en-US Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:24:51 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 228202 1141 Stephen King 0451169530 d4 5 4.32 1978
author: Stephen King
name: d4
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1978
rating: 5
read at: 2011/05/06
date added: 2025/03/11
shelves: dystopia, read-in-2011, read-in-1999, favorites
review:
Ya know, I had written Stephen King off as a middle school phase of mine, but damn, Tom Cullen still tugs at my heartstrings, laws yes.
]]> 204316973 The beloved and award-winning author of BLACK HOLE's haunting and visually arresting story of an artist's obsessions, and the value and cost of pushing the boundaries of creativity

As a child, Brian and his friend Jimmy would make sci-fi films in their yards, convincing their friends to star as victims of grisly murders, smearing lipstick on the "bodies" to simulate blood. Now a talented artist and aspiring filmmaker, Brian, along with Jimmy, Jimmy's friend Tina, and Laurie—his reluctant muse—sets off to a remote cabin in the woods with an old 8 millimeter camera to make a true sci-fi horror movie, an homage to Brian's favorite movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers. But as Brian's affections for Laurie go seemingly unreciprocated, Brian writes and draws himself into a fantasy where she is the girl of his dreams, his damsel in distress, and his savior wrapped into one. Rife with references to classic sci-fi and horror movies and filled with panels of stunning depictions of nature, film and the surreal, Burns blurs the line between Brian's dreams and reality, imagination and perception. A master of the form at his finest, Final Cut is an astonishing look at what it means to truly express oneself through art.]]> 224 Charles Burns 0593701704 d4 0 3.73 2024
author: Charles Burns
name: d4
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2024
rating: 0
read at: 2025/02/27
date added: 2025/02/27
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What a depressing little story, just a snapshot of a time and place and infatuation.
]]> 123209437 Monica is a series of interconnected narratives that collectively tell the life story � actually, stories � of its title character. Clowes calls upon a lifetime of inspiration to create the most complex and personal graphic novel of his distinguished career. Rich with visual detail, an impeccable ear for language and dialogue, and thrilling twists, Monica is a multilayered masterpiece in comics form that alludes to many of the genres that have defined the medium � war, romance, horror, crime, the supernatural, etc. � but in a mysterious, uncategorizable, and quintessentially Clowesian way that rewards multiple readings.
Five years in the making, Monica marks the apex of creativity from one of the defining voices of the graphic novel boom over the past quarter-century. A new book from Clowes is always a huge event in comics and literary circles; Monica will be the biggest literary event of 2023.]]> 106 Daniel Clowes 1683968824 d4 3 read-in-2024 3.92 2023
author: Daniel Clowes
name: d4
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2023
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2025/02/20
shelves: read-in-2024
review:

]]> 3979 311 Dan Simmons 0575076593 d4 4 read-in-2024 3.59 1985
author: Dan Simmons
name: d4
average rating: 3.59
book published: 1985
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2025/02/20
shelves: read-in-2024
review:

]]> 2282 162 Truman Capote 067960085X d4 5 3.87 1958
author: Truman Capote
name: d4
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1958
rating: 5
read at: 2008/10/01
date added: 2025/02/03
shelves: read-in-2008, favorites, classics
review:

]]> 2392209 120 Henrik Ibsen 185459236X d4 4 3.69 1879
author: Henrik Ibsen
name: d4
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1879
rating: 4
read at: 2011/10/11
date added: 2024/10/06
shelves: classics, ncsu, read-in-2011, favorites
review:

]]> 54614599 A riveting new collection of short stories from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami.

The eight masterful stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator: a lonely man. Some of them (like With the Beatles, Cream and On a Stone Pillow ) are nostalgic looks back at youth. Others are set in adulthood--Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova, Carnaval, Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey and the stunning title story. Occasionally, a narrator who may or may not be Haruki himself is present, as in The Yakult Swallows Poetry Collection. Is it memoir or fiction? The reader decides. The stories all touch beautifully on love and loss, childhood and death . . . all with a signature Murakami twist.']]> 245 Haruki Murakami 0593318072 d4 2 3.58 2020
author: Haruki Murakami
name: d4
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2023/09/25
date added: 2023/09/25
shelves:
review:
My attention span is nonexistent these days so I went for a collection of short stories, only to wonder if maybe Murakami is at his best when he has an entire novel to get weird. These stories didn’t do much for me. I can only hope something was lost in translation, but as is, I’m just not enthralled by reminiscing about the “wet vagina� of some near-stranger the narrator raw dogged in college.
]]> 54872718 Winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, the powerful, classic story about a man who receives an operation that turns him into a genius...and introduces him to heartache.

Charlie Gordon is about to embark upon an unprecedented journey. Born with an unusually low IQ, he has been chosen as the perfect subject for an experimental surgery that researchers hope will increase his intelligence-a procedure that has already been highly successful when tested on a lab mouse named Algernon.

As the treatment takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment appears to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance, until Algernon suddenly deteriorates. Will the same happen to Charlie?]]> 311 Daniel Keyes d4 5 favorites, classics 4.27 1966
author: Daniel Keyes
name: d4
average rating: 4.27
book published: 1966
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2023/08/18
shelves: favorites, classics
review:

]]> 207114
Volume I contains 100 unabridged tales, including those best-known around the world:Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, Hansel And Gretel, and Little Red Cap [also known as Little Red Riding Hood ]. These wonderful tales of life, passion, and make-believe appeal not only to children-who unabashedly love them-but to readers of any age.

Translated and with an introduction by Jack Zipes

Volume 2 may be found here: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29...]]> 448 Jacob Grimm 0553212389 d4 5 4.28 1817
author: Jacob Grimm
name: d4
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1817
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2023/08/17
shelves: classics, short-stories, favorites
review:

]]> 201345 376 Brian Jacques 0441001866 d4 3 read-in-2000 4.16 1993
author: Brian Jacques
name: d4
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1993
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2023/07/28
shelves: read-in-2000
review:

]]> 2707818
When December opens, eleven year old Isabelle hasn’t spoken a word in nearly a year. Four psychiatrists have abandoned her, declaring her silence to be impenetrable. Her parents are at once mystified and terrified by their daughter’s withdrawal, and by their own gradually loosening hold on the world as they’ve always known it. Isabelle’s private school, which has until now taken the extraordinary step of allowing her to complete her assignments from home, is on the verge of expelling her, forcing her parents to confront the possibility that what once seemed a quirk of adolescence, a phase, is perhaps a lifelong transformation, a swift and total retreat from which their daughter may never emerge. December paints an unforgettable picture of a family reckoning with a bewildering crisis, and of a critical month in the life of a bright, fascinating girl, locked into an isolation of her own making and from which only she can decide to break free.

Compulsively readable and deeply affecting, December is a work of marvelous originality and emotional power from a prodigiously gifted young writer.]]> 256 Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop 0307268306 d4 2 read-in-2008 3.11 2008
author: Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop
name: d4
average rating: 3.11
book published: 2008
rating: 2
read at: 2008/12/22
date added: 2023/07/22
shelves: read-in-2008
review:

]]> 53351963 A stunning modern-day Dickensian fable and a celebration of friendship and bravery for freethinkers everywhere.

It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from language. First, it vanishes from Dhikilo’s parents� conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside and from her school dinners. Soon the local dentist and the neighbor’s dalmatian are missing, and even the Donkey Derby has been called off.

Though she doesn’t know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador, Nelly Robinson. And this is where our story begins.

Set between England and the wintry land of Liminus, a world enslaved by the monstrous Gamp and populated by fearsome, enchanting creatures, D (A Tale of Two Worlds) is told with simple beauty and warmth. Its celebration of moral courage and freethinking is a powerful reminder of our human capacity for strength, hope and justice.]]> 304 Michel Faber 1335916741 d4 2 3.26 2020
author: Michel Faber
name: d4
average rating: 3.26
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2022/12/01
date added: 2022/12/01
shelves:
review:
Premise was mildly intriguing but couldn’t keep me interested for the duration of the novel.
]]> 53105938 Actress, producer, and parent Kristen Bell (The Good Place, Veronica Mars, Frozen) and creative director and parent Benjamin Hart have a new challenge for you and your kids: become a purple person!

