emma jane's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 03 Jan 2019 08:53:55 -0800 60 emma jane's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Before I Fall 6482837 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver emerged as one of today's foremost authors of young adult fiction. Like Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why and Gayle Forman's If I Stay, Before I Fall raises thought-provoking questions about love, death, and how one person's life can affect so many others.

For popular high school senior Samantha Kingston, February 12�"Cupid Day"—should be one big party, a day of valentines and roses and the privileges that come with being at the top of the social pyramid. And it is…until she dies in a terrible accident that night.

However, she still wakes up the next morning. In fact, Sam lives the last day of her life seven times, until she realizes that by making even the slightest changes, she may hold more power than she ever imagined.

Named to numerous state reading lists, this novel was also recognized as a Best Book of the Year by Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, The Daily Beast, NPR, and Publishers Weekly. It has been optioned for film by Fox 2000 Pictures.

Supports the Common Core State Standards.]]> 470 Lauren Oliver 0061726818 emma jane 5 3.89 2010 Before I Fall
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)]]> 32075671 An alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062498533 can be found here.

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, this is a powerful and gripping YA novel about one girl's struggle for justice.]]> 454 Angie Thomas 0062498533 emma jane 4 4.46 2017 The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ]]> 323355 From the Introduction:

The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fulness of the everlasting gospel.

The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The record gives an account of two great civilizations. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and afterward separated into two nations, known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. The other came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel. Thsi group is known as the Jaredites. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are the principal ancestors of the American Indians.

The crowning event recorded in the Book of Mormon is the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ among the Nephites soon after his resurrection. It puts forth the doctrines of the gospel, outlines the plan of salvation, and tells men what they must do to gain peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come.

After Mormon completed his writings, he delivered the account to his son Moroni, who added a few words of his own and hid up the plates in the hill Cumorah. On September 21, 1823, the same Moroni, the a glorified, resurrected being, appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith and instructed him relative to the ancient record and its destined translation into the English language.

In due course the plates were delivered to Joseph Smith, who translated them by the gift and power of God. The record is now published in many languages as a new and additional witness that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God and that all who will come unto him and obey the laws and ordinances of his gospel may be saved.

Concerning this record the Prophet Joseph Smith said: "I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."

In addition to Joseph Smith, the Lord provided for eleven others to see the gold plates for themselves and to be special witnesses of the truth and divinity of the Book of Mormon. Their written testimonies are included herewith as "The Testimony of Three Witnesses" and "The Testimony of Eight Witnesses."

We invite all men everywhere to read the Book of Mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ if the book is true. Those who pursue this course an ask in faith will gain a testimony of its truth and divinity by the power of the Holy Ghost. (See Moroni 10: 3-5)

Those who gain this divine witness from the Holy Spirit will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is his revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord's kingdom once again established on the earth, preparatory to the second coming of the Messiah.]]> 531 Joseph Smith Jr. 0967686563 emma jane 5 currently-reading 4.22 1830 The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
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It is a great book and I absolutely love it, I treasure every word I read out of it!
]]> The Letter 18160436 The Letter offers readers a chance to absorb themselves in the lives of two women, born decades apart but whose lives share a number of parallels. The novel explores two historical strands, bringing together an abused housewife from the 1970s and a young girl from the early 1940s in a story of love, loss and unexpected consequences.

The Letter follows the life of Tina in the 1970s who seeks respite from her abusive marriage by volunteering at a charity shop. One day, while sorting through the pockets of a second-hand suit, she comes across an old letter. It is still firmly sealed and un-franked. Unable to resist the pull of curiosity, Tina opens the letter. It was written on 4th September 1939. She is so moved by the contents and bemused as to why the letter was never delivered, she embarks on a quest to find out what became of the writer and his intended recipient.

The mystery of how this love letter ended up in Tina’s hands is also uncovered through Billy’s story from the early 1940s. He writes a letter that will change his life forever, unaware that it will not be read for another 34 years, and then by a complete stranger.

With a swift pace, memorable characters and a wonderful conceptual depth, Hughes� novel is one that simply can’t be put down.]]> 265 Kathryn Hughes 1783069171 emma jane 0 to-read 3.81 2013 The Letter
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]]> <![CDATA[Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)]]> 16085481
When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't know is that Nick's family home happens to look like a palace, that she'll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia's most eligible bachelors on her arm, Rachel might as well have a target on her back.

Initiated into a world of dynastic splendor beyond imagination, Rachel meets Astrid, the It Girl of Singapore society; Eddie, whose family practically lives in the pages of the Hong Kong socialite magazines; and Eleanor, Nick's formidable mother, a woman who has very strong feelings about who her son should—and should not—marry.

