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July 2012 Blog Posts (16)

If You Really Loved Me by Anne Schraff

If You Really Loved Me by Anne Schraff

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Part of the Urban Underground series, I liked Destini, who was really…

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Added by bj neary on July 23, 2012 at 9:59pm — No Comments

Bitterblue by Kristen Cahsore

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Loved this book! I enjoyed Kristin Cashore's two other books, Fire and Graceling, and this book was…

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Added by bj neary on July 23, 2012 at 9:48pm — No Comments

Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

Paper Covers Rock by Jenny Hubbard

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This book does a great job of swith the challenges of being a boy in an all boys'…

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Added by bj neary on July 23, 2012 at 9:39pm — No Comments

Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill

Wicked Girls by Stephanie Hemphill

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wicked Girls is a great novel in verse exploring the Salem Witch Trials and the young girls…

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Added by bj neary on July 23, 2012 at 9:28pm — No Comments

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Thank you for your interest in the Common Core Conversation!

I am currently accepting contributors, and you could be one of them. Scour the web for the best sites for information and resources about the Common Core Standards. Send me an email at lieberrian@yahoo, and include the subject area and link for the site. An attachment with the logo of the site is much appreciated.

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Added by Kristina Holzweiss on July 20, 2012 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Lost in the River of Grass by Ginny Rorby

Lost in the River of Grass by Ginny Rorby

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read this for July Goodreads book club for YA Reads for…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 9:16pm — No Comments

You Against Me by Jenny Downham

You Against Me by Jenny Downham

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved Jenny Downham's Before I Die and this book was just wrenching as it explored Mikey's…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 9:08pm — No Comments

The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin

The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery by Steve Sheinkin

My rating: 5 of 5 stars…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 9:02pm — No Comments

Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti

Waiting For You by Susane Colasanti

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am working my way through reading all of Susane Colasanti's books and I really…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Copper Sun by Sharon Draper

Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

You think you have read historical fiction about slavery but then you read this book and the viciousness of…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:55pm — No Comments

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue Park

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

With alternating protagonists twenty years apart, Nya…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:41pm — No Comments

Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill

Soul Enchilada by David Macinnis Gill

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read Black Hole Sun by David Macinnis Gill and knew I wanted to read this book!…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved this book! Clary and Jace are still my favorites, even though I loved…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti

Keep Holding On by Susane Colasanti

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Susane Colasanti has written a very telling novel about teens and bullying. Noelle's…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:27pm — No Comments

The Year of the Beasts by Cecil Castellucci

The Year of the Beasts by Cecil Castellucci

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

With alternating chapters of prose and comics, Cecil…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:17pm — No Comments

The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi

The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This companion novel to…

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Added by bj neary on July 6, 2012 at 8:05pm — No Comments

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