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Deep and Dark and Dangerous: A Ghost Story

by Mary Downing Hahn
- Rated 4 stars
“Mary Downing Hahn is definitely becoming one of my favorite adolescent literature authors! This is a ghost story that middle school students love! I kept wanting to read more to find out everthing about Teresa!”

Lisa J wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
Absolutely Normal Chaos

by Sharon Creech
- Rated 0 stars
“Sharon Creech never disappoints me. This novel is written as a teenage girl's summer journal that she has to write for her English teacher. The two main topics are her cousin who came to live with them for the summer and Alex, the boy she has a huge crush on. A quick read, easy read that did throw me a curve toward the end.”

Lisa J wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
So B. It

by Sarah Weeks
- Rated 0 stars
“Amaazing novel! Great story about a girl who has a mentally disabled mother and strives to know more about her and her life! Loved it!”

Lisa J wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
Jade Green : A Ghost Story

by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Rated 0 stars
“Everyday, my students wanted to know what was happening as I read this. They loved the creepy idea of the cut off hand showing up places and doing things. A cute, fun ghost story.”

Lisa J wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
Shug

by Jenny Han
- Rated 0 stars
“Definitely written for an audience of teenage girls. A good first novel exposing those typical things girls face: other girls, boys, dances, issues with mom.”

Lisa J wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
Do You Know The Monkey Man?

by Dori Hillestad Butler
- Rated 0 stars
“A realistic (though not so realistic) fiction novel about a girl who seeks answers about where her real dad is and what really happend with her twin sister , whom she thought had drowned years ago. A good theme about what family really means. ”

Lisa J wrote this review Friday, September 5 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Wing Nut

by M. J. Auch
- Rated 0 stars
“A great novel about what the term "home" really means. After Grady and his mom move from place to place, they finally settle into a place where they feel a sense of home and develop a sincere relationship with an elderly man named Charlie.”

Lisa J wrote this review Wednesday, September 3 2008. ( reply | permalink )
Fever 1793

by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Rated 0 stars
“What a wonderful historical novel. I learned so much about the fever of 1793 through reading this!”

Lisa J wrote this review Monday, August 25 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The Wednesday Wars

by Gary D. Schmidt
- Rated 0 stars
“Being a teacher, I truly enjoyed this book about a relationship between a teacher and a student. The student starts out thinking his teacher hates him. Throughout the novel he develops a bond with her as she teaches him to understand/enjoy Shakespeare and even helps him with his running abilities. He is shocked that his teacher DOES care :) ”

Lisa J wrote this review Thursday, August 21 2008. ( reply | permalink )
The Double Bind: A Novel

by Chris Bohjalian
- Rated 0 stars
“A very intriguing an unique novel!”

Lisa J wrote this review Thursday, August 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )