false 21 450 433 true 5728917 read 1 true 1117265 currently-reading 16 true 1117264 to-read 8 false 1121889 books-to-read-before-you-die 4 false 2018555 didn-t-finish 1 false 1271437 re-reading http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72282080 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Paperback) by David Wroblewski
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63183881 to: Emma (Paperback) by Jane Austen
Probably my favorite of Austin's, not that I loved Emma, but that's just it... Emma was so sweet and pig-headed, and imperfect, I felt like she was a friend from high school... lol ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62431631 to: The Giant's House: A Romance (P.S.) by Elizabeth McCracken
The story of a librarian who watches a young man grow up (literally... he becomes the tallest man in the world) before her eyes. Have you read The Girls? This book has a similar feel and flavor.

Beautiful language with an ear for details; sad and funny, I would give it three and a half stars if possible. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/62431348 to: The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet (Hardcover) by Reif Larsen
Tales of childhood tend to be sticky sweet or darkly depressing. This wonderful book finds the line between the sorrow and sweetness of growing up, and this twelve-year old boy will be one of your favorite characters-- ever. He ought to be real; he's just a great kid. Plenty of laugh out loud moments, as well as some lumps in the throat, not to be to cliche. Everything you could want in a book. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49374733 Devonee's review of The Hiding Place
by Corrie Ten Boom

Devonee!! Hurray, I'm glad you loved it! It's definitely a staple! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52014902 to: The Singing: The Fourth Book of Pellinor (Pellinor Series) by Alison Croggon
The last book of a very good series! However, I was somewhat disappointed. There was a lot of descriptions of food, and how wonderful baths are, and how cold and tired everyone was. A lot of the story was really repetitive like that. Then, SPOILER ALERT it just felt like when she finally faced down the bad guy, you really didn't have any interaction with him. And it wasn't that big of a deal to defeat him. And GEEZE, we spent all this time learning how special Maerad was for being part elemental, and then at the end she's not any more. And she and Cadvan realize their love for each other, but don't even get married? Wow, romantic, LOL. That being said, it was pretty good. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50528036 Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street (Hardcover) by Michael Davis
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50527382 to: Water Keep (Farworld, Book 1) by J. Scott Savage
Ok, so Shadow Mountain is sticking to a formula a bit too much: a kid from this world is transplanted into a magical one, and he/she needs to save it. But by golly it's mostly working for them. I loved the strong female character, the fact that the boy hero has disabilities, how the characters have consequences for their actions... etc. I wish I had picked this book up earlier, it was hard to put down. But now I'll be waiting for the sequels! Drat! I remember asking Georgiana to find me a cool adventure novel like Lord of the Rings at Deseret Book. All they could suggest was... Letters for Emily :( But now, there's a plethora of excellent adventure/fantasy novels that I will read and pass on to my kids to do the same. ]]>