Uproarious, addictive, and filled with jaw-dropping opulence, Crazy Rich Asians is an insider's look at the Asian JetSet; a perfect depiction of the clash between old money and new money; between Overseas Chinese and Mainland Chinese; and a fabulous novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich.]]> 403 Kevin Kwan 0385536976 emma jane 0 to-read 3.91 2013 Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet]]> 3367956 290 Jamie Ford 0345505336 emma jane 5 4.03 2009 Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
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]]> The Count of Monte Cristo 732063 509 Alexandre Dumas 0451521951 emma jane 5 4.34 1846 The Count of Monte Cristo
author: Alexandre Dumas
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]]> The Westing Game 902 182 Ellen Raskin 014240120X emma jane 5 4.00 1978 The Westing Game
author: Ellen Raskin
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]]> Stargirl (Stargirl, #1) 22232
Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don't stand out--under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes--for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of home schooling, Stargirl bursts into tenth grade in an explosion of color and a clatter of ukulele music, enchanting the Mica student body.

But the delicate scales of popularity suddenly shift, and Stargirl is shunned for everything that makes her different. Somewhere in the midst of Stargirl's arrival and rise and fall, normal Leo Borlock has tumbled into love with her.

In a celebration of nonconformity, Jerry Spinelli weaves a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popularity--and the thrill and inspiration of first love.]]> 186 Jerry Spinelli 0439488400 emma jane 4 3.76 2000 Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)
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]]> The Devil's Arithmetic 91357 170 Jane Yolen 0142401099 emma jane 0 to-read 4.02 1988 The Devil's Arithmetic
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]]> Kid Lawyer - Theodore Boone 9563989 263 John Grisham 014241722X emma jane 0 3.82 2010 Kid Lawyer - Theodore Boone
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]]> <![CDATA[Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)]]> 17347634 A newer edition of ISBN 978-0143124542 can be found here.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me.

They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . .

Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is.

Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living.

A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?]]> 369 Jojo Moyes 0670026603 emma jane 4 4.26 2012 Me Before You (Me Before You, #1)
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]]> Divergent (Divergent, #1) 13335037
During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles alongside her fellow initiates to live out the choice they have made. Together they must undergo extreme physical tests of endurance and intense psychological simulations, some with devastating consequences. As initiation transforms them all, Tris must determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes exasperating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers unrest and growing conflict that threaten to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves . . . or it might destroy her.]]> 487 Veronica Roth 0062024035 emma jane 3 4.13 2011 Divergent (Divergent, #1)
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]]> A Walk to Remember 35545737 Illuminating both the strength and the gossamer fragility of our deepest emotions, his two New York Times bestsellers, The Notebook and Message in a Bottle, have established him as the leading author of today's most cherished love stories. Now, in A Walk to Remember, he tells a truly unforgettable story, one that glimmers with all of his magic, holding us spellbound-and reminding us that in life each of us may find one great love, the kind that changes everything...]]> 215 Nicholas Sparks emma jane 0 to-read 4.31 1999 A Walk to Remember
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]]> <![CDATA[The Selection (The Selection, #1)]]> 10507293
But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks.

Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.]]> 336 Kiera Cass 0062059939 emma jane 4 4.07 2012 The Selection (The Selection, #1)
author: Kiera Cass
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]]> <![CDATA[Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)]]> 6936382 beautiful, Étienne has it all...including a serious girlfriend.

But in the City of Light, wishes have a way of coming true. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with their long-awaited French kiss?]]> 372 Stephanie Perkins 0525423273 emma jane 4 3.96 2010 Anna and the French Kiss (Anna and the French Kiss, #1)
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]]> Jane Eyre 10210 Alternate editions can be found here and here.

A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin Classics.

Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr Rochester. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret, forcing her to make a choice. Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions - even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.]]> 532 Charlotte Brontë 0142437204 emma jane 0 to-read 4.14 1847 Jane Eyre
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]]> Edenbrooke (Edenbrooke, #1) 12820360
From a terrifying run-in with a highwayman to a seemingly harmless flirtation, Marianne finds herself embroiled in an unexpected adventure filled with enough romance and intrigue to keep her mind racing. Will Marianne be able to rein in her traitorous heart, or will a mysterious stranger sweep her off her feet? Fate had something other than a relaxing summer in mind when it sent Marianne to Edenbrooke.]]> 264 Julianne Donaldson 1609089464 emma jane 5 4.33 2012 Edenbrooke (Edenbrooke, #1)
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]]> The Scarlet Pimpernel 136116 182 Emmuska Orczy 1576469239 emma jane 5 4.07 1905 The Scarlet Pimpernel
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]]> The Secret Keeper 13508607
1941: Elsötétítés. Harsognak a szirénák, Londonra bombák hullanak, ám Dorothy csak azzal törődik, hogy megteremtse saját önálló életét. Šmás. Nem olyan, mint a szülei, ő sikeres, gyönyörű, és boldog akar lenni Jimmyvel. Mindenáron.
1961: Egy forró nyári napon, míg családja a suffolki tanyaháznál, a patak partján piknikezik, a tizenhat esztendős Laurel gyermekkori lombkunyhójában bújik meg, és arról álmodozik, hogy Londonba szökik, ahol fényes jövő vár rá. De még mielőtt véget érne az idilli délután, Laurel szemtanúja lesz egy döbbenetes bűnténynek, ami a világon mindent megváltoztat.
2011: Laurelt, aki immár körülrajongott színésznő, egyre inkább elborítják a múlt árnyai. Emlékek kísértik: édesanyja halálos ágya mellett testvéreivel felidézi azt a hajdani nyári napot. A rejtély vonzerejének engedve visszatér egykori otthonába, hogy megpróbálja összerakosgatni a titokzatos történetet darabkáit. Három idegen � Dorothy, Vivien és Jimmy � története ez, akik három nagyon különböző világból származtak, három idegené, akiket valamikor régen a háborús Londonban hozott össze a véletlen, és akiknek az élete sorsszerűen egybefonódott.

