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Life As We Knew It
Susan Beth Pfeffer
Harcourt Children's Books, 2006
Great Book!
+ The perfect diet book
+ Life as We Knew It
+ Best post apocalyptic book I've ever read!
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Monster
Walter Dean Myers
Amistad, 2001
From a Teacher/ School Librarian's perspective...
+ Monster: Intresting and thought provoking
+ The Most Realistic Story
+ Monster
+ Using Monster in the Classroom
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Stargirl (Readers Circle)
Jerry Spinelli
Laurel Leaf, 2004
Stargirl
+ a heartwarming classic
+ Is There Anything Else Kids Really Need to Learn?
+ Good coming-of-age novel
+ 5 Stars for Stargirl
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
MTV, 1999
Freakin' Awesome
+ Thoughtful coming-of-age story
+ Pretty good.
+ Left wanting to know more...
+ Favorite
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Crank
Ellen Hopkins
Simon Pulse, 2004
Life with the Monster
+ A Monster Addiction
+ AMAZING BOOK
+ Crank by Ellen hopkins
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Tears Of A Tiger
Sharon M. Draper
Simon Pulse, 1996
One bad decision, two lives lost!!!
+ Why must the good die young!
+ Why must the good die young!
+ SCHOOL LIBRARIAN IN LOUISIANA
+ Sharon Draper knows how to turn kids on to reading
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The Giver
Lois Lowry
Laurel Leaf, 2002
A Thought-provoking, Original Story
+ Must read for all ages.
+ Good thought provoking read
+ From compassion to acumen, Lowry incorporates all there is to learn to develop maturity in this little wonder of a book.
+ A Realistic Utopia
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An Audience for Einstein (2006 EPPIE Award Winner)
Mark Wakely
Mundania Press LLC, 2005
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ A finely written story that explores the biggest science question
+ Really enjoyed this book
+ Cool
+ A serious book
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Maniac Magee
Jerry Spinelli
Scholastic Inc, 2002
Maniacs are good friends
+ Timeless mix of tall-tale and heart
+ Maniac Magee
+ A Classic, Worthy of Recognition
+ Maniac Magee
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Burned
Ellen Hopkins
Simon Pulse, 2007
disturbing yet beautiful
+ Amazing
+ I read it
+ Another Masterpiece that hooks you until the end!
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Tangerine
Edward Bloor
Harcourt Paperbacks, 2006
Excellent book - especially for middle school boys
+ One of my favorites
+ Thought-provoking; but Parents B-ware
+ Tangerine
+ A real page-turner - Wow!
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Just Listen
Sarah Dessen
Viking Juvenile, 2006
just listen
+ Wonderful, Real, And Engaging
+ Just Listen
+ My second Dessen book, and she does it again!
+ Just Listen: A book Review by Clarissa Sorenson
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Fever 1793
Laurie Halse Anderson
Aladdin, 2002
Excellent historical fiction for US history!
+ Fabulous Story
+ This book was so well written, I did not want to stop reading!
+ Informative read!
+ J. Conkey's Book Review
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007
Hilarious and heartbreaking
+ A Protagonist To Love
+ Absolutely True To Himself
+ Amazing
+ Very Creative and Clever
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Looking for Alaska
John Green
Puffin, 2006
I just really liked it
+ Swan's Way
+ Great Young teen book
I really enjoyed this book 1.) because it was funny, and 2) because the Miles character was more like my young self than any character I've ever read, and 3)I'm always interested in stories about how people 4) deal with grief, and 5)learn to accept their own fallibility.
Plus, it was funny (did ...
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