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Jamie
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Should be 3.5 stars: 4* for the audiobook version 4* for the premise 3* for the final execution This is the book for One Maryland, One Book, and it's a good choice - and I'd strongly suggest the audio version. I loved hearing how Peggy was chosen to be ki...more |
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is on page 32 of 211 of My Sister Lives On The Mantelpiece: wait, the audio version is read by David Tennant?? Suddenly, I don't want to read this anymore...
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As I continued to read this book, I was reminded of From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwiler, in the BEST way possible. Main character : Emily, a precociously intelligent preteen. (Claudia) Side character : a younger male relative, Mortie (...more |
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| Flannery O' Connor told through Quentin Tarantino's eyes. When I finished this, I was exhausted. | |
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This is a well-researched, brisk read about the man (and woman--Geraldine!) who was probably my first exposure to African-American anything, growing up as I did in rural Ohio. I was 4 or 5 when his show aired, and I remember loving it, and loving...
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| Bravo! a realistic fiction title for older teens that is beautifully written, believable at its heart (even when it isn't) and sophisticated. Bringing in aspects of classic coming-of-age movies like "Before Sunrise" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" thi...more | |
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