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Katie
Sep 28, 2008 rated it really liked it
I'm on a big Newberry kick, and this was another really good Newberry winner. Curling up with a book and reading for hours always seems to work best with young adult books.

I loved the way this book was written. It was original and creative and again, I instantly loved the characters.


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Astrid Lim
Aug 15, 2009 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: children, newbery
I still love this book, a lot!! The Souls are the people I wish I could be friends with when I was in school. I can understand more about the revealing puzzle, the background of each character, and the ending of the book. I reread this book to commemorate the wonderful author, may she rest in peace...
Soelo
May 01, 2012 rated it it was amazing
I went into this thinking it was going to be a Fantasy story, but it wasn't. It was a very good story, though. I like how each section is told by a different character but they each build on the others. I think Nadia's section was my favorite ...more
Anna
Apr 16, 2009 rated it really liked it
Christy
Aug 23, 2009 rated it it was ok
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Oct 05, 2009 rated it really liked it
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Mar 06, 2012 rated it really liked it
Te-ge Bramhall
Mar 13, 2012 marked it as to-read
Amy
Apr 04, 2013 rated it did not like it
Amy 💖
Sep 29, 2013 marked it as to-read
Kate
Sep 07, 2014 rated it really liked it
Jocelyn
Jan 18, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: award-newbery
Jennifer Eklund
Feb 03, 2018 marked it as to-read
Nikki Morse
Jul 18, 2018 marked it as to-read
Daisy
Jul 21, 2018 marked it as to-read
Brenda
Sep 18, 2018 marked it as to-read
Barondestructo
Dec 08, 2018 rated it it was ok
Becca
Nov 11, 2019 marked it as to-read
Jenny
Nov 18, 2020 marked it as to-read
Jennifer
Mar 12, 2022 rated it liked it
Jody
Jul 27, 2023 rated it liked it
Davida "Davi"
Oct 30, 2024 marked it as to-read
Kristen
Sep 24, 2025 marked it as n-a-books-have  ·  review of another edition
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