What is a purple person? Great question. I mean, really great! Because purple people always ask really great questions. They bring their family, friends, and communities together, and they speak up for what’s right. They are kind and hardworking, and they love to laugh (especially at Grandpa’s funny noises)! A purple person is an everyday superhero! How do you become one? That’s the fun part! Penny Purple will lead you through the steps. Get ready to be silly, exercise your curiosity, use your voice, and be inspired.

Kristen Bell and Benjamin Hart have created a hilarious and joyous read-aloud that offers a wonderful message about embracing the things that bring us together as humans. This book will inspire a whole generation to paint the world purple!]]> 40 Kristen Bell 0593121961 d4 3 childrens, class-have 4.01 2020
author: Kristen Bell
name: d4
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens, class-have
review:
Just okay IMO, would’ve passed it by, but the class was really into it as a read aloud.
]]> 53154451 I’ve got a puppy running around inside my head. His name is Ollie. Sometimes my puppy is quiet, curious, or scared. And sometimes he gets excited . . . too excited! Ollie’s emotions can get overwhelming for both of us, so I use my breath, words, and actions to calm myself—and my puppy—right down. Do you have a puppy inside your head, too? Puppy in My HeadĚýhelps children identify and deal with anxiety in an age-appropriate comic-style format.]]> 32 Elise Gravel 1789561191 d4 4 childrens, class-have 3.92
author: Elise Gravel
name: d4
average rating: 3.92
book published:
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens, class-have
review:

]]> 18296086 32 Aaron Reynolds 145212454X d4 0 childrens 3.39 2014
author: Aaron Reynolds
name: d4
average rating: 3.39
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens
review:
Humorous book about using your words to convey feelings.
]]> 13027628 40 Judy Sierra 0375867201 d4 0 childrens 3.91 2012
author: Judy Sierra
name: d4
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens
review:
Cute, rhyming, teaches saying "Thank you," "please," etc.
]]> 34567451 does she feel?

Friendship awaits in this book about feelings, expressed both in English and in Spanish.]]> 32 Angela Dominguez 125012686X d4 0 childrens 3.85
author: Angela Dominguez
name: d4
average rating: 3.85
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens
review:
Good to discuss emotions. Text in English and Spanish, short sentences.
]]> 25940397
But all seeds have one thing in common--inside each is a new plant life waiting to emerge. What kind of plant will bloom? Wait and see what will grow!

This jacketed companion picture book to What Will Hatch? features all kinds of seeds, from flowers and trees to fruits and vegetables. Along with lyrical text and beautiful illustrations, the book includes four pull-out gate-folds and fascinating back matter about plants!]]> 32 Jennifer Ward d4 0 class-maybe, childrens 4.16 2017
author: Jennifer Ward
name: d4
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: class-maybe, childrens
review:
Very simple text, gorgeous illustrations, shows different types of seeds growing.
]]> 30037641 Tap the Magic Tree and Touch the Brightest Star, you will see how tiny seeds bloom into beautiful flowers.

Follows the seed through its entire life cycle, as it grows into a zinnia in a garden full of buzzing bees, curious hummingbirds, and colorful butterflies. Children engage with the book as they wiggle their fingers to water the seeds, clap to make the sun shine after rain, and shoo away a hungry snail.

And for curious young nature lovers, a page of facts about seeds, flowers, and the insects and animals featured in the book is included at the end.]]> 40 Christie Matheson 0062393391 d4 0 class-want, childrens 4.00 2017
author: Christie Matheson
name: d4
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: class-want, childrens
review:
"Interactive"--tells reader to warm up the sun on the page by touching it, etc.
]]> 27415789 I don't do 'stay!'
But I will love you anyway.

Dog is very badly behaved - he destroys everything, chases cars and won't stop running away! But when he finds himself lost and alone there is one person he can count on.]]> 32 Mick Inkpen 1444924567 d4 0 class-want, childrens 3.77
author: Mick Inkpen
name: d4
average rating: 3.77
book published:
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: class-want, childrens
review:
Kinda fugly art but in a cute way. Dog is bad. Dog runs away. Dog is found. Dog can stay. I checked out this book to read to one of the kids in my class in need of emotional/behavioral support. When another adult told him "I love you," his response was "I don't see why." So while some reviews are concerned this book indulges and promotes irresponsible dog parenting, I see it more as a statement on unconditional love. If there's a concern about its depiction of parents who don't train a dog, then it could always be paired with books about training dogs, and adopting dogs, as a point of discussion. "How could this family solve their problem and keep their dog safe?" etc.
]]> 11051230
But it's harder than it looks.

Will Lucy give up before she finds a friend?

Will YOU be Lucy's friend?]]> 32 Peter Brown 0316070300 d4 0 read-in-2016, childrens Friendship lessons. 4.05 2011
author: Peter Brown
name: d4
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at: 2016/12/14
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: read-in-2016, childrens
review:
Friendship lessons.
]]> 17773504
Where have all the bedtime stories gone?

One dark, dark night in Burrow Down, a rabbit named Eliza Brown found a book and settled down...when a Snatchabook flew into town.

It's bedtime in the woods of Burrow Down, and all the animals are ready for their bedtime story. But books are mysteriously disappearing. Eliza Brown decides to stay awake and catch the book thief. It turns out to be a little creature called the Snatchabook who has no one to read him a bedtime story. All turns out well when the books are returned and the animals take turns reading bedtime stories to the Snatchabook.]]> 32 Helen Docherty 1402290829 d4 0 class-have, childrens 4.27 2013
author: Helen Docherty
name: d4
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: class-have, childrens
review:
Official rating: really stinkin' cute (and rhyming). The snatchabook steals everyone's books but only because he has no one to read to him. He returns them and the townspeople let him listen in on bedtime stories.
]]> 29152096 Can a story save the kingdom?

When Leo's mom and dad send him off to fight a dragon, he takes a shield, a sword--and a pile of his favorite books.

But can a story be as mighty as a sword?]]> 32 Helen Docherty 1492638145 d4 0 childrens, class-have 4.48 2016
author: Helen Docherty
name: d4
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens, class-have
review:
A knight who reads instead of fights goes on an adventure and reads to the monsters he encounters. Fun rhyming.
]]> 40537334 too close and too loud, when nothing seems to go right, will Henry ever find a friend—or will a friend find him? A story from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum.]]> 36 Jenn Bailey 1452167915 d4 0 3.91 2019
author: Jenn Bailey
name: d4
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: read-in-2019, autism, childrens, class-have
review:
Henry, a kid on the autism spectrum, wants to make a friend in class. The book itself never uses the word autism other than in the book jacket description. Author was inspired by watching her own son (who is also on the autism spectrum) navigate finding a friend. Spoiler alert: Henry finds a friend after a few hiccups.
]]> 32711716 Mas um dia decide que não quer mais ser malvada e escolhe ser feliz. Porém, não é fácil tornar-se melhor quando nos habituámos a ser maus. Mas ela resolve tentar, um dia de cada vez� O que será que acontece quando tentamos mudar a imagem que construímos de nós mesmos?
Este livro mostra-nos até onde nos levam as consequências das nossas escolhas e de como podemos mudar para melhor. É uma história divertida e comovente que nos relembra o poder notável e transformador da força de vontade e da aceitação de nós mesmos."]]> 34 Jory John 006246776X d4 0 childrens, class-have 4.16 2017
author: Jory John
name: d4
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens, class-have
review:
Bad seed decides to reform. He's a baaaaaaaad seed.
]]> 40221498
Aposto que estás a pensar, «quão bom pode ser um ovo»? Bem� Ele pode regar as tuas plantas. Pode trocar-te o pneu se tiveres um furo. Até te pode pintar a casa. Para qualquer coisa que precises, lá está ele! É verdade. É mesmo muito bom.

Mas um dia começa a quebrar. Será da pressão de querer ser sempre perfeito?

