforming into a gang, Jesse gets worried and wonders how to get out. He has a strong talent for art and is writing a graphic novel of the life of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24752290">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24752290]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="80587067">
    <user id="2746239">
    <name><![CDATA[Jose]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[New York, NY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2746239-jose]]></url>
    <image><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto-M-111x148.jpg]]></image>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">588890</id>
  <isbn>0060582936</isbn>
  <isbn13>9780060582937</isbn13>
  <ratings_count type="integer">184</ratings_count>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">46</text_reviews_count>
  <title>Autobiography of My Dead Brother</title>
  <average_rating>3.96</average_rating>
  <image_url>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176065694m/588890.jpg</image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/588890.Autobiography_of_My_Dead_Brother</link>
</book>

    <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 10 15:23:00 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 10 16:01:18 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[hmmm ded dont care bout dhis book thanq , ma birfdey comen up shuppppppppp !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80587067]]></url>
</review>
    </reviews>
  <popular_shelves>
        <shelf name="to-read" />
        <shelf name="young-adult" />
        <shelf name="currently-reading" />
        <shelf name="ya" />
        <shelf name="teen" />
        <shelf name="coming-of-age" />
        <shelf name="young-adult-literature" />
        <shelf name="youngadult" />
        <shelf name="fiction" />
        <shelf name="street" />
      </popular_shelves>
  <book_links>
    <book_link id="8">
  <name><![CDATA[WorldCat]]></name>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1396479</link>
</book_link>
  </book_links>
</book>
</GoodreadsResponse>