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1. The Dreamer (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers) (Hardcover)
    Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
    Illustrator: Peter Sis
    Publisher: Scholastic Press
Ages 9-12 12/21/2010
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Mary said: Wow! another great read from Pam Munoz Ryan. So well done with a unique format for middle grade readers. A must read for everyone,
tags: Inspired me , I recommend
1,153 Reviews  
2. One Crazy Summer (Hardcover)
    Author: Rita Williams-Garcia
    Publisher: Amistad
Ages 9-12 12/21/2010
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Mary said: Great insight into the reality of life for blacks in the late sixties. Realistic portrayal of the good and bad of both sides of the racial issue. Interesting and thought provoking.
tags: I recommend
4,962 Reviews  
3. Chasing Orion (Hardcover)
    Author: Klasky
    Publisher: Candlewick
Ages 9-12 9/7/2010
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Mary said: If the first 250 pages had been cut to 150 pages I would have loved this book. The story of living in the time when uncontrolled Polio destroyed lives tugs at your heart. Georgie's love and concern ...more
tags: I read
72 Reviews  
4. The Shadows: The Books of Elsewhere: Volume 1 (Kindle Edition)
    Author: Jacqueline West
    Publisher: DIAL
N/A 9/7/2010
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Mary said: The words and phrases in this book are like a fabulous string of pearls, the pacing was wonderful, the plot intriguing. Olive is nothing like me and yet I felt like I was Olive as I read. I gobbled i...more
tags: Inspired me , I recommend
11 Reviews  
5. The Sixty-Eight Rooms (The Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventures) (Hardcover)
    Author: Marianne Malone
    Illustrator: Greg Call
    Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Ages 9-12 9/7/2010
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Mary said: I really liked the premise of this book, time travel and shrinking to fit the Thorne Rooms at the Chicago Art Institute. The writing no so much. POV slips, lots of telling and predictable plot were ...more
tags: I read
783 Reviews  
6. Forget Me Not: From The Life of Willa Havisham (Hardcover)
    Author: Coleen Murtagh Paratore
    Publisher: Scholastic Press
Ages 9-12 7/16/2010
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Mary said: Well thought out and well-written, but the ending . . . continued, not so good.
tags: I read
157 Reviews  
7. Willa by Heart (The Wedding Planner's Daughter #3) (Hardcover)
    Author: Coleen Murtagh Paratore
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Young Adults 7/14/2010
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Mary said: This reads like a light and fun summer book but still will bring tears to your eyes when everything goes wrong for Willa.
tags: I recommend
76 Reviews  
8. The Cupid Chronicles (The Wedding Planner's Daughter #2) (Hardcover)
    Author: Coleen Murtagh Paratore
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Ages 9-12 7/14/2010
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Mary said: More adventures with the real Willa. Well written, great plot and pacing.
tags: I recommend
253 Reviews  
9. The Wedding Planner's Daughter (The Wedding Planner's Daughter #1) (Hard...
    Author: Coleen Murtagh Paratore
    Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Ages 9-12 7/14/2010
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Mary said: Great read. Gotta love Willa who is very real and lives to the fullest.
tags: I recommend
284 Reviews  
10. Best Friends Forever: A World War II Scrapbook (Hardcover)
    Author: Beverly Patt
    Illustrator: Shula Klinger
    Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp Ccb
Ages 9-12 7/1/2010
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Mary said: Great read. I cared so much about Louise and Dottie. There was a perfect mix of information and wondering that clearly depicted the plight of this friendship. And amazing illustrations!
tags: I recommend
99 Reviews  
11. The True Meaning of Smekday (Hardcover)
    Author: Adam Rex
    Illustrator: Adam Rex
    Publisher: Hyperion
Ages 9-12 6/19/2010
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Mary said: Very long. No chapter breaks made it seem even longer. Characters were compelling. Plot was predictable but had a few twists.
tags: I read
1,945 Reviews  
12. Drizzle (Hardcover)
    Author: Kathleen Van Cleve
    Publisher: Dial
Ages 9-12 6/11/2010
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Mary said: Clever idea, well done.