Kate Morton legutóbbi sikerregényének szálai az 1930-as, az 1960-as évek és a jelen között szövődnek. Egy bűntett, a szerelem és a kiszámíthatatlan véletlen szolgáltatja a történet bonyodalmait, és az olvasó alig várja, hogy feltáruljanak a szereplők titkai, s megtudja, vajon a végén minden a helyére kerül-e.

Az ausztrál KATE MORTON Queensland hegyei között nőtt fel. Tanult színjátszást Londonban és angol irodalmat Ausztráliában, ma pedig Brisbane-ben él a családjával, dzsesszzenész férjével és három gyermekükkel. Ahogy korábbi regényei mindegyike, a Titkok őrzője is számos országban óriási sikert aratott. A világszerte rendkívül népszerű szerző négy kötetéből összesen immár közel tízmillió példány kelt el.]]> 484 Kate Morton 1439152802 emma jane 3 4.14 2012 The Secret Keeper
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]]> The Giver (The Giver, #1) 3636 208 Lois Lowry 0385732554 emma jane 5 4.12 1993 The Giver (The Giver, #1)
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You will either love or hate this book. The first time I read it I didn’t really like it but I decided to read it again. I’ve read it eleven times since then and I’m in love with it. The book has so many layers and you just need to be willing to understand.
]]> Summer of the Monkeys 10372
   The last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee expects to find while trekking through the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma is a tree full of monkeys. But then Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have escaped from a traveling circus, and there’s a big reward for the person who finds and returns them.
   His family could really use the money, so Jay sets off, determined to catch them. But by the end of the summer, Jay will have learned a lot more than he bargained for—and not just about monkeys.
   From the beloved author of Where the Red Fern Grows comes another memorable adventure novel filled with heart, humor, and excitement.]]> 288 Wilson Rawls 0440415802 emma jane 5 4.08 1976 Summer of the Monkeys
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]]> Pictures of Hollis Woods 828084
is the place where a baby was abandoned

is the baby's name

is an artist

is now a twelve-year-old girl

who's been in so many foster homes she can hardly remember them all. When Hollis is sent to Josie, an elderly artist who is quirky and affectionate, she wants to stay. But Josie is growing more forgetful every day. If Social Services finds out, they'll take Hollis away and move Josie into a home. Well, Hollis Woods won't let anyone separate them. She's escaped the system before; this time, she's taking Josie with her. Still, even as she plans her future with Josie, Hollis dreams of the past summer with the Regans, fixing each special moment of her days with them in pictures she'll never forget. Patricia Reilly Giff captures the yearning for a place to belong in this warmhearted story, which stresses the importance of artistic vision, creativity, and above all, family.]]> 166 Patricia Reilly Giff 0439692393 emma jane 5 4.02 2002 Pictures of Hollis Woods
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]]> The Bronze Bow 24408 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Samuel 22:35)
The Bronze Bow, written by Elizabeth George Speare (author of The Witch of Blackbird Pond) won the Newbery Medal in 1962. This gripping, action-packed novel tells the story of eighteen-year-old Daniel bar Jamin—a fierce, hotheaded young man bent on revenging his father’s death by forcing the Romans from his land of Israel. Daniel’s palpable hatred for Romans wanes only when he starts to hear the gentle lessons of the traveling carpenter, Jesus of Nazareth. A fast-paced, suspenseful, vividly wrought tale of friendship, loyalty, the idea of home, community . . . and ultimately, as Jesus says to Daniel on page 224: “Can’t you see, Daniel, it is hate that is the enemy? Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love.� A powerful, relevant read in turbulent times.]]> 256 Elizabeth George Speare emma jane 4 4.00 1961 The Bronze Bow
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]]> Walk Two Moons 69497
Beneath Phoebe's story is Sal's story and that of her mother, who left on day for Idaho and has not returned. Sal has less than a week to get to Idaho in time from her mother's birthday and bring her back. Despite her father's warning that she is fishing in the air, Sal knows this journey is the only chance she has for reuniting her family.]]> 280 Sharon Creech 0590674099 emma jane 5 4.17 1994 Walk Two Moons
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]]> The Phantom Tollbooth 378 Librarian's Note: For an alternate cover edition of the same ISBN, click here.

This beloved story -first published more than fifty years ago- introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands Beyond.

