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The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale 192 reviews
Art Spiegelman
Pantheon, 1996
Yes.
+ MAUS is no mouse
+ Graphic literature at its best
+ For any who doubt what graphic fiction can do, this is the revelation.
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Such a Pretty Girl34 reviews
Laura Wiess
MTV, 2007
Such a Pretty Girl - 5 Stars
+ pretty little life
+ Surviving Every Day
Here is the first thing I would like to say about this novel: don't let the fact that it is young adult fiction keep you from reading it. I am so glad I read Such a Pretty Girl despite its genre classification.
Laura Wiess has written a compelling novel that deals with a painful subject. ...
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The Catcher in the Rye 8 reviews
J.D. Salinger
Bantam, 1966
A timeless classic worth reading
I write this review having to look back almost 20 years when I read this book as a child. At an age when I found it difficult to engross myself in fiction (I simply did not read a lot as a child), I traversed through this book with interest.
Unless you have issues with the course language, ...
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The Bean Trees 385 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver
Virago Press, 1990
Bean Trees a treat
+ Bean Trees
+ A beautiful story
+ Nice Read
+ One of the Best Books of the '80's
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Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story40 reviews
Timothy B. Tyson
Three Rivers Press, 2005
It took my breath away
+ Blood Done Sign My Name
+ Worth reading
+ Through the Eyes of Many
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The Things They Carried705 reviews
Tim O'Brien
Houghton Mifflin, 1990
"Some dumb thing happens a long time ago and you can't ever forget it..."
+ O'Brien Cuts To the Core Of Our Fragile Lives
+ Perfection
+ Great read - Not what I expected
+ The ThingsThey Carried
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Big Mouth & Ugly Girl 75 reviews
Joyce Carol Oates
HarperTeen, 2003
Pleasantly surprised
+ Be yourself in High School
+ B MUG
+ big mouth and ugly girl
+ Compelling
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The Gospel According to Larry74 reviews
Janet Tashjian
Dell Laurel-Leaf, 2003
The Audiobook rocked!
+ A Book All Teens Should Read
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
I only post a review when a book or a movie makes such an impression I just have to! This is going in everybody's stocking this year. I am giving the audio version of the book to all 7 significant people in my life including my 17 year old son. What an impression this book has made on me! After ...
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Getting Away with Murder (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards)) 4 reviews
Chris Crowe
Dial, 2003
The Case That Changed America
+ A Must Read For All
+ A Great Non Fiction Read
+ GREAT BOOK!!!
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Kat Got Your Tongue3 reviews
Lee Weatherly
David Fickling Books, 2007
A wonderful story of survival and mystery.
+ Courtesy of Teens Read Too
+ Pure genius
Lee Weatherby's KAT GOT YOUR TONGUE tells of a girl with amnesia - and the troubles she faces in not even knowing who her old friends were. Kathy feels she's a stranger in her own life - and feels there's a secret being kept which endangers her. KAT GOT YOUR TONGUE is a wonderful story of survival ...
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Looking for Alaska88 reviews
John Green
Puffin, 2008
made of awesome
+ YA??? Oy Vey!
+ Breathtaking
+ I Wish I Liked Alaska
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The Center of Everything92 reviews
Laura Moriarty
Hyperion, 2004
I loved this book
+ Great read.
+ great first book.
+ Reflecting on the 80's
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The Situation in Flushing (Great Lakes Books)6 reviews
Edmund G. Love
Wayne State University Press, 1987
The Situation in Flushing
+ Growing up in Flushing Michigan
+ A boy's perspective reminds an adult...
+ A Yearn for the Old!
+ Charming memoir
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Chinese Handcuffs37 reviews
Chris Crutcher
HarperTeen, 2004
Chinese Handcuffs by Chris Crutcher
+ adult content
+ Chinese Handcuffs
+ Chinese Handcuffs
+ Magnificent Must Read
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Diary of Anne Frank (Imprint Books)
Anne Frank
Longman, 1989
Each book in the "Longman Imprint" series is designed to satisfy coursework requirements for GCSE examinations. Short stories, plays and novels are chosen for their accessibility to young readers and include many of today's major authors and playwrights. The material is designed to reflect both male and female interests and an awareness of our multicultural world. Each book includes points for ...
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Street Angel6 reviews
Brian Maruca Jim Rugg
SLG Publishing, 2005
Combines a satire of comic book cliches and the gut-wrenching all-too-real problems of life on the street
+ Love it
+ Damn Good Book
+ Ridiculous silliness, well done
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Caramelo
Sandra Cisneros, 2000
Here is a multigenerational story of a Mexican-American family whose myriad voices create a dazzling weave of passion, poignancy and the stuff of life. Lala Reyes' grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl, makers- the striped (the carameloOO) being the most beautiful of all, and the one that makes its way into Lala's possession. Caramelo is a classic novel that bridges ...
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Dracula (Enriched Classics Series)17 reviews
Bram Stoker
Pocket, 2003
Excellent book
+ Dracula... Spooky Social Commentary
+ A True Classic
+ Amazing, Thrilling Tale
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Acceleration (Readers Circle)33 reviews
Graham Mcnamee
Laurel Leaf, 2005
reluctant reader teacher
+ Characters Trump Plot
+ Gripping Acceleration
+ Great Read
+ Acceleration
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Uglies (Boxed Set): Uglies, Pretties, Specials (The Uglies)34 reviews
Scott Westerfeld
Simon Pulse, 2007
Good series
+ Loved the "trilogy"
+ Amazing
+ Great series!
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