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    <body><![CDATA[Reviewed by Joan Stradling for TeensReadToo.com<br/><br/>If Gianna Zales doesn't finish her seventh-grade leaf collection project in time, her spot in the cross country sectionals will be filled by her nemesis. Though she had plenty of time to do the project, Gianna left it until the last minute....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76907909">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Grades 4-7<br/>Seventh grader Gianna Zales loves art and cross-country running.  She is not so crazy about research projects or anything involving time-management skills, so although she has known about Mrs. Loring’s leaf project for several weeks, somehow she’s gotten to within a week of the d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/67395280">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I really wished I'd liked this more, but there were too many things that I think the author tried to do at the same time for it to work.  Take, for example, Gianna's procrastination/inability to organize.  I thought we'd get some AD/HD information, but no.  Or perhaps her mother was afraid that with...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64213299">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This story will definitely resonate with middle schoolers. Gianna Z. needs to turn in the science project to compete with the track team. She has a habit of leaving things until the last minute. For the project she has to collect and classify 24 different leaves. Throw in to this mess typical change...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77414235">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Simply brilliant! This MG story has it all: lovable characters, emotional depth, and layers of meaning that sneak up on you. Beautifully written, it deals with some tough issues with gentleness and hope.]]></body>
    
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