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    <body><![CDATA[I finished reading the book &quot;Ashes of Roses.&quot; This is another book i enjoyed reading alot. I finished reading this book in 2 weeks. Every time I would read a page, I would never want to finish. Sometimes i would even get in trouble for reading in class.<br/><br/>This book is all about an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81884604">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Ashes of Roses was a remarkable book.  This book was one of the few books that I have ever read in my life that hooked me on to an extent that I couldn't put the book down.  From living with strangers to enduring a fire, Rose encounters many predicaments through living under her own rules and sustai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81527763">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<u> Ashes of Roses </u> was a meritorious book based on reality that mostly happens everyday, immigration. Immigration is the occurance of  people who enter a foreign country either by push or pull factors. Margaret Rose, destined to be an American, came with her family who then has to split up because her...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81686999">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed this teen novel of an Irish family coming to America. I liked the way the author depicted the atmosphere of New York City by using period details that flowed right into the story, rather than seeming &quot;planted&quot; or obvious. I had sympathy for the characters and their dif...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60199477">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The book Ashes of Roses was such a great book. It really made me appreciate a lot of differnt things. It made me appriciate that my country is not diesed or going through as tough times as others. It also made me apperciate, that I have a chance to get an education, rather then working the day away,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81786239">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[From amazon.com:<br/>The Nolan family's dreams of prosperity in a new country are shattered when baby Joseph fails the medical exam at Ellis Island and must be taken back to Cork by his father. Though Da promises a quick return, Ma is miserable. Frustrated by her dependence on the unwilling hospita...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61596640">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[From when I first read it at age 12, I have loved Ashes of Roses. I'm now 5 years older and, of course, read at levels beyond this young adult level. However, it has stayed with me as a favorite. I've always loved historical fiction, and the realistic characters and historical accuracy hit it out of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51346473">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was certainly NOT the most challenging book I ever read. It was rather annoying- but then again, HISTORICAL FICTION has GOT to be one of my least favorite genres... unless it concerns the holocaust (THE BOOK THIEF [by Markus Zusak:] and THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS [by John Boyne:] which, BTW...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47142806">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[THIS IS A MUST READ BOOK!!!!!Many people would look at this book and say &quot;this book looks boring so it must be boring,&quot; but this book is phenominal. They way Mary Auch describes every little detail really oulls you into the book. The book is based on the true story of the triangle shirtwai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69145492">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Ashes of Roses has a very interesting story-line. Before I read this book I had never heard of the triangle-shirtwaist factory fire, so I was also able to learn while reading. This is not a challenging read, I was able to finish it in less than two days. I do recommend it, though, if you are looking...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69580864">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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