Elizabeth's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:34:42 -0800 60 Elizabeth's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The Foretelling 22892 ]]> 192 Alice Hoffman 0316154091 Elizabeth 0 currently-reading 3.85 2005 The Foretelling
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]]> A Time of Miracles 7932010
Blaise Fortune, also known as Koumaïl, loves hearing the story of how he came to live with Gloria in the Republic of Gloria was picking peaches in her father’s orchard when she heard a train derail. After running to the site of the accident, she found an injured woman who asked Gloria to take her baby. The woman, Gloria claims, was French, and the baby was Blaise.
Ěý
When Blaise turns seven years old, the Soviet Union collapses and Gloria decides that she and Blaise must flee the political troubles and civil unrest in Georgia. The two make their way westward on foot, heading toward France, where Gloria says they will find safe haven. But what exactly is the truth about Blaise’s past?
Bits and pieces are revealed as he and Gloria endure a five-year journey across the Caucasus and Europe, weathering hardships and welcoming unforgettable encounters with other refugees searching for a better life. During this time Blaise grows from a boy into an adolescent; but only later, as a young man, can he finally attempt to untangle his identity.
Ěý
Bondoux’s heartbreaking tale of exile, sacrifice, hope, and survival is a story of ultimate love.]]> 180 Anne-Laure Bondoux 0385739222 Elizabeth 5 3.88 2009 A Time of Miracles
author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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Really fast-paced book, and a twisted plot, really interesting to read
]]> Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1) 14995
Something evil has come to the desert town that Odd and Stormy call home. It comes in the form of a mysterious man with a macabre appetite, a filing cabinet full of information on the world's worst killers, and strange, hyena-like shadows following him wherever he goes. Odd is worried. He knows things, sees things - about the living, the dead, and the soon-to-be dead. Things that he has to act on. Now he's terrified for Stormy, himself and Pico Mundo. Because he knows that on Wednesday August 15, a savage, blood-soaked whirlwind of violence and murder will devastate the town...

Today is August 14.
And Odd is far from sure he can stop the coming storm...]]> 446 Dean Koontz 0553384287 Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.98 2003 Odd Thomas (Odd Thomas, #1)
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average rating: 3.98
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]]> The Thief Lord 113304
Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past � a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.]]> 350 Cornelia Funke 1903434777 Elizabeth 0 currently-reading 3.99 2000 The Thief Lord
author: Cornelia Funke
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> <![CDATA[The Eyes of Darkness: A Thriller]]> 3070559
Tina Evans has spent a year suffering from incredible heartache since her son Danny's tragic death. But now, with her Vegas show about to premiere, Tina can think of no better time for a fresh start.ĚýMaybe she can finally move on and put her grief behind her.

Only there is a message for Tina, scrawled on the chalkboard in Danny's NOT DEAD. Two words that send her on a terrifying journey from the bright lights of Las Vegas to the cold shadows of the High Sierras, where she uncovers a terrible secret...]]> 374 Leigh Nichols 0425224864 Elizabeth 5 3.51 1981 The Eyes of Darkness: A Thriller
author: Leigh Nichols
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.51
book published: 1981
rating: 5
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OMG I just can't wait anymore this book is giving me nightmares but it's just too good since the mom is having nightmares about her son being alive and he really needs help!!!!!!!! I really want to know what the ending has happened did she find her son yet?
]]> <![CDATA[Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)]]> 10806008 400 Jonathan Auxier 1419700251 Elizabeth 5 4.12 2011 Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes (Peter Nimble, #1)
author: Jonathan Auxier
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> Misjudged 18185053 183 Anne E. Schraff 1612479758 Elizabeth 5 3.12 2014 Misjudged
author: Anne E. Schraff
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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 Elizabeth 5 4.14 1847 Jane Eyre
author: Charlotte Brontë
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]]> Great Expectations 2623
Pip must discover his true self, and his own set of values and priorities. Whether such values allow one to prosper in the complex world of early Victorian England is the major question posed by Great Expectations, one of Dickens's most fascinating, and disturbing, novels.

This edition includes the original, discarded ending, Dickens's brief working notes, and the serial instalments and chapter divisions in different editions. It also uses the definitive Clarendon text.]]> 544 Charles Dickens 0192833596 Elizabeth 3 3.78 1861 Great Expectations
author: Charles Dickens
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.78
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rating: 3
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]]> Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1) 28541 Fifteen-year-old Menolly allies with magnificent dragons in the first book in the Harper Hall trilogy, set within science fiction legend Anne McCaffrey’s beloved and bestselling Dragonriders of Pern series.

For centuries, the world of Pern has faced a destructive force known as Thread. But the number of magnificent dragons who have protected this world and the men and women who ride them are dwindling.

As fewer dragons ride the winds and destruction falls from the sky, Menolly has only one to sing, play, and weave the music that comes to her so easily—she wishes to become a Harper. But despite her great talents, her father believes that a young girl is unworthy of such a respected position and forbids her to pursue her dreams. So Menolly runs away, taking shelter in a cave by the sea. Miraculously, she happens upon nine fire lizards that could possibly save her world...and change her life forever.]]> 192 Anne McCaffrey 141692499X Elizabeth 5 4.23 1976 Dragonsong (Harper Hall, #1)
author: Anne McCaffrey
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.23
book published: 1976
rating: 5
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]]> Soul Eater, Vol. 1 6406018 208 Atsushi Ohkubo 0759530017 Elizabeth 3 4.31 2004 Soul Eater, Vol. 1
author: Atsushi Ohkubo
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2004
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Clamp School Detectives, Vol. 01 (CLAMP School Detectives, #1)]]> 262853 203 Clamp 1591822947 Elizabeth 5 3.50 1997 Clamp School Detectives, Vol. 01 (CLAMP School Detectives, #1)
author: Clamp
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.50
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> Ghost Only 7064094 Yui Shin Elizabeth 3 3.53 2006 Ghost Only
author: Yui Shin
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.53
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Beast Master, Vol. 1 (Beast Master, #1)]]> 6419566 Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Taming a Beast was never this dangerous!

Leo Aoi looks like a crazy animal with wild eyes--and no one at his new high school will go near him! He does seem to have a special connection with animals though, which intrigues overzealous animal-lover Yuiko Kubozuka. In reality, Leo isn't as frightening as he appears, but Yuiko finds out that he goes berserk whenever he sees blood! Will Yuiko be able to get through to Leo during these violent fits? Or will Leo's ferocious side eventually devour her?