Uma história maravilhosa que nos lembra da importância de manter o equilíbrio, de cuidarmos de nós e de aceitarmos integralmente aqueles que amamos (mesmo os seus defeitos).]]> 36 Jory John 0062866001 d4 0 childrens, class-have 4.26 2019
author: Jory John
name: d4
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens, class-have
review:

]]> 15843326 No More Diapers for Ducky!, No More Bottles for Bunny!, and the other “No More� books, are back with another sweet entry in their popular series.


Its Billy Goats first day at school, and he feels lost and lonely. Even though he really wants to join in the fun and games, he just doesnt know how. Billy Goat gets so frustrated that he even bites Piggy, Lambkin, and Bunny! But with a little gentle guidance from sympathetic Ducky, he learns that teeth are for biting food—not your friends.]]> 32 Bernette G. Ford 1907967311 d4 0 childrens, class-have 3.22 2013
author: Bernette G. Ford
name: d4
average rating: 3.22
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens, class-have
review:
Cute illustrations. Billy Goat bites friends when he does not know how to interact. Shows a good deal of empathy for his state of confusion, but teaches that biting is not a solution.
]]> 35248504 A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy

With its spare, poignant text and irresistibly sweet illustrations, The Rabbit Listened is a tender meditation on loss.

When something terrible happens, Taylor doesn't know where to turn. All the animals are sure they have the answer. The chicken wants to talk it out, but Taylor doesn't feel like chatting. The bear thinks Taylor should get angry, but that's not quite right either. One by one, the animals try to tell Taylor how to process this loss, and one by one they fail. Then the rabbit arrives. All the rabbit does is listen, which is just what Taylor needs.

Whether read in the wake of tragedy or as a primer for comforting others, this is a deeply moving and unforgettable story sure to soothe heartache of all sizes.]]> 32 Cori Doerrfeld 073522935X d4 0 childrens, class-have 4.59 2018
author: Cori Doerrfeld
name: d4
average rating: 4.59
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens, class-have
review:
People sometimes need someone to just listen rather than offer solutions, to vent before they can move on. Good social story.
]]> 50358059 An early graphic chapter book series about the friendship between Arlo, an arrogant crow, and a sarcastic little bird named Pips.

Like most crows, Arlo has a big brain. But Arlo has something else: a little pal who’s not afraid to tell him when he’s being insufferable!

In the first of three episodes, a battle of the brains and bird-to-bird banter soon turns into an unexpected friendship. Arlo and Pips' adventures include a visit the big city and the beach on their hunt for shiny things and French fries. Crow facts are included throughout the book.]]> 64 Elise Gravel 0062982214 d4 3 childrens, class-have 4.28 2020
author: Elise Gravel
name: d4
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens, class-have
review:

]]> 45895421 Join two bug friends as they learn about the science of the world around them and the meaning of friendship in this early graphic novel series perfect for fans of Narwhal and Jelly!

Rhino-B is a brash, but sweet guy. Stag-B is a calm and scholarly adventurer. Together these two young beetles make up the Bug Boys, best friends who spend their time exploring the world of Bug Village and beyond, as well as their own - sometimes confusing and complicated - thoughts and feelings.

In their first adventure, the Bug Boys travel through spooky caves, work with a spider to found a library, save their town's popular honey supply from extinction, and even make friends with ferocious termites!

What challenges will these two earnest beetles face? Whatever it is, you can be sure that Rhino-B and Stag-B will face it together -- with the power of friendship behind them.

"These pages have a lot of sweetness and charm." -The AV Club]]> 272 Laura Knetzger 0593125223 d4 4 childrens, class-have 4.10 2020
author: Laura Knetzger
name: d4
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2021/11/21
shelves: childrens, class-have
review:

]]> 17899644 Rahhhhhh! Buddy's a monster, and he's hungry! Time for all cute little bunnies to hop into his mouth. But the bunnies have other plans...
like baking cupcakes,
going for a swim,
playing at the carnival,
and starting a Buddy fan club.

He'll just have to eat them tomorrow.

Maybe.]]> 36 Bob Shea 1423168070 d4 0 read-in-2016, childrens 4.19 2014
author: Bob Shea
name: d4
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/11/06
shelves: read-in-2016, childrens
review:

]]> 17184 192 H.G. Wells 0451528522 d4 0 read-in-2021 3.63 1897
author: H.G. Wells
name: d4
average rating: 3.63
book published: 1897
rating: 0
read at: 2021/11/06
date added: 2021/11/06
shelves: read-in-2021
review:

]]> 36702838 A practical framework to avoid burnout and keep great teachers teaching

Onward tackles the problem of educator stress, and provides a practical framework for taking the burnout out of teaching. Stress is part of the job, but when 70 percent of teachers quit within their first five years because the stress is making them physically and mentally ill, things have gone too far. Unsurprisingly, these effects are highest in difficult-to-fill positions such as math, science, and foreign languages, and in urban areas and secondary classrooms—places where we need our teachers to be especially motivated and engaged. This book offers a path to resiliency to help teachers weather the storms and bounce back—and work toward banishing the rain for good.

This actionable framework gives you concrete steps toward rediscovering yourself, your energy, and your passion for teaching. You’ll learn how a simple shift in mindset can affect your outlook, and how taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally is one of the most important things you can do. The companion workbook helps you put the framework into action, streamlining your way toward renewal and strength.

Cultivate resilience with a four-part framework based on 12 key habits Uncover your true self, understand emotions, and use your energy where it counts Adopt a mindful, story-telling approach to communication and community building Keep learning, playing, and creating to create an environment of collective celebration By cultivating resilience in schools, we help ensure that we are working in, teaching in, and leading organizations where every child thrives, and where the potential of every child is recognized and nurtured. Onward provides a step-by-step plan for reigniting that spark.]]> 379 Elena Aguilar 1119364906 d4 0 read-in-2021 4.29
author: Elena Aguilar
name: d4
average rating: 4.29
book published:
rating: 0
read at: 2021/08/18
date added: 2021/08/18
shelves: read-in-2021
review:

]]> 24683741
While much work has been done in the field of trauma studies to address "explicit" traumatic memories in the brain (such as intrusive thoughts or flashbacks), much less attention has been paid to how the body itself stores "implicit" memory, and how much of what we think of as "memory" actually comes to us through our (often unconsciously accessed) felt sense. By learning how to better understand this complex interplay of past and present, brain and body, we can adjust our relationship to past trauma and move into a more balanced, relaxed state of being. Written for trauma sufferers as well as mental health care practitioners, Trauma and Memory is a groundbreaking look at how memory is constructed and how influential memories are on our present state of being.]]> 219 Peter A. Levine 158394995X d4 2 read-in-2021 Not for me. 4.15 2015
author: Peter A. Levine
name: d4
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2015
rating: 2
read at:
date added: 2021/05/04
shelves: read-in-2021
review:
Not for me.
]]> 29534304 The missing how-to manual for being an effective team leader The Art of Coaching Teams is the manual you never received when you signed on to lead a team. Being a great teacher is one thing, but leading a team, or team development, is an entirely different dynamic. Your successes are public, but so are your failures—and there's no specific rubric or curriculum to give you direction. Team development is an art form, and this book is your how-to guide to doing it effectively. You'll learn the administrative tasks that keep your team on track, and you'll gain access to a wealth of downloadable tools that simplify the "getting organized" process. Just as importantly, you'll explore what it means to be the kind of leader that can bring people together to accomplish difficult tasks. You'll find practical suggestions, tools, and clear instructions for the logistics of team development as well as for building trust, developing healthy communication, and managing conflict.

Inside these pages you'll find concrete guidance

Designing agendas, making decisions, establishing effective protocols, and more Boosting your resilience, understanding and managing your emotions, and meeting your goals Cultivating your team's emotional intelligence and dealing with cynicism Utilizing practical tools to create a customized framework for developing highly effective teams There is no universal formula for building a great team, because every team is different. Different skills, abilities, personalities, and goals make a one-size-fits-all approach ineffective at best. Instead, The Art of Coaching Teams provides a practical framework to help you develop your group as a whole, and keep the team moving toward their common goals.]]> 359 Elena Aguilar d4 0 4.35 2016
author: Elena Aguilar
name: d4
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at: 2021/04/21
date added: 2021/04/21
shelves: read-in-2021, professional-development
review:

]]> 3035004 320 Tony Wagner 0465002293 d4 0 3.97 1980
author: Tony Wagner
name: d4
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1980
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2021/04/21
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]]> 36505071 507 Aziz Gazipura d4 2 read-in-2021
I eye-rolled at his stereotypical relationship advice about femininity and masculinity, where he advises the masculine partner to “take� and “own her.� His history in men’s groups really shines through and makes me cringe.