For Milo, everything’s a bore. When a tollbooth mysteriously appears in his room, he drives through only because he’s got nothing better to do. But on the other side, things seem different. Milo visits the Island of Conclusions (you get there by jumping), learns about time from a ticking watchdog named Tock, and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason! Somewhere along the way, Milo realizes something astonishing. Life is far from dull. In fact, it’s exciting beyond his wildest dreams. . . .]]> 248 Norton Juster 0394820371 emma jane 4 4.19 1961 The Phantom Tollbooth
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]]> When You Reach Me 5310515 199 Rebecca Stead 0385737424 emma jane 5 4.08 2009 When You Reach Me
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]]> Charlotte's Rose 842625 I will carry that baby to Zion,� I shout at them, “just see if I don’t!�

Well! I did it! I have left them all quite speechless.

In 1856, 12-year-old Charlotte and her widowed father are members of a Welsh handcart company on the Mormon Trail, so poor they cannot afford wagons but must push carts from Iowa City to Utah. When a woman in the company dies giving birth, and her husband is too distraught to care for the baby girl, Charlotte grandly offers to care for the baby, whom she names Rose. But taking care of Rose turns out to be much harder than Charlotte expected. She’s stuck; she can’t give Rose back. As she struggles along the trail with the infant, she comes to love Rose, and to dream of life with “her� baby, even though Papa and others remind her that she will have to give Rose back to her father when they part ways at the end of the trail.]]> 256 Ann Edwards Cannon 0385729669 emma jane 4 4.08 2002 Charlotte's Rose
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]]> The Diary of a Young Girl 48855
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annexe� of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and surprisingly humorous, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
--back cover]]> 283 Anne Frank emma jane 5 4.19 1947 The Diary of a Young Girl
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)]]> 2767052
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.]]> 374 Suzanne Collins emma jane 5 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
author: Suzanne Collins
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average rating: 4.34
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 emma jane 5 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
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average rating: 4.47
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Boy in the Striped Pajamas]]> 39999
Fences like this exist all over the world. We hope you never have to encounter one.]]> 224 John Boyne 0385751079 emma jane 0 4.17 2006 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
author: John Boyne
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> The Twenty-One Balloons 837501 180 William Pène du Bois 0140320970 emma jane 4 3.95 1947 The Twenty-One Balloons
author: William Pène du Bois
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average rating: 3.95
book published: 1947
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)]]> 11737313
A hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime

Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, and she's been making waves ever since. Although Mo hopes someday to find her "upstream mother," she's found a home with the Colonel--a café owner with a forgotten past of his own--and Miss Lana, the fabulous café hostess. She will protect those she loves with every bit of her strong will and tough attitude. So when a lawman comes to town asking about a murder, Mo and her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III, set out to uncover the truth in hopes of saving the only family Mo has ever known.

Full of wisdom, humor, and grit, this timeless yarn will melt the heart of even the sternest Yankee.]]> 312 Sheila Turnage 0803736703 emma jane 4 4.02 2012 Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
author: Sheila Turnage
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average rating: 4.02
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)]]> 307791
But when two children, Lina and Doon, discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of Ember. Can they decipher the words from long ago and find a new future for everyone? Will the people of Ember listen to them?]]> 270 Jeanne DuPrau 0375822747 emma jane 5 3.89 2003 The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
author: Jeanne DuPrau
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average rating: 3.89
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> Umbrella Summer 4881647 240 Lisa Graff 0061431885 emma jane 0 to-read 4.05 2000 Umbrella Summer
author: Lisa Graff
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average rating: 4.05
book published: 2000
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)]]> 85990
Miri soon finds herself confronted with a harsh academy mistress, bitter competition among the girls, and her own conflicting desires to be chosen and win the heart of her childhood best friend. But when bandits seek out the academy to kidnap the future princess, Miri must rally the girls together and use a power unique to the mountain dwellers to save herself and her classmates.]]> 314 Shannon Hale 1599900734 emma jane 4 4.03 2005 Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)
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average rating: 4.03
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Palace of Stone (Princess Academy, #2)]]> 12926132
Coming down from the mountain to a new city life is a thrill to Miri. She and her princess academy friends have come to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding. There, Miri also has a chance to attend school--at the prestigious Queen's Castle.

But as Miri befriends sophisticated and exciting students, she also learns that they have some frightening plans for a revolution. Torn between loyalty to the princess and her new friends' ideas, between an old love and a new crush, and between her small mountain home and the bustling city, Miri looks to find her own way in this new place.]]> 336 Shannon Hale 1599908735 emma jane 4 3.99 2012 Palace of Stone (Princess Academy, #2)
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average rating: 3.99
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Kind of Friends We Used to Be]]> 2909379
Well, except for last year when they weren't friends anymore....

And except for this year when they both want to be friends again, but just don't know how.

But the thing is, even as they are trying to fix their broken friendship, they are becoming more and more unalike. And that's becoming harder and harder to deal with. Well, it would be a lot easier if Kate would just take some of Marylin's fashion advice. Ballet flats would look so much better than those big black combat boots. Feminine. But Kate doesn't want to be feminine. She wants to learn guitar and write her own songs; she wants to be the exact opposite of the middle-school cheerleaders. And maybe if Marylin would just stick up for herself and not get bullied by Mazie (the Meanest Cheerleader Ever) into judging anyone who's the least bit different, Marylin and Kate could be real friends again.

