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April "It's really.. christian so far" ]]> <![CDATA[April added 'The Dark Divine']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62714211 The Dark Divine (Hardcover) by Bree Despain
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April "15 days left in the classroom! I miss Middle School :-(" ]]> <![CDATA[April added 'Take Me There']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78226035 Take Me There (Paperback) by Carolee Dean
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]]> <![CDATA[April added 'Coraline']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43513452 to: Coraline (Paperback) by Neil Gaiman
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I wish I had read Coraline before The Graveyard Book, because I felt Coraline fell fairly short of my expectations. Do not get me wrong, Coraline was a fairly decent read, but to me it just lacked the sparkle of The Graveyard Book. Coraline is about a little girl with lameass parents who sit on the computer all day long. To be honest one of my thoughts was that it is pretty scary to think that one day my generation could be those parents.

Coraline also has weird has-been neighbors and an eccentric old guy who lives upstairs with his mouse circus. Well, she gets bored one day and her parents continue to neglect her, so she decides to go exploring. She finds a whole world of trouble.

I thought the characters were interesting, they all definitely had distinct personalities, but I just wanted more. I know the book is fairly short, so there may not be enough space to give me all I want with the book. I enjoyed reading about her weirdo neighbors, so it sucks they weren't more developed. Granted, I understand this is a children's book, not a character study. And, I concede, there are cool parts, like the theater scene, and well, the end is interesting. Also, Coraline is fairly well developed and we definitely see growth coming for her. I like that she's a strong girl character. I think she has some admirable characteristics for younger readers to look up to. ]]> <![CDATA[April made a comment on Ms. Rosas's profile]]> http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1752301-ms-rosas April made a comment on Ms. Rosas's profile:

Okay so super huge thanks for sending me that message about the booksale! I now have lots and lots of new books to read! Seriously best sale ever, so thanks a ton!

OH OH and let me know what you boughttttt ]]>