Juanita's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/135365 en-US Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:28:30 -0700 60 Juanita's bookshelf: read http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 11557940 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:28:30 -0700 <![CDATA[Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA]]> Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA
author: Julia Alvarez
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.24
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 03/08
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I saw this in the library and decided to read it in preparation for my niece's celebration. It was thought-provoking and well-written, just as I would expect from Julia Alvarez. Helpful for anyone interested in latina history or culture. I would highly recommend it.
]]> 4232545 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:53:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Prep: A Novel]]> Prep: A Novel
author: Curtis Sittenfeld
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.30
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 06/08
date added: 06/27/08
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Interesting read about a world I knew very little about previously. It gave some interesting insights. Pretty easy read.
]]> 17604344 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:17:11 -0700 <![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]> The Memory Keeper's Daughter
author: Kim Edwards
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 17603767 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:13:01 -0700 <![CDATA[The Bookseller of Kabul]]> The Bookseller of Kabul
author: Asne Seierstad
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 02/08
date added: 03/12/08
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Interesting perspective and insight into one family in Kabul. I liked that the author gave voice to women's stories.
]]> 10725206 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:38:11 -0800 <![CDATA[Snow Falling on Cedars]]> Snow Falling on Cedars
author: David Guterson
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.60
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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]]> 10725082 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:36:06 -0800 <![CDATA[Tess of the D'Urbervilles]]> Tess of the D'Urbervilles
author: Thomas Hardy
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.68
book published: 1891
rating: 4
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]]> 10724975 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:34:03 -0800 <![CDATA[The Heartbreaker: A Novel]]> The Heartbreaker: A Novel
author: Susan Howatch
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2003
rating: 0
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]]> 8924982 Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:44:32 -0800 <![CDATA[Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (Geronimo Stilton, Book 1)]]> Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye (Geronimo Stilton, Book 1)
author: Geronimo Stilton
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 12/07
date added: 11/10/07
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Hilarious so far...early reader chapter book that we're reading to our 4 year old right now.
]]> 2422241 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:53:50 -0700 <![CDATA[The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids Favorite Meals]]> The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids Favorite Meals
author: Missy Chase Lapine
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 04/07
date added: 08/07/07
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Brilliant concept born out of necessity and love. Very creative with recipes that grown-ups will love too. It has stopped the fighting about how many bites of healthy food and opened space to have conversations about making healthy choices.
]]> 2945216 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:53:25 -0700 <![CDATA[The History of Love: A Novel]]> The History of Love: A Novel
author: Nicole Krauss
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2006
rating: 3
read at: 07/07
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Interesting story. I read it alongside a few other books. Would have been easier to follow the windy, but interesting character stories if I had focused on this one.
]]> 3650005 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:36:00 -0700 <![CDATA[Letters to a Young Poet]]> Letters to a Young Poet
author: Rainer Maria Rilke
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.41
book published: 1929
rating: 4
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]]> 3021674 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:56:16 -0700 <![CDATA[Where the Wild Things Are]]> Where the Wild Things Are
author: Maurice Sendak
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.56
book published: 1963
rating: 4
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]]> 2953699 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:11:15 -0700 <![CDATA[Interpreter of Maladies]]> Interpreter of Maladies
author: Jhumpa Lahiri
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> 2944852 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:00:01 -0700 <![CDATA[Sacred Threshold: Rituals and Readings for a Wedding with Spirit]]> Sacred Threshold: Rituals and Readings for a Wedding with Spirit
author: Gertrud Mueller Nelson
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1998
rating: 4
read at: 03/00
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I liked how the authors reminded me of the sacred in marriage. The day, plans and stuff seem to take first place when planning a wedding. This important book offers another path - of meaning and simplicity. Some great practical ideas too.