Funny, realistic, and incredibly insightful, Edgar Award-winning novelist Frances O'Roark Dowell explores the shifting terrain of middle-school friendship in the companion book to the well-loved The Secret Language of Girls .]]> 240 Frances O'Roark Dowell 1416950311 emma jane 3 ]]> 3.88 2009 The Kind of Friends We Used to Be
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the author captures the drama of girls and shows how they get through it

]]> Down a Dark Hall 538757
Kit walks the dark halls and feels a penetrating chill. What terror waits around the next corner?]]> 192 Lois Duncan 0440918057 emma jane 5 3.79 1974 Down a Dark Hall
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The way the author thought of this story is amazing...I was scared but I couldn't put it down, I was attached. The minute I picked it up I didn't stop. I think it is a must read for everyone that can stand reading 187 pages.
]]> Call It Courage 857528
Mafatu was afraid of the sea. It had taken his mother when he was a baby, and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu. So, though he was the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a race of Polynesians who worshipped courage, and he was named Stout Heart, he feared and avoided tha sea, till everyone branded him a coward. When he could no longer bear their taunts and jibes, he determined to conquer that fear or be conquered—so he went off in his canoe, alone except for his little dog and pet albatross. A storm gave him his first challenge. Then days on a desert island found him resourceful beyond his own expectation. This is the story of how his courage grew and how he finally returned home. This is a legend. It happened many years ago, but even today the people of Hikueru sing this story and tell it over their evening fires.]]> 128 Armstrong Sperry 0689713916 emma jane 4 3.76 1940 Call It Courage
author: Armstrong Sperry
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average rating: 3.76
book published: 1940
rating: 4
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]]> Milkweed 69392
He's a boy called Jew. Gypsy. Stopthief. Filthy son of Abraham.

He's a boy who lives in the streets of Warsaw. He's a boy who steals food for himself, and the other orphans. He's a boy who believes in bread, and mothers, and angels.

He's a boy who wants to be a Nazi, with tall, shiny jackboots of his own-until the day that suddenly makes him change his mind.

And when the trains come to empty the Jews from the ghetto of the damned, he's a boy who realizes it's safest of all to be nobody.

Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli takes us to one of the most devastating settings imaginable-Nazi-occupied Warsaw during World War II-and tells a tale of heartbreak, hope, and survival through the bright eyes of a young Holocaust orphan.]]> 208 Jerry Spinelli 0440420059 emma jane 4 4.01 2003 Milkweed
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rating: 4
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]]> Worth 817952 Nathaniel feels increasingly jealous of the boy who has taken over not only his work but the attention of his father, who has barely spoken to him since his injury. In school for the first time he is far behind even his youngest classmates, and he feels as useless there as he does at home.
Meanwhile, Worth is still grieving for his family and his old life. As the farm chores prevent him from going to school, he also resents losing his dream of an education and a good job. And for all the work he does, he knows he will never inherit the farm that he's helping to save.
But a battle between ranchers and farmers -- and a book of Greek mythology that Nathaniel reads aloud each evening -- forges a connection between the two boys, who begin to discover that maybe there is enough room on the farm, and in the family, for both of them.
A. LaFaye's dynamic portrayal of two boys longing for something they no longer have -- and finding the resources to face the future -- offers a fresh perspective on the thousands of children who moved west via the Orphan Trains in the late nineteenth century.]]> 160 A. LaFaye 0689857306 emma jane 4 3.68 1998 Worth
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)]]> 266904 262 Jeanne Birdsall emma jane 5 4.19 2005 The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)
author: Jeanne Birdsall
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average rating: 4.19
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Running Out of Time (Out of Time #1)]]> 227658 184 Margaret Peterson Haddix 0439632501 emma jane 4 3.99 1995 Running Out of Time (Out of Time #1)
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average rating: 3.99
book published: 1995
rating: 4
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]]> Hoot 294420
The site of Coconut Cove's future Mother Paula's All-American Pancake House is experiencing a slight problem: survey stakes removed, alligators in the port-a-potties, and painted-over patrol cars. But who's behind the clever vandalism and pranks? New Florida resident Roy Eberhardt isn't aware of these goings-on, but he has often noticed a barefoot boy running down the street faster than anything. His curiosity piqued, Roy starts to inquire around and even follows the boy once, only to be told by Beatrice Leep, a.k.a. Beatrice the Bear, to mind his own business. Despite Beatrice's warning and plenty of bullying from the lunkheaded Dana Matherson, Roy follows the boy, whose name is Mullet Fingers, one day and winds up in the middle of an ecological mission to save a parliament of burrowing owls from being bulldozed.]]> 292 Carl Hiaasen emma jane 4 3.73 2002 Hoot
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average rating: 3.73
book published: 2002
rating: 4
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]]> Book of a Thousand Days 248484
As food runs low and the days go from broiling hot to freezing cold, it is all Dashti can do to keep them fed and comfortable. With the arrival outside the tower of Saren's two suitors--one welcome, the other decidedly less so--the girls are confronted with both hope and great danger, and Dashti must make the desperate choices of a girl whose life is worth more than she knows.

