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	06/08 fairrosa is currently reading: Baseball Great (Hardcover) by Tim Green (Goodreads author) bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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June 24

fairrosa gave

to:
Twice Upon a Marigold (Hardcover)
by Jean Ferris

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read in June, 2009

fairrosa said: "Cute. Very cute. Even though it is so message-y that usually would turn me off but the humor definitely made it easier to swallow. "

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June 16

fairrosa gave

to:
Guardian Of The Darkness (Moribito)
by Nahoko Uehashi
bookshelves: 4-6grade, 6-8grade, childrensbooks, fantasy

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read in June, 2009

fairrosa said: "It's probably 3.5 stars.. not quite 4 but definitely not just 3, either. Still liked it a lot and really enjoyed reading about Balsa's past and all the dealings with the inner demons. However, the book is definitely more self-reflective, more "...more "

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June 08

fairrosa is currently reading:
Baseball Great (Hardcover)
by Tim Green (Goodreads author)
bookshelves: currently-reading

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fairrosa gave

to:
Battle Royale (Paperback)
by Koushun Takami
bookshelves: adult, bestbooks, horror, sci-fi, youngadult

my rating:

read in June, 2009

fairrosa said: "Finally. Read and finished this one. Ever since I heard about it (and watched the movie on youtube ;p) I had the book set aside to read but so many other things came along the way... it was WORTH my own wait and I wish that I had read it earlier in...more "

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June 04

fairrosa is on page 407 of 624 of Battle Royale

"Finally got around to reading this. Cried three times already, over the deaths of some of the characters."

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fairrosa added:
Catching Fire (Hunger Games, Book 2)
by Suzanne Collins

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read in May, 2009

fairrosa said: "Read the galley a week or so ago and totally forgot to update here. Not to get into details (as instructed by the letter from the editor,) I found the book's pacing is off and Katniss's voice still grates on me, or more so than the first in the tril...more "

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May 23

fairrosa gave

to:
Fire (Hardcover)
by Kristin Cashore
bookshelves: 6-8grade, fantasy, youngadult

my rating:

read in May, 2009

fairrosa said: "I enjoyed this book so much. My ARC has 463 pages, different from the pub. data. Will have to wait 'til the finished book to see -- how could it have been shortened by 100 pages. I didn't find any extra pieces or scenes or characters that should b...more "

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May 18

fairrosa gave

to:
When You Reach Me (Hardcover)
by Rebecca Stead (Goodreads author)
bookshelves: 4-6grade, childrensbooks, sci-fi

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read in May, 2009

fairrosa said: "My 10-year-old daughter absolutely adored this book. She basically read the 198-page book in one sitting and at the end, exclaimed, "THIS IS SO SMART!! Wow, this is SO good!"

So, I was compelled (read: forced) to finish it over...more "

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May 15

fairrosa gave

to:
Tiny Tyrant: Volume One: The Ethelbertosaurus (Paperback)
by Lewis Trondheim
bookshelves: 1-3grade, 4-6grade, bestbooks, childrensbooks, graphicnovels, humor

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read in May, 2009

fairrosa said: "Most excellent and fun short skit-like tales. This volume contains six stories. King Ethelbert is extremely spoiled and self-centered and yet one simply can't help but adoring him (probably because more often than not, he gets his just-desserts: a ...more "

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