]]> 192 Kyousuke Motomi 1421532018 Elizabeth 5 4.18 2001 Beast Master, Vol. 1 (Beast Master, #1)
author: Kyousuke Motomi
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2001
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Time Guardian, Vol 1 (Time Guardian #1)]]> 2089862 183 Tamao Ichinose 1401211615 Elizabeth 5 3.93 2007 Time Guardian, Vol 1 (Time Guardian #1)
author: Tamao Ichinose
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunt for the Yeti Skull: Nepal (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, #13)]]> 12043505 128 Elizabeth Singer Hunt 1849413061 Elizabeth 5 4.42 The Hunt for the Yeti Skull: Nepal (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, #13)
author: Elizabeth Singer Hunt
name: Elizabeth
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I really loved it. Fast pacing and interesting that a kid could really be a super spy!!!!!
]]> Lost Voices (Lost Voices, #1) 7656222
Fourteen-year-old Luce is one of those lost girls. After her father vanishes in a storm at sea, she is stuck in a grim, gray Alaskan fishing village with her alcoholic uncle. When her uncle crosses an unspeakable line, Luce reaches the depths of despair. Abandoned on the cliffs near her home, she expects to die when she tumbles to the icy, churning waves below. Instead, she undergoes an astonishing transformation and becomes a mermaid.

A tribe of mermaids finds Luce and welcomes her in—all of them, like her, lost girls who surrendered their humanity in the darkest moments of their lives. The mermaids are beautiful, free, and ageless, and Luce is thrilled with her new life until she discovers the catch: they feel an uncontrollable desire to drown seafarers, using their enchanted voices to lure ships into the rocks.

Luce’s own talent at singing captures the attention of the tribe’s queen, the fierce and elegant Catarina, and Luce soon finds herself pressured to join in committing mass murder. Luce’s struggle to retain her inner humanity puts her at odds with her friends; even worse, Catarina seems to regard Luce as a potential rival. But the appearance of a devious new mermaid brings a real threat to Catarina’s leadership and endangers the very existence of the tribe. Can Luce find the courage to challenge the newcomer, even at the risk of becoming rejected and alone once again?

Lost Voices is a captivating and wildly original tale about finding a voice, the healing power of friendship, and the strength it takes to forgive.]]> 291 Sarah Porter 0547482507 Elizabeth 1 3.62 2011 Lost Voices (Lost Voices, #1)
author: Sarah Porter
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.62
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The beginning was really interesting about the main character was really abused by her uncle that she lives with. But when the main character changed into a mermaid events happening around her later in the book aren't very exciting at all and seems to be moving slowly, more like her day to day life in the water.
]]> <![CDATA[Madison's Life Lessons (The Road to Hell #0.5)]]> 13059556
Madison Wescott’s life is Hell on earth. Her father, a Baptist Preacher, convinces her she’s morally corrupt when men notice her blooming beauty. She strives to be unnoticeable, but nothing satisfies her condemning parents.

And sometimes fate has nothing to do with one’s potential.

Temptation rears its head when Micah Dominus visits her father’s church on Christmas morning, but she is unprepared for her physical reaction to him. Frightened by her own emotions, she is grateful she’ll never see him again. But when he shows up again at a friend’s funeral, and at other times in her life, she’s swayed by his charisma. Micah becomes her white knight through the good and bad, but can they create the perfect life together? Or has she just located the beginning of the Road to Hell?

Supernatural forces more powerful than fate can claim one’s destiny…]]> Gracen Miller Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.42 2011 Madison's Life Lessons (The Road to Hell #0.5)
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average rating: 4.42
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]]> Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2) 13104080
It should have taken Juliette a single touch to kill Warner. But his mysterious immunity to her deadly power has left her shaken, wondering why her ultimate defense mechanism failed against the person she most needs protection from.

She and Adam were able to escape Warner’s clutches and join up with a group of rebels, many of whom have powers of their own. Juliette will finally be able to actively fight against The Reestablishment and try to fix her broken world. And perhaps these new allies can help her shed light on the secret behind Adam’s—and Warner’s—immunity to her killer skin.

Juliette’s world is packed with high-stakes action and tantalizing romance, perfect for fans of the Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard and the Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken.

Ransom Riggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, raved: "A thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love, the Shatter Me series is a must-read for fans of dystopian young-adult literature—or any literature!"]]> 480 Tahereh Mafi 0062085530 Elizabeth 5 4.11 2013 Unravel Me (Shatter Me, #2)
author: Tahereh Mafi
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average rating: 4.11
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Really fast pacing, and could never get enough of it. Loved how the main character struggles to figure out what is the correct path for her to take, whether or not she is willing to go to war to hurt others and even keep secrets that might ruin her life later.
]]> <![CDATA[Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)]]> 150739 not supposed to be: headstrong, tomboyish, smart - and bored. So bored that she runs away to live with a dragon - and finds the family and excitement she's been looking for.

Cover illustrator: Peter de Sève]]> 240 Patricia C. Wrede 015204566X Elizabeth 5 4.16 1990 Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles, #1)
author: Patricia C. Wrede
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.16
book published: 1990
rating: 5
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]]> Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1 870
In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail� limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone.

the mystical power to alter the natural world; something between magic, art and science. When two brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric, dabbled in this power to grant their dearest wish, one of them lost an arm and a leg…and the other became nothing but a soul locked into a body of living steel. Now Edward is an agent of the government, a slave of the military-alchemical complex, using his unique powers to obey orders…even to kill. Except his powers aren't unique. The world has been ravaged by the abuse of alchemy. And in pursuit of the ultimate alchemical treasure, the Philosopher's Stone, their enemies are even more ruthless than they are…]]> 192 Hiromu Arakawa 1591169208 Elizabeth 5 4.53 2002 Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1
author: Hiromu Arakawa
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.53
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Eyeshield 21, Vol. 1: The Boy With the Golden Legs]]> 832225 208 Riichiro Inagaki 1591167523 Elizabeth 5 4.31 2002 Eyeshield 21, Vol. 1: The Boy With the Golden Legs
author: Riichiro Inagaki
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2002
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Coming Storm (Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow, #1)]]> 5886 135 Rob Kidd 1423100182 Elizabeth 5 3.81 2006 The Coming Storm (Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow, #1)
author: Rob Kidd
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> Possessed (Arelia LaRue, #3) 15740572
As she ventures further into the word of Les Mysteries she realizes that nothing is ever as simple as it appears.

Faced with challenges that threaten her very sanity, Arelia must decide if fighting for what is right is truly worth the risk.

In the intoxicating world of New Orleans Hoodoo/Voodoo expect the unexpected!

