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One Sentence Book Reviews
I am so, so, so far behind on reviews. Trying something new to get caught up. Also Known As by Robin Benway: This book was fun to read, but I honestly cannot even remember how it ends. Ash by Malinda...
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Audiobook Review: Junie B. Jones Collection (Books 1-8)
Junie B. Jones (the book series and the character) is so great, you guys. SO GREAT. I wasn’t sure how she would fare on audiobook, but she is great there, too. Mostly because she acts as an excellent...
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Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
The next time I say that I don’t like literary fiction, remind me how much I loved Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple. Just remind me, okay? Because I really kind of loved this book. Why did I...
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Audiobook Revew: Holes
I’m currently watching the movie version of Holes, so I figure now is as good a time as any to review the audiobook (written by Louis Sachar, narrated by Kerry Beyer). Let me just start by saying the...
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Book Review: The Disenchantments
As usually happens when The Disenchantments start a show for strangers instead of just kids at our school, the crowd stares at them in a stunned silence. One of my favorite things about The...
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Book Review: You Look Different in Real Life
There was the version of me I created to show the world, and the version of me that felt like me…and I can’t tell where they overlap. All young adult literature is concerned with identity. If you ever...
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Book Review: The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance
I just decided that life was like a farmer standing in a field and a kid racing down the road on a Kawasaki, arguing about whether the fence posts are rushing by or standing still. Each thinking the...
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Book Reviews: Joan Bauer and Teen Work Ethic
Then I mentioned the part about being ignored for my age and put in a word for teenagers everywhere. “It happens a lot, Mrs. Gladstone. Our money is just as good as an adult’s, sometimes we’ve had to...
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End of Year Mini Reviews: Saints, Aya, and The House of Hades
I haven’t written a proper review since October?! That’s just not on. Especially considering I have read a ton of books since then. Me and this blog have a lot to hash out in the next few days/weeks....
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Book Review: Fangirl
I just have to say up front that Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is the type of story I love to read, and the type of story I want to see more of in YA lit. It’s about a girl who goes to college and has to...
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