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    <body><![CDATA[The Pull of the Ocean<br/>Written by: Jean-Claude Mourlevat<br/>Published by: Delacorte Press<br/>Copyright Year: 2006<br/>190 Pages<br/>$13.95<br/>ISBN:0-385-73348-8<br/>Reading Level: ages 11-13<br/>This book gets a rating of: 4.5 stars out of 5<br/> <br/> <br/>Never judge a book by its...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71649148">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is why I love visiting the public library.  This little gem of a book leaped off the shelves into my heart.<br/><br/>Yann Doutreleau is dragged home by Nathalie a social worker with the best intentions.  He doesn't speak, at least not with words, so most people do not understand his wants and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29694481">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Carrie Spellman for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>Yann is the seventh son, and the only one born alone. His six older brothers are three sets of twins. Yann has never really grown and he doesn't speak. Oddly, he communicates to his brothers much more accurately than they do to each other. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22011584">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished reading Jean-Claude Mourlevat’s The Pull of the Ocean, and I am struggling with what to write about it.<br/><br/>Yann, the main character, is described in the book as a ten-year-old “dwarf” or “midget.” He has six older brothers—three sets of twins—and does not speak,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5592982">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is so good. It's hard to find a copy in stores, which is a huge shame. The cover is appealing, and the trim size makes it the perfect little book to bring along on your commute. It's a children's book, but I think the writing and the story would appeal to the adult that enjoys a good story...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4256601">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What an usual novel. The story is somewhat bizarre and certainly unique, but very intriguing. I loved the manner in which the chapters are written. Each chapter ends with an unanswered question, for which the next chapter immediately addresses. The chapters are told by various characters in the book...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56790179">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Most of the things I like about this book have nothing to do with the actual writing. I read it because it is cute. It is small. The picture on the front is adorable. Even the typeface is spiffy. <br/><br/>The story is based on the Hans Christian Anderson character of Tom Thumb, retold for the tee...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16009914">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[     I dont know what got me so extatic about this story. Was it its baffling characters? Or maybe the scent of new paths in literature that this book offered me the first time I saw it? The one thing I know is that this book has one of the most grippin and heartbreaking stories I've ever heard, and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/33473050">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[found this one while walking up and down the rows in the library.  Picked it up, put it back.  Went back and picked it up again, then put it back.  After the third time, I just held on to it and checked it out.  I think it was the cover illustration that kept drawing me in.  That, and the fact that ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29085960">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Kind of strange, but rather beautiful at the same time. I loved the writing style and all of the varied points of view so that the main character doesn't actually narrate anything until nearly the end.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love books with multiple narratives, and this one does not disappoint as each narrative has a distinct purpose.  An outstanding piece of European children's literature.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This felt like more of an exercise than an actual story, but I can see how it would be a great book to use with kids when discussing point of view.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[More of a kid book.  Only about 143 small pages, but an excellent story.  Very touching.  I read it in about 2 hours.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't remember where I saw this recommended, but it's a sweet, sad, odd little book - little literally.  I'm not up on the Tom Thumb story, but this is supposed to be an updated version/take on that.  Originally written in French, it's won several awards in France and the US.  The story/mystery unwi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31089293">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pull of the Ocean won the Prix Sorcieres in France and the Batchelder here in the US (yearly prize given to best children's book translated into English) and I liked it...but I have a hard time imagining who I would recommend it to. I don't like use terms like &quot;haunting&quot; or &quot;sparse&quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7038696">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[wow. this one was just a bit odd. translated from french more or less seamlessly, it’s the story of 7 siblings –six sets of twins and one singleton, all boys. i think it’s supposed to be a re-telling of the tom thumb story (ergo it’s oddness) but i haven’t really read that story lately, so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21167825">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Half-way through this book I was worried about  how it would end. While I can't say it was a happy ending, it certainly is more upbeat than I had feared.<br/><br/>Here's an excerpt from page 61:<br/><br/><strong>The Atlantic Ocean. I don't know how long it takes to get there, and I don't know what we'll...</strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3204732">more...</a>]]></body>
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