Come along for the ride.]]> 140 Kira Saito 1476287481 Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.11 2012 Possessed (Arelia LaRue, #3)
author: Kira Saito
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> Oppressed (Arelia LaRue, #4) 17192809

A tragically painful past is revisited... Secrets are revealed� And enemies are exposed�


In the intoxicating world of New Orleans Voodoo/Hoodoo expect the unexpected.


This is the 4th book in the Arelia LaRue Series
It follows
Bound
Punished
Possessed]]> 140 Kira Saito Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.06 2012 Oppressed (Arelia LaRue, #4)
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]]> Bound (Arelia LaRue, #1) 12801856
When her best friend Sabrina convinces her to take a well-paying summer job at the infamous Darkwood plantation, owned by the wealthy LaPlante family, Arelia agrees.

However, at Darkwood strange things start to happen, and gorgeous Lucus LaPlante insists that he needs her help. Soon, the powers that Arelia has been denying all her life, come out to play and she discovers mysteries about herself that she could have never imagined.]]> 153 Kira Saito Elizabeth 5 3.79 2011 Bound (Arelia LaRue, #1)
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average rating: 3.79
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]]> Punished (Arelia LaRue, #2) 13511687
As her ability to communicate and work with Les Mysteries (spirits) grows, so does her attraction for Darkwood’s secretive owner Lucus LaPlante.

However, Arelia soon discovers that Darkwood’s shiny and seemingly extravagant exterior holds secrets that may put her very soul at risk.

In the intoxicating world of New Orleans voodoo/hoodoo, expect the unexpected.

Come along for the ride!]]> 223 Kira Saito Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.12 2012 Punished (Arelia LaRue, #2)
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average rating: 4.12
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]]> <![CDATA[Descended by Blood (A Vampire Born Trilogy, #1)]]> 12260236

A twig snapped, and I jerked my head to the right. I caught the glint from the eyes of a mountain lion creeping toward us, his ears pulled back, teeth bared.Ěý
I froze, hoping we weren't the prey he stalked.
Kaitlynn shrieked. She grabbed my arm and tried pulling me with her as she ran back to the cars.
The lion rose from his crouch and started charging down the mountain straight for us.
We didn't have enough time for both of us to make it out of there alive, and the lion sped up at the site of Kaitlynn running away.
I planted my feet. Something clicked inside of me; heat coursed through my veins. My vision intensified, and I could distinguish the areas of down between the lion's coarse fur as his muscles flexed and stretched.Ěý
I'd heard before that you shouldn't look a wild animal directly in its eyes, but my instinct screamed for me to not turn my back on my attacker. I listened to my gut and looked the mountain lion square into his charging eyes.
The lion and I connected on an intellectual predator versus predator. Only I knew, and I deemed the lion knew, as well, that I outranked him as the more fearsome predator. How I recognized this, or how I knew the lion realized this, I couldn't fathom. I had never been hunting before, so this instinct didn't come from a belief that man ruled supreme on the food chain. And this moment felt different somehow. It wasn't man versus beast; it was beast versus beast.Ěý]]> 252 Angeline Kace 0983803714 Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.04 2011 Descended by Blood (A Vampire Born Trilogy, #1)
author: Angeline Kace
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> Darkside (Darkside, #1) 1228406 Tom Becker 0439944368 Elizabeth 5 3.81 2007 Darkside (Darkside, #1)
author: Tom Becker
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average rating: 3.81
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]]> Genkaku Picasso, Vol. 3 (3) 8993080
Once a loner, Hikari "Picasso" Hamura has helped so many people that he finds himself surrounded by friends! Picasso's going to need them as he faces his most difficult "portrait" yet. It's easy to deal with other people's problems. But when you have to face your own...]]> 320 Usamaru Furuya 1421539209 Elizabeth 5 4.32 2010 Genkaku Picasso, Vol. 3 (3)
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average rating: 4.32
book published: 2010
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]]> Genkaku Picasso, Vol. 2 (2) 8993079
Suddenly the world around Hikari has gotten so much more complicated. Hikari finds that with every new sketch comes a new mystery. With Chiaki's help, will he be able to solve them before it's too late?]]> 296 Usamaru Furuya 1421537540 Elizabeth 5 4.07 2009 Genkaku Picasso, Vol. 2 (2)
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> Genkaku Picasso, Vol. 1 (1) 8549962
Hikari Hamura, nicknamed Picasso because of his natural artistic abilities, survived a horrible accident, but his friend Chiaki wasn't so lucky. Suddenly, Chiaki appears in front of him and tells him in order to keep living he must help the people around him. Can Hikari save people with his sketchbook and a 2B pencil?]]> 256 Usamaru Furuya 1421536757 Elizabeth 5 3.74 2009 Genkaku Picasso, Vol. 1 (1)
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average rating: 3.74
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]]> The Outsiders 231804 The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider. According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser.

Librarian note: This record is for one of the three editions published with different covers and with ISBN 0-140-38572-X / 978-0-14-038572-4. The records are for the 1988 cover (this record), the 1995 cover, and the 2008 cover which is also the current in-print cover.]]> 208 S.E. Hinton 0670532576 Elizabeth 4 4.13 1967 The Outsiders
author: S.E. Hinton
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.13
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rating: 4
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]]> The Scarlet Letter 12296 279 Nathaniel Hawthorne 0142437263 Elizabeth 1 3.43 1850 The Scarlet Letter
author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
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average rating: 3.43
book published: 1850
rating: 1
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bridge of Death (The Paranormalists, #4)]]> 13796794 97 Megan Atwood 0822590905 Elizabeth 5 3.67 2012 The Bridge of Death (The Paranormalists, #4)
author: Megan Atwood
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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]]> Song of Solomon 11334 338 Toni Morrison 140003342X Elizabeth 3 4.15 1977 Song of Solomon
author: Toni Morrison
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average rating: 4.15
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rating: 3
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]]> Animal Farm 7613
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another.