tags: I read
77 Reviews  
13. The Last Best Days of Summer (Hardcover)
    Author: Valerie Hobbs
    Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Ages 9-12 5/29/2010
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Mary said: This book seemed ordinary at first and when Eddie, who has Downs, managed to make a 6 hour trip to find Lucy it seemed unrealistic. Then the POV shifts became a bit confusing, but in the end the cha...more
tags: I recommend
38 Reviews  
14. Spud (Hardcover)
    Author: John van de Ruit
    Publisher: Razorbill
Young Adults 5/27/2010
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Mary said: Engaging, wildly funny and poignant. Too much inappropriate content to recommend it to anyone under 14 or 15.
tags: I read
651 Reviews  
15. Out of My Mind (Hardcover)
    Author: Sharon M. Draper
    Publisher: Atheneum
Ages 9-12 5/13/2010
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Mary said: Melody is such a real character it is easy to forget she has Cerebral Palsy, except that she is constantly dealing with the lack of ability to speak or function. It is impossible not to fall in love w...more
tags: I recommend , Inspired me
20,173 Reviews  
16. Camille McPhee Fell Under the Bus ... (Hardcover)
    Author: Kristen Tracy
    Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Ages 9-12 5/13/2010
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Mary said: The first chapter of this book had so much back story and telling it made it hard for me to connect with the story or the character but in the end I rooted for Camille and her growth was well done.
tags: I read
33 Reviews  
17. Falling In (Hardcover)
    Author: Frances O'Roark Dowell
    Publisher: Atheneum
Ages 9-12 5/11/2010
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Mary said: Great characters, great plot, great pacing. I rooted for Isabelle all the way to the end.
tags: I recommend
382 Reviews  
18. Ruby Tuesday (Hardcover)
    Author: Jennifer Anne Kogler
    Publisher: HarperCollins
Young Adults 5/3/2010
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Mary said: Ruby's lifestyle is outside of normal in many ways and yet she is a compelling character who deals with her life issues very much like other 13 year-olds. I was hooked from the first line and loved th...more
tags: I recommend
31 Reviews  
19. Grief Girl: My True Story (Hardcover)
    Author: Erin Vincent
    Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
N/A 4/30/2010
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Mary said: Compelling story with characters that melt your heart. I could not put it down and was sorry to come the the last page.
tags: I recommend
9 Reviews  
20. Pretty Is (Hardcover)
    Author: Elizabeth Holmes
    Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Ages 9-12 4/30/2010
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Mary said: Surprised this one got an agent and an editor. The plot was okay but the main event didn't happen till past the middle. Dialog is dated, stilted and has kids constantly calling each other by name. Lot...more
17 Reviews  
21. The Wednesday Wars (Hardcover)
    Author: Gary D. Schmidt
    Publisher: Clarion Books
Young Adults 4/27/2010
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Mary said: Voice, voice voice! Holling Hoodhood is a character not easily forgotten who is so real and gets himself in so much trouble that makes a wonderful plot!
7,415 Reviews  
22. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Sou...
    Author: Kate DiCamillo
    Illustrator: Timothy Basil Ering
    Publisher: Candlewick
Ages 9-12 4/27/2010
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Mary said: Wonderful! No surprise it won the Newbery, but a bit of a surprise that the constant narrative to Reader worked so well.
13,786 Reviews  
23. Sweethearts (Hardcover)
    Author: Sara Zarr
    Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Young Adults 4/19/2010
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Mary said: Great story, a lesson in pacing, but left me wanting a sequel.
698 Reviews  
24. Story of a Girl (Hardcover)
    Author: Sara Zarr
    Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
Young Adults 4/18/2010
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Mary said: Another powerful story, hit me right in the heart. Deanna is so brave and solid I finished her story hoping she would grow up to believe that herself.
2,082 Reviews  
25. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Jane Addams Honor Book (Awards))...
    Author: Phillip Hoose
    Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Young Adults 4/17/2010
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Mary said: Wonderful, gave me a clearer understanding of the plight of Blacks which led to so much turmoil during my lifetime.
1,136 Reviews  
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