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The Three Billy Goats Gruff/Just a Friendly Old Troll (Another Point of View)
Alvin Granowsky
Steck-Vaughn, 1995
A hilarious children's book
+ what a cute book
+ A hilarious children's book
+ Kids will love this story.
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Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer
Magic Carpet Books, 2004
Fun and Witty!
+ When Regency Romance meets Magic....
+ Charming!
+ ditto the jane austen meets jk rowling...so fun
+ Charming and delightful - 4 1/2
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Betsy Who Cried Wolf
Gail Carson Levine
HarperTrophy, 2005
Hilarious spin on a classic tale...
+ Betsy Who Cried Wolf
+ Fractured Folktale Fun.....
Hands down, this is my daughter's FAVORITE bedtime book. She loves it and demands it every single night. The pace is great, and it's a really fun book to read aloud. Despite having read this book about 36 gazillion times, I still enjoy reading it. The illustrations are wonderful and really make the ...
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Writing Magic: Creating Stories that Fly
Gail Carson Levine
Collins, 2006
Who needs a textbook?
+ Writing Magic: creating stories that fly
+ Great book for creative writing!
+ Wonderful writing resource
+ A Magical Book on Writing
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Inside the Walls of Troy (Laurel-Leaf Books)
Clemence Mclaren
Laurel Leaf, 1998
Inside the Walls of Troy
+ An Absorbing Teen Novel
+ a very good read
+ Inside the Walls of Troy
+ Inside the walls of troy
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The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection (Year's Best Fantasy and Horror)
St Martins Pr, 1996
Expand Your Mind
This book is the only one of twelve editions that I have read. It is absolutely amazing. Not only does it question our common place world but it bends, strechtes and recreates you mind. I am looking to buy the book so I can read it all and have the stories at my finger tips. I am also going to ...
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Death by Darjeeling (Tea Shop Mysteries)
Laura Childs
Berkley, 2001
a lovely start to a new series
It took awhile to get into this delightful book, but once I read a few chapters I was hooked. A well plotted mystery with more than a few red herrings. I look forward to reading the next title in the Tea Shop Mysteries series.
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The Nancy Drew Cookbook: Clues to Good Cooking
Carolyn Keene
Grosset & Dunlap, 2005
Family Favorite
+ Well, is this cute or what?
+ So Cute!
+ A Retro Classic, With Some Good Stuff
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Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
Laura Esquivel
Anchor, 1994
Mystical, Erotic, and Delicious
+ Quirky but fun all the same
+ Anything is better with chocolate
+ a dreamy, yeasty tale, surging with life
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Who Killed Mr. Chippendale?: A Mystery in Poems
Mel Glenn
Puffin, 1999
This was an excellent book.
+ what was this books meaning>?
+ Great Book
+ Good Book!
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The Pocket Daring Book for Girls: Things to Do
Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
Collins, 2008
Julia Reviews for Her Granddaddy
These are the responses of my 12-year-old granddaughter during a hurried trip to catch a plane. Julia is very smart and social. She went through the book but has not read it fully.
She finds good things in it, especially in the Things to Do selections, but on the whole thinks it more suitable ...
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The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Do
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
Collins, 2008
A pocket-sized book of wisdom based on the bestselling phenomenon, The Dangerous Book for Boys , this portable edition includes some favorite activities from the original book, along with some even more dangerous new ones! With everything from how to win at poker, to how to make a paper hat, from skipping stones to writing a note in secret ink, the Pocket Book of things to do will appeal to all ...
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The Great God Pan
Donna Jo Napoli
Laurel Leaf, 2005
Amazing
+ Napoli departs from classical literature
+ Not her best, but sparkling with rich detail and new love!
i have to admit, like all of Donna Jo Nappoli's books, she takes my breath away. on some of the latest comments i cannot agree.
honestly, this is one of the top three (in my opinion the other two are Sirena and Beast) As someone who has had a passion for disney, fantasy, mythology and fairy tales, ...
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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Work
Joshua Piven
Chronicle Books, 2003
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook - Work
+ Hilarious!
This book is hysterical and good reading material to pick up when you are having a bad day. Good to give to a co-worker or enjoy yourself. Many of the scenarios I can relate to.
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The Prairie Girl's Guide to Life: How to Sew a Sampler Quilt & 49 Other Pioneer Projects for the Modern Girl
Jennifer Worick
Taunton, 2007
Great inspirational book
+ You Know You Wanted to Be Laura
+ The Prarie Girls Guide to Life
+ Sassy Worick does it again
+ A Treasure Chest of Vanishing Know-How
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