With Shannon Hale's lyrical language, this little-known classic fairy tale from the Brothers Grimm is reimagined and reset on the central Asian steppes; it is a completely unique retelling filled with adventure and romance, drama and disguise.]]> 306 Shannon Hale 1599900513 emma jane 4 3.96 2007 Book of a Thousand Days
author: Shannon Hale
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average rating: 3.96
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 28194 9780439709101

From internationally acclaimed storyteller Cornelia Funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback!

One cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called INKHEART-- and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Meggie must learn to harness the magic that has conjured this nightmare. For only she can change the course of the story that has changed her life forever.

This is INKHEART--a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. Dare to read it aloud.]]> 563 Cornelia Funke emma jane 5 3.91 2003 Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
author: Cornelia Funke
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average rating: 3.91
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler]]> 3980
When Claudia decided to run away, she planned very carefully. She would be gone just long enough to teach her parents a lesson in Claudia appreciation. And she would go in comfort - she would live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She saved her money, and she invited her brother Jamie to go, mostly because he was a miser and would have money.

Claudia was a good organizer and Jamie had some ideas, too; so the two took up residence at the museum right on schedule. But once the fun of settling in was over, Claudia had two unexpected problems: She felt just the same, and she wanted to feel different; and she found a statue at the Museum so beautiful she could not go home until she had discovered its maker, a question that baffled the experts, too.

The former owner of the statue was Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Without her - well, without her, Claudia might never have found a way to go home.]]> 159 E.L. Konigsburg 0744583276 emma jane 3 4.16 1967 From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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average rating: 4.16
book published: 1967
rating: 3
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]]> Savvy (Savvy, #1) 2133795 As if waiting weren't hard enough, the family gets scary news two days before Mibs's birthday: Poppa has been in a terrible accident. Mibs develops the singular mission to get to the hospital and prove that her new power can save her dad. So she sneaks onto a salesman's bus . . . only to find the bus heading in the opposite direction. Suddenly Mibs finds herself on an unforgettable odyssey that will force her to make sense of growing up-and of other people, who might also have a few secrets hidden just beneath the skin.

]]> 342 Ingrid Law 0803733062 emma jane 3 3.98 2008 Savvy (Savvy, #1)
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average rating: 3.98
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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]]> The Secret Garden 2529281 298 Frances Hodgson Burnett 0590407201 emma jane 5 4.13 1911 The Secret Garden
author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 1911
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)]]> 83369 "ARE YOU A GIFTED CHILD LOOKING FOR SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES?"



When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.



As our heroes face physical and mental trials beyond their wildest imaginations, they have no choice but to turn to each other for support. But with their newfound friendship at stake, will they be able to pass the most important test of all? �

WELCOME TO THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY.]]> 486 Trenton Lee Stewart 0316057770 emma jane 5 4.15 2007 The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
author: Trenton Lee Stewart
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average rating: 4.15
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> I, Emma Freke 8103107 I, Emma Freke is a charming search-for-identity story about Emma--the only normal member of her quirky family. While Emma desperately tries to find her niche, she discovers that perhaps it's better to be her own freak than someone else's Freke.

-- "Journal"]]> 234 Elizabeth Atkinson 0761356045 emma jane 4 3.78 2010 I, Emma Freke
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average rating: 3.78
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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This book can help you to understand yourself better and feel okay about it.
]]> Wonder (Wonder, #1) 11387515 I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Wonder, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others.]]> 315 R.J. Palacio 0375869026 emma jane 5 <br /> 4.34 2012 Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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average rating: 4.34
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> Abduction! 668026 215 Peg Kehret 0142406171 emma jane 4 4.17 2004 Abduction!
author: Peg Kehret
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average rating: 4.17
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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]]> Stolen Children 4857821 176 Peg Kehret 0525478353 emma jane 5 4.23 2008 Stolen Children
author: Peg Kehret
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average rating: 4.23
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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This is one of my favorite books
]]> <![CDATA[The Candy Shop War (The Candy Shop War, #1)]]> 1113545 404 Brandon Mull 159038783X emma jane 4 4.05 2007 The Candy Shop War (The Candy Shop War, #1)
author: Brandon Mull
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average rating: 4.05
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) 207153 145 Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 0689862229 emma jane 4 3.96 1991 Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)
author: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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average rating: 3.96
book published: 1991
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)]]> 117980
A tesseract (in case the reader doesn't know) is a wrinkle in time. To tell more would rob the reader of the enjoyment of Miss L'Engle's unusual book.]]> 190 Madeleine L'Engle 0440998050 emma jane 4 4.01 1962 A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
author: Madeleine L'Engle
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1962
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)]]> 15881
And strike it does. For in Harry’s second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls� bathroom. But then the real trouble begins � someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects� Harry Potter himself!]]> 352 J.K. Rowling emma jane 4 4.42 1998 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
author: J.K. Rowling
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average rating: 4.42
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> Faith, Hope, and Ivy June 5834917
Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program between their schools. The girls will stay at each other’s homes, attend school together, and record their experience in their journals. Catherine and her family have a beautiful home with plenty of space. Since Ivy June’s house is crowded, she lives with her grandparents. Her Pappaw works in the coal mines supporting four generations of kinfolk. Ivy June can’t wait until he leaves that mine forever and retires. As the girls get closer, they discover they’re more alike than different, especially when they face the terror of not knowing what’s happening to those they love most.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 288 Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 0385905882 emma jane 4 3.92 2009 Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
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This was a really good book, I felt like I actually knew the characters. Good job Phyllis Reynolds Naylor!
]]> The Rescue (Benotripia, #1) 13793498 136 McKenzie Wagner 1462110142 emma jane 4 3.78 2012 The Rescue (Benotripia, #1)
author: McKenzie Wagner
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average rating: 3.78
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rating: 4
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This amazing book is writen by an eleven year old. It is a book that you just want to keep reading.
]]> A Crooked Kind of Perfect 1535111
But when Dad ventures to the music store and ends up with a wheezy organ instead of a piano, Zoe's dreams hit a sour note. Learning the organ versions of old TV theme songs just isn't the same as mastering Beethoven on the piano. And the organ isn't the only part of Zoe's life in Michigan that's off-kilter, what with Mom constantly at work, Dad afraid to leave the house, and that odd boy, Wheeler Diggs, following her home from school every day.

