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A Million Little Pieces
James Frey
Anchor, 2005
Whose the target audience?
+ Real or not real? Who cares, its still good!
I wanted to send an inspiring story to someone I'm trying to mentor from a distance. He's in an Arizona prison where he's spent a fair amount of the last 20 years for non-violent criminal offenses. To preview it, I got a copy from my local small town library. I knew of the book and the Oprah ...
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The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
Broadway, 1998
Thought Provoking, Thoughtful, Emotional
+ Come and check out this FANTASTIC EVENT for THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
+ REVIEW OF THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
+ This Book is a Touchstone
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Cut
Patricia Mccormick
Push, 2002
Cuts to the bone.
+ Insightful
Cut by Patricia McCormick is a quick and brilliant book that deals with a teenage girl named Callie who cuts herself whenever she feels depressed or overwhelmed. I read this book about six years ago and I still think about this harrowing piece of teen literature since. The main character refuses to ...
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Go Ask Alice
Anonymous
Simon Pulse, 2005
Go Ask Alice
+ we get it already...
+ Thumbs up.
I loved this book. The emotion that the protagonist conveys throughout the book is clearly relatable from generation to generation. I recommend this book for every teenager out there.
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Leftovers
Laura Wiess
MTV, 2008
Liv's Book Reviews
+ really good book for teens
+ Different, but good.
This book was promoted as a sequel to Such A Pretty Girl, but I don't think it is. They both deal with tough issues in today's world, but that's where the similarities end. The characters, setting, and even perspective are different, which is nice. I don't think I could've read another book related ...
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Glass
Ellen Hopkins
Margaret K. McElderry, 2007
Great
+ LOVE IT
+ It is AMAZING!!!!!
+ Excellent
+ great learning and reading
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Smack
Melvin Burgess
HarperTeen, 2003
Awesome
+ awesome book
+ This book is not Junk
+ Will leave an indelible mark on all who read it
+ SMACK
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Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood
Koren Zailckas
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
We've all been there...I hope.
+ shockingly hit home
I definitely had my party years and some of Koren's life experiences seem to match my own. She doesn't hold back anything and her honesty about the Greek system is accurate. I feel a little less guilty now that I know someone else had the same thoughts running through their head that I did during ...
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Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction
Luke Davies
Ballantine Books, 1998
candy
+ Simultaneously halycon and horrific
+ A look at a heroin addict
+ :]
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My Friend Leonard
James Frey
Riverhead Hardcover, 2005
So touching, so good
+ A touching story of friendship...
+ nice a friend like this
+ Liked it better than Million Little Pieces
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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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Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir
James Salant
Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008
Best memoir I've ever read, couldn't put it down!
+ incredible read
+ The Downward Spiral.....
+ Leaving Dirty Jersey : an authentic drug addiction memoir
+ awsome book
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Such a Pretty Girl
Laura Wiess
MTV, 2007
Surviving Every Day
+ Liv's Book Reviews
I have to say that when I saw this book at the bookstore, the size and cover was what grabbed my attention. I usually frown upon short books because I read them within hours. However, I love reading new voices! The fact that the book was an unsual size and had pretty cover was interesting. I still ...
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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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The Burn Journals
Brent Runyon
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2004
Awesome Book!!!
+ Recommendable Reading
+ The Burn Journals
+ Lazy Saturday Read...
+ True story, real eye-opener
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