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    <body><![CDATA[The Ruby Holler, by Sharon Creech, is about two orphans, Dallas and Florida that just happen to be twins. They live in a orphanage since they were little and can't seem to be placed in a home they want to live in. Florida and Dallas give up hope that they will never be adopted by a family that would...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70545578">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[   A tour de force; I think that this is the most fitting way to describe Sharon Creech's dynamic novel, &quot;Ruby Holler&quot;.<br/>   Rarely do so many lovable and winsome characters merge into the pages of one story while each retaining an individual sense of stark realism as in this book. From...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65927706">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So far a really good book. Only on the sixth chapter out of 66. Another review to follow.<br/><br/><br/>December 18,2009- This book had me hooked right when I read the first chapter. Its a fun easy read that makes me keep going. It has 66 chapters but the chapters are like just two pages long! Ju...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81342846">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Dallas and Florida are orphans. They get sent to a older couple named Tiller and Sairy. They live in Ruby Holler. They both needed a companion to go on their trip. Sairy is having a expedition in Kangadoon looking for a bird. Tiller is going boating down the Rutabago River and taking Florida. Dallas...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69744453">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Read for my mother-daughter bookclub. Wasn't sure I would like it at first but once I got into the story I really enjoyed myself and the characters. Ruby Holler is the story of two orphans, Dallas and Florida. They are twins and have been bounced around from home to home and given the reputation of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57848150">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[CIP: &quot;Thirteen-year-old fraternal twins Dallas and Florida have grown up in a terrible orphanage, but their lives change forever when an eccentric but sweet older couple invites them each on an adventure, beginning in an almost magical place called Ruby Holler.&quot;<br/><br/>Twins Dallas and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19966622">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech is about a girl named Florida and her brother named Dallas, they are twins. They have been in orphanages their whole lives, and have been from foster family to foster family.  They have always been trouble makers, but the only thing they really need is a good home ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18051561">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[it's awesome i'll tell you about it. it's about a girl named florida and a boy named dallas who lives in a orphange home. when they first got there they thought it was heaven on earth But.. They were wrong there were tons of rules like no running if they break a rule they would have to go to the thi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59725312">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My mom suggested this book and I thought it was great.  It's a quick read, young adult book and it's a cute story about orphaned 13 year old twins (sound familiar?).  It makes you feel good when you read it and of course it reminds me of my brother and sister, Kailee and Taylor.  If you're looking f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47779964">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I LOVED this book. Sharon Creech describes the world like no one else can, and makes you feel like you are the brother or the sister working together. I loved the family feeling the twins received in the Holler, and from the People who loved them. I've read this book countless times, and won't stop ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45694288">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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