Jackson's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 12 Aug 2012 04:07:03 -0700 60 Jackson's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Knife (Faery Rebels, #1) 3649147
Don’t read this book if you’re expecting fairy dust � the last thing Knife is likely to wield is a magic wand...]]> 320 R.J. Anderson 1408303124 Jackson 5 4.03 2009 Knife (Faery Rebels, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Blood Magic (The Blood Journals, #1)]]> 8715032
Draw a circle... place a dead leaf in the center... sprinkle some salt... recite a little Latin... add a drop of blood...

Maybe that last part isn’t exactly simple. Yet somehow it feels right to Silla Kennicott. And nothing in her life has felt remotely right since her parents� horrific deaths. She’s willing to do anything to uncover the truth about her family—even try a few spells from the mysterious book that arrived on her doorstep ... and spill some blood.

The book isn’t the only recent arrival in Silla’s life. There’s Nick Pardee, the new guy next door who may have seen Silla casting a spell. She’s not sure what he saw and is afraid to find out. But as they spend more time together, Silla realizes this may not be Nick’s first encounter with Blood Magic. Brought together by a combination of fate and chemistry, Silla and Nick can’t deny their attraction. And they can’t ignore the dark presence lurking nearby—waiting to reclaim the book and all its power.]]> 405 Tessa Gratton 0375867333 Jackson 0 to-read 3.67 2011 Blood Magic (The Blood Journals, #1)
author: Tessa Gratton
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]]> You Wish 7092507 I wish my birthday wishes actually came true. Because they never freakin' do.

Kayla wakes the next day to a life-sized, bright pink My Little Pony outside her window. Then a year's supply of gumballs arrives. A boy named Ken with a disturbing resemblance to the doll of the same name stalks her. As the ghosts of Kayla's wishes-past appear, they take her on a wild ride...but they must stop. Because when she was fifteen? She wished Ben Mackenzie would kiss her. And Ben is her best friend's boyfriend.]]> 304 Mandy Hubbard 1595142924 Jackson 0 to-read 3.80 2010 You Wish
author: Mandy Hubbard
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average rating: 3.80
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]]> <![CDATA[The Farfield Curse (Bran Hambric, #1)]]> 6466251
Eight years later, a twisted, hissing creature confronts Bran and his foster father, Sewey, on their rooftop. Sewey believes it's a gnome, but not Bran. (Sewey isn't the brightest Duncelander to begin with.) Bran soon discovers that whatever leapt onto his roof is connected to the he never knew...and that Bran himself is the missing link in a plot so secret and evil that those behind it will stop at nothing to hunt him down.

Armed with wands and weapons, Bran's enemies are about to attack--with all the power of a horrible curse and a terrible crime. Magic won't be the only law broken in the City of Dunce...]]> 430 Kaleb Nation 1402218575 Jackson 0 to-read 3.66 2009 The Farfield Curse (Bran Hambric, #1)
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average rating: 3.66
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]]> The Replacement 7507908
Mackie would give anything to live among us, to practice on his bass or spend time with his crush, Tate. But when Tate's baby sister goes missing, Mackie is drawn irrevocably into the underworld of Gentry, known as Mayhem. He must face the dark creatures of the Slag Heaps and find his rightful place, in our world, or theirs.]]> 343 Brenna Yovanoff 1595143378 Jackson 0 to-read 3.60 2010 The Replacement
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]]> Will Grayson, Will Grayson 6567017
It's not that far from Evanston to Naperville, but Chicago suburbanites Will Grayson and Will Grayson might as well live on different planets. When fate delivers them both to the same surprising crossroads, the Will Graysons find their lives overlapping and hurtling in new and unexpected directions. With a push from friends new and old - including the massive, and massively fabulous, Tiny Cooper, offensive lineman and musical theater auteur extraordinaire - Will and Will begin building toward respective romantic turns-of-heart and the epic production of history's most awesome high school musical.]]> 320 John Green 0525421580 Jackson 5 3.70 2010 Will Grayson, Will Grayson
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average rating: 3.70
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]]> Of Bees and Mist 6240758 Of Bees and Mist is an engrossing fable that chronicles three generations of women under one family tree and places them in a mythical town where spirits and spells, witchcraft and demons, and prophets and clairvoyance are an everyday reality.

Meridia grows up in a lonely home until she falls in love with Daniel at age sixteen. Soon, they marry, and Meridia can finally escape to live with her charming husband’s family—unaware that they harbor dark mysteries of their own. As Meridia struggles to embrace her life as a young bride, she discovers long-kept secrets about her own past as well as shocking truths about her new family that push her love, courage, and sanity to the brink.