There’s a solid takeaway here for people who take on too much responsibility for the feelings of others, but I wonder if the advice within is really all that healthy. It’s based on (lengthy) personal experiences and anecdotes. You certainly might still get a lot from the book just by asking yourself questions as you listen, but I have a genuine question: Is there a book that provides the same self-reflection without the cringe? I’d be interested in that book.

If that book doesn’t exist, then my suggestion is to take this book a la carte. Glean meaning where you can and dispose of the rest. You might have a 3 or even 4 star experience that way, especially if you relate to the author more than I do.]]> 3.97 2017
author: Aziz Gazipura
name: d4
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2017
rating: 2
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I would have given this 3 stars and a more nuanced review but then I got to the part where he approaches a woman on her cell phone to ask her what she’s talking about. He did this as a dare/exercise in experiencing awkwardness. Honey, no. There are so many layers of why a man shouldn’t do this and it’s hard to imagine he’s not aware of them. Instead, his actions stated that his self-improvement was more important than her sense of safety. Context exists. You can choose to ignore it but that doesn’t make you bold and authentic; it makes you a bit of a jerk.

I eye-rolled at his stereotypical relationship advice about femininity and masculinity, where he advises the masculine partner to “take� and “own her.� His history in men’s groups really shines through and makes me cringe.

There’s a solid takeaway here for people who take on too much responsibility for the feelings of others, but I wonder if the advice within is really all that healthy. It’s based on (lengthy) personal experiences and anecdotes. You certainly might still get a lot from the book just by asking yourself questions as you listen, but I have a genuine question: Is there a book that provides the same self-reflection without the cringe? I’d be interested in that book.

If that book doesn’t exist, then my suggestion is to take this book a la carte. Glean meaning where you can and dispose of the rest. You might have a 3 or even 4 star experience that way, especially if you relate to the author more than I do.
]]> 51882501 A daring dog takes a whirlwind tour of Rome in search of freedom.
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Paolo the dachshund is trapped. Though he lives in Rome, a city filled with history and adventure, he is confined to a hair salon. Paolo dreams of the sweet life—la dolce vita—in the Eternal City. And then, one day, he escapes! Paolo throws himself into the city, finding adventure at every turn. Join our hero as he discovers the wonders of Rome: the ruins, the food, the art, the opera, and—of course—the cats.
Ěý]]> 48 Mac Barnett 1419741098 d4 2 childrens 3.77 2020
author: Mac Barnett
name: d4
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2020
rating: 2
read at: 2021/01/09
date added: 2021/01/09
shelves: childrens
review:
I loved the illustrations, but I didn’t like this dog. Weird thing to say, huh?
]]> 87903 144 Lee G. Bolman 0761946071 d4 0 grad-school 3.65 2002
author: Lee G. Bolman
name: d4
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2002
rating: 0
read at: 2020/07/30
date added: 2021/01/02
shelves: grad-school
review:

]]> 20170991
Teaching is a wildly contentious profession in America, one attacked and admired in equal measure. In The Teacher Wars, a rich, lively, and unprecedented history of public school teaching, Dana Goldstein reveals that teachers have been similarly embattled for nearly two centuries. From the genteel founding of the common schools movement in the nineteenth century to the violent inner-city teacher strikes of the 1960s and '70s, from the dispatching of Northeastern women to frontier schoolhouses to the founding of Teach for America on the Princeton University campus in 1989, Goldstein shows that the same issues have continued to bedevil us: Who should teach? What should be taught? Who should be held accountable for how our children learn?Ěý
ĚýĚýĚýShe uncovers the surprising roots of hot button issues, from teacher tenure to charter schools, and finds that recent popular ideas to improve schools—institutingĚýmerit pay, evaluating teachers by student test scores, ranking and firing veteran teachers, and recruiting “eliteâ€� graduates to teach—are all approaches that have been tried in the past without producing widespread change. And she also discovers an emerging effort that stands a real chance of transforming our schools for the better: drawing on the best practices of the three million public school teachers we already have in order to improve learning throughout our nation’s classrooms.
ĚýĚýĚýThe Teacher Wars upends the conversation about American education by bringing the lessons of history to bear on the dilemmas we confront today. By asking “How did we get here?â€� Dana Goldstein brilliantly illuminates the path forward.]]> 368 Dana Goldstein 038553695X d4 0 grad-school 4.05 2014
author: Dana Goldstein
name: d4
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at: 2020/07/08
date added: 2020/07/08
shelves: grad-school
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]]> 4135 I Like You provides jackpot recipes and solid advice laced with Amy's blisteringly funny take on entertaining, plus four-color photos and enlightening sidebars on everything it takes to pull off a party with extraordinary flair.ĚýYou don't even need to be a host or hostess to benefit-Amy offers tips for guests, too!Ěý (Number one: don't be fifteen minutes early.)ĚýReaders will discover unique dishes to serve alcoholics (Broiled Frozen Chicken Wings with Applesauce), the secret to a successful children's party (a half-hour time limit, games included), plus a whole appendix chock-full of arts and crafts ideas (from a mini-pantyhose plant-hanger to a do-it-yourself calf stretcher), and much, much more!]]> 304 Amy Sedaris 0446578843 d4 0 read-in-2008
I couldn't find confirmation so if you have a copy lying around and wanna find the "Korean Korner" recipe to confirm, I'd appreciate it. I even skimmed the one-star reviews, but no one mentions racism. They just don't like tampons jokes. It's not that I have any particular reason to doubt the tweet, but re-posting information online without fact-checking is far too common so I'm just trying not to do the same. There's no Amy Sedaris Snopes article though so it's probably true that this book is trash.

I am removing my 3-star rating (not exactly a glowing 5 star rating to begin with) for the time being because there's a global pandemic so I'm not visiting the library or a bookstore to confirm. I have a suspicion that my initial impressions don't hold up over time. That's probably true of a lot of my reviews, but this one was brought to my attention so here I am.]]> 3.88 2006
author: Amy Sedaris
name: d4
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2006
rating: 0
read at: 2008/07/03
date added: 2020/07/05
shelves: read-in-2008
review:
I recently saw a tweet about the racism featured prominently in (at least) one of the recipes. I had a real "WTF" moment and tried Googling to find confirmation that the images are from this book. When I read this 12 years ago, it was a library rental. I am surprised that I could be so oblivious because wow, the illustrations are blatantly racist. Was I so desensitized that I didn't mind hipster ironic racism or did I simply skip over the recipes because of the whole being vegan (vegetarian at the time) thing? It's possible I only looked at the crafts because that's all I vaguely recall. Then again, there was a time when I thought Tucker Max was funny so I won't pretend that I haven't been different variations of horrible throughout my lifetime. 2008 is pre-University me. Dark times.

I couldn't find confirmation so if you have a copy lying around and wanna find the "Korean Korner" recipe to confirm, I'd appreciate it. I even skimmed the one-star reviews, but no one mentions racism. They just don't like tampons jokes. It's not that I have any particular reason to doubt the tweet, but re-posting information online without fact-checking is far too common so I'm just trying not to do the same. There's no Amy Sedaris Snopes article though so it's probably true that this book is trash.