Yet when Zoe enters the annual Perform-O-Rama organ competition, she finds that life is full of surprises--and that perfection may be even better when it's just a little off center.]]> 224 Linda Urban 0152060073 emma jane 3 3.86 2007 A Crooked Kind of Perfect
author: Linda Urban
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average rating: 3.86
book published: 2007
rating: 3
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]]> Bud, Not Buddy 368468
He has his own suitcase full of special things.

He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.

His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!!

Bud's got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road and find this mystery man, nothing can stop him--not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself.]]> 243 Christopher Paul Curtis 0385323069 emma jane 4 3.96 1999 Bud, Not Buddy
author: Christopher Paul Curtis
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average rating: 3.96
book published: 1999
rating: 4
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]]> Scat 3276072
Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disappeared after a school field trip to Black Vine Swamp. And, to be honest, the kids in her class are relieved.

But when the principal tries to tell the students that Mrs. Starch has been called away on a "family emergency," Nick and Marta just don't buy it. No, they figure the class delinquent, Smoke, has something to do with her disappearance.

And he does! But not in the way they think. There's a lot more going on in Black Vine Swamp than any one player in this twisted tale can see. And Nick and Marta will have to reckon with an eccentric eco-avenger, a stuffed rat named Chelsea, a wannabe Texas oilman, a singing substitute teacher, and a ticked-off Florida panther before they really begin to see the big picture.

That's life in the swamp, kids.]]> 384 Carl Hiaasen 0375834869 emma jane 4 3.93 2009 Scat
author: Carl Hiaasen
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average rating: 3.93
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> Janitors (Janitors, #1) 10318247 298 Tyler Whitesides 1609080564 emma jane 4 3.91 2011 Janitors (Janitors, #1)
author: Tyler Whitesides
name: emma jane
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)]]> 205821 Caddie is brave, and her story is special because it's based on the life and memories of Carol Ryrie Brink's grandmother, the real Caddie Woodlawn. Her spirit and sense of fun have made this book a classic that readers have taken to their hearts for more than seventy years.

]]> 288 Carol Ryrie Brink 1416940286 emma jane 5 4.02 1935 Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)
author: Carol Ryrie Brink
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average rating: 4.02
book published: 1935
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)]]> 607014 How can a fairy's blessing be such a curse?

At her birth, Ella of Frell was the unfortunate recipient of a foolish fairy's gift—the “gift� of obedience. Ella must obey any order, whether it's hopping on one foot for a day and a half, or chopping off her own head! But strong-willed Ella does not tamely accept her fate. Against a bold backdrop of princes, ogres, giants, wicked stepsisters, and fairy godmothers, Ella goes on a quest to break the curse—once and for all.]]> 232 Gail Carson Levine emma jane 3 4.17 1997 Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted, #1)
author: Gail Carson Levine
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1)]]> 6609765 295 Sharon M. Draper 141697170X emma jane 4 4.34 2010 Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1)
author: Sharon M. Draper
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)]]> 4835838
It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited -- after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they haven't shared together. When Amanda turns in for the night, glad to have her birthday behind her, she wakes up happy for a new day. Or is it? Her birthday seems to be repeating iself. What is going on?! And how can she fix it? Only time, friendship, and a little luck will tell. . .]]> 272 Wendy Mass 0545052394 emma jane 5 4.16 2009 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)
author: Wendy Mass
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> Tuck Everlasting 84981 148 Natalie Babbitt 0374480095 emma jane 4 3.90 1975 Tuck Everlasting
author: Natalie Babbitt
name: emma jane
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1975
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)]]> 179064 She was born with her eyes closed and a word on her tongue, a word she could not taste.