Erick Setiawan’s astonishing debut is a richly atmospheric and tumultuous ride of hope and heartbreak that is altogether touching, truthful, and memorable.]]> 404 Erick Setiawan 1416596240 Jackson 0 to-read 3.76 2009 Of Bees and Mist
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]]> <![CDATA[Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)]]> 7260188 My name is Katniss Everdeen.
Why am I not dead?
I should be dead.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans—except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay—no matter what the personal cost.]]> 390 Suzanne Collins 0439023513 Jackson 0 to-read 4.10 2010 Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
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average rating: 4.10
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]]> Please Ignore Vera Dietz 6665671 Ěý
So when Charlie dies in dark circumstances, Vera knows a lot more than anyone—the kids at school, his family, even the police. But will she emerge to clear his name? Does she even want to?
Ěý
Edgy and gripping, Please Ignore Vera Dietz is an unforgettable smart, funny, dramatic, and always surprising.]]> 327 A.S. King 0375865861 Jackson 0 to-read 3.88 2010 Please Ignore Vera Dietz
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]]> The Sky Is Everywhere 6604794
Join Lennie on this heartbreaking and hilarious journey of profound sorrow and mad love, as she makes colossal mistakes and colossal discoveries, as she traipses through band rooms and forest bedrooms and ultimately right into your heart.

As much a celebration of love as a poignant portrait of loss, Lennie's struggle to sort her own melody out of the noise around her is always honest, often uproarious, and absolutely unforgettable.]]> 288 Jandy Nelson 0803734956 Jackson 4 I think grieving books are difficult because grieving is so different for everyone-- and thus, what one reader might relate to another might not understand at all. I think that Nelson hit the nail on the head with Lennie's grief. It's real, palpable, intense enough that even someone who grieves differently will understand Lennie, her anguish, her motivations, and her mistakes. I was so overwhelmed with her emotion that it became difficult to separate my own responses to the plot from her. Amazing.
I also adored the poems sprinkled throughout the book-- it was an excellent way of explaining Baily and their relationship without being blunt and overly direct. They were beautifully written and match the lyrical style of the book perfectly.
I had only one qualm-- the characters felt very dated. Something about them felt old-fashioned, like their modern slang had to be edited in instead of existing naturally. I don't know the author, but would be willing to guess she was a teen in the 70's or 80's. It helped when I gave in and just imagined the story taking place in the mid seventies instead of now.
BUT, that really wasn't enough to detract from the power of the story. Again-- I loved it, and I think it'll be the type of book that gets read both in schools and under the covers by book-loving teens.]]> 3.97 2010 The Sky Is Everywhere
author: Jandy Nelson
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average rating: 3.97
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I loved this book-- LOVED it.
I think grieving books are difficult because grieving is so different for everyone-- and thus, what one reader might relate to another might not understand at all. I think that Nelson hit the nail on the head with Lennie's grief. It's real, palpable, intense enough that even someone who grieves differently will understand Lennie, her anguish, her motivations, and her mistakes. I was so overwhelmed with her emotion that it became difficult to separate my own responses to the plot from her. Amazing.
I also adored the poems sprinkled throughout the book-- it was an excellent way of explaining Baily and their relationship without being blunt and overly direct. They were beautifully written and match the lyrical style of the book perfectly.
I had only one qualm-- the characters felt very dated. Something about them felt old-fashioned, like their modern slang had to be edited in instead of existing naturally. I don't know the author, but would be willing to guess she was a teen in the 70's or 80's. It helped when I gave in and just imagined the story taking place in the mid seventies instead of now.
BUT, that really wasn't enough to detract from the power of the story. Again-- I loved it, and I think it'll be the type of book that gets read both in schools and under the covers by book-loving teens.
]]> Once Was Lost 6287072
Samara Taylor used to believe in miracles. She used to believe in a lot of things. As a pastor's kid, it's hard not to buy in to the idea of the perfect family, a loving God, and amazing grace. But lately, Sam has a lot of reason to doubt. Her mother lands in rehab after a DUI and her father seems more interested in his congregation than his family. When a young girl in her small town is kidnapped, the local tragedy overlaps with Sam's personal one, and the already-worn thread of faith holding her together begins to unravel.

In her third novel, acclaimed author Sara Zarr examines the coexistence of affliction and hope, and what happens when everything you thought you believed---about God, about your family, about yourself---is transformed.]]> 6 Sara Zarr 0307582302 Jackson 4 3.71 2009 Once Was Lost
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]]> Hate List 6316171
Now, after a summer of seclusion, Val is forced to confront her guilt as she returns to school to complete her senior year. Haunted by the memory of the boyfriend she still loves and navigating rocky relationships with her family, former friends and the girl whose life she saved, Val must come to grips with the tragedy that took place and her role in it, in order to make amends and move on with her life.
]]> 405 Jennifer Brown 0316041440 Jackson 5 4.00 2009 Hate List
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]]> Wayfarer (Faery Rebels, #2) 6399294
The faeries of the Oak are in danger of extinction, and their only hope for survival rests in fifteen-year-old Linden. Armed with the last of her people's magic, she travels bravely into the modern human world. Along the way she makes a reluctant ally—a human boy named Timothy.

Soon Linden and Timothy discover a danger much worse than the Oakenfolk's loss of magic: a potent evil that threatens to enslave faeries and humans alike. In a fevered, desperate chase across the country, Tim and Linden must risk their lives to seek an ancient power before it's too late to save everyone they love.

