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A note about how I use GoodReads' star rating system:

1 star: Truly awful and/or completely forgettable. I am actively discouraging you from wasting your time on such a book.

2 stars: A fine read, nothing special but enjoyable nevertheless. I wouldn't discourage you from reading it.

3 stars: A solid read that I really enjoyed and would recommend to others without reservation.

4 stars: A fantastic book. Highly recommended.

5 stars: An all-time favorite that changed my life and I hope will change yours too.]]> 30 female Philadelphia, PA 05/2007 12/2009 107 386 309 true 5629381 read 5 true 170639 currently-reading 72 true 170638 to-read 60 false 177385 coming-of-age 55 false 176166 outsiders 51 false 175806 ya-fic 42 false 176459 strong-women 35 false 177521 a-little-romance 30 false 173760 favorites 28 false 176651 history 26 false 177516 social-commentary 23 false 176681 classics 22 false 177086 intrigue 21 false 176562 city-reads 20 false 176469 memoirs 20 false 176173 library-school 20 false 177087 race-in-america 20 false 177042 other-worlds 19 false 348513 wisdom 19 false 175787 kid-lit 19 false 180683 award-winners 18 false 176467 page-turners 18 false 176671 i-laughed-i-cried 18 false 176606 armchair-travels 17 false 178929 grief 16 false 176514 funny-ha-ha 16 false 176460 theology 15 false 177051 orphans 15 false 176493 three-hanky-reads 14 false 177038 epic-odysseys 14 false 180668 rural-reads 14 false 176501 pop-culture 12 false 176972 owned-but-unread 12 false 177519 af-am 11 false 172433 abandoned 10 false 363120 ls583 9 false 177043 dystopia 9 false 176410 intend-to-finish 9 false 177280 evangelical-angst 9 false 175784 future-rereads 9 false 176519 activism 8 false 176987 unlikely-saints 8 false 177511 science-fiction 8 false 176146 picture-books 7 false 173721 bookclub 7 false 177382 vignettes 6 false 176980 politics 6 false 177532 guilty-pleasures 6 false 176189 graphic-novels 6 false 189358 noonday-demon 6 false 176468 delicious-books 6 false 176465 girl-sleuths 5 false 176600 slow-burns 5 false 176518 biography 5 false 176436 cookbooks 5 false 180328 asian 5 false 177506 sibling-rivalry 4 false 178937 gltbtq 4 false 176985 poetry 4 false 180313 africa 3 false 178953 hispanic 3 false 178840 hip-hop 3 false 177195 non-violence 3 false 175807 street-lit 3 false 176679 academia 3 false 177484 hospitality 2 false 177531 marriage 2 false 178899 to-breed-or-not-to-breed 2 false 177489 coffee-table-books 2 false 564285 spookfest 1 false 176627 green-reads 1 false 217776 on-deck 0 false 4368583 scary-stuff Will Grayson, Will Grayson (Hardcover) by John Green]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81135600 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AFs57aoeL._SL75_.jpg 84417 Kate http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179359200p2/84417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84417-kate Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:05:50 -0800 This World We Live In (Moon, #3) by Susan Beth Pfeffer]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80951211 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252620705s/6393972.jpg 84417 Kate http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179359200p2/84417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84417-kate Mon, 14 Dec 2009 06:17:58 -0800 A Wrinkle in Time (Time Series, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80458426 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1202853583s/18131.jpg 84417 Kate http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179359200p2/84417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84417-kate Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:58:31 -0800 When You Reach Me (Hardcover) by Rebecca Stead]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80455101 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255666130s/5310515.jpg 84417 Kate http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179359200p2/84417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84417-kate Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:24:32 -0800 Once Was Lost (Audiobook) by Sara Zarr]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80453766 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239668081s/6287072.jpg 84417 Kate http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179359200p2/84417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84417-kate Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:12:07 -0800 The Hunger Games Book Three (Hunger Games, #3) by Suzanne Collins]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79985956 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41mTAOKPnqL._SL75_.jpg 84417 Kate http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179359200p2/84417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84417-kate Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:57:59 -0800 My Life in France (Hardcover) by Julia Child]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79984022 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165517460s/5084.jpg 84417 Kate http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179359200p2/84417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84417-kate Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:44:49 -0800 Cures for Heartbreak (Hardcover) by Margo Rabb]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79984092 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173404070s/283387.jpg 84417 Kate http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1179359200p2/84417.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84417-kate Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:35:53 -0800