Animal Farm was one of George Orwell's most successful books - after its publication Orwell became one of the best-paid writers in England. Though the text continues to play a foundational role in the political education of young people across the world, its allegorical function has become more difficult to decode as the U.S.S.R recedes into the historical distance.]]> 129 George Orwell Elizabeth 4 3.90 1945 Animal Farm
author: George Orwell
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.90
book published: 1945
rating: 4
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]]> Macbeth 8852
This shocking tragedy - a violent caution to those seeking power for its own sake - is, to this day, one of Shakespeare’s most popular and influential masterpieces.]]> 249 William Shakespeare 0743477103 Elizabeth 3 3.90 1623 Macbeth
author: William Shakespeare
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average rating: 3.90
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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 Elizabeth 5 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Huck Finn: Adapted From the Novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"]]> 11410597 40 0822224844 Elizabeth 3 3.37 2010 Huck Finn: Adapted From the Novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
author: adapted from the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Eric Coble
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.37
book published: 2010
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier]]> 43015
My new friends have begun to suspect I haven’t told them the full story of my life.
“Why did you leave Sierra Leone?�
“Because there is a war.�
“You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?�
“Yes, all the time.�
“C´Ç´Ç±ô.â€�
I smile a little.
“You should tell us about it sometime.�
“Yes, sometime.�

This is how wars are fought now: by children, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. Children have become soldiers of choice. In the more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers. Ishmael Beah used to be one of them.

What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. But until now, there has not been a first-person account from someone who came through this hell and survived.

In A Long Way Gone, Beah, now twenty-five years old, tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen, he’d been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts.

This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty.]]> 229 Ishmael Beah 0374105235 Elizabeth 4 4.16 2007 A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
author: Ishmael Beah
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> Long Day’s Journey into Night 12083
The play is autobiographical, and O'Neill draws his drug-addicted mother, his close-fisted father, his drunken and degenerate elder brother, and his tormented self, with terrifying veracity.]]> 179 Eugene O'Neill 0300093055 Elizabeth 5 4.05 1956 Long Day’s Journey into Night
author: Eugene O'Neill
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1956
rating: 5
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i liked this book because its a play and its really fast to read. I also like how it has symbols to read that seems to be in front of me. I really liked how i have to think inside the characters shoes to know why they think this way.
]]> Reborn! 7 (reborn! #7) 3919636 Tsuna is targeted for assassination, so a weapons tuner for the Vongola Family arrives to upgrade Reborn's arsenal. This winds up creating a fair amount of chaos, but it's summer and Tsuna soon finds other distractions—learning to swim, taking part in a summer poetry contest, racing into the ocean to rescue a girl in distress, and defying a ghost bent on taking him to the "other side"!

]]> 192 Akira Amano 3865806295 Elizabeth 4 4.37 2005 Reborn! 7 (reborn! #7)
author: Akira Amano
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #1)]]> 298567 344 Joseph Delaney 0060766204 Elizabeth 5 4.02 2004 Revenge of the Witch (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles, #1)
author: Joseph Delaney
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.02
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Bakuman, Band 1: Traum und Realität]]> 6735082
Als hätten sie selbst Pate gestanden, erzählen die Death Note-Erfolgsautoren Takeshi Obata und Tsugumi Ohba den Werdegang zweier Manga-Autoren!]]> 208 Tsugumi Ohba 3867197571 Elizabeth 5 4.18 2009 Bakuman, Band 1: Traum und Realität
author: Tsugumi Ohba
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2009
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[D.N.Angel, Vol. 1 (D.N.Angel, #1)]]> 475276 184 Yukiru Sugisaki 159182799X Elizabeth 5 4.01 1997 D.N.Angel, Vol. 1 (D.N.Angel, #1)
author: Yukiru Sugisaki
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> Zombie-Loan, Vol. 1 1070555 190 Peach-Pit 0759523533 Elizabeth 5 3.88 2003 Zombie-Loan, Vol. 1
author: Peach-Pit
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2003
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Tegami Bachi, Letter Bee, Vol. 1: Letter and Letter Bee]]> 6295267
Amberground is locked in darkness. A man-made star casts only a dim light over the land. The pitch-black wilderness is infested with Gaichuu—colossal insects with metal exoskeletons. The Gaichuu make travel between the cities of Amberground extremely dangerous. But thankfully the Letter Bees, a brave corps of messengers, risk their lives in order to keep the hearts of Amberground connected.

Gauche Suede is on his last delivery before a big promotion. In the outskirts of Yodaka, the darkest area of Amberground, Gauche is surprised to find that the package is a young boy named Lag Seeing. Lag had been traumatized by his mother's abduction and is due to be delivered to his aunt. In this remote area rife with Gaichuu, Lag and Gauche face a dangerous journey that inspires Lag to become a Letter Bee.]]> 204 Hiroyuki Asada 1421529130 Elizabeth 5 4.03 2007 Tegami Bachi, Letter Bee, Vol. 1: Letter and Letter Bee
author: Hiroyuki Asada
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> 07-Ghost, Volume 01 5071514 200 Yuki Amemiya 1605100323 Elizabeth 5 4.14 2005 07-Ghost, Volume 01
author: Yuki Amemiya
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Gifted Touch (Fingerprints, #1)]]> 644197 Sometimes, when I touch things, words fill my head. Words that feel like thoughts--thoughts that are inside of me...but not mine.

I used to think I was crazy. Used to.

I'm starting to wonder if there's a reason for all the voices that tangle together in my mind. And if I'm right, then it's not my sanity I'm worried about--it's my life.

]]> 240 Melinda Metz 0064472655 Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.91 2001 Gifted Touch (Fingerprints, #1)
author: Melinda Metz
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> Gone (Gone, #1) 2536134
There are teens, but not one single adult. Just as suddenly, there are no phones, no internet, no television. No way to get help. And no way to figure out what's happened.

Hunger threatens. Bullies rule. A sinister creature lurks. Animals are mutating. And the teens themselves are changing, developing new talents—unimaginable, dangerous, deadly powers—that grow stronger by the day. It's a terrifying new world. Sides are being chosen, a fight is shaping up. Townies against rich kids. Bullies against the weak. Powerful against powerless. And time is running out: On your 15th birthday, you disappear just like everyone else...]]> 560 Michael Grant 0061448761 Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.87 2008 Gone (Gone, #1)
author: Michael Grant
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2008
rating: 0
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]]> The Princetta 706553 500 Anne-Laure Bondoux 158234924X Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.48 2004 The Princetta
author: Anne-Laure Bondoux
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Battle for Shadowland (Witch & Wizard Graphic Novel, #1)]]> 7821929 104 James Patterson 1600107591 Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.79 2010 Battle for Shadowland (Witch & Wizard Graphic Novel, #1)
author: James Patterson
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> Deception (Haunting Emma, #1) 7316440 310 Lee Nichols 1599903083 Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.89 2010 Deception (Haunting Emma, #1)
author: Lee Nichols
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> Z. Rex (The Hunting, #1) 6578822 245 Steve Cole 0399252533 Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.86 2009 Z. Rex (The Hunting, #1)
author: Steve Cole
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Theodosia Throckmorton #1)]]> 472392
Her father may be head curator, but it is Theo - and only Theo - who is able to see all the black magic and ancient curses that still cling to the artifacts in the museum. Sneaking behind her father's back, Theo uses old, nearly forgotten Egyptian magic to remove the curses and protect her father and the rest of the museum employees from the ancient, sinister forces lurking in the museum's dark hallways.

