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Amanda gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going
Fat Kid Rules the World
by K.L. Going (Goodreads Author)
read in February, 2012
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Matthew Lillard did the audio so that was cool. I liked it. More to come later in a blog post.
Amanda gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Lost States by Michael J. Trinklein
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Lots of overlapping information with another state book, How the States Got Their shape but in a more humorous, quippy tone. The maps and graphics were very helpful and interesting. I also have some new historical figures to research.
Amanda gave 5 of 5 stars to:
The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
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A great children's fantasy that holds up well. Thinking I should go back and reread the whole series now.
Amanda marked as to-read:
Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
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Amanda gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
Revolver
by Marcus Sedgwick
read in January, 2012
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For a book about a gun it was kinda boring and incredibly frustrating. My issues was with the compellingness (I made up that word because I'm lazy.) More in a blog post later.
Amanda gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong
Spell Bound (Women of the Otherworld, #12)
by Kelley Armstrong (Goodreads Author)
read in January, 2012
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I liked how the previous Savannah story was almost self-contained yet hinted at a larger world. So while there were references to other characters there, in this one they all start hanging out. Which got confusing really fast. Yeah, I should read t...more
Amanda gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Skellig by David Almond
Skellig
by David Almond
read in January, 2012
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I liked this better than Kit's Wilderness. More to be posted later on my blog.
Amanda gave 3 of 5 stars to:
Kit's Wilderness by David Almond
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I'm planning a full review on my blog. So for now I'll say, meh.
Amanda gave 4 of 5 stars to:
Winter Town by Stephen Emond
Winter Town
by Stephen Emond (Goodreads Author)
read in January, 2012
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I liked the narrative/comic/illustrated hybrid in the book. It added a whimsy to the story that could have become weighted down with angst and emo. Evan and Lucy were solid enough characters although I felt the secondary characters got the short sh...more
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Quiet by Susan Cain
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