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    <body><![CDATA[I've never been a big fan of Gary D. Schmidt, so I hadn't really been expecting to like this book much. But I was immediately drawn in by his beautifully crafted prose and by the drama of the plot, which begins with a car accident and with the main character, Henry Smith, saving a drowning dog when ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22109218">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[You know, as a children’s librarian Gary Schmidt gives me no end of (for lack of a better word) trouble.  As far as I can tell, he’s probably one of those authors that doesn’t like to begin writing a book by pigeonholing it for a single age group.  If I'm right then it would explain why his oe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14890395">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Gary Schmidt is probably my favorite children's writer after the venerable Katherine Paterson. I love both of them as phenomenal people, and admire them both madly as writers. So that's a disclaimer of sorts. That said--I didn't love TROUBLE as much as LIZZIE BRIGHT, and I didn't work on this book, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9709485">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[	I’ve found that some authors make me feel good about my own abilities as a writer.  I read their work, and I think to myself, ‘OK, I’m relatively certain I’m at least in the same league with this and such author.’  No such luck with Gary Schmidt.  This guy is an absolute pro.<br/>	Troubl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47080315">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[(This is my Amazon review) Another amazing coming-of-age novel from Schmidt, plus SO much more. I can't begin to explain how much I adore this book. I thought Wednesday Wars was near-perfect, but having just finished Trouble, I don't know which one I like better. Schmidt is an amazingly gifted write...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31650621">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite sentences from this book are:<br/><br/>&quot;He could see pink and white blossoms in nearby orchards, and farther away, the brief yellow of the daffodils, so bright they looked as if Van Gogh had just come from them with his paint-brush still wet in his hand&quot; (pg 108)<br/><br/>&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26695264">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[First off, I really enjoyed this book. I want to make sure you know this before you read my comments. <br/><br/>The premise for the book was solid. Henry and Sanborn's relationship cracked me up. I loved picturing these two guys wail on each other throughout the book. There was an emotional resona...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14904435">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've spoken with my Middle School students about books like this, those written as contemporary fiction but set in the near-past (eg, my lifetime).  Any book written/set in the 60s-90s isn't historical enough unless there's a real need to use the past (like, talking about the Vietnam War or Woodstoc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12690600">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was a huge disappointment to me. I loved <em>Lizzie Bright&lt;i/&gt; and <em>The Wednesday Wars&lt;i/&gt;, so I had high expections for Schmidt's book. The ending was a bit predictable.</em></em>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book went from 2 stars to 3 stars just because I still think that Gary Schmidt is a masterful writer.<br/><br/>But this story starts out sloooooow, with long descriptions of small New England towns, and houses, that seem quiety adult. There are changes of narrator that confuse, and overdone m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20538311">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this was a powerhouse of a book, and it was one of the best books I've read in a long time. I wasn't quite sure where the author was taking me... but was very glad to have made the journey when I reached the end.<br/><br/>This was the first book I've read by Gary Schmidt, so I didn't hav...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15745878">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Henry Smith is the youngest child in a privileged old New England family. His life up until middle school has been trouble-free, with his most difficult challenge being to live up to the formidable reputation of his lacrosse star older brother Franklin. His older sister Louisa is also a gifted athle...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77128141">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first Schmidt I've read.  I feel not quite smart because I wasn't crazy about it; there were definitely things I liked about this book, and things I think were done well (all the family interactions, in particular), but overall it felt heavy handed and often obvious.  I disliked the endi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39414159">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book has been sitting in my &quot;to read&quot; pile for months.  I put off reading it because I knew when I started it that I would probably not be able to rest until I finished it.  And I would not want it to end.  <br/>I think Gary Schmidt is one of the finest writers producing books for up...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39418881">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I must admit, I love Gary D. Schmidt's writing style. Which made me biased to this book even before I read it. It turned out to be an amazing and original story. <br/>Set in New England, where the families have been around for a long time, this story tells what happens when Chay, one of the recent ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57416262">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[PRE_READ BOOK REVIEW-Gary Schmidt has a completely different writing style than so many of the current YA's.  It reminds me of books from the 1960's, wholesome, Americana.  I really enjoyed Wednesday Wars, but I actually gave up on it once.  <br/><br/>I recently heard NPR guest, Emma Walton Hamilt...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39892866">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[From Newbery and Printz Honor winner Gary D. Schmidt comes a tender, probing story of social change set in New England. Henry Smiths father told him that if you build your house far enough away from Trouble, then Trouble will never find you. But Trouble comes careening down the road one night in the form of a pickup truck that strikes Henrys older brother, Franklin. In the truck is Chay Chouan, a young Cambodian from Franklins preparatory school, and the accident sparks racial tensions in the schooland in the well-established town where Henrys family has lived for generations.  Caught between anger and grief, Henry sets out to do the only thing he can think of: climb Mt. Katahdin, the highest mountain in Maine, which he and Franklin were going to climb together. Along with Black Dog, whom Henry has rescued from drowning, and a friend, Henry leaves without his parents knowledge. The journey, both exhilarating and dangerous, turns into an odyssey of discovery about himself, his older sister, Louisa, his ancestry, and why one can never escape from Trouble.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[MSBA Nominee 2009-2010<br/><br/>I think the story was good, and I enjoyed the writing of it, but there were definitely a few things to pull me out of the story.<br/><br/>1. Technically, unless you take a really roundabout way, you cannot get to Commercial Street in Portland ME from 95.  It's off...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80688232">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Whenever I read Gary D. Schmidt, I wonder if kids will appreciate his books as much as adults seem to.  His stories are so complex and told with such rich language that I foolishly assume that kids will not appreciate the detail and skill that go into Schmidt’s writing.  But Schmidt is able to cre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37399623">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had been wanting to read this one for a long time, and was finally able to get ahold of the BD.  Well worth the wait!  While out running one day, Henry's older brother, Franklin, is hit by a car and killed.  Henry idolized Franklin, as did their entire town.  The driver of the car is a Cambodian i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66951404">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really wanted to like this book, and loved Schmidt's &quot;The Wednesday Wars&quot; so much, that I forced myself to finish it, even though it was the type of book that became a chore to read after awhile. I don't know if the author could have squeezed in the line about building your house far awa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54864157">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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