Her name was Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee, Crown Princess of Kildenree, and she spent the first years of her life listening to her aunt’s stories and learning the language of the birds, especially the swans. And when she was older, she watched as a colt was born, and she heard the first word on his tongue, his name, Falada.

From the Grimm’s fairy tale of the princess who became a goose girl before she could become queen, Shannon Hale has woven an incredible, original, and magical tale of a girl who must find her own unusual talents before she can lead the people she has made her own.]]> 383 Shannon Hale 1582349908 emma jane 3 4.14 2003 The Goose Girl (The Books of Bayern, #1)
author: Shannon Hale
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2003
rating: 3
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]]> Mr. Popper's Penguins 61549
A classic of American humor, this story of a gentle housepainter and his high stepping penguins has delighted children for generations.
]]> 139 Richard Atwater emma jane 3 3.97 1938 Mr. Popper's Penguins
author: Richard Atwater
name: emma jane
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1938
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Leven Thumps, #1)]]> 214856
Fourteen-year-old Leven Thumps (a.k.a. "Lev") lives a wretched life in Burnt Culvert, Oklahoma. But his life is about to change and his destiny be fulfilled as he learns about a secret gateway that bridges two worlds -- the real world and Foo, a place created at the beginning of time in the folds of the mind that makes it possible for mankind to dream and hope, aspire and imagine. But Foo is in chaos, and three transplants from that dreamworld have been sent to retrieve Lev, who alone has the power to save Foo.

Enter Clover, a wisecracking, foot-high sidekick; Winter, a girl with a special power of her own; and Geth, the rightful heir to Foo. Their mission: to convince Lev that he has the power to save Foo. Can this unique band of travelers help Lev overcome his doubt? Will Lev find the gateway in time? Or will Sabine and his dark shadows find the gateway first and destroy mankind?

]]> 368 Obert Skye 1416928065 emma jane 3 3.75 2005 Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Leven Thumps, #1)
author: Obert Skye
name: emma jane
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)]]> 28187 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.]]> 377 Rick Riordan 0786838655 emma jane 4 4.31 2005 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> The Trumpet of the Swan 24335 The Trumpet of the Swan, about a cygnet who finds his voice, is now a full-length animated film from Sony. Now younger readers can experience the joy of reading about Louie the trumpeter swan and his friends in these adorable readers with original full-color illustrations.

Louie is very popular. Who wouldn't love a swan who can read, write, and play the trumpet? When Louie goes to camp, he meets a boy named A.G. who doesn't like birds, and since Louie is a bird, that means he doesn't like Louie. When A.G. pulls a dangerous stunt out on the lake, he realizes that Louie is a hero, after all.]]> 252 E.B. White 0064408671 emma jane 4 4.10 1970 The Trumpet of the Swan
author: E.B. White
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1970
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Wringer (Summer Reading Edition)]]> 278264
Sometimes he wished it would come after him, chase him, this thing he did not want to be. But the thing never moved. It merely waited. Waited for him to come to it. In Palmer LaRue's hometown of Waymer, turning ten is the biggest event of a boy's life. It marks the day when a boy is ready to take his place as a wringer at the annual Family Fest. It's an honor and a tradition.

But for Palmer, his tenth birthday is not something to look forward to, but something to dread. Because -- although he can't admit this to anyone -- Palmer does not want to be a wringer. But he can't stop himself from getting older, any more than he can stop tradition.

Then one day, a visitor appears on his windowsill, and Palmer knows that this, more than anything else, is a sign that his time is up. Somehow, he must learn how to stop being afraid and stand up for what he believes in.]]> 240 Jerry Spinelli 0060739487 emma jane 5 3.64 1997 Wringer (Summer Reading Edition)
author: Jerry Spinelli
name: emma jane
average rating: 3.64
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> Holes (Holes, #1) 38709
It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.]]> 272 Louis Sachar 0439244196 emma jane 4 4.01 1998 Holes (Holes, #1)
author: Louis Sachar
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1998
rating: 4
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]]> The Summer of the Swans 325636
Sara's fourteenth summer was turning out to be the most confusing time of her life. Up until then, things had flowed smoothly, like the gliding swans on the lake. Now she wanted to fly away from everything—her beautiful older sister, her bossy Aunty Willie, her remote father, and, most of all, from herself.

But could she fly away from Charlie? She loved her younger brother in a way she couldn't understand, though sometimes she grew tired of his neediness. But when Charlie himself took flight, Sara suddenly knew what she had to do....]]> 144 Betsy Byars 0142404411 emma jane 3 3.61 1970 The Summer of the Swans
author: Betsy Byars
name: emma jane
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1970
rating: 3
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]]> No Flying in the House 128521 And she can do lots of things that other kids can't do, such as kiss her own elbow and fly around the house. But being a fairy isn't all fun and games, and soon Annabel must make a choice. If she chooses to be a fairy, she'll have to say good-bye to Gloria forever. How can she decide between her newly found magic and her dearest friend?]]> 157 Betty Brock 0439866650 emma jane 4 4.17 1970 No Flying in the House
author: Betty Brock
name: emma jane
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1970
rating: 4
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