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childrens (117)
young-adult (88)
fiction (81)
fantasy (44)
picture-books (31)
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multicultural (30)
historical-fiction (27)
nonfiction (26)
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Rising Stars Volume 3: Fire And Ash (Rising Stars (Image Comics)) by J. Michael Straczynski bookshelves: graphic-novel |
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recommended for: young adults (14+) and adults
read in July, 2008 
Ningerbil said:
"Somehow, I managed to check out and read the last book first. Oops! Complete accident. So, now I know the ending in this really neat, really gripping graphic novel. Now...I need to read the previous ones.... Fans of Babylon 5 and Heroes will like thi...more
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Twelve Sharp (A Stephanie Plum Novel) by Janet Evanovich bookshelves: collection, mystery |
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recommended for: adults
read in July, 2008
Ningerbil said:
"Probably the most serious book so far, although there are still some good laughs (my favorite moments involving Lula, Sally Sweet and their band.) Ranger's daughter goes missing, and Stephanie tries to assist, as only Stephanie can. Except Stephanie ...more
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One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II (Hardcover) by Lita Judge (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: childrens, picture-books |
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recommended for: all ages
read in June, 2008
Ningerbil said:
"One word: "Wonderful!" The author takes the memories of her own mother and grandmother to shape this illustrated tale of how everyday Americans helped those in Europe recover after World War II. It was an interesting and moving history less...more
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Ningerbil
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Ten Big Ones (A Stephanie Plum Novel) by Janet Evanovich bookshelves: fiction, mystery |
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recommended for: adults
read in June, 2008
Ningerbil said:
"Stephanie Plum has been in some messes. A psychotic killer. The blown-up funeral home. The who-knows-how-many totalled cars. But this latest case has our intrepid bounty hunter rethinking her line of work. When Stephanie finds herself at the scene of...more
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King of the Holly Hop: A Milan Jacovich Mystery (Milan Jacovich Mysteries) by Les Roberts bookshelves: mystery |
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recommended for: adults
read in June, 2008
Ningerbil said:
"Yay! Another Milan Jacovich novel, after a too-long drought. This one is quite different from the other books in the series. Of course, there is still a murder, and Jacovic still getting in over his head. "King of the Holly Hop" is not quit...more
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Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party (Hardcover) by Ying Chang Compestine bookshelves: multicultural, young-adult |
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recommended for: young adults (14+) and adults
read in June, 2008
Ningerbil said:
"The author uses some of her own memories and experiences (which she outlines in an author's notes at the end) in her story of Ling, a girl growing up towards the end of the dictatorship of Mao Zedong. The story itself is pretty riveting, and I rememb...more
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Bound (Mass Market Paperback) by Donna Jo Napoli bookshelves: multicultural, young-adult |
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recommended for: young adults (11+) and adults
read in June, 2008
Ningerbil said:
"It's amazing how many different spins and tellings can be made from the same folk or fairy tale. This story is a reincarnation of "Cinderella," set in ancient China. Xing Xing is the "Cinderella," working to assist her Stepmother ...more
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Ningerbil
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Rickshaw Girl (Hardcover) by Mitali Perkins (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: childrens, multicultural |
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recommended for: children, young adult
read in June, 2008
Ningerbil said:
"Naima is a talented artist in her community, known for her creative alpana patterns that Bangladeshi women paint in their homes on special occassions. But her talent doesn't help her poor family, nor does it assist her father who drives a rickshaw ev...more
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Ningerbil's favorite quotes
"Certainty of death, small chance of success... well, what're we waiting for?"
— J.R.R. Tolkien
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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