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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
Adults as Children and Children as Adults
+ BRILLIANT!
+ food for thoughts on food
+ Such shocking behavior, it's almost unbelievable
+ Glass Castle
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (P.S.)
Betty Smith
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006
Brooklyn life in the finest prose
+ an endless classic
+ Masterpiece
+ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
+ A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
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Walk Two Moons
Sharon Creech
HarperTrophy, 1996
Walk Two Moons
+ Deep, Funny, Easy-to-Read
+ One of my favorites
+ A book you'll never be albe to put down
+ AWESOME!
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Whistling In the Dark
Lesley Kagen
NAL Trade, 2007
One of the finest books I have ever read . .
+ A view of the great resilience of children
+ Whistling in the Dark
Happily surprised to find such a treasure. Mystery, comedy, coming of age, tender, frightening. Beyond well-written. A new classic. A definite classroom choice. Bravo to the author. Very glad I found this gem.
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Love Walked In
Marisa de los Santos
Plume, 2006
Delightful!
+ Remarkable Debut Novel
Marisa de los Santos is an exceptional writer. Her style captivated me from page one. A great story. Wonderful.
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)
Alexandre Dumas père
Penguin Classics, 2003
Pretty much the coolest book ever
+ Wondering which version to buy?
+ My favorite book of all time
+ Good Book
+ Sometimes they got to get what they deserve
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The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne ...
L.M. Montgomery
Starfire, 1990
Anne of Green Gables
+ 4.5 stars for a positive, uplifting and feel-good story for readers of all ages.
+ A heartwarming story for girls of all ages, at all times.
+ Lovely
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou
Bantam, 1983
Well Written Account
+ South Mill Young Readers Book Club Review (Jr. High Readers)
This is another autobiography by Maya Angelou.
Here, she tells of the hardships she experienced in growin up: her parent's divorce, being sent to live with their grandmother in a small, Arkansas town and its racism, sexual abuse and more emotional scarring.
Eventually, Maya finds a father ...
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The Lovely Bones
Alice Sebold
Little, Brown and Company, 2006
Quit whining
+ Lovely Bones = Lovely Book
+ Try and understand
+ Surprising
+ I loved this book!
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Speak
Laurie Halse Anderson
Puffin, 2001
Excellent read
+ one of the best books ever written
+ Speak
+ It speaks to me.
+ Speak
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A Little Princess
Frances Hodgson Burnett
HarperTrophy, 1987
Great Book with Valuable Lessons
+ A Little Princess
+ Impressive read
+ Beautiful book about LIFE about relationships, love, war, self-doubt, poverty, and FAITH (i. e. "the Magic")
+ An enduring classic!
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East of Eden
John Steinbeck
Penguin Books, 2002
East of Eden - A beautifully written classic
+ This IS the Great American Novel
+ Possibly the Best Fictional Book I've Ever Read...
+ Good job!
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Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics)
Jane Austen
Bantam Classics, 1983
Classic
+ A Nice Novel
+ Justifiably a Classic
+ Awesome of course
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The Secret Garden (HarperClassics)
Frances Hodgson Burnett
HarperTrophy, 1998
An Absolute Treasure!
+ Awesome story
+ Favorite children's book
+ Great read for all ages
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Push Not the River
James Conroyd Martin
St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
A Polish Love Story in the Time of King Stanislaw
+ LOVE THAT FLOWS LIKE A RIVER
+ Simultaneously Fascinating, Frightening and Fantastic
+ A TRUE CLASSIC: ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN
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