I am removing my 3-star rating (not exactly a glowing 5 star rating to begin with) for the time being because there's a global pandemic so I'm not visiting the library or a bookstore to confirm. I have a suspicion that my initial impressions don't hold up over time. That's probably true of a lot of my reviews, but this one was brought to my attention so here I am.
]]> 14351219 256 Susan Winebrenner 1575423952 d4 0 grad-school 4.14 2012
author: Susan Winebrenner
name: d4
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at: 2020/07/01
date added: 2020/07/01
shelves: grad-school
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]]> 34371627 Used books, rentals, and purchases made outside of Pearson

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Helping students make connections between mathematics and their worlds–and helping them feel empowered to use math in their lives–is the focus of this widely popular guide. Designed for classroom teachers, the book focuses on specific grade bands and includes information on creating an effective classroom environment, aligning teaching to various standards and practices, such as the Common Core State Standards and NCTM’s teaching practices, and engaging families. The first portion of the book addresses how to build a student-centered environment in which children can become mathematically proficient, while the second portion focuses on practical ways to teach important concepts in a student-centered fashion. The new edition features a corresponding Enhanced Pearson eText version withĚýlinks to embedded videos, blackline masters, downloadable teacher resource and activity pages, lesson plans,Ěýactivities correlatedĚýto the CCSS, and tables of common errors and misconceptions.

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*The Pearson eText App is available on Google Play and in the App Store. It requires Android OS 3.1-4, a 7� or 10� tablet, or iPad iOS 5.0 or later.]]> 496 John A. Van de Walle 0134081382 d4 0 grad-school, read-in-2019 4.00
author: John A. Van de Walle
name: d4
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2020/04/25
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]]> 49116
Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed: Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts...he's at Hogwarts."

Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in their midst.

(front flap)]]> 435 J.K. Rowling d4 2 overrated, read-in-2001 4.57 1999
author: J.K. Rowling
name: d4
average rating: 4.57
book published: 1999
rating: 2
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date added: 2020/04/25
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]]> 35039185 Strategies That Work , numerous new books on reading comprehension have been published and more educators than ever are teaching comprehension. In this third edition of their groundbreaking book, authors Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis bring you Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding, Engagement, and Building Knowledge. This new edition is organized around three section:

Part I: Starting with the Foundation of Meaning, these chapters provide readers with a solid introduction to reading comprehension instruction, including principles that guide practice, suggestions for text selection, and a review of recent research

Part II: Part II contains lessons to put these principles into practices for all areas of reading comprehension

Part III: This section shows you how to integrate comprehension instruction across the curriculum and the school day, with a focus on science and social studies
Ěý
In addition, this new version includes updated bibliographies, including the popular “Great Books for Teaching Content�, online resources, and fully revised chapters focusing on digital reading, strategies for integrating comprehension and technology, and comprehension across the curriculum. Harvey and Goudvis tackle close reading, close listening, text complexity, and critical thinking and demonstrate how your students can build knowledge through thinking-intensive reading and learning.

This third edition is a must-have resource for a generation of new teachers � and a welcome refresher for those with dog-eared copies of this timeless guide to reading comprehension.
Ěý]]> 320 Stephanie Harvey 1625310633 d4 0 grad-school 4.25
author: Stephanie Harvey
name: d4
average rating: 4.25
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2019/12/28
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]]> 29995856 Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell. In the highly anticipated second edition of Guided Reading , Fountas and Pinnell remind you of guided reading's critical value within a comprehensive literacy system, and the reflective, responsive teaching required to realize its full potential.

Now with Guided Reading , Second Edition, (re)discover the essential elements of guided reading through:

a wider and more comprehensive look at its place within a coherent literacy system a refined and deeper understanding of its complexity an examination of the steps in implementation-from observing and assessing literacy behaviors, to grouping in a thoughtful and dynamic way, to analyzing texts, to teaching the lesson the teaching for systems of strategic actions a rich text base that can support and extend student learning the re-emerging role of shared reading as a way to lead guided and independent reading forward the development of managed independent learning across the grades an in-depth exploration of responsive teaching the role of facilitative language in supporting change over time in students' processing systems the identification of high-priority shifts in learning to focus on at each text level the creation of a learning environment within which literacy and language can flourish. Through guided reading, students learn how to engage in every facet of the reading process and apply their reading power to all literacy contexts.

Also check out our new on-demand mini-course: Introducing Texts Effectively in Guided Reading Lessons]]> 630 Irene C. Fountas 0325086842 d4 0 grad-school 4.34
author: Irene C. Fountas
name: d4
average rating: 4.34
book published:
rating: 0
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date added: 2019/12/28
shelves: grad-school
review:

]]> 27255419 media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come
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Building on its best-selling approach, this
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please visit: .]]> 464 Marcia A. Invernizzi d4 0 grad-school 4.25
author: Marcia A. Invernizzi
name: d4
average rating: 4.25
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rating: 0
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date added: 2019/12/28
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]]> 41708578 A dog who insists she's a wolf finds the perfect home with a young girl who sees past her prickly personality in this pet adoption story that's as laugh-out-loud funny as it is heart-tugging.

When a particularly growly pup finds herself in an animal shelter, she insists that she is a wolf--a lone wolf. After all, she's not sweet, she's not cute, and she is just fine on her own! Luckily, there's one little girl at the shelter who knows that sometimes, good dogs act bad when they feel afraid and that extending a little kindness can help even the most wolfish pup at the pound let down her guard.]]> 32 Kelly Leigh Miller 0525553290 d4 0 class-want 4.00 2019
author: Kelly Leigh Miller
name: d4
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2019
rating: 0
read at:
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shelves: class-want
review:

]]> 165854
But tonight is an unusual night for the young squirrel. First he meets the Tooth Fairy, who is very nice. And then he meets the Hungry Fox, who is not so nice. So turn off that TV, Squirrelly Gray - the fun is just beginning!

Mixing playful verse with comics-inspired illustration, James Kochalka has created a unique picture book and an imaginative fable that will have kids rooting for the always adorable, sometimes courageous Squirrelly Gray.]]> 40 James Kochalka 0375839755 d4 4 3.86 2007
author: James Kochalka
name: d4
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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date added: 2019/09/25
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]]> 19411411 25 Eulalie Scandiuzzi d4 0 class-have 3.00 2006
author: Eulalie Scandiuzzi
name: d4
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2006
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2019/09/25
shelves: class-have
review:

]]> 25233409 26 N.D. Stevenson d4 0 read-in-2015, graphic-novel 4.25 2014
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: d4
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2019/07/12
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]]> 25088157 25 N.D. Stevenson 1613986874 d4 0 graphic-novel, read-in-2015 4.18 2014
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: d4
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2019/07/12
shelves: graphic-novel, read-in-2015
review:
This series is cute so far. I wish it were in a volume already. Adding the individual issues to goodreads feels like I'm scamming my GR account so it looks like I read a lot more than I do. Oh well! MAYBE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I AM DOING.
]]> 7119 The Grand Inquisitor together with the preceding chapter, Rebellion, and the extended reply offered by Dostoevsky in the following sections, entitled The Russian Monk. By showing how Dostoevsky frames the Grand Inquisitor story in the wider context of the novel, this edition captures the subtlety and power of Dostoevsky's critique of modernity as well as his alternative vision of human fulfillment.]]> 128 Fyodor Dostoevsky 0872201937 d4 3 4.16 1879
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
name: d4
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1879
rating: 3
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]]> 576745
The virgin, whom and old madam procures for him, is splendidly young, with the silent power of a sleeping beauty. The night of love blossomes into a transforming year. It is a year in which he relives, in a rush of memories, his lifetime of (paid-for) sexual adventures and experiences a revelation that brings him to the edge of dying - not of old age, but, at long last, of uncorrupted love.

Memories of My Melancholy Whores is a brilliant gem by the master storyteller.]]> 128 Gabriel García Márquez 140004460X d4 4 read-in-2010 3.50 2004
author: Gabriel García Márquez
name: d4
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 2010/04/08
date added: 2019/04/05
shelves: read-in-2010
review:

]]> 966744
In one of the most eagerly anticipated literary events of the decade, Thomas Harris takes us once again into the mind of a killer, crafting a chilling portrait of insidiously evolving evil--a tour de force of psychological suspense.

Seven years have passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter escaped from custody, seven years since FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling interviewed him in a maximum security hospital for the criminally insane. The doctor is still at large, pursuing his own ineffable interests, savoring the scents, the essences of an unguarded world. But Starling has never forgotten her encounters with Dr. Lecter, and the metallic rasp of his seldom-used voice still sounds in her dreams.