When Theo's mother returns from her latest archaeological dig bearing the Heart of Egypt - a legendary amulet belonging to an ancient tomb - Theo learns that it comes inscribed with a curse so black and vile that it threatens to crumble the British Empire from within and start a war too terrible to imagine. Theo will have to call upon everything she's ever learned in order to prevent the rising chaos from destroying her country - and herself.]]> 344 R.L. LaFevers 0618756388 Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.87 2007 Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos (Theodosia Throckmorton #1)
author: R.L. LaFevers
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> The Kneebone Boy 7952209
In this wickedly dark, unusual, and compelling novel, Ellen Potter masterfully tells the tale of one deliciously strange family and a secret that changes everything.]]> 288 Ellen Potter 031237772X Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.93 2010 The Kneebone Boy
author: Ellen Potter
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.93
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]]> <![CDATA[The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, #1)]]> 679362 110 Elizabeth Singer Hunt 1602860041 Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.05 2004 The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart, #1)
author: Elizabeth Singer Hunt
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.05
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]]> <![CDATA[Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)]]> 34262 Peter Pan. Peter and the Starcatchers is brimming with richly developed characters, from the scary but somehow familiar Black Stache and ferocious Mister Grin to the sweet but sophisticated Molly and fearless Peter. Page after page of riveting adventures take readers of all ages on a voyage from a filthy, crime-ridden port in old England across the turbulent sea. Aboard the Neverland is a trunk that hold the “greatest treasure on earth� —but is it gold, jewels, or something far more mysterious and dangerous?

Roiling waves and raging storms; skullduggery and pirate treachery provide the backdrop for battles at sea. Bone-crushing breakers eventually land our characters on Mollusk Island—where the action really heats up.

This impossible-to-put-down tale leads readers on an unforgettable journey—fraught with danger yet filled with mystical and magical moments.]]> 452 Dave Barry 078684907X Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.05 2004 Peter and the Starcatchers (Peter and the Starcatchers, #1)
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average rating: 4.05
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]]> Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1) 295649
Life as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas.

There's only one problem: Jacky is a girl. And she will have to use every bit of her spirit, wit, and courage to keep the crew from discovering her secret. This could be the adventure of her life--if only she doesn't get caught. . . .]]> 304 L.A. Meyer 015205085X Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.12 2002 Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)
author: L.A. Meyer
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2002
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)]]> 28186
In this episode, The Sea of Monsters, Percy sets out to retrieve the Golden Fleece before his summer camp is destroyed, surpassing the first book's drama and setting the stage for more thrills to come.]]> 279 Rick Riordan 0786856866 Elizabeth 5 4.25 2006 The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 13: The Mist Guardian Arrives! (Reborn!, #13)]]> 6528727 Junior high student Tsuna is a failure at school, sports, and social life. He needs a mafia hit man mentor like he needs a hole in the head...and he's about to get both!
Reborn's gun will kill you and make you stronger! R to L (Japanese Style). The Mist Guardian Yamamoto uses the Shigure Soen Ryu sword technique taught to him by his father to battle Superbi Squalo, who has beaten a Shigure Soen Ryu practitioner once before! Even though Squalo sees through his moves, Yamamoto refuses to lose faith in the technique and presses on. The question is, does he have any chance of winning?! Meanwhile, the identity of the person chosen to be Tsuna's Mist Guardian is finally revealed! Junior high student Tsuna is a failure at school, sports and social life. He needs a Mafia hit man tutor like he needs a hole in the head...and he's about to get both!]]> 200 Akira Amano 1421524384 Elizabeth 5 4.39 2007 Reborn! Vol. 13: The Mist Guardian Arrives! (Reborn!, #13)
author: Akira Amano
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.39
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 14: The Sky Match Arrives! (Reborn!, #14)]]> 6528728 200 Akira Amano 142152855X Elizabeth 5 4.35 2007 Reborn! Vol. 14: The Sky Match Arrives! (Reborn!, #14)
author: Akira Amano
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 12: Hard Battle Arrives! (Reborn!, #12)]]> 6528725 200 Akira Amano 1421524376 Elizabeth 5 4.34 2006 Reborn! Vol. 12: Hard Battle Arrives! (Reborn!, #12)
author: Akira Amano
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 15: Zero Point Breakthrough Arrives! (Reborn!, #15)]]> 6948947 200 Akira Amano 1421528568 Elizabeth 5 4.36 2007 Reborn! Vol. 15: Zero Point Breakthrough Arrives! (Reborn!, #15)
author: Akira Amano
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2007
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 16: Ten Years Later Arrives! (Reborn!, #16)]]> 7326794
Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Tsuna is just a scaredy-cat junior high student who's no good at school or sports...until Reborn shoots him in the head and he starts life fresh with the power to solve his problems!Junior high student Tsuna is a failure at school, sports, and social life. He needs a mafia hit man mentor like he needs a hole in the head...and he's about to get both!Reborn's gun will kill you and make you stronger!

Ten Years LaterTsuna wins the Sky Battle and secures the Vongola succession at last. He responds by passing out, though he manages to revive in time to join his friends in a celebration of the victory. But just when things appear to be returning to normal, Reborn gets into a fight with Lambo. Lambo tries to shoot himself with his Ten-Year Bazooka and hits Reborn instead. What happens next launches Tsuna into his most bizarre adventure yet!]]> 192 Akira Amano 1421528576 Elizabeth 5 4.38 2007 Reborn! Vol. 16: Ten Years Later Arrives! (Reborn!, #16)
author: Akira Amano
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average rating: 4.38
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 07: Hot Summer Arrives! (Reborn!, #7)]]> 1927113 200 Akira Amano 1421516640 Elizabeth 3 4.12 2005 Reborn! Vol. 07: Hot Summer Arrives! (Reborn!, #7)
author: Akira Amano
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2005
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 06: OchĹŤshimono Arrives! (Reborn!, #6)]]> 2474213 200 Akira Amano 1421514745 Elizabeth 3 4.09 2005 Reborn! Vol. 06: OchĹŤshimono Arrives! (Reborn!, #6)
author: Akira Amano
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average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 04: Bucking Bronco Arrives! (Reborn!, #4)]]> 824765 184 Akira Amano 1421508443 Elizabeth 3 4.10 2005 Reborn! Vol. 04: Bucking Bronco Arrives! (Reborn!, #4)
author: Akira Amano
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.10
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 11: Varia Arrives! (Reborn!, #11)]]> 6343404
Junior high student Tsuna is a failure at school, sports, and social life. He needs a Mafia hit man tutor like he needs a hole in the head...and he's about to get both!

