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    <body><![CDATA[At first, <em>The Last Invisible Boy</em> seems like it would be a good read-alike for <em> The Diary of a Wimpy Kid</em>, with it's cartoon-like, pencil drawings of the main character's life. But, its message is all together different... sad,heartbreaking, and poignant. Finn Garrett journals his feelings after <em>The T...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70705028">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i liked this book, but i did not love it (sorry ingrid!). but maybe i didn't give it the best possible chance, having just finished a very different book about an almost-teen trying to find meaning after the death of his father (<em>jeremy fink and the meaning of life</em>, which i loved). also, i think it s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48362871">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I found it difficult to get used to Finn's voice. I felt the author was trying to hard to sound like a twelve year old, and it didn't always work.<br/><br/>That being said, this is an important book to know about as it deals with the loss of a parent. I also wonder about how kids will react to Fin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48218798">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Enjoyed it although personally a few parts felt a bit forced.  I've heard this compared to Diary of a Wimpy Kid but sadder, and although it does contain cartoons it does not have the same wide appeal.  An excellent, amazing choice for older elementary kids who have experienced a loss, particularly o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41705458">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A great step up from &quot;Diary of a Wimpy Kid,&quot; this book is about a boy who recently lost his father. I loved how the drawings weren't stick figures (take that, wimpy kid!) and how we really were on the same emotional roller coaster as the young man. I cried, I laughed out loud, I couldn't p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65688734">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Overall I thought this book was okay. It was much more serious than I anticipated. I was expecting it to similar the Wimpy Kid series. If this is what you're expecting, don't. As a book however I did think that his portrayal of a grieving family was believable. Overall a good book.]]></body>
    
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