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    <body><![CDATA[Beautiful, funny, and heartbreaking, as well completely uplifting in a way that isn't cheezy or overdone. I wish I had more books like this to read when I was young. Instead I just read this one over and over and over.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a middle grade novel about the bliss and despair involved in artistic creation. No, I'm not kidding. And, as if that isn't enough, it's funny and the end made me weep with joy. Brilliant.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[To begin with, I think our library has this book in the wrong section. It was in the Juvenile area,and after reading it, I really think to be appreciated you need to be at least a pre-teen. The author does a masterful job of introducing us to Jimmy and his artistic thoughts and struggles. With excel...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54959256">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I recently attended a conference on Learning and the Brain.  One of the speakers was Carol Dweck, a psychology professor at Stanford who has been doing breakthrough work on motivation and learning.  In her talk--as well as in her book &quot;Mindsets&quot;--she referred to two types of mindsets, fixe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16997934">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I re-read this recently. I remembered liking it, but I didn't really remember just how good it is. The story beautiful illustrates with wry humor the struggles of being a child, of being an artist, and trying to find an outlet to express pain, anger, and powerlessness. And, in a straight forward, no...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74431528">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't remember when I first read this book, but I just read it again and it's even better than I remember.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've had this for years and really need to read it at some point.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[i absoluely adore this book.  Its a young adult book that I used to use to tutor middle-school kids with.  the story is unique and touching- about a boy becoming aware of his talents and gifts as an artist.  the book has comic book style chapters in it that the character created.  most definitely a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5558532">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My dad gave me this book for Christmas one year. It's about a boy who can't draw hands, and other things. The characters are really great and remind me of people that I know. It's a book I can read over and over again.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a really special book.  A young boy learns how important it is to be himself.  Soon to be made into a musical!]]></body>
    
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