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Danika gave to: Zorgamazoo by Robert Paul Weston (Goodreads Author) read in January, 2012	My rating:
As I started this story, I began to dread That the rhythm and rhyme would take hostage my head But as I read on, my heart filled with glee I loved the creative verse and vivid vocabulary
Jan 17, 2012 12:33pm · see review
Danika gave to: The Dodgeball Chronicles (Knights of the Lunch Table, #1) by Frank Cammuso read in January, 2012	My rating:
I'm about halfway finished with this book and I am not loving it... I'm sharing it aloud with my Third Graders, using our Promethean Board so they can see the illustrations. Frank Cammuso is coming to our school at the end of January to meet the stu...more
Jan 17, 2012 12:32pm · see review
Danika gave to: When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead read in January, 2012	My rating:
I was disappointed by this book. A Wrinkle in Time is one of my all time favorites and I was hoping this book could capture my imagination in the same way. No such luck. I read it aloud to my Third Grade Class. It was an incredibly slow start and...more
Jan 15, 2012 07:30am · see review
Danika gave to: The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 by Dave Eggers read in January, 2012	My rating:
Jan 15, 2012 07:24am
Danika marked as to-read: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Dec 03, 2011 04:39am
Danika gave to: The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo read in December, 2011	My rating:
I used this as a read aloud with my third graders. I didn't really like it at the beginning, but the second half started to hook me in. Has some tones of the Alchemist... I absolutely LOVED the vivid vocabulary.
Dec 03, 2011 04:22am · see review
Danika gave to: The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007 by Dave Eggers	My rating:
Loved this collection! So eclectic. Loved especially that it is chosen by high school students in San Fran.
Nov 26, 2011 02:58pm · see review
Danika gave to: The Leftovers by Tom Perrotta	My rating:
I won this book on Goodreads :) I liked this book - held my attention and I definitely connected with the characters. Looking forward to the HBO series that is in the mix.
Nov 26, 2011 02:53pm · see review
Danika gave to: A Lesson in Secrets (Maisie Dobbs, #8) by Jacqueline Winspear read in November, 2011	My rating:
I had fallen in love with Maisie Dobbs, but was terribly disappointed by this book. I found it tedious and dreadfully dull. What happened?!?
Nov 26, 2011 02:52pm · see review
Danika gave to: Sing You Home by Jodi Picoult read in August, 2011	My rating:
Standard Picoult - interesting plot with good twists (a little predictable if you read her a lot and know what to expect). i liked the characters and their predicaments. Good ol' Jodi :)
Aug 19, 2011 08:20pm · see review