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The Tragedy Paper by Elizabeth LaBan
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Murder Past Due by Miranda James
Melanie rated a book 5 of 5 stars
Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper
Copper Sun
by Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
This book opens in Africa. Amari lives with her family in a village in Ziavi, Ghana. She is engaged to Besa, a very handsome young man of the tribe. She enjoys her life even though she avoids her mother's attempts to teach her to work with the cotton...more
Melanie rated a book 2 of 5 stars
Who Could That Be At This Hour? by Lemony Snicket
Weird. Just weird.
Melanie rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The One and Only Stuey Lewis by Jane Schoenberg
Stuey Lewis is starting 2nd grade this year. He's really nervous because he still can't read that well and his best friend Will, is a reading machine. When he gets to school and finds out that this year they are going to have 6th grade reading buddie...more
Melanie rated a book 4 of 5 stars
Curse of the Thirteenth Fey by Jane Yolen
Gorse is the 13th child of a Shouting Fey mother and elven father. She is part of a family that has been forced out of the ancestral home (Under the Hill) and have to live tied to the land by the ruling family. But they are allowed to stay and are pr...more
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Who Moved My Mouse? by Dena Harris
Melanie rated a book 3 of 5 stars
What Happens Next by Colleen Clayton
What Happens Next
by Colleen Clayton (Goodreads Author)
read in May, 2013
Sid Murphy is curvaceous. She's got the breasts and tushy that never stop. And she has what she considers to be obnoxious red hair. She also thinks she could stand to lose some weight. She doesn't get the opposite sex attraction that her BFF's Kirste...more
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Dr. Seuss
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
Dr. Seuss

Alfred Tennyson
“Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.”
Alfred Tennyson, In Memoriam

Marcus Tullius Cicero
“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
Marcus Tullius Cicero

Elie Wiesel
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel
“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.”
Elie Wiesel

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We can discuss about collection development of the much needed multicultural literature in many libraries nationwide. Topics include the Bulpre Award,...more
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This is a place where we can share information and discuss those books who won the Bulpre Award. If you are looking for quality hispanic fiction for c...more
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2013 Reading Challenge
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Melanie has read 86 books toward her goal of 500 books.
 
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2011 Reading Challenge
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Melanie has completed her goal of reading 500 books for the 2011 Reading Challenge!
 
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