R. J. Anderson has artfully crafted a world of stunning magic, thrilling adventure, and delicate beauty, where the key to the future is in an unexpected, forbidden friendship.]]> 304 R.J. Anderson 0061554774 Jackson 5 I loved Linden and Timothy's friendship (though I was disapointed at the way the book ended in regards to their relationship) and the continued world building that acknowledges, but doesn't focus on the super dark side of faery lore.
Overall, a fantastic read!]]> 3.86 2010 Wayfarer (Faery Rebels, #2)
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I loved Anderson's FAERY REBELS: SPELL HUNTER aka KNIFE (UK title ftw), but WAYFARER is even more fantastic. The story telling is much more urgent, and the plot really sucks you in and drives you to the point that you can't find a good "stopping place" to put the book down...and thus read the whole thing in a day :)
I loved Linden and Timothy's friendship (though I was disapointed at the way the book ended in regards to their relationship) and the continued world building that acknowledges, but doesn't focus on the super dark side of faery lore.
Overall, a fantastic read!
]]> How to Say Goodbye in Robot 2741766 288 Natalie Standiford 0545107083 Jackson 4 3.84 2009 How to Say Goodbye in Robot
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average rating: 3.84
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]]> <![CDATA[Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves, #1)]]> 6905534
But when her curiosity gets the better of her and she discovers Chase, a new teen locked in a cage in her guardian's basement, and witnesses him turn into a wolf before her eyes, the horrific memories of her parents' murders return. Bryn becomes obsessed with getting her questions answered, and Chase is the only one who can provide the information she needs.

But in her drive to find the truth, will Bryn push too far beyond the constraints of the pack, forcing her to leave behind her friends, her family, and the identity that she's shaped?]]> 432 Jennifer Lynn Barnes 1606840592 Jackson 0 to-read 3.92 2010 Raised by Wolves (Raised by Wolves, #1)
author: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> <![CDATA[Magic Under Glass (Magic Under, #1)]]> 6461779
Unsettling below-stairs rumours abound about ghosts, a mad woman roaming the halls, and of Parry's involvement in a gang of ruthless sorcerers who torture fairies for sport. When Nimira discovers the spirit of a dashing young fairy gentleman is trapped inside the automaton's stiff limbs, waiting for someone to break the curse and set him free, the two fall in love. But it is a love set against a dreadful race against time to save the entire fairy realm, which is in mortal peril.]]> 225 Jaclyn Dolamore 1408802120 Jackson 5 3.62 2009 Magic Under Glass (Magic Under, #1)
author: Jaclyn Dolamore
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average rating: 3.62
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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 0439023483 Jackson 5 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
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average rating: 4.34
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]]> <![CDATA[Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)]]> 9409458 then.
When Sam met Grace, he was a wolf and she was a girl. Eventually he found a way to become a boy, and their love moved from curious distance to the intense closeness of shared lives.

now.
That should have been the end of their story. But Grace was not meant to stay human. Now she is the wolf. And the wolves of Mercy Falls are about to be killed in one final, spectacular hunt.

forever.
Sam would do anything for Grace. But can one boy and one love really change a hostile, predatory world? The past, the present, and the future are about to collide in one pure moment--a moment of death or life, farewell or forever.]]> 390 Maggie Stiefvater Jackson 0 to-read 3.89 2011 Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)
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]]> As You Wish (Genies #1) 6750586
Jinn is anxious to return home, but Viola is terrified of wishing, afraid she will not wish for the right thing, the thing that will make her truly happy. As the two spend time together, the lines between master and servant begin to blur, and soon Jinn can't deny that he's falling for Viola. But it's only after Viola makes her first wish that she realizes she's in love with Jinn as well . . . and that if she wishes twice more, he will disappear from her life—and her world—forever.

Jackson Pearce spins a magical tale about star-crossed lovers, what it means to belong . . . and how important it is to be careful what you wish for.]]> 304 Jackson Pearce 006166152X Jackson 5 3.69 2008 As You Wish (Genies #1)
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average rating: 3.69
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]]> <![CDATA[Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)]]> 6654313 the longing.
Once Grace and Sam have found each other, they know they must fight to stay together. For Sam, this means a reckoning with his werewolf past. For Grace, it means facing a future that is less and less certain.

the loss.
Into their world comes a new wolf named Cole, whose past is full of hurt and danger. He is wrestling with his own demons, embracing the life of a wolf while denying the ties of being a human.

the linger.
For Grace, Sam, and Cole, life is a constant struggle between two forces - wolf and human - with love baring its two sides as well. It is harrowing and euphoric, freeing and entrapping, enticing and alarming. As their world falls apart, love is what lingers. But will it be enough?]]> 362 Maggie Stiefvater 0545123283 Jackson 0 3.89 2010 Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)
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]]> <![CDATA[Oz and Beyond: The Fantasy World of L. Frank Baum]]> 316130 286 Michael O. Riley 070060832X Jackson 5 3.77 1997 Oz and Beyond: The Fantasy World of L. Frank Baum
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average rating: 3.77
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]]> <![CDATA[Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)]]> 3236307
She never expects to fall in love with beautiful Prince Po.

She never expects to learn the truth behind her Grace—or the terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone.