Mason Verger remembers Dr. Lecter, too, and is obsessed with revenge. He was Dr. Lecter's sixth victim, and he has survived to rule his own butcher's empire. From his respirator, Verger monitors every twitch in his worldwide web. Soon he sees that to draw the doctor, he must have the most exquisite and innocent-appearing bait; he must have what Dr. Lecter likes best.

Powerful, hypnotic, utterly original, Hannibal is a dazzling feast for the imagination. Prepare to travel to hell and beyond as a master storyteller permanently alters the world you thought you knew.
(front flap)]]> 496 Thomas Harris 038529929X d4 0 read-in-1999 3.52 1999
author: Thomas Harris
name: d4
average rating: 3.52
book published: 1999
rating: 0
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]]> 71726 93 Black and White Photographs 0380007797 d4 4 classics, read-in-1999 3.45 1970
author: Black and White Photographs
name: d4
average rating: 3.45
book published: 1970
rating: 4
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shelves: classics, read-in-1999
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]]> 30810324 22 Scott Aukerman d4 5 read-in-2016 4.08
author: Scott Aukerman
name: d4
average rating: 4.08
book published:
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2018/02/15
shelves: read-in-2016
review:
My husband Scott wrote this. Its canonical.
]]> 4328472 384 John Ajvide Lindqvist 1847244130 d4 0 3.51 2005
author: John Ajvide Lindqvist
name: d4
average rating: 3.51
book published: 2005
rating: 0
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]]> 33652490 Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.

Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone. Here are vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts and mysterious women, baseball and the Beatles, woven together to tell stories that speak to us all.

Marked by the same wry humor that has defined his entire body of work, in this collection Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic.]]> 242 Haruki Murakami 0385689454 d4 0 3.75 2014
author: Haruki Murakami
name: d4
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 25652706 180 Daniel Clowes 1606999052 d4 0 3.88 2016
author: Daniel Clowes
name: d4
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> 31338724
Collects PAPER GIRLS #6-10]]> 128 Brian K. Vaughan 1632158957 d4 0 4.10 2016
author: Brian K. Vaughan
name: d4
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> 28204534
In the early hours after Halloween of 1988, four 12-year-old newspaper delivery girls uncover the most important story of all time. Suburban drama and otherworldly mysteries collide in this smash-hit series about nostalgia, first jobs, and the last days of childhood.

Collects PAPER GIRLS #1-5.]]> 144 Brian K. Vaughan 1632156741 d4 0 3.89 2016
author: Brian K. Vaughan
name: d4
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2016
rating: 0
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]]> 60933
They discover Earth has been invaded by an alien microorganism. The deadly entity attacks like a virus, but survivors of the disease genetically bond with it, developing amazing powers, near-immortality, unnatural desires - and a need to spread the contagion and create a secret colony of the transformed. Now the meaning of "survival" changes. For the babies born in the colony are clearly, undeniably, not human...

]]> 213 Octavia E. Butler 0446603708 d4 0 3.83 1984
author: Octavia E. Butler
name: d4
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1984
rating: 0
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]]> 25162725 24 N.D. Stevenson 1681590190 d4 0 graphic-novel, read-in-2015 4.05 2014
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: d4
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 25233663 27 N.D. Stevenson 1613986939 d4 0 read-in-2015, graphic-novel 4.36 2014
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: d4
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 25233413 27 N.D. Stevenson 1613986920 d4 0 graphic-novel, read-in-2015 4.23 2014
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: d4
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 25233412 26 N.D. Stevenson 1613986912 d4 0 read-in-2015, graphic-novel 4.26 2014
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: d4
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 25233408 27 N.D. Stevenson 1613986890 d4 0 read-in-2015, graphic-novel 4.30 2014
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: d4
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 25229189 27 N.D. Stevenson d4 0 read-in-2015, graphic-novel 4.26 2014
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: d4
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2014
rating: 0
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]]> 25088104 27 N.D. Stevenson 1613986866 d4 0 read-in-2015, graphic-novel 4.03 2014
author: N.D. Stevenson
name: d4
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at: 2015/04/13
date added: 2017/07/29
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]]> 7959 368 Orson Scott Card 0765341298 d4 0 3.85 2004
author: Orson Scott Card
name: d4
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> 409376
Originally published in 1938, Brighton Rock is a novel of profound psychological mystery and chilling suspense.]]> 269 Graham Greene 0142437972 d4 3 classics, read-in-2009 The End of the Affair, but it has its moments. (Page 193 is the best page in the book, no contest.)]]> 3.74 1938
author: Graham Greene
name: d4
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1938
rating: 3
read at: 2009/12/11
date added: 2017/03/13
shelves: classics, read-in-2009
review:
I was torn between 3 and 4 stars. Overall, a good read though the ending chapters were a bit tedious, and I wasn't satisfied with the ending. It's no The End of the Affair, but it has its moments. (Page 193 is the best page in the book, no contest.)
]]> 18133 Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov's most famous and controversial novel, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsessive, devouring, and doomed passion for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Most of all, it is a meditation on love—love as outrage and hallucination, madness and transformation.]]> 317 Vladimir Nabokov d4 5 read-in-2008, classics 3.97 1955
author: Vladimir Nabokov
name: d4
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1955
rating: 5
read at: 2008/01/01
date added: 2017/03/06
shelves: read-in-2008, classics
review:

]]> 11277951 576 Robert Hershberger 0495913790 d4 0 ncsu, read-in-2012 2.25 2004
author: Robert Hershberger
name: d4
average rating: 2.25
book published: 2004
rating: 0
read at: 2012/08/01
date added: 2017/01/15
shelves: ncsu, read-in-2012
review:

]]> 7966 Born into a time and place where a woman speaks her mind at her peril, and reared as a motherless child by a doting father, Rebekah grew up to be a stunning, headstrong beauty. She was chosen by God for a special destiny.

Rebekah leaves her father's house to marry Isaac, the studious young son of the Patriarch Abraham, only to find herself caught up in a series of painful rivalries, first between her husband and his brother Ishmael, and later between her sons Jacob and Esau. Her struggles to find her place in the family of Abraham are a true test of her faith, but through it all she finds her own relationship with God and does her best to serve His cause in the lives of those she loves.

In Rebekah, Orson Scott Card has created an astonishing personality, complex and intriguing, and her story will engage your heart as it captures your imagination.
]]> 416 Orson Scott Card 076534128X d4 0 read-in-2016 3.84 2001
author: Orson Scott Card
name: d4
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2001
rating: 0
read at: 2016/12/05
date added: 2016/12/05
shelves: read-in-2016
review:

]]> 7958 Sarai was a child of ten years, wise for her age but not yet a woman, when she first met Abram. He appeared before her in her father's house, filthy from the desert, tired and thirsty. But as the dirt of travel was washed from his body, the sight of him filled her heart. And when Abram promises Sarai to return in ten years to take her for his wife, her fate was sealed.

Abram kept his promise, and Sarai kept hers they were wed, and so joined the royal house of Ur with the high priesthood of the Hebrews. So began a lifetime of great joy together, and greater peril: and with the blessing of their God, a great nation would be built around the core of their love.

Bestselling author Orson Scott Card uses his fertile imagination, and uncanny insight into human nature, to tell the story of a unique woman--one who is beautiful, tough, smart, and resourceful in an era when women had little power, and are scarce in the historical record. Sarah, child of the desert, wife of Abraham, takes on vivid reality as a woman desirable to kings, a devoted wife, and a faithful follower of the God of Abraham, chosen to experience an incomparable miracle.
]]> 341 Orson Scott Card 0765341174 d4 0 read-in-2016 3.88 1983
author: Orson Scott Card
name: d4
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1983
rating: 0
read at: 2016/12/02
date added: 2016/12/02
shelves: read-in-2016
review:

]]> 10807928 New York Times bestseller Let the Right One In (Let Me In) comes this stunning and terrifying book which begins when a man's six-year-old daughter vanishes. One ordinary winter afternoon on a snowy island, Anders and Cecilia take their six-year-old daughter Maja across the ice to visit the lighthouse in the middle of the frozen channel. While the couple explore the lighthouse, Maja disappears -- either into thin air or under thin ice -- leaving not even a footprint in the snow. Two years later, alone and more or less permanently drunk, Anders returns to the island to regroup. He slowly realises that people are not telling him all they know; even his own mother, it seems, is keeping secrets. What is happening in Domaro, and what power does the sea have over the town's inhabitants?]]> 500 John Ajvide Lindqvist 0312680279 d4 0 read-in-2016 3.66 2008
author: John Ajvide Lindqvist
name: d4
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2008
rating: 0
read at: 2016/11/27
date added: 2016/11/27
shelves: read-in-2016
review:

]]> 493816
What if the woods were full of them? And of course they were, the woods were full of everything you didn't like, everything you were afraid of and instinctively loathed, everything that tried to overwhelm you with nasty, no-brain panic.