]]> 2450127 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:26:16 -0700 <![CDATA[There's a Wocket in My Pocket]]> There's a Wocket in My Pocket
author: Dr. Seuss
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> 2450116 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:26:01 -0700 <![CDATA[How the Grinch Stole Christmas!]]> How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
author: Dr. Seuss
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1957
rating: 3
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]]> 2450103 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:25:44 -0700 <![CDATA[The Cat in the Hat]]> The Cat in the Hat
author: Dr. Seuss
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1957
rating: 4
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]]> 2450092 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:25:35 -0700 <![CDATA[Green Eggs and Ham]]> Green Eggs and Ham
author: Dr. Seuss
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.36
book published: 1960
rating: 4
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]]> 2450072 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:25:10 -0700 <![CDATA[The Chosen]]> The Chosen
author: Chaim Potok
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.09
book published: 1967
rating: 4
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]]> 2449992 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:23:57 -0700 <![CDATA[Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition]]> Goodnight Moon, 60th Anniversary Edition
author: Margaret Wise Brown
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.40
book published: 1947
rating: 5
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]]> 2422063 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:43:07 -0700 <![CDATA[The Cider House Rules]]> The Cider House Rules
author: John Irving
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1985
rating: 3
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]]> 2361195 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:54:37 -0700 <![CDATA[Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee]]> Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee
author: Charles J. Shields
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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Still reading, but love it so far. What can I say...I'm a sucker for biographies!
]]> 2364121 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:24:02 -0700 <![CDATA[Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series)]]> Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series)
author: Madeleine L'Engle
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> 2362298 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:35:58 -0700 <![CDATA[Simply in Season Children's Cookbook]]> Simply in Season Children's Cookbook
author: Mark Beach
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 2362288 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:35:46 -0700 <![CDATA[Simply In Season (World Community Cookbook)]]> Simply In Season (World Community Cookbook)
author: Mary Beth Lind
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.61
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> 2362272 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:35:10 -0700 <![CDATA[Vegetables Every Day: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Today's Produce With over 350 Recipes]]> Vegetables Every Day: The Definitive Guide to Buying and Cooking Today's Produce With over 350 Recipes
author: Jack Bishop
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2001
rating: 4
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]]> 2362204 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:33:44 -0700 <![CDATA[insectlopedia]]> insectlopedia
author: Douglas Florian
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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Brilliant bug poetry and illustrations!
]]> 2362164 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:33:12 -0700 <![CDATA[Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book)]]> Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom (Caldecott Honor Book)
author: Carole Boston Weatherford
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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Beautifully written and illustrated. I love how Harriet Tubman's conversation with God strengthens for the journey. And she ends up in "the promised land - Philadelphia."
]]> 2362142 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:31:43 -0700 <![CDATA[Runaway Ralph (Ralph S. Mouse)]]> Runaway Ralph (Ralph S. Mouse)
author: Beverly Cleary
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.02
book published: 1970
rating: 4
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]]> 2362136 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:31:36 -0700 <![CDATA[Ralph S. Mouse]]> Ralph S. Mouse
author: Beverly Cleary
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> 2362127 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:31:10 -0700 <![CDATA[The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse)]]> The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse)
author: Beverly Cleary
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1965
rating: 4
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]]> 2362077 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:30:42 -0700 <![CDATA[Ramona the Pest]]> Ramona the Pest
author: Beverly Cleary
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1968
rating: 3
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Funny - even for an adult. I laugh while I read it to my son.
]]> 2362059 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:29:29 -0700 <![CDATA[Yo!: A Novel]]> Yo!: A Novel
author: Julia Alvarez
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.63
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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]]> 2362056 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:29:21 -0700 <![CDATA[How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents ]]> How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
author: Julia Alvarez
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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]]> 2362054 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:29:20 -0700 <![CDATA[In the Time of the Butterflies]]> In the Time of the Butterflies
author: Julia Alvarez
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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]]> 2361980 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:27:36 -0700 <![CDATA[Me Talk Pretty One Day]]> Me Talk Pretty One Day
author: David Sedaris
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> 2361962 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:27:21 -0700 <![CDATA[Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim]]> Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
author: David Sedaris
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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Laugh out loud funny!