With elegant, evocative prose and a cast of unforgettable characters, debut author Kristin Cashore creates a mesmerizing world, a death-defying adventure, and a heart-racing romance that will consume you, hold you captive, and leave you wanting more.]]> 471 Kristin Cashore 015206396X Jackson 5 4.07 2008 Graceling (Graceling Realm, #1)
author: Kristin Cashore
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #2)]]> 6555517 416 Carrie Ryan 0385736843 Jackson 5 3.92 2010 The Dead-Tossed Waves (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #2)
author: Carrie Ryan
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average rating: 3.92
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]]> <![CDATA[Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)]]> 6068551
Meanwhile, Sam has lived two lives: In winter, the frozen woods, the protection of the pack, and the silent company of a fearless girl. In summer, a few precious months of being human� until the cold makes him shift back again.

Now, Grace meets a yellow-eyed boy whose familiarity takes her breath away. It's her wolf. It has to be. But as winter nears, Sam must fight to stay human—or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.]]> 392 Maggie Stiefvater 0545123267 Jackson 5 to-read Video review to come. 3.77 2009 Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
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]]> Uninvited 199880 Then one night, Jaspers returns...but he's not alone. Someone has followed him home. Someone who hides in the space behind the truth, who hovers in the shadows between the known and the unknown. His name is Archie, and he is the stranger they never asked to know, the guest they never invited . And he's about to challenge Kelly and Jasper to a game that demands a price they may not be willing to pay...

]]> 272 Justine Musk 1416538275 Jackson 0 to-read 3.24 2007 Uninvited
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average rating: 3.24
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]]> Sea (Sea #1) 6482981 But the last thing she expects is to fall for Deni, a brooding Indonesian boy who lives at the orphanage, and just so happens to be HOT. When Deni hears a rumor that his father may be alive, Sienna doesn't think twice about running away with him to the epicenter of the disaster. Unfortunately, what they find there could break both their hearts.

]]> 323 Heidi R. Kling 0399251634 Jackson 0 to-read 3.82 2010 Sea (Sea #1)
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average rating: 3.82
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]]> <![CDATA[Spell Hunter (Faery Rebels, #1)]]> 3112824
Creatures full of magic and whimsy?

Not in the Oakenwyld. Not anymore.

Deep inside the great Oak lies a dying faery realm, bursting with secrets instead of magic. Long ago the faeries mysteriously lost their magic. Robbed of their powers, they have become selfish and dull-witted. Now their numbers are dwindling and their very survival is at stake.

Only one young faery—Knife—is determined to find out where her people's magic has gone and try to get it back. Unlike her sisters, Knife is fierce and independent. She's not afraid of anything—not the vicious crows, the strict Faery Queen, or the fascinating humans living nearby. But when Knife disobeys the Faery Queen and befriends a human named Paul, her quest becomes more dangerous than she realizes. Can Knife trust Paul to help, or has she brought the faeries even closer to the brink of destruction?

Talented newcomer R. J. Anderson creates an extraordinary new fantasy world and weaves a gripping tale of lost magic, high adventure, and surprising friendship in which the fate of an entire realm rests on the shoulders of one brave faery rebel]]> 336 R.J. Anderson 006155474X Jackson 5 ]]> 3.87 2009 Spell Hunter (Faery Rebels, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Little Women (Little Women, #1)]]> 1934 This is an alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780451529305.

Generations of readers young and old, male and female, have fallen in love with the March sisters of Louisa May Alcott’s most popular and enduring novel, Little Women. Here are talented tomboy and author-to-be Jo, tragically frail Beth, beautiful Meg, and romantic, spoiled Amy, united in their devotion to each other and their struggles to survive in New England during the Civil War.

It is no secret that Alcott based Little Women on her own early life. While her father, the freethinking reformer and abolitionist Bronson Alcott, hobnobbed with such eminent male authors as Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne, Louisa supported herself and her sisters with "woman’s work,� including sewing, doing laundry, and acting as a domestic servant. But she soon discovered she could make more money writing. Little Women brought her lasting fame and fortune, and far from being the "girl’s book� her publisher requested, it explores such timeless themes as love and death, war and peace, the conflict between personal ambition and family responsibilities, and the clash of cultures between Europe and America.

]]> 449 Louisa May Alcott Jackson 5 4.16 1868 Little Women (Little Women, #1)
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]]> Fahrenheit 451 4381 158 Ray Bradbury 0307347974 Jackson 5 3.96 1953 Fahrenheit 451
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]]> Into the Wild 1845 Librarian's Note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

In April, 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, a party of moose hunters found his decomposed body. How McCandless came to die is the unforgettable story of Into the Wild.

