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    <body><![CDATA[High school isn't starting out like Mena had always dreamed it would. Her friends aren't speaking to her because she's responsible for most of their parents being sued. She's been excommunicated from her church because she did the right thing and put a stop to the evil things her friends were doing....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8371949">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books I have ever read. It has something for everyone, romance, humor, conflict, and food for thought. While it centers around a religous topic, I think anyone of any religon should read this. It is definately worth reading, and while I at first thought it was going to be a chiche...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14485935">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ Brande leads with a bit of a mystery: why, exactly, has Mena been banned from her church and ostracized from all of her old church friends? She's miserable, friendless and even her parents are giving her the cold shoulder... and yet she's not about to apologize for doing what she thinks is right. T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45967995">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this book in the end.  Some personal background...I'm a Christian with a degree in Zoology whose favorite class at the Christian University I attended was Evolution.  So, I suspected up front, that I'd either love or hate Evolution, Me and Other Freaks of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44438118">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a strong book for the younger YA set, grades 7-9 or so. It tackles some very contemporary issues of religion and the evolution debate, while also hitting on timeless issues of fitting in, love, when or if to challenge authority, and learning to come into your own. And it still manages to be ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43004122">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up because I was curious to see what angle the author took on the controversial subject of fundamentalist Christians and their taboos.  The verdict: it pleases me, but would sharply divide parents looking for a Christian book for their teen.<br/><br/>Mena Reece was raised a fundament...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40381988">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Your best friend hates you. The guy you liked hates you. Your entire group of friends hates you.<br/><br/>All because you did the right thing.<br/><br/>Welcome to life for Mena, whose year is starting off in the worst way possible. She's been kicked out of her church group and no one will talk to her, not even her own parents. No one except for Casey, her supersmart lab partner in science class, who's pretty funny for the most brilliant guy on earth.<br/><br/>And when Ms. Shepherd begins the unit on evolution, school becomes more dramatic than Mena could ever imagine . . . and her own life is about to evolve in some amazing and unexpected ways.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[An unpredictable novel about a teen's faith, the perils (and joys) of high school, evolution being taught in schools, and those who would bring &quot;scientific creationism&quot; into schools.<br/><br/>It's the first day of high school, and Mina is now hated and ostracized by all her old friends, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33722585">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I chose this book based on the description, which made it sound like a good discussion book, from YALSA's Best Books for Young Adults list.  The main character's life reminded me of a young person I know who has strict Christian parents who seem to want to shield him from the reality of the world.  ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33157199">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Very interesting teen novel about the usual stuff--being an outcast at school because your friends have decided to snub you for something you did, meeting a cute new guy whom you start to have a crush on, dealing with a new school year's classes--but also a novel about a very big issue in contempora...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9627765">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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