false 1 624 609 true 5686787 read 5 true 1050374 currently-reading 10 true 1050373 to-read 181 false 4391062 children-teen-lit 99 false 4046640 mysteries 74 false 4196767 2009 52 false 1928034 favorites 49 false 1652778 2008 46 false 1516848 audiobooks 30 false 4388075 library 27 false 4391063 ww2 26 false 1975318 newberry-books 26 false 2138304 cat-books 25 false 4391117 picture-books 19 false 4414094 nero-wolfe 15 false 7058982 2009audiobooks 13 false 4407858 wodehouse 9 false 4519899 redwall 9 false 4434867 comics-graphic-novels 7 false 4473162 i-wants-it 5 false 1516885 tcm 4 false 4879864 pulitzer 3 false 5139418 terry-pratchett http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52973829 to: Reading the Pre-Raphaelites (Paperback) by Tim Barringer
bookshelves: 2009
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34500656 to: Something Fresh: A Blandings Story (Paperback) by P.G. Wodehouse
bookshelves: 2009, wodehouse
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52476221 to: The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists (Paperback) by Neil Gaiman
bookshelves: 2009, comics-graphic-novels, favorites, library
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51360364 to: House Made of Dawn (Paperback) by N. Scott Momaday
bookshelves: 2009, library, pulitzer
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50830908 to: The Wee Free Men (Discworld: Tiffany Aching, #1) by Terry Pratchett
bookshelves: 2009
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49898602 to: Acupuncture Patterns and Practice (Hardcover) by Xuemei Li
bookshelves: 2009, tcm
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/45008851 to: Dodger and Me (Hardcover) by Jordan Sonnenblick
bookshelves: 2009, children-teen-lit, library
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49329676 to: The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country (Hardcover) by Neil Gaiman
bookshelves: 2009, cat-books, comics-graphic-novels, library
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46561754 to: Alt Ed (Hardcover) by Catherine Atkins
bookshelves: 2009, children-teen-lit, library
[originally posted on my blog] An unlikely group of teens are thrown together by their "alternative education" class – a last chance for students facing expulsion. The six students – the preppy overachiever, the popular jock, the mean redneck, the school slut, the fat girl, and the gay kid – become mirrors for each others’ insecurities and strengths. The bullied confront their bullies, the victims realize their power, and everyone comes out with a fuller understanding of themselves. I don’t mean to sound skeptical or dismissive. I can't fault the book for its neatness (okay, maybe I can), and certainly it’s nice to end with a positive message. Contrived, yes, but perhaps it is a commentary on the contrived nature of high school itself... and beyond that, all of human society. The characters are well-formed, not just cardboard cutouts of their high school type. The protagonist, a lonely overweight girl who is dealing with the death of her mother as well as daily bullying at school, is a refreshing narrator because she isn't bogged down in self-pity. And she has a kitty. Overall, a nice read, with convincing characters and occasionally thought-provoking dialogue. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49559617 The Book of Imaginary Beings (Twentieth Century Classics) by Jorge Luis Borges
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