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]]> <![CDATA[Melissa added 'Heroes of the Valley']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76600996 to: Heroes of the Valley (Hardcover) by Jonathan Stroud
bookshelves: fantasy, historic-fiction, sucktastic
]]> <![CDATA[Melissa recommended the book What Jesus Meant to Vanessa]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book/recommendation/652076 Melissa recommended the book What Jesus Meant to Vanessa
]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Melissa]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44790034 Geni's review of The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, #1)
by Suzanne Collins

Great review, Geni! I'm so glad you enjoyed it... I adore this one. Catching Fire is even more gut-wrenching!!!
(Not sure why this showed up on my update feed today, but whatever!) ]]> <![CDATA[Melissa added 'The Blood of the Lamb: A Novel']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76590878 The Blood of the Lamb: A Novel (Paperback) by Peter De Vries
bookshelves: to-read
]]> <![CDATA[Melissa Lawson voted on the book list Best books of 2009]]> http://www.goodreads.com/list/user_vote/216022 Melissa voted on the book list Best books of 2009
Wintergirls (Hardcover) by Laurie Halse Anderson Catching Fire (Hunger Games, #2) by Suzanne Collins The Magicians (Hardcover) by Lev Grossman
Melissa added 3 books to this list. Add your votes » add a comment
]]> <![CDATA[Melissa added 'The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75875945 The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales (Hardcover) by Ellen Datlow
bookshelves: currently-reading
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Melissa added a quote:
"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom." — Aristotle
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Melissa added a quote:
"I know God won't give me anything I can't handle. I just wish he didn't trust me so much." — Mother Theresa
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