false 39 260 208 true 5673508 read 2 true 1700902 currently-reading 50 true 1700901 to-read 58 false 1700939 leisure-reading 35 false 1701245 read-for-school 28 false 3281793 1001-books 20 false 3941833 young-adult-juv--fiction 13 false 2783673 fluff 12 false 1700950 read-to-boys 11 false 2602159 fantasy 10 false 3631575 sci-fi 8 false 2582188 historical-fiction 8 false 2695606 memoir 7 false 5104778 books-about-books 3 false 3281785 mystery 3 false 2456024 didn-t-finish 2 false 1715524 read-as-a-child 2 false 4668973 nonfiction 2 false 4236652 self-help 2 false 8278765 graphic-novel 1 false 4106573 inspirational 1 false 8462953 time-travel 1 false 1861662 boys-to-read 1 false 6963143 cold-war http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77961733 The Forest of Hands and Teeth (Paperback) by Carrie Ryan
bookshelves: to-read
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77848676 to: Found (The Missing, #1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix
bookshelves: sci-fi, time-travel, young-adult-juv--fiction
An airplane mysteriously appears at the airport with no flight crew. There are 36 passengers on the plane and they are all babies. Fastforward 13 years to Jonah, an adopted kid who starts receiving mysterious letters in the mail "Beware, they are coming to take you back!" You get the idea. Where did the babies come from, why is the FBI involved in his adoption, etc.

I always enjoy a good time-travel tale. I bought this for Zack and Petey to read, but found myself reading it instead. It's a good clean one, age appropriate for 4-7th grade. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77460061 Tina's review of American Born Chinese
by Gene Luen Yang

lol, I think you'd enjoy it. It's a graphic novel. I'm sure it would only take you about a half hour to read. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77460477 to: America (Paperback) by E.R. Frank
bookshelves: read-for-school, young-adult-juv--fiction
America is the story of a young boy who gets lost in the foster care system and is struggling to overcome the trauma of his life. It is a harsh book, full of f-bombs. It was hard for me to read on many levels, but the language is simply a result of the horrible things he's had to live through. The story itself, while heartbreaking, is also a testament to the resiliency of the human spirit. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77460061 to: American Born Chinese (Paperback) by Gene Luen Yang
bookshelves: graphic-novel, read-for-school, young-adult-juv--fiction
Excellent format for letting kids understand the challenges faced by immigrants adapting to a new culture. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77459960 to: Chiggers (Hardcover) by Hope Larson
bookshelves: graphic-novel, read-for-school, young-adult-juv--fiction
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76367557 to: It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life (Paperback) by Lance Armstrong
bookshelves: didn-t-finish, memoir, read-for-school
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77174912 to: ttyl (Internet Girls, #1) by Lauren Myracle
bookshelves: fluff, read-for-school, young-adult-juv--fiction
This book is written entirely in IM chat between three 15-year-old girls. It took me several pages to get the hang of reading it. It's hard 2 read IM when u aren't used 2 it! This book is very popular among it's target audience, but it has stirred up a lot of controversy among parents who think the subject matter is too mature and the language too crude.

Reading TTYL made me think back to when I was a teen and how I kept in touch with my best friends. We wrote notes back and forth all the time, which I'm guessing is a dead art by now. Why write when you can text? We also spoke on the phone for hours at a time, which drove my parents crazy because we didn't have call waiting. People would complain to my dad that they could never get through when they called our number. The girls in this book had virtually constant access to each other through IM and it was interesting to see how it affected their relationships.

I won't be reading the rest of the series. I guess I'm too old for it; I just prefer a more traditional style of book. I never chat with my friends through IM. For some reason I just can't stand it and I don't have much interest in reading other peoples' IMing. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76978885 Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You (Hardcover) by Peter Cameron
bookshelves: to-read, young-adult-juv--fiction
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