Tsuna and his friends continue to train for the imminent confrontation with the Varia. Tsuna manages to complete the second stage of his training and Yamamoto has learned all he can from his father about swordplay, but Gokudera has yet to master the fighting technique of Dr. Shamal. Meanwhile, two members of the Varia have arrived ahead of schedule and are looking to take out anyone in possession of a Vongola ring!]]> 208 Akira Amano 1421524368 Elizabeth 5 4.42 2006 Reborn! Vol. 11: Varia Arrives! (Reborn!, #11)
author: Akira Amano
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average rating: 4.42
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 08: The Neighboring Town Boys Arrives! (Reborn!, #8)]]> 2662621 200 Akira Amano 1421516659 Elizabeth 5 4.34 2006 Reborn! Vol. 08: The Neighboring Town Boys Arrives! (Reborn!, #8)
author: Akira Amano
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.34
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 10: Ring Arrives! (Reborn!, #10)]]> 5039920 210 Akira Amano 1421516675 Elizabeth 5 4.37 2006 Reborn! Vol. 10: Ring Arrives! (Reborn!, #10)
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name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2006
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 09: New Item Arrives! (Reborn!, #9)]]> 5039919
Tsuna, Reborn and their friends are in deep trouble! The villainous Mukuro appears to be unstoppable, and further efforts by Yamamoto and Gokudera to take him down only seem to prove the point. It finally falls to Tsuna to face this nemesis, though he knows he doesn't have a prayer of coming out of the encounter in one piece. His only hope is to receive a Deathperation Shot, but Reborn has only one left! Will it be enough?

Junior high student Tsuna is a failure at school, sports, and social life. He needs a Mafia hit man tutor like he needs a hole in the head...and he's about to get both!]]> 210 Akira Amano 1421516667 Elizabeth 5 4.40 2006 Reborn! Vol. 09: New Item Arrives! (Reborn!, #9)
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average rating: 4.40
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 03: Faintly Arrives! (Reborn!, #3)]]> 824762 208 Akira Amano 1421508435 Elizabeth 3 4.10 2005 Reborn! Vol. 03: Faintly Arrives! (Reborn!, #3)
author: Akira Amano
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average rating: 4.10
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 02: Many Arrives! (Reborn!, #2)]]> 824764 208 Akira Amano 1421506726 Elizabeth 3 4.07 2004 Reborn! Vol. 02: Many Arrives! (Reborn!, #2)
author: Akira Amano
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average rating: 4.07
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]]> <![CDATA[Reborn! Vol. 01: Reborn Arrives! (Reborn!, #1)]]> 824763
But Tsuna's life takes a dramatic turn when Reborn, a suit-wearing, gun-toting baby who claims to be an Italian hit man, shows up at his house. Reborn was sent to Japan to groom Tsuna for his future life as a big Mafia boss.

Tsuna doesn't believe this absurd story, so Reborn shoots Tsuna in the head with his gun. As Tsuna faces his own death, he's filled with regret that he never confessed his feelings to Kyoko...and suddenly he's overcome with supernatural powers that allow him to run off screaming to tell Kyoko how much he loves her. After five minutes, Tsuna goes back to normal.

Reborn explains how his gun works: when he shoots a person in the head, if that person has regrets about her life, then she will die and be reborn, temporarily endowed with special powers that enable her to fix or solve whatever is the source of her regret. (If Reborn shoots someone who is free of regret, she would die.)

Tsuna becomes Reborn's disciple, and because Reborn shoots Tsuna in the head all the time, he is constantly being reborn and growing into a stronger and better person, gradually impressing those around him and making friends.



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Taken from back cover:
HERE COMES REBORN!

Junior high student Tsuna is a failure at school, sports, and social life. He needs a Mafia hit man tutor like he needs a hole in the head...and he's about to get both!

When Reborn, a fedora-wearing, gun-toting toddler, arrives and says he's come to groom Tsuna for his future as boss of an Italian organized crime family, Tsuna is more than a little skeptical. But Reborn may have the "magic bullet" necessary to turn Tsuna's life around!]]> 192 Akira Amano 1421506718 Elizabeth 3 4.23 2004 Reborn! Vol. 01: Reborn Arrives! (Reborn!, #1)
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average rating: 4.23
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]]> <![CDATA[Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)]]> 8248439 A girl disguises herself as a boy to train as a knight in this first book in Tamora Pierce’s Margaret A. Edwards Award–winning young adult series—now with a new look!From now on, I’m Alan of Trebond, the younger twin. I’ll be a knight. In a time when girls are forbidden to be warriors, Alanna of Trebond wants nothing more than to be a knight of the realm of Tortall. So she finds a way to switch places with her twin brother, Thom, and, disguised as a boy, begins her training as a page at the palace of King Roald. But the road to knighthood, as she discovers, is not an easy one. Alanna must master weapons, combat, and magic, as well as polite behavior, her temper, and even her own heart. So begin Alanna’s adventures—filled with swords and sorcery, adventure and intrigue, good and evil—that will lead to the fulfillment of her dreams and make her a legend in the land.]]> 273 Tamora Pierce Elizabeth 5 4.28 1983 Alanna: The First Adventure (Song of the Lioness, #1)
author: Tamora Pierce
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1983
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2)]]> 13835
Here continues the story of Alanna, a young woman bound for glory who is willing to fight against enormous odds for what she believes in.]]> 264 Tamora Pierce 0689878567 Elizabeth 5 4.24 1984 In the Hand of the Goddess (Song of the Lioness, #2)
author: Tamora Pierce
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average rating: 4.24
book published: 1984
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]]> <![CDATA[The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3)]]> 13830 "Let her prove herself worthy as a man."

Newly knighted, Alanna of Trebond seeks adventure in the vast desert of Tortall. Captured by fierce desert dwellers, she is forced to prove herself in a duel to the death -- either she will be killed or she will be inducted into the tribe. Although she triumphs, dire challenges lie ahead. As her mythic fate would have it, Alanna soon becomes the tribe's first female shaman -- despite the desert dwellers' grave fear of the foreign woman warrior. Alanna must fight to change the ancient tribal customs of the desert tribes -- for their sake and for the sake of all Tortall.