Immediately after graduating from college in 1991, McCandless had roamed through the West and Southwest on a vision quest like those made by his heroes Jack London and John Muir. In the Mojave Desert he abandoned his car, stripped it of its license plates, and burned all of his cash. He would give himself a new name, Alexander Supertramp, and, unencumbered by money and belongings, he would be free to wallow in the raw, unfiltered experiences that nature presented. Craving a blank spot on the map, McCandless simply threw away the maps. Leaving behind his desperate parents and sister, he vanished into the wild.]]> 207 Jon Krakauer 0385486804 Jackson 0 to-read 4.01 1996 Into the Wild
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)]]> 6304335
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.]]> 563 Kami Garcia 0316042676 Jackson 5 I hate it when books are long for the sake of being long-- if I'm going to read about a character going through each step in the process of making cereal, there'd better be a point to it. What's fantastic about this book is there IS a point to it-- every word in the book is valuable. It's written with the succinctness of a short book, yet still goes on for 600 pages. Which means that's a powerful, beautiful, and well-planned 600 pages.
The characters are amazingly rounded and realistic; the love story doesn't go without angst/frustration, which makes it one of the best YA love stories I've read in ages. I LIVED for those romantic, sweet scenes that exist just often enough to keep me clambering for the next one. The magic aspect of the world is well built and heavily detailed in a way that makes it all the more believable. The real gem of this book, however, is the setting. As someone from the deep south, I'm always mixed on the way we're portrayed in books. BEAUTIFUL CREATURES simultaneously shows the grace, history, and beauty of the south along with the often irritating small-mindedness that infects some areas.
I will confess that I felt the power of the love story dropped a little in the final chapter, but I think this may just be my interpretation. There were also a few very minor unfulfilled character development moments. But it wasn't enough for me to not give this book five stars-- overall, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES is a glorious love story spun in the rich, mysterious, and magical world of the deep South. It's sure to be a huge hit-- how could it not be?]]> 3.78 2009 Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
author: Kami Garcia
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.78
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I started reading BEAUTIFUL CREATURES slowly, just a few pages here, another few there...and then all of the sudden, I was in. I plowed through the remainder of the entire book-- a hefty 600+ pages-- in about a day and a half. I couldn't put it down-- I was reading at stoplights on my drive home.
I hate it when books are long for the sake of being long-- if I'm going to read about a character going through each step in the process of making cereal, there'd better be a point to it. What's fantastic about this book is there IS a point to it-- every word in the book is valuable. It's written with the succinctness of a short book, yet still goes on for 600 pages. Which means that's a powerful, beautiful, and well-planned 600 pages.
The characters are amazingly rounded and realistic; the love story doesn't go without angst/frustration, which makes it one of the best YA love stories I've read in ages. I LIVED for those romantic, sweet scenes that exist just often enough to keep me clambering for the next one. The magic aspect of the world is well built and heavily detailed in a way that makes it all the more believable. The real gem of this book, however, is the setting. As someone from the deep south, I'm always mixed on the way we're portrayed in books. BEAUTIFUL CREATURES simultaneously shows the grace, history, and beauty of the south along with the often irritating small-mindedness that infects some areas.
I will confess that I felt the power of the love story dropped a little in the final chapter, but I think this may just be my interpretation. There were also a few very minor unfulfilled character development moments. But it wasn't enough for me to not give this book five stars-- overall, BEAUTIFUL CREATURES is a glorious love story spun in the rich, mysterious, and magical world of the deep South. It's sure to be a huge hit-- how could it not be?
]]> <![CDATA[The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1)]]> 3432478 The Sisterhood always knows best.
The Guardians will protect and serve.
The Unconsecrated will never relent.
And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth.

But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power, and about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. When the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, she must choose between her village and her future—between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death?]]> 336 Carrie Ryan 0575090855 Jackson 5 3.62 2009 The Forest of Hands and Teeth (The Forest of Hands and Teeth, #1)
author: Carrie Ryan
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.62
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]]> My Sister’s Keeper 10917 New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness.

Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age 13 she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her older sister, Kate, can somehow fight the leukemia that has plagued her since childhood. The product of preimplantation genetic diagnosis, Anna was conceived as a bone marrow match for Kate—a life and a role that she has never challenged ... until now. Like most teenagers, Anna is beginning to question who she truly is. But unlike most teenagers, she has always been defined in terms of her sister—and so Anna makes a decision that for most would be unthinkable, a decision that will tear her family apart and have perhaps fatal consequences for the sister she loves.

My Sister's Keeper examines what it means to be a good parent, a good sister, a good person. Is it morally correct to do whatever it takes to save a child's life, even if that means infringing upon the rights of another? Is it worth trying to discover who you really are if that quest makes you like yourself less? Should you follow your own heart or let others lead you? Once again, in My Sister's Keeper, Jodi Picoult tackles a controversial real-life subject with grace, wisdom, and sensitivity.]]> 423 Jodi Picoult 0743454537 Jackson 5 4.10 2004 My Sister’s Keeper
author: Jodi Picoult
name: Jackson
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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Since I'm typically a YA-only kind of girl, I was surprised to love this book. It was fantastically written and I admire any author who can just point of view, time, and scene as quickly and seamlessly as Picoult does. Sometimes the symbolism was a little heavy handed, and things got wordy/unnecessarily long at times, and the end was meaningful yet unsatisfying to me-- I understand WHY Picoult made the choice she made, but also felt it cheated me out of the ending the book had been leading up to. Still, fantastic overall, so I have to give it five stars.
]]> Wings (Wings, #1) 5056084
Laurel turned to the mirror again, her eyes on the hovering petals that floated beside her head. They looked almost like wings.

