false 18 2734 1636 true 5665961 read 1 true 2540751 currently-reading 1097 true 2540750 to-read 533 false 2580215 middle-school-and-chapter-books 501 false 2584008 childrens-books-and-first-readers 261 false 4658461 adult-novels-and-classics 181 false 4658475 non-fiction-and-memoir 135 false 2580228 education-books 43 false 4662674 for-purchase-lmc 23 false 2580811 parenting-books http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66725052 to: Attack of the Fiend (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, Book 4) by Joseph Delaney
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50497268 Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village (Hardcover) by Laura Amy Schlitz
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This is a book for fourth through sixth grade readers. I didn't like the book, and I think that if you're a student considering reading it, then you should try Sammy Keyes mysteries, The Graveyard Book, or Skeleton Creek before reading this one.


This book was a Newbery Honor book in 1971. At the time, there wasn't much out there for adolescents. Although probably good adolescent literature for its time, there are much stronger pieces of literature out there today. The plot seems too contrived and the fact that five kids are left alone most of the time seems unbelievable. Also, the family relationships aren't described, and the parents are flat characters without much depth. This is a book controversial for its depictions of witchcraft, but I am more concerned with the poor plot and character development! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50281825 Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie (Paperback) by Jordan Sonnenblick
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52445995 to: We All Fall Down (Paperback) by Robert Cormier
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This book is excellent like all the other Cormier books I've read, but I feel that it is best for eighth, ninth, tenth grade. The content is for mature readers only--in the book, a high school girl is terrorized by a gang of local boys in her own home and ends up in a coma. In a strange twist of fate, her sister ends up dating one of the boys.

Several story lines come together as an eleven-year-old serial killer calling himself The Avenger monitors the family, causing further violence and terror in the story.

The book is well crafted and full of suspense, rich characters, and a complex plot. However, it is best read by young adults. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52039591 The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, #1) by James Patterson
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