Alanna's journey continues...

]]> 284 Tamora Pierce 0689878583 Elizabeth 5 4.19 1986 The Woman Who Rides Like a Man (Song of the Lioness, #3)
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average rating: 4.19
book published: 1986
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]]> <![CDATA[Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)]]> 13837
Having achieved her dream of becoming the first female knight errant, Alanna of Trebond is not sure what to do next. She has triumphed in countless bloody battles, and her adventures are already legendary. Perhaps being a knight errant is not all that Alanna needs…but Alanna must push her uncertainty aside when she is challenged with the impossible. She must recover the Dominion Jewel, a legendary gem with enormous power for good—but only in the right hands. And she must work fast. Tortall is in terrible danger from all directions, with enemies great and small plotting to destroy everyone and everything Alanna loves.]]> 384 Tamora Pierce 0689878575 Elizabeth 5 4.28 1988 Lioness Rampant (Song of the Lioness, #4)
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average rating: 4.28
book published: 1988
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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 Elizabeth 5 4.31 2005 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> Altered 12504172 330 Laura Burks 1613099738 Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.94 2011 Altered
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average rating: 3.94
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]]> Arcadia Awakens (Arcadia, #1) 11595072
Ancient myths brought to life in the Sicilian countryside, dangerous beasts roaming the hills, and a long history of familial bloodlust prove to Rosa that she can’t trust anyone—not even her own family. Torn between loyalty to her aunt and love for her family’s mortal enemy, Rosa must make the hardest decision of her life: stay in Sicily with her new love . . . or run as far and as fast as she can.]]> 451 Kai Meyer 0062006061 Elizabeth 0 to-read 3.69 2009 Arcadia Awakens (Arcadia, #1)
author: Kai Meyer
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.69
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]]> <![CDATA[Tangled Tides (The Sea Monster Memoirs, #1)]]> 12047201
Treygan, the stormy-eyed merman who turned Yara mer, will stop at nothing and sacrifice everything to protect his people-until he falls for Yara. The tides turn as Yara fights to save herself, hundreds of sea creatures, and the merman who has her heart. She could lose her soul in the process-or she might open the gateway to a love that's deeper than the oceans.]]> 328 Karen Amanda Hooper 1936850435 Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.00 2011 Tangled Tides (The Sea Monster Memoirs, #1)
author: Karen Amanda Hooper
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.00
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]]> Creatura (Creatura, #1) 12039534 308 Nely Cab 1463406231 Elizabeth 0 to-read 4.01 2011 Creatura (Creatura, #1)
author: Nely Cab
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2011
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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 Elizabeth 5 4.10 2004 My Sister’s Keeper
author: Jodi Picoult
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.10
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rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance (Candle Man, #1)]]> 6261394 But for Theo, anything that breaks up his ordinary routine is the perfect gift.
A mysterious “illness� and Theo’s guardians force him into a life indoors, where gloves must be worn and daily medical treatments are the norm. When Theo discovers a suspicious package on his birthday, one person from the past will unlock the secret behind Theo’s “illness� and change his life forever.
Molded into an exhilarating steampunk adventure that gives birth to the next great fantasy hero, Theo Wickland, Candle The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance is the first book in a trilogy by debut author Glenn Dakin.


Ages 8�12]]> 320 Glenn Dakin 1606840150 Elizabeth 4 3.57 2009 The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance (Candle Man, #1)
author: Glenn Dakin
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2009
rating: 4
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]]> The Gift (Witch & Wizard, #2) 10024202 Leading the Resistance, Whit and Wisty face their most daunting challenge yet in the jaw-dropping sequel to Witch & Wizard. When Whit and Wisty were imprisoned by the wicked forces of the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, they were barely able to escape with their lives. Now part of a hidden community of teens like themselves, Whit and Wisty have established themselves as leaders of the Resistance, willing to sacrifice anything to save kidnapped and imprisoned kids. Now the villainous leader of the New Order is just a breath away from the ability to control the forces of nature and to manipulate his citizens on the most profound level through their minds. There is only one more thing he needs to triumph in his evil the Gifts of Whit and Wisty Allgood. And he will stop at nothing to seize them. In this second installment of James Patterson's epic Witch & Wizard series, Whit and Wisty's heart-pounding adventures through the Overworld and Shadowland lead to a spectacular climax and conclusion.]]> 336 James Patterson 0316122211 Elizabeth 5 3.86 2010 The Gift (Witch & Wizard, #2)
author: James Patterson
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Candidates (Delcroix Academy, #1)]]> 7245329
This captivating debut, the first in a series, puts a paranormal twist on private school.]]> 293 Inara Scott 1423116364 Elizabeth 5 3.60 2010 The Candidates (Delcroix Academy, #1)
author: Inara Scott
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> From Charlie's Point of View 588438 288 Richard Scrimger 0142408182 Elizabeth 5 3.77 2005 From Charlie's Point of View
author: Richard Scrimger
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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i really like it so much especially mysteries. Plus this story is different from other mysteries that i read which has Charlie's point of view, which he is blind! I never heard of a blind kid being able to solve mysteries. In this mystery Charlie and his friends are helping him to find the bandit who took tons of twenty dollar bills so that his father won't be in jail. Man this is getting interesting every single moment and very single word I read I want to know more.
]]> Plain Kate 7877239 314 Erin Bow 0545166640 Elizabeth 5 3.76 2010 Plain Kate
author: Erin Bow
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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this book so far that i read is about a girl named Kate who lost her mother at a young age and recently her father passed away. She loves to crave wood and makes a living out of it. Many people called her a witch even though she is not because she is the only person in the village who isn't sick from the witch's fever.
]]> King of the Screwups 5867731 When Liam finally kicked out of the house, his father's brother takes him in. What could a teenage chick magnet possibly have in common with his gay, glam rocker, DJ uncle who lives in a trailer in upstate New York? A lot more than you'd think. And when Liam attempts to make himself over as a nerd in a desperate attempt to impress his father, it's his "aunt" Pete and the guys in his band who convince Liam there's much more to him than his father will ever see.]]> 320 K.L. Going 0152062580 Elizabeth 5 3.81 2009 King of the Screwups
author: K.L. Going
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.81
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rating: 5
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]]> Mermaid 7320740
Meanwhile, the mermaid Princess Lenia longs to return to the human man she carried to safety. She is willing to trade her home, her voice, and even her health for legs and the chance to win his heart...