In this extraordinary tale of magic and intrigue, romance and danger, everything you thought you knew about faeries will be changed forever.]]> 290 Aprilynne Pike 0061668036 Jackson 0 to-read 3.77 2009 Wings (Wings, #1)
author: Aprilynne Pike
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.77
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]]> <![CDATA[Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper]]> 29486 The Late Show to be the pick of “Dave’s Book Club 2006,� Candy Girl is the story of a young writer who dared to bare it all as a stripper. At the age of twenty-four, Diablo Cody decided there had to be more to life than typing copy at an ad agency. She soon managed to find inspiration from a most unlikely source� amateur night at the seedy Skyway Lounge. While she doesn’t take home the prize that night, Diablo discovers to her surprise the act of stripping is an absolute thrill. This is Diablo’s captivating fish-out-of-water story of her yearlong walk on the wild side, from quiet gentlemen’s clubs to multilevel sex palaces and glassed-in peep shows. In witty prose she gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at this industry through a writer’s keen eye, chronicling her descent into the skin trade and the effect it had on her self-image and her relationship with her now husband.

]]> 212 Diablo Cody 1592402739 Jackson 0 to-read 3.57 2005 Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper
author: Diablo Cody
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.57
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]]> Just Listen 51738
This year, she's the girl who has nothing: no best friend because mean-but-exciting Sophie dropped her, no peace at home since her older sister became anorexic, and no one to sit with at lunch. Until she meets Owen Armstrong.

Tall, dark, and music-obsessed, Owen is a reformed bad boy with a commitment to truth-telling. With Owen's help, maybe Annabel can face what happened the night she and Sophie stopped being friends.]]> 371 Sarah Dessen 0670061050 Jackson 5 4.06 2006 Just Listen
author: Sarah Dessen
name: Jackson
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> Secrets of Truth and Beauty 5083254
That was then. Now Dara's seventeen and she's not so little anymore. So not little, that when her classmates find out about her illustrious resume, their jaws drop. That's just one of her many problems. Another is that her control-freak mom won’t get off her case about anything. Yet the one that hurts the most is the family Dara has an older sister her parents tried to erase from their lives.

When a disastrously misinterpreted English project lands her in the counselor’s office--and her parents pull her out of school to save face--Dara realizes she has a decision to make. She can keep following the rules and being misunderstood, or she can finally reach out to the sister she’s never met--a sister who lives on a collective goat farm in Massachusetts. Dara chooses B. What follows is a summer of revelations, some heartbreaking, some joyous; of friendship, romance, a local beauty pageant; and choices. And as autumn approaches, Dara finds she may have to let go of everything she's taken for granted in order to figure out who she really is, and what family really means.]]> 352 Megan Frazer Blakemore 1423117115 Jackson 0 to-read 3.71 2009 Secrets of Truth and Beauty
author: Megan Frazer Blakemore
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.71
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]]> Other (Other, #1) 6404356
When a pack of werewolves claims the national forest behind Gwen’s house as their territory, the tensions in Klikamuks escalate—into murder. Prejudice slows the police investigation. It doesn’t take Gwen long to realize a serial killer is targeting Others. On the hunt for clues, she meets Tavian, a sexy Japanese fox-spirit who rivals Zack and challenges her to embrace her shapeshifting. Can she find the killer before he finds her, or will her secrets be the death of her?]]> 336 Karen Kincy 0738719196 Jackson 0 to-read 3.64 2010 Other (Other, #1)
author: Karen Kincy
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.64
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]]> The Espressologist 5576654
With overtones of Jane Austen's Emma and brimming with humor and heart, this sweet, frothy debut will be savored by readers.]]> 185 Kristina Springer 0374322287 Jackson 0 to-read 3.51 2009 The Espressologist
author: Kristina Springer
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.51
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]]> The Dust of 100 Dogs 3873328
Now she's a contemporary American teenager and all she needs is a shovel and a ride to Jamaica.]]> 330 A.S. King Jackson 5 3.62 2009 The Dust of 100 Dogs
author: A.S. King
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[This Is What I Want to Tell You]]> 4492663 Friendship,love,and unexpected secrets

Nadio and his twin sister, Noelle, always had a unique bond. And somehow, Keeley Shipley fit perfectly into their world. But when Keeley spends the summer in England, she comes home changed, haunted by a dark memory. As she and Nadio fall in love, they try to hide it from Noelle, who's jealously guarding a secret of her own. Slowly, a life-long friendship begins to crack under the crushing weight of past trauma, guarded secrets, jealousy, obsession . . . and an unexpected love that could destroy them.]]> 240 Heather Duffy Stone 073871450X Jackson 5 3.55 2009 This Is What I Want to Tell You
author: Heather Duffy Stone
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.55
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Prophecy of the Sisters (Prophecy of the Sisters, #1)]]> 5271066 An ancient prophecy divides two sisters-

One good...

One evil...

Who will prevail?

Twin sisters Lia and Alice Milthorpe have just become orphans. They have also become enemies. As they discover their roles in a prophecy that has turned generations of sisters against each other, the girls find themselves entangled in a mystery that involves a tattoo-like mark, their parents' deaths, a boy, a book, and a lifetime of secrets.

Lia and Alice don't know whom they can trust.

They just know they can't trust each other.


]]> 343 Michelle Zink 0316027421 Jackson 5 3.58 2009 Prophecy of the Sisters (Prophecy of the Sisters, #1)
author: Michelle Zink
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.58
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure]]> 21823
A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts�The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic.

xAs Florin and Guilder teeter on the verge of war, the reluctant Princess Buttercup is devastated by the loss of her true love, kidnapped by a mercenary and his henchman, rescued by a pirate, forced to marry Prince Humperdinck, and rescued once again by the very crew who absconded with her in the first place. In the course of this dazzling adventure, she'll meet Vizzini—the criminal philosopher who'll do anything for a bag of gold; Fezzik—the gentle giant; Inigo—the Spaniard whose steel thirsts for revenge; and Count Rugen—the evil mastermind behind it all. Foiling all their plans and jumping into their stories is Westley, Princess Buttercup’s one true love and a very good friend of a very dangerous pirate.]]> 283 William Goldman 0151730857 Jackson 5 4.37 1973 The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
author: William Goldman
name: Jackson
average rating: 4.37
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]]> Twenty Boy Summer 5231173 "Don’t worry, Anna. I’ll tell her, okay? Just let me think about the best way to do it."
"Okay."
"Promise me? Promise you won’t say anything?"
"Don’t worry.� I laughed. “It’s our secret, right?"

According to Anna’s best friend, Frankie, twenty days in Zanzibar Bay is the perfect opportunity to have a summer fling, and if they meet one boy every day, there’s a pretty good chance Anna will find her first summer romance. Anna lightheartedly agrees to the game, but there’s something she hasn’t told Frankie–she’s already had her romance, and it was with Frankie’s older brother, Matt, just before his tragic death one year ago.

TWENTY BOY SUMMER explores what it truly means to love someone, what it means to grieve, and ultimately, how to make the most of every beautiful moment life has to offer.]]> 290 Sarah Ockler 0316051594 Jackson 5 3.89 2009 Twenty Boy Summer
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name: Jackson
average rating: 3.89
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]]> <![CDATA[Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Illuminata, #1)]]> 3817859 All her world's a stage.

Bertie Shakespeare Smith is not an actress, yet she lives in a theater.

She's not an orphan, but she has no parents.

She knows every part, but she has no lines of her own.

That is, until now.

Enter Stage Right

NATE. Dashing pirate. Will do anything to protect Bertie.

COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARDSEED, and PEASEBLOSSOM. Four tiny and incredibly annoying fairies. BERTIE'S sidekicks.

ARIEL. Seductive air spirit and Bertie's weakness. The symbol of impending doom.

BERTIE. Our heroine.

Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the actors of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. They were born to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book, an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Bertie is not one of them, but they are her family, and she is about to lose them all and the only home she has ever known.

Lisa Mantchev has written a debut novel that is dramatic, romantic, and witty, with an irresistible and irreverent cast of characters who are sure to enchant the audience.

Open Curtain]]> 352 Lisa Mantchev 0312380968 Jackson 5 3.72 2009 Eyes Like Stars (Théâtre Illuminata, #1)
author: Lisa Mantchev
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.72
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]]> Shadowed Summer 3351354
His mother knew he ascended to heaven, the police believed he ran away, and his girlfriend thought he was murdered.

Decades later, certain she saw his ghost in the town cemetery, fourteen-year-old Iris Rhame is determined to find out the truth behind "The Incident With the Landry Boy."

Enlisting the help of her best friend Collette, and forced to endure the company of Collette's latest crush, Ben, Iris spends a summer digging into the past and stirring old ghosts, in search of a boy she never knew.

What she doesn't realize is that in a town as small as Ondine, every secret is a family secret.]]> 183 Saundra Mitchell 0385735715 Jackson 5 3.58 2009 Shadowed Summer
author: Saundra Mitchell
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.58
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]]> Feed 169756 Identity crises, consumerism, and star-crossed teenage love in a futuristic society where people connect to the Internet via feeds implanted in their brains.

For Titus and his friends, it started out like any ordinary trip to the moon—a chance to party during spring break and play with some stupid low-grav at the Ricochet Lounge. But that was before the crazy hacker caused all their feeds to malfunction, sending them to the hospital to lie around with nothing inside their heads for days. And it was before Titus met Violet, a beautiful, brainy teenage girl who has decided to fight the feed and its omnipresent ability to categorize human thoughts and desires. Following in the footsteps of George Orwell, Anthony Burgess, and Kurt Vonnegut Jr., M. T. Anderson has created a not-so-brave new world—and a smart, savage satire that has captivated readers with its view of an imagined future that veers unnervingly close to the here and now.]]> 308 M.T. Anderson 0763622591 Jackson 3 3.55 2002 Feed
author: M.T. Anderson
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2002
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #1)]]> 1902241
This fascinating novel represents a stunning new direction for acclaimed author Mary Pearson. Set in a near future America, it takes readers on an unforgettable journey through questions of bio-medical ethics and the nature of humanity. Mary Pearson's vividly drawn characters and masterful writing soar to a new level of sophistication.]]> 266 Mary E. Pearson 0805076689 Jackson 5 3.69 2008 The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles, #1)
author: Mary E. Pearson
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.69
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]]> An Abundance of Katherines 49750 Katherine X just wanted to be friends
Katherine XVIII dumped him in an e-mail
K-19 broke his heart

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton's type happens to be girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.

