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  <title><![CDATA[Flyy Girl]]></title>
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  <default_description> &lt;P&gt;&lt;B&gt;&lt;CENTER&gt;The bestselling urban classic novel about a young woman coming of age in the late 1980s.&lt;/CENTER&gt;&lt;/B&gt;&lt;P&gt;Tracy Ellison, a young knockout with tall hair and attitude, is living life as fast as she can. Motivated by the material world, she and her friends love and leave the young men who will do anything to get next to them. It's only when the world of gratuitous sex threatens heartbreak that Tracy begins to examine her life, her goals, and her sexuality.&lt;P&gt; </default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1993</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Flyy Girl</original_title>
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 30 11:41:39 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 03 16:31:24 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Upon reading this book my conclusion was that if trash like this could get picked up my a major publisher and launch somebody's writing career, anyone skilled at self promotion could do likewise.  This saddens me because I know there are many talented writers out there without the gift of dragging a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14068567">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15318420">
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 13 06:54:41 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 13 06:59:39 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was in my early teens, I believe when a schoolmate recommended this novel to me.  Even at that time, I was disturbingly unhappy with the style, composition and overall literary flow of this novel.  The main character was unrelatable and even if she were, I couldn't find her likeable or even worthy...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15318420">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42146894">
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  <read_at>Mon Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2003</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong> A Young Girl in Flight</strong><br/><br/>This is a coming of age story during the 80's baby! I liked that part, and how he described the gear we use to sport! Just hearing the title and thinking about the song makes me want to go hang out how we did in &quot;my day!&quot; LOL Dang am I that old! <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42146894">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="17168797">
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  <read_at>Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 06 10:52:14 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Mar 26 13:43:53 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I think this book is very interesting. It has so many details. I can relate to it because I am a teen dealing with the decisions and consequences of life. I love this book, and think anyone in their teenage years. ]]></body>
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    <review id="14712887">
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[My friends]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 06 07:12:35 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 19 15:24:46 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you're into promiscuity, boys and drama this book if for you. Tracy, living with her mother and father noticed a change in her home. Her father wanted out but her mother didn't know why. At a young age she had to experience her families split. <br/><br/>Her father rented an apartment while her ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14712887">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="43262829">
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 16 12:17:47 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 16 12:19:58 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great book that prompted me to read other books by the author.  Unfortunately, this book was a &quot;one hit wonder&quot; compared to the author's later releases.]]></body>
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    <review id="34364088">
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  <date_added>Thu Oct 02 09:52:10 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Oct 02 10:00:06 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[When I read this my freshman year if high school I enjoyed it very much; however when I read it again a few years later I was unimpressed and had no further desire to finish it. The sequel is horrible. To some extent, most young girls living in urban Philadelphia will relate to this book as it touch...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34364088">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="70029186">
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[I found this book in my sisters room.]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Sep 04 07:35:52 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Sep 04 07:53:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>10 times or more.</read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[        The book <u>Flyy Girls</u> is about a girl named Trecee Ellis who is coming of age in Phildelphia. As she grows up she learns the harsh truth about life and sex and boys after seeing how her neighbor became pregnant and got kicked out of her house and turned into a coke fiend all because of followi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70029186">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="50625861">
    <user id="2038736">
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Apr 04 20:49:17 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If this was the first time I read this book and I was a mere 16 years old, I probably would have given it 5 stars.  Flyy Girl was my first adventure into reading for pleasure.  It was given to me from my cousin and it kept me occupied for a few days in the summer.  So I'll always have a small bit of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50625861">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74429178">
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Tue Oct 13 14:46:53 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Flyy Girl engulfed me.  I was searching for a good read on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Amazon.com">Amazon.com</a> and this happened to be one of the choices the website recommended to me.  The book was quite thrilling in my opinion.  It provides insight regarding issues that young teens face as they try to live in the “fast lane” and the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74429178">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41813222">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kittiya]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Jan 04 02:33:16 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 16 14:42:31 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count>once (barley) </read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It took all I had to get through this book. I was told it was going to be a quick read, well maybe that is true of people who love Tyree. Don't get me wrong the story did flow. But I felt it was missing a lot of key elements. A lot of this story did make me remember how it was back in the day. But I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41813222">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="50422706">
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  <date_added>Wed Mar 25 12:05:40 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[ Sex, teen lust, lies, parents, boys, school, peer pressure family, friends, and back stabbers describes Tracy Ellis life. Her life seems to be so complicated but to me its the normal life of a teenage girl.There are many girls like Tracy and there are girls who life is all that plus more. I say she...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50422706">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19728607">
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  <date_added>Tue Apr 08 11:17:39 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Apr 08 11:33:38 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really did NOT like this book.  The author took tooooo long to tell the story.  It was really boring.]]></body>
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    <review id="49430979">
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok...I definately would call this book one of my favorites. Although it is what you would call a bit to &quot;grown&quot; for me, I'd still recommend to those who enjoy books about real life. Not fairy tales and hopes and dreams, but reality and how it really is. In some ways you can really relate t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49430979">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74910681">
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 18 08:03:46 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Oct 18 08:21:22 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[When i finished this book i thought to myself &quot;oh my god i want more&quot;. This book is mandatory for a young teenage girl to read. Personally i can relate to the the teen girl in the story, on how importsnt it is to have a good male figure in your life. Also how bad it can effect a young girl...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74910681">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44693540">
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    <name><![CDATA[Janel]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <date_added>Wed Jan 28 16:29:28 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 28 16:31:16 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book is about a girl who goes through several trial during her life. it talks about how she was influenced by some of her friends and how she realized that she had to stop following them and become her own person. this taught me a lot. it taught me that you shouldnt follow everything you see an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44693540">more...</a>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44693540]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="66428882">
    <user id="2236564">
    <name><![CDATA[Dawsmarkaol.com]]></name>
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  <date_added>Thu Aug 06 09:40:50 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 06 09:47:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hmm.  What can I say really?  This was the first urban fiction I read, and fortunately the last.  I tried to get through it, but the character and story was so contrived and pretentious that I was actually angry that something like this was published.  I guess every book has its audience, and it's q...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66428882">more...</a>]]></body>
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</review>
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    <body><![CDATA[from this book i learn that money and  material things arent anything unless you have what really matters...which is family!!! i totally agree with the moral the author uses to teach young women a lesson...about themselves and other people...i give this book 5*..its filled with twists and turns ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[great coming of age story, set in the 80's. every teenage girl should read this. school, friends, boyfriends, loosing virginity, prostitution, drugs, and most of all growing the hell up and being and loving yourself and learning to make your own dreams come true]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[such a freaking good book!!!!! i learned that life is simply what you make it. in life there comes challenges. everybody makes mistakes, but in order to move on with your future you have to forget about your past, and be prepared for the grater things to come.....]]></body>
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