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On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

The Earth, My Butt, And Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler

Journey to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Céline

The Off Season by Catherine Gilbert Murdock

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Laura gave

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I Knew You'd Be Lovely: Stories

by Alethea Black (Goodreads Author)

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read in January, 2012

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Jan 24, 2012 09:57am

Laura is currently reading:

1Q84

by Haruki Murakami

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Dec 13, 2011 07:22am

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Laura gave to: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green read in January, 2012	My rating:
At age 16, it is a medical miracle for Hazel to be alive. Knowing that she will die sooner than later, Hazel spends most of her time holed up with her parents and a steady diet of reality TV marathons, but when she meets Augustus Waters in cancer su...more
Jan 30, 2012 08:11am · see review
Laura gave to: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern read in January, 2012	My rating:
The Night Circus is a difficult book to describe. Filled with rich descriptions of a fantastic world, I found it to be more of an atmosphere than a story and that is not necessarily a bad thing. The mysterious world of magic was satisfying to read ...more
Jan 27, 2012 01:30pm · see review
Laura gave to: I Knew You'd Be Lovely: Stories by Alethea Black (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2012	My rating:
Jan 24, 2012 09:57am
Laura gave to: Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2012	My rating:
15-year-old Lina is ripped from her life in Lithuania when her family is split apart and sent to a Soviet work camp in Siberia. The struggles and hardships they endure both on the trail there and in the camps make for a harrowing tale of suffering a...more
Jan 12, 2012 10:46am · see review
Laura gave to: Pathfinder (Pathfinder, #1) by Orson Scott Card read in January, 2012	My rating:
Rigg has always had the mysterious ability to see paths that track the time and place of any living being that has ever moved through space. After his wise, but reclusive father, passes away, Rigg suddenly finds himself send on an impossible quest. I...more
Jan 09, 2012 10:37am · see review
Laura gave to: State of Wonder by Ann Patchett read in January, 2012	My rating:
State of Wonder is a dreamlike story about Marina Singh as she plunges into the depths of the Amazonian jungle in search of answers. A researcher for a pharmaceutical company, Marina is sent to find information about a colleague who has died while in...more
Jan 06, 2012 10:01am · see review
Laura is currently reading: 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami	My rating:
Dec 13, 2011 07:22am
Laura gave to: Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai read in December, 2011	My rating:
Inside Out and Back again is the story of Ha, a young girl in Vietnam, who flees with her family to escape the war. They end up in Alabama, where Ha experiences a new challenging life full of social and language barriers. Written in beautiful short...more
Dec 12, 2011 01:49pm · see review
Laura gave to: Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (Goodreads Author) read in December, 2011	My rating:
17-year-old Lola is a budding costume designer with crazy outfits for every day of her life. She lives in San Francisco and adores her 22-year-old rocker boyfriend Max. Her parents, two overprotective fathers, do not adore Max. But when Lola's chi...more
Dec 12, 2011 01:07pm · see review
Laura marked as to-read: The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach	My rating:
Dec 05, 2011 01:37pm