A surprising take on the classic tale, Mermaid is the story of two women with everything to lose. It will make you think twice about the fairy tale you heard as a child, keeping you in suspense until the very last page.]]> 240 Carolyn Turgeon 0307589978 Elizabeth 5 Days later the man left the kingdom, still thinking that the princess was the one who saved him. Then later the mermaid became a human but this time the witch took her voice and tongue! YUck! She couldn't talk and she felt pain every time she walked.
The man fell in love with the new mysterious girl who originally saved him in the first place and he even made her pregent! This was a shock because the princess when to the man's kingdom who now is a prince. The princess is in love with him at the same time she also wants her kingdom to be at peace and have no war.
I felt like this is so messed up for the prince like he has to choice one girl for his future wife but in the end he could only choose the princess. He loved the mysterious girl thought she couldn't talk but he love her sense of aura that made him feel calm. In the end, the mysterious girl gave birth to a baby girl, at least she was happy that she could save her child before she could turn into foam because the potion the witch gave her only lasts when the prince gets married and she gets a heartbreak. It really did happened the princess and the prince got married and everybody suspects that the mysterious girl is going to die but she didn't. Instead the princess gave blood to the girl so she could turn into a mermaid. She had to say good bye to her child, the man whom she loves and her step human sister, the princess. The princess promised the mermaid she will take care of her child as if the baby was her own.

It was a very touching story and I really personally loved the ending. I wish that every fairy tale should have this kind of ending where both the good and bad characters could have a bit of happiness.]]> 3.62 2011 Mermaid
author: Carolyn Turgeon
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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so far that i read it's kind of like Ariel the Little Mermaid. The mermaid went up to the human world at the age of 18 and saves a human man from the a sea storm. She places him on shore and saw a woman near by and told her in her mind to come and save him. Therefore, she did. The human girl, princess, realized that the man who was saved by the mermaid is a sourthern person who attached her kingdom a long time ago.
Days later the man left the kingdom, still thinking that the princess was the one who saved him. Then later the mermaid became a human but this time the witch took her voice and tongue! YUck! She couldn't talk and she felt pain every time she walked.
The man fell in love with the new mysterious girl who originally saved him in the first place and he even made her pregent! This was a shock because the princess when to the man's kingdom who now is a prince. The princess is in love with him at the same time she also wants her kingdom to be at peace and have no war.
I felt like this is so messed up for the prince like he has to choice one girl for his future wife but in the end he could only choose the princess. He loved the mysterious girl thought she couldn't talk but he love her sense of aura that made him feel calm. In the end, the mysterious girl gave birth to a baby girl, at least she was happy that she could save her child before she could turn into foam because the potion the witch gave her only lasts when the prince gets married and she gets a heartbreak. It really did happened the princess and the prince got married and everybody suspects that the mysterious girl is going to die but she didn't. Instead the princess gave blood to the girl so she could turn into a mermaid. She had to say good bye to her child, the man whom she loves and her step human sister, the princess. The princess promised the mermaid she will take care of her child as if the baby was her own.

It was a very touching story and I really personally loved the ending. I wish that every fairy tale should have this kind of ending where both the good and bad characters could have a bit of happiness.
]]> Demon Diary, Volume 01 29497
This volume also includes two bonus stories drawn by the same illustrator but by a different author; "Crystal Heart" and "Terra".]]> 192 Kara 1591821541 Elizabeth 0 3.96 2000 Demon Diary, Volume 01
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name: Elizabeth
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2000
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]]> <![CDATA[D.Gray-man, Vol. 1 (D.Gray-man, #1)]]> 568454
Set in a fictional 19th century England, D.Gray-man is the story of Allen Walker, a 15-year-old boy who roams the earth in search of Innocence. Washed away to unknown parts of the world after The Great Flood, Innocence is the mysterious substance used to create weapons that obliterate demons known as akuma.

A born exorcist, Walker's primary anti-akuma weapon is the cross that's embossed on his red, disfigured left hand, which contains Innocence. But not only does Walker destroy akuma, he sees the akuma hiding inside a person's soul! Together with his fellow exorcists fighting under the command of the Black Order, Walker leads the battle against the Millennium Earl, the evil being out to destroy mankind.]]> 196 Katsura Hoshino 1421506238 Elizabeth 0 4.20 2004 D.Gray-man, Vol. 1 (D.Gray-man, #1)
author: Katsura Hoshino
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.20
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run (Death Note, #3)]]> 13618 193 Tsugumi Ohba 1421501708 Elizabeth 0 4.46 2004 Death Note, Vol. 3: Hard Run (Death Note, #3)
author: Tsugumi Ohba
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.46
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Note, Vol. 4: Love (Death Note, #4)]]> 13616 204 Tsugumi Ohba 142150331X Elizabeth 0 4.42 2004 Death Note, Vol. 4: Love (Death Note, #4)
author: Tsugumi Ohba
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.42
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence (Death Note, #2)]]> 13619 197 Tsugumi Ohba 1421501694 Elizabeth 0 4.48 2004 Death Note, Vol. 2: Confluence (Death Note, #2)
author: Tsugumi Ohba
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2004
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]]> Skip Beat!, Vol. 1 282282
Kyoko Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made it big as an idol. But he’s casting her out now that he’s famous! Kyoko won’t suffer in silence—she’s going to get her sweet revenge by beating Sho in show biz!

Kyoko knows she's not plain and uninteresting, no matter what Sho says. With the help of a little makeover, Kyoko's ready to exact her revenge. But first she needs to land an audition, and she sets her sights on the agency where Sho's lead rival works. Her persistence pays off, but her broken heart turns out to be a disadvantage. Kyoko has lost the will to love anybody, let alone fans she's never met. Can the agency see past this problem to Kyoko's true star potential?

Chapters: 1-5]]> 184 Yoshiki Nakamura 1421505851 Elizabeth 0 4.26 2002 Skip Beat!, Vol. 1
author: Yoshiki Nakamura
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom (Death Note, #1)]]> 13615
Boredom
Light tests the boundaries of the Death Note's powers as L and the police begin to close in. Luckily, Light's father is the head of the Japanese National Police Agency and leaves vital information about the case lying around the house. With access to his father's files, Light can keep one step ahead of the authorities. But who is the strange man following him, and how can Light guard against enemies whose names he doesn't know?]]> 195 Tsugumi Ohba 1421501686 Elizabeth 5 4.47 2004 Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom (Death Note, #1)
author: Tsugumi Ohba
name: Elizabeth
average rating: 4.47
book published: 2004
rating: 5
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