]]> 2361946 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:26:42 -0700 <![CDATA[The Da Vinci Code]]> The Da Vinci Code
author: Dan Brown
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> 2361654 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:19:58 -0700 <![CDATA[She's Come Undone]]> She's Come Undone
author: Wally Lamb
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.58
book published: 1992
rating: 3
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]]> 2361647 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:19:43 -0700 <![CDATA[The Red Tent]]> The Red Tent
author: Anita Diamant
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> 2361625 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:19:21 -0700 <![CDATA[Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood]]> Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
author: Rebecca Wells
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2004
rating: 2
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]]> 2361616 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:19:09 -0700 <![CDATA[Beloved]]> Beloved
author: Toni Morrison
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1987
rating: 3
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]]> 2361595 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:18:36 -0700 <![CDATA[Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now]]> Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now
author: Maya Angelou
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.11
book published: 1997
rating: 4
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]]> 2361593 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:18:31 -0700 <![CDATA[I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings]]> I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
author: Maya Angelou
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1983
rating: 3
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]]> 2361566 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:17:50 -0700 <![CDATA[kids are worth it! Revised Edition: Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline (Harperresource Book)]]> kids are worth it! Revised Edition: Giving Your Child the Gift of Inner Discipline (Harperresource Book)
author: Barbara Coloroso
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.32
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 2361556 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:17:04 -0700 <![CDATA[Touchpoints 3 to 6]]> Touchpoints 3 to 6
author: T. Berry Brazelton
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> 2361554 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:17:01 -0700 <![CDATA[Touchpoints: Birth to 3 : Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development]]> Touchpoints: Birth to 3 : Your Child's Emotional and Behavioral Development
author: T. Berry Brazelton
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> 2361507 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:16:04 -0700 <![CDATA[Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year]]> Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
author: Anne Lamott
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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How true, how true! The real story about what it's like to be a new mother - the ups and downs.
]]> 2361504 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:15:28 -0700 <![CDATA[Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith]]> Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
author: Anne Lamott
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> 2361494 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:15:20 -0700 <![CDATA[Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith]]> Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
author: Anne Lamott
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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]]> 2361461 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:14:22 -0700 <![CDATA[My Antonia]]> My Antonia
author: Willa Cather
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.78
book published: 1918
rating: 3
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]]> 2361337 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:11:31 -0700 <![CDATA[Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia]]> Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
author: Elizabeth Gilbert
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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Fantastic birds-eye view of one woman's spiritual journey. Very engaging.
]]> 2361330 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:10:54 -0700 <![CDATA[Dairy Queen]]> Dairy Queen
author: Catherine Gilbert Murdock
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> 2361284 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:10:08 -0700 <![CDATA[Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories]]> Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories
author: Sandra Cisneros
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1992
rating: 3
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]]> 2361272 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:09:50 -0700 <![CDATA[The House on Mango Street]]> The House on Mango Street
author: Sandra Cisneros
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.71
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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]]> 2361228 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:08:30 -0700 <![CDATA[The Hundred Secret Senses]]> The Hundred Secret Senses
author: Amy Tan
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1996
rating: 3
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]]> 2361223 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:08:24 -0700 <![CDATA[The Bonesetter's Daughter (Ballantine Reader's Circle)]]> The Bonesetter's Daughter (Ballantine Reader's Circle)
author: Amy Tan
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> 2361221 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:08:12 -0700 <![CDATA[The Kitchen God's Wife]]> The Kitchen God's Wife
author: Amy Tan
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1991
rating: 3
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]]> 2361219 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:08:08 -0700 <![CDATA[The Joy Luck Club]]> The Joy Luck Club
author: Amy Tan
name: Juanita
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1989
rating: 4
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]]> 2361186 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 10:06:44 -0700 <![CDATA[To Kill a Mockingbird]]> To Kill a Mockingbird
author: Harper Lee
name: Juanita
average rating: 4.37
book published: 1960
rating: 4
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