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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

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Rachel is now friends with Jill Wagner
May 17, 2010 07:11pm
Rachel gave to: Ina May's Guide to Childbirth by Ina May Gaskin read in November, 2009	My rating:
a more technical and up-to-date companion to spiritual midwifery, ina may records birth stories, abut also investigates many of today's "routine" birth interventions and questions whether their routine use is really making our children and the mother...more
Nov 09, 2009 07:37am · see review
Rachel gave to: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson (Goodreads Author) read in October, 2009	My rating:
Nov 09, 2009 07:36am
Rachel gave to: Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin read in December, 2003	My rating:
both moving and practical, i read the original 1974 version at age 19 and experienced profound teachings about how to live my life with greater kindness and intention. i trust these lessons will serve me in good stead when i become a mother, but i r...more
Nov 09, 2009 07:29am · see review
Rachel gave to: Dangerous Angels: The Weetzie Bat Books by Francesca Lia Block read in January, 2004	My rating:
don't let the silly cover art fool you. these are magical, thought provoking post-modern fairy tales from an expert in the genre. an empowering, thoughtful book i wish i'd had to read in junior high school.
Nov 09, 2009 07:29am · see review
Rachel gave to: Breaking Dawn (Twilight, #4) by Stephenie Meyer	My rating:
The longest, juiciest piece of trash in the bunch.
Oct 25, 2009 03:36pm · see review
Rachel gave to: Eclipse (Twilight, #3) by Stephenie Meyer	My rating:
Oct 25, 2009 03:35pm
Rachel gave to: New Moon (Twilight, #2) by Stephenie Meyer	My rating:
Successfully distracted me through a night in the ER, meriting one more star than usual.
Oct 25, 2009 03:35pm · see review
Rachel gave to: The Nanny Diaries (Nanny #1) by Emma McLaughlin	My rating:
It would have been hilarious if it hadn't been so true. When people ask me about my time in New York city as a child care provider to the city's wealthy and disinterested parents, I tell them to read this book, but to consider it nonfiction. Except...more
Oct 25, 2009 03:31pm · see review
Rachel gave to: The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing by Melissa Bank read in August, 2006	My rating:
Pilfered from a friend's bookshelf during a two week stay at her apartment, all I remember is that I loved reading this book and that it made me painfully, tragically sad.
Oct 25, 2009 03:29pm · see review