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Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines
Nic Sheff
Ginee Seo Books, 2008
Best Drug Memoir In a While...
I could not put this down after my husband handed it off to me. After mediocre memoirs, fake memoirs and memoirs about everything from ballet to dogs, I really just wanted a good old good down and dirty drug recovery memoir. This kid explains truly what it's like to ...
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Inside Out: Portrait of an Eating Disorder
Ginee Seo Books, 2007
Make sure this book is in your library - it can make a difference!
As a former anorexic/bulimic, I have read a plethora of self-help books on the subject, but none that saw eating disorders from the inside out as this book does. Ironically, it wasn't until I heard back from a young library patron about how this book had comforted her ...
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The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World
E.L. Konigsburg
Ginee Seo Books, 2007
A new kid who has a secret dream: to discover some hidden treasure to make himself famous
E.L. Konigsburg's THE MYSTERIOUS EDGE OF THE HEROIC WORLD tells of Amedeo Kaplan, a new kid who has a secret dream: to discover some hidden treasure to make himself famous - and make a new friend to share his discoveries with. William is an aloof boy who is a loner and ...
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Race: A History Beyond Black and White
Marc Aronson
Ginee Seo Books, 2007
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
When the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, the members of the General Congress of the then thirteen United States of America declared: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."
Did they mean it? Does anyone ...
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Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow (Bunnicula)
James Howe
Ginee Seo Books, 2006
The Bun of Darkness is Back...
Its been twenty seven years since Bunnicula first hopped from the minds and pages of Deborah and James Howe's Bunnicula: A Rabbit- Tale of Mystery and into the popular lexicon. Merely mention the name Bunnicula to any thirty- something and you are bound to get a smile ...
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Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff
Jennifer L. Holm
Ginee Seo Books, 2007
Engaging a reluctant Reluctant Reader
I purchased this book for my 5th grade sister who abhors reading. She fights any book any tries to place in front of her. I first heard about this book at a Young Adult Literature Conference for teachers and librarians. It sounded interesting, so I purchased it from ...
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Because . . .
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Ginee Seo Books, 2007
Because
I really enjoyed this book and the meaning the authors were trying to convey. I am a school teacher always looking for books with meaning to use in the classroom. This story is about being yourself and not letting other people interfere with your happiness. People ...
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Inexcusable
Chris Lynch
Ginee Seo Books, 2005
Fabulous young adult (or old adult) read
The novel opens with the haunting first line "The way it looks is not the way it is" - whoa! Keir is a graduating high school senior with a best-friend/dad, and two sisters. He drinks way too much, is liked by everyone, and is a self proclaimed good guy. Between Keir ...
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Super-Completely and Totally the Messiest!
Judith Viorst
Ginee Seo Books, 2006
Super-Completely and Totally funny!
My 4 year old daughter loves this book so much, while already loving books, I believe this one has made her a book lover for life. The artwork is hilarious and the story itself is really funny. We can't help but crack up each time (like 4 x's a week) we read it. Great ...
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The Sky Inside
Clare B. Dunkle
Ginee Seo Books, 2008
Thought provoking
Clare B. Dunkle has done it again! This time, she goes from the past to the near future, to a world where everyone lives in a domed suburb, where people are encouraged to spend money, where a few shades of 1984 peek through. I highly recommend this book for anyone who ...
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Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Hide!
Candace Fleming
Ginee Seo Books, 2007
Equal winner for newcomers and old fans alike
Candace Fleming and G. Brian Karas' TIPPY-TIPPY-TIPPY, HIDE! tells of three little bunnies on Mr. McGreely's doorstep who beg to come inside for the winter. But he already shared his carrots with them last summer and is determined not to share his house too. Trouble ...
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Ask Me No Questions
Marina Budhos
Ginee Seo Books, 2006
Richie's Picks: ASK ME NO QUESTIONS
"...And it's a story, ladies and gentlemen, that I didn't read in a book, or
learn in a classroom. I saw it and lived it, like many of you. I watched a
small man with thick calluses on both his hands work 15 and 16 hours a day. I
saw him once literally bleed ...
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What Athletes Are Made Of
Ginee Seo Books, 2006
Fun facts and higher level thinking
This book shares "fun facts" about 23 sports personalities. The portraits of each athlete in this collection are created with a collage of toys, objects and illustration. Piven's book is equal parts biography and "I Spy" fun.
Using an odd assortment of objects, he ...
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Forever Young
Bob Dylan
Ginee Seo Books, 2008
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Ivy
Julie Hearn
Ginee Seo Books, 2008
From Rags to Riches...But Where's Happiness?
Ivy has never had a good life. When she was young, her father died and her mother abandoned her. Her aunt and uncle that took her in weren't too kind either, and she was constantly mocked by her female cousins and beat by her cousin Jared. She's humiliated and punished ...
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