On a road trip miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a bloodthirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight, Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun--but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl.

Love, friendship, and a dead Austro-Hungarian archduke add up to surprising and heart-changing conclusions in this ingeniously layered comic novel about reinventing oneself.]]> 229 John Green 0525476881 Jackson 5 3.54 2006 An Abundance of Katherines
author: John Green
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.54
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]]> <![CDATA[Bones of Faerie (Bones of Faerie, #1)]]> 3379051
Nothing has been seen or heard from Faerie since, and Liza's world bears the scars of its encounter with magic. Trees move with sinister intention, and the town Liza calls home is surrounded by a forest that threatens to harm all those who wander into it. Then Liza discovers she has the Faerie ability to see into the past, into the future and she has no choice but to flee her town.

Liza's quest will take her into Faerie and back again, and what she finds along the way may be the key to healing both worlds.]]> 247 Janni Lee Simner 0375845631 Jackson 0 3.62 2008 Bones of Faerie (Bones of Faerie, #1)
author: Janni Lee Simner
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.62
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]]> Distant Waves 5421978 Reincarnation, another historical, supernatural romance, this time focusing on five sisters whose lives are intertwined with the sinking of the Titanic.

Science, spiritualism, history, and romance intertwine in Suzanne Weyn's newest novel. Four sisters and their mother make their way from a spiritualist town in New York to London, becoming acquainted with journalist W. T. Stead, scientist Nikola Tesla, and industrialist John Jacob Astor. When they all find themselves on the Titanic, one of Tesla's inventions dooms them... and one could save them.]]> 330 Suzanne Weyn 0545085721 Jackson 0 to-read 3.74 2009 Distant Waves
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> Water for Elephants 43641
Beautifully written, Water for Elephants is illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. It tells a story of a love between two people that overcomes incredible odds in a world in which even love is a luxury that few can afford.]]> 368 Sara Gruen 1565125606 Jackson 0 4.11 2006 Water for Elephants
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name: Jackson
average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings, #1)]]> 6357708 Rosie March once felt her bond with her sister was unbreakable. Owing Scarlett her life, Rosie hunts ferociously alongside her. But even as more girls' bodies pile up in the city and the Fenris seem to be gaining power, Rosie dreams of a life beyond the wolves. She finds herself drawn to Silas, a young woodsman who is deadly with an ax and Scarlett's only friend � but does loving him mean betraying her sister and all that they've worked for?

]]> 328 Jackson Pearce 0316068683 Jackson 5 3.65 2010 Sisters Red (Fairytale Retellings, #1)
author: Jackson Pearce
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies]]> 3954279 Walk the runway for all the world to see?
Nope. No way. NEVER.

At least, that's what I thought—until Aunt Doreen secretly entered me in the Miss HuskyPeach pageant for plus-sized girls. I couldn't do it, but I felt too guilty to quit.

There was only one way out...

This is the story of thirteen-year-old Celeste Harris, who used to be perfectly comfortable with her weight. She also used to think nothing would make eighth grade worse than super-popular, super-mean Lively Carson's persistent insults and attempts to steal her best friend. But along came the chance of being crowned a chubby teen queen, and suddenly it was clear: Things could be much worse. So Celeste crafts a plan—she'll sacrifice her chocolate cookie obsession, lose weight, and shrink right out of the competition.

What follows is a series of escapades both hilarious and horrifying, as our heroine tries to hold her head high both on the catwalk and off—and learns to show the world who she is from the inside out.]]> 243 Erin Dionne 0803732961 Jackson 5 3.92 2009 Models Don't Eat Chocolate Cookies
author: Erin Dionne
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> Mudville 3408251
Baseball camp is over, and Roy knows he's in for a dreary, soggy summer. But when he returns home, he finds a foster kid named Sturgis sprawled out on his couch. As if this isn't weird enough, just a few days after Sturgis's arrival, the sun comes out. No one can explain why the rain has finally stopped, but as far as Roy's concerned, it's time to play some baseball. It's time to get a Moundville team together and finish what was started 22 years ago. It's time for a rematch.]]> 272 Kurtis Scaletta 0375855793 Jackson 5 3.77 2009 Mudville
author: Kurtis Scaletta
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.77
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]]> The Season 3751593 When the Earl of Blackmoor is mysteriously killed, Alex decides to help his son, the brooding and devilishly handsome Gavin, uncover the truth. But will Alex's heart be stolen in the process? In an adventure brimming with espionage, murder, and other clandestine affairs, who could possibly have time to worry about finding a husband? Romance abounds as this year's season begins!

]]> 343 Sarah MacLean 0545048869 Jackson 5 3.79 2009 The Season
author: Sarah MacLean
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.79
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]]> Fairy Tale 3472820
Even as Cam physically changes, becoming more miserable each day, he and Morgan pledge to fool the fairies and stay together forever. But by the time Cam has to decide once and for all what to do, Morgan’s no longer sure what’s best for everyone, or whether her and Cam’s love can weather an uncertain future.]]> 248 Cyn Balog 0385737068 Jackson 0 to-read 3.46 2009 Fairy Tale
author: Cyn Balog
name: Jackson
average rating: 3.46
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