The brochure promised a "moderate-to-difficult" six-mile hike on the Maine-New Hampshire branch of the Appalachian Trail, where nine-year-old Trisha McFarland was to spend Saturday with her older brother, Pete, and her recently divorced mother. When she wanders off to escape their constant bickering, then tries to catch up by attempting to shortcut through the woods, Trisha strays deeper into a wilderness full of peril and terror. Especially when night falls.

Trisha has only her wits for navigation, only her ingenuity as a defense against the elements, only her courage and faith to withstand her mounting fear. For solace she tunes her Walkman to broadcasts of Boston Red Sox games and the gritty performances of her hero, number 36, relief pitcher Tom Gordon. And when her radio's reception begins to fade, Trisha imagines that Tom Gordon is with her--her key to surviving an enemy known only by the slaughtered animals and mangled trees in its wake.

A classic story that engages our emotions at the most primal level, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, explores our deep dread of the unknown and the extent to which faith can conquer it. It is a fairy tale grimmer than Grimm, but aglow with a girl's indomitable spirit.]]> 224 Stephen King 0684867621 d4 1 read-in-1999 3.62 1999
author: Stephen King
name: d4
average rating: 3.62
book published: 1999
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2016/11/13
shelves: read-in-1999
review:

]]> 18007564
Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.

Chances are, though, he won’t have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old “human error� are much more likely to kill him first.

But Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills � and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit � he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

]]> 384 Andy Weir 0804139024 d4 0 read-in-2016 We get it. You're smart. 4.41 2011
author: Andy Weir
name: d4
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at: 2016/11/09
date added: 2016/11/09
shelves: read-in-2016
review:
We get it. You're smart.
]]> 201354
]]> 148 Brian Jacques 0399244816 d4 0 graphic-novel, read-in-2016 4.28 2007
author: Brian Jacques
name: d4
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2007
rating: 0
read at: 2016/10/26
date added: 2016/10/26
shelves: graphic-novel, read-in-2016
review:
This felt like reading the Wikipedia summary of Redwall.
]]> 52318 306 Octavia E. Butler 0446676977 d4 0 read-in-2016, ribs 4.21 1980
author: Octavia E. Butler
name: d4
average rating: 4.21
book published: 1980
rating: 0
read at: 2016/10/24
date added: 2016/10/24
shelves: read-in-2016, ribs
review:

]]> 64706 114 Bruce Eric Kaplan 1416545492 d4 4 3.58 2007
author: Bruce Eric Kaplan
name: d4
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 2016/10/22
date added: 2016/10/22
shelves: favorites, graphic-novel, read-in-2016
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]]> 37190 A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale.

Welcome to the story of Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters are about to embark on a journey that will lead them down into a horrible dungeon, up into a glittering castle, and, ultimately, into each other's lives. What happens then? As Kate DiCamillo would say: Reader, it is your destiny to find out.]]> 272 Kate DiCamillo 0763625299 d4 3 read-in-2016 4.07 2003
author: Kate DiCamillo
name: d4
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2003
rating: 3
read at: 2016/10/19
date added: 2016/10/20
shelves: read-in-2016
review:
Good YA read. I liked the narration style. Lazy review is lazy.
]]> 28146168
On a dark night, young genetic engineer Strig Feleedus is accidentally mutated by his own experiment and merges with the DNA of a cat and an owl. What follows is a humorous, action-driven, pulp-inspired superhero adventure-- with a lot of cat puns.

Published in over thirty-five countries, Margaret Atwood is one of the most important living writers of our day and is the author of more than forty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. Her work has won the Man Booker Prize, the Giller Prize, Premio Mondello, and more. Angel Catbird is her first graphic novel series.

Atwood's The Blind Assassin was named one of Time magazine's 100 best English-language novels published since 1923 and her recent MaddAddam Trilogy is currently being adapted into an HBO television show by Darren Aronofsky]]> 80 Margaret Atwood d4 1 graphic-novel, read-in-2016 2.73 2016
author: Margaret Atwood
name: d4
average rating: 2.73
book published: 2016
rating: 1
read at: 2016/10/20
date added: 2016/10/20
shelves: graphic-novel, read-in-2016
review:
Everything about this I did not like.
]]> 31434269 Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

In the book of Genesis, when God calls out, "Abraham!" before ordering him to sacrifice his son, Isaac, Abraham responds, "Here I am." Later, when Isaac calls out, "My father!" before asking him why there is no animal to slaughter, Abraham responds, "Here I am."

How do we fulfill our conflicting duties as father, husband, and son; wife and mother; child and adult? Jew and American? How can we claim our own identities when our lives are linked so closely to others? These are the questions at the heart of Jonathan Safran Foer's first novel in eleven years - a work of extraordinary scope and heartbreaking intimacy.

Unfolding over four tumultuous weeks in present-day Washington, D.C., Here I Am is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. As Jacob and Julia Bloch and their three sons are forced to confront the distances between the lives they think they want and the lives they are living, a catastrophic earthquake sets in motion a quickly escalating conflict in the Middle East. At stake is the meaning of home - and the fundamental question of how much aliveness one can bear.

Showcasing the same high-energy inventiveness, hilarious irreverence, and emotional urgency that readers loved in his earlier work, Here I Am is Foer's most searching, hard-hitting, and grandly entertaining novel yet. It not only confirms Foer's stature as a dazzling literary talent but reveals a novelist who has fully come into his own as one of our most important writers.]]> 571 Jonathan Safran Foer 0241146186 d4 1 abandoned, read-in-2016 3.65 2016
author: Jonathan Safran Foer
name: d4
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2016
rating: 1
read at:
date added: 2016/10/13
shelves: abandoned, read-in-2016
review:

]]> 13617210
One day--for no particular reason--they decided to tidy up their house, make the beds, and prepare pudding of varying temperatures. And then--for no particular reason--they decided to go...someplace else. They were definitely NOT setting a trap for some succulent, unsupervised little girl.

Definitely not!

This new take on a fairy-tale classic is so funny and so original--it could only come from the brilliant mind of Mo Willems.]]> 40 Mo Willems 0062104187 d4 5 read-in-2016 Dara-approved. 4.21 2012
author: Mo Willems
name: d4
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2012
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2016/10/03
shelves: read-in-2016
review:
Dara-approved.
]]> 15792855 Ěý

Kitty and Puppy are out of control! They're screaming, fighting, hissing, and drooling all over the house, and all of the commotion is upsetting Baby. Time for school—obedience school, that is. Can Kitty learn to follow the rules and make friends with the other students or will she bring chaos to the classroom? Find out in Bad Kitty's hilarious, new (mis)adventure!]]> 160 Nick Bruel 1596436700 d4 4 read-in-2016 4.24 2012
author: Nick Bruel
name: d4
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2016/09/12
shelves: read-in-2016
review:
Pretty, pretty cute. Includes practical info on cat and dog behavior. Good humor and art.
]]> 53498 look like a poem
when you see it
typed up
like that."

Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments—and Jack can't avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.]]> 112 Sharon Creech 0064409597 d4 0 read-in-2016 4.03 2001
author: Sharon Creech
name: d4
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2001
rating: 0
read at: 2016/09/12
date added: 2016/09/12
shelves: read-in-2016
review:
Very very short book I read while in 4th grade classroom. Ok. Kids will prob like.
]]> 661792 24 Katharine Holabird 0448440156 d4 0 read-in-2016 3.73 2002
author: Katharine Holabird
name: d4
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2002
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2016/09/09
shelves: read-in-2016
review:
Good moral for kids to not keep animals in captivity.
]]> 9123 320 Oscar Wilde 0451526015 d4 0 classics, read-in-2010 4.10 1891
author: Oscar Wilde
name: d4
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1891
rating: 0
read at: 2010/11/04
date added: 2016/09/04
shelves: classics, read-in-2010
review:

]]> 15704307
Collects: Saga #1-6.]]> 160 Brian K. Vaughan 1607066017 d4 4 graphic-novel, read-in-2016 4.16 2012
author: Brian K. Vaughan
name: d4
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2016/09/02
shelves: graphic-novel, read-in-2016
review:

]]> 1422107 A PindulĂ­ no le gusta que ningĂşn animal de la sabana se burle de ella, y quiere evitarlo a toda costa. Pero nada sale como ella quiere. Nada, hasta que provoca una cadena de sorprendentes acontecimientos...
Janell Cannon es la galardonada autora americana de numerosos álbumes ilustrados dedicados a familiarizarse con la vida de animales poco conocidos o poco apreciados, y a menudo, mal considerados por la gente.
A partir de 6 años.
· Un álbum de la misma autora de Stelaluna, Verdi y Alatorcida.
· Un simpático álbum que desmitifica la fama de burlona de la hiena.
· Incluye información sobre los hábitos y la vida de esta familia animal y de otros animales de la sabana africana.]]> 48 Janell Cannon 8426134459 d4 0 read-in-2016 4.17 2004
author: Janell Cannon
name: d4
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2004
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2016/08/17
shelves: read-in-2016
review:

]]> 688285 40 Jeanne Modesitt 0689824122 d4 0 favorites, read-in-2016 4.18 1993
author: Jeanne Modesitt
name: d4
average rating: 4.18
book published: 1993
rating: 0
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date added: 2016/08/17
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]]> 123061 With his elegant prose, distinctive imagination, and deep empathy, the bestselling author of The Crimson Petal and the White once again dazzles us in three novellas. "The Courage Consort" tells of an a capella vocal ensemble sequestered in a Belgian chateau to rehearse a monstrously complicated new piece. But competing artistic temperaments and sexual needs create as much discordance as the avant garde music. In "The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps," a lonely woman joins an archaeological dig at Whitby Abbey and unearths a mystery involving a long-hidden murder. In "The Fahrenheit Twins," strange children, identical in all but gender and left alone at the icy zenith of the world by their anthropologist parents, create their own ritual civilization.

In each of these novellas, Michel Faber creates a unique, self-contained world, where the perennial human drama plays out in all its passion and ambiguity.

]]> 232 Michel Faber 0156032767 d4 0 abandoned, read-in-2016 3.42 2004
author: Michel Faber
name: d4
average rating: 3.42
book published: 2004
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2016/08/09
shelves: abandoned, read-in-2016
review:
Read the first story ("The Courage Consort") and would read the others except that the book is due at the library. I wasn't enthralled enough with the first story (I thought the ending anticlimactic) to justify renewing it when I just bought some books from the thrift store. I should read those.
]]> 581125 112 Philip K. Dick 0375421874 d4 0 read-in-2016 3.85 1956
author: Philip K. Dick
name: d4
average rating: 3.85
book published: 1956
rating: 0
read at: 2016/07/31
date added: 2016/07/31
shelves: read-in-2016
review:

]]> 7842325
Return of the Dapper Men is a visually stunning fairy tale that combines steampunk with fantasy and science fiction with Renaissance style, brought to life from the minds of award-winning playwright and comic book writer Jim McCann (New Avengers: The Reunion) and critically acclaimed visual artist Janet Lee. Together these two have created a world where J.M. Barrie, Lewis Carroll and Maurice Sendak meet Jim Henson and Tim Burton. All sharply dressed in a pin-stripe suit and a dapper bowler hat. Tick tock, time is about to start.
]]> 128 Jim McCann 1932386904 d4 3 graphic-novel, read-in-2016
A few lines of writing are poetic.

But mostly? Eh. A boy and his robot girlfriend. Boy figures out the world, girl "inspires" him. I've enough of these stories. ]]> 3.69 2010
author: Jim McCann
name: d4
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2010
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 2016/07/26
shelves: graphic-novel, read-in-2016
review:
The artwork is fantastic.

A few lines of writing are poetic.

But mostly? Eh. A boy and his robot girlfriend. Boy figures out the world, girl "inspires" him. I've enough of these stories.
]]> 13512946 533 John Ajvide Lindqvist 0312620519 d4 0 read-in-2016 3.65 2010
author: John Ajvide Lindqvist
name: d4
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2016/07/24
shelves: read-in-2016
review:
First section was chilling and perfect. Afterwards it delves into "We Need to Talk About Kevin" territory that I found less engaging. It introduces a second young girl and follows her through her teenage years as life builds her up and breaks her down, but it felt redundant: by this time we've already seen the world make and break Jerry several times over. The remainder of the book has its moments, but never hits me the same way as the beginning.
]]> 24195950
Joy Williams has been celebrated as a master of the short story for four decades, her renown passing as a given from one generation to the next even in the shifting landscape of contemporary writing. And at long last the incredible scope of her singular achievement is put on display: thirty-three stories drawn from three much-lauded collections, and another thirteen appearing here for the first time in book form. Forty-six stories in all, far and away the most comprehensive volume in her long career, showcasing her crisp, elegant prose, her dark wit, and her uncanny ability to illuminate our world through characters and situations that feel at once peculiar and foreign and disturbingly familiar.ĚýVirtually all American writers have their favorite Joy Williams stories, as do many readers of all ages, and each one of them is available here.]]> 512 Joy Williams 1101874899 d4 0 abandoned 4.18 2015
author: Joy Williams
name: d4
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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date added: 2016/07/23
shelves: abandoned
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]]> 23492643 Uniquely Human, Dr. Barry M. Prizant suggests a major shift in understanding autism: Instead of classifying "autistic" behaviors as signs of pathology, he sees them as strategies to cope with a world that feels chaotic and overwhelming. Rather than curb these behaviors, it's better to enhance abilities, build on strengths, and offer supports that will naturally lead to more desirable behavior and a better quality of life. In fact, argues Dr. Prizant, attempts to eliminate autistic behaviors may actually interfere with important developmental processes.

Including inspiring stories and practical advice drawn from Dr. Prizant's four-decade career working in universities, schools, hospitals, and in private practice, Uniquely Human offers a compassionate and insightful perspective that parents, professionals, and family members will find uplifting and hopeful.]]> 256 Barry M. Prizant 1476776237 d4 0 abandoned 4.44 2015
author: Barry M. Prizant
name: d4
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2015
rating: 0
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date added: 2016/07/23
shelves: abandoned
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]]> 25814227
1942. With the Nazi Party at the height of its power, the occupying army empties Poland’s towns and cities of their Jewish populations. As neighbor turns on neighbor and survival often demands unthinkable choices, Poland has become a moral quagmire—a place of shifting truths and blinding ambiguities.

Blending folklore and fact, Helen Maryles Shankman shows us the people of Wlodawa, a remote Polish town: we meet a cold-blooded SS officer dedicated to rescuing the creator of his son’s favorite picture book, even as he helps exterminate the artist’s friends and family; a Messiah who appears in a little boy’s bedroom to announce that he is quitting; a young Jewish girl who is hidden by the town’s most outspoken anti-Semite—and his talking dog. And walking among these tales are two unforgettable figures: the enigmatic and silver-tongued Willy Reinhart, Commandant of the forced labor camp who has grand schemes to protect “his� Jews, and Soroka, the Jewish saddlemaker and his family, struggling to survive.
]]> 304 Helen Maryles Shankman 1501115197 d4 0 4.44 2016
author: Helen Maryles Shankman
name: d4
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2016/07/23
shelves: read-in-2016, short-stories, abandoned
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