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    <updated_at>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 06:30:41 -0800</updated_at>
        
      
          <body><![CDATA[I think that the review on the back of the book basically sums up it up better than I could ever do. “This lyrical novel powerfully records waves of change and offers insightful glimpses into the hearts of victims, their friends and their enemies”- Publishers Weekly, starred review. Many authors...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/I%20think%20that%20the%20review%20on%20the%20back%20of%20the%20book%20basically%20sums%20up%20it%20up%20better%20than%20I%20could%20ever%20do.%20%E2%80%9CThis%20lyrical%20novel%20powerfully%20records%20waves%20of%20change%20and%20offers%20insightful%20glimpses%20into%20the%20hearts%20of%20victims,%20their%20friends%20and%20their%20enemies%E2%80%9D-%20Publishers%20Weekly,%20starred%20review.%20Many%20authors%20could%20touch%20on%20the%20subject%20of%20racism%20and%20the%20k.k.k%20but%20not%20one%20could%20dig%20very%20deep%20into%20the%20fiber%20of%20the%20character%E2%80%99s%20being%20and%20captures%20their%20minds%20and%20viewpoints%20perfectly.%20It%E2%80%99s%20almost%20like%20poetry.%20For%20a%20young%20adult%20novel,%20it%E2%80%99s%20extremely%20well%20written%20and%20I%20really%20would%20enjoy%20reading%20an%20adult%20version%20of%20it%20because%20her%20characters%20have%20so%20much%20more%20potential.%20Overall%20a%20good%20book,%20totally%20recommended.%20">more...</a>]]></body>
        
    
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