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Twilight: the Relationship Killer?
Four(ish) years ago, after a semester of reading Thomas Hardy and Naturalism I started reading the Twilight series over the...
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Waterfall – Lisa T. Bergren (2011)
For this review I should be very clear about two things: I listened to the audio book instead of reading it I emphatically dislike...
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Steel – Carrie Vaughn (2012)
On a family vacation to the Bahamas after a disappointing competition Jill finds the tip of a broken sword. When Jill topples out of a...
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hush, hush – Becca Fitzpatrick (2009)
This was not my favourite book. I’m just going to say it right away so I can move on to the why and there will not be any ambiguity. I...
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Hereafter – Tara Hudson (2011)
Amelia is dead. She doesn’t remember who she is, she doesn’t remember her family, she doesn’t remember her friends, she doesn’t feel...
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The Hunger Games – Suzanne Collins (2008)
I know, hot topic. But I would like to state that this is my second time reading the Hunger Games, and truthfully, I feel much the same...
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The Calvin and Hobbes Lazy Sunday Book – Bill Watterson (1989)
I never quite had the same connection to Calvin and Hobbes as my other friends did growing up. That being said, I did really enjoy...
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Tales from The Hood – Michael Buckley (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) (2008)
After Mr. Canis is arrested in Magic and Other Misdemeanors, a brutally skewed court finds him guilty of the murders perpetrated by the...
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The Complete Father Christmas- Raymond Briggs (1973 & 1975)
Father Christmas I’m sure almost everyone is familiar with The Snowman but for me it has always been Briggs’ Father Christmas. According...
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Chalk – Bill Thomson (2010)
What would you draw if you knew it would become real? It would be AMAZING! The children in this brilliantly rendered book find a bag of...
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Martha Speaks: Haunted House – Karen Ross (2010)
When Mom asks Martha to deliver some flowers to a house (a house Mom and her friends had thought to be haunted as children) Martha...
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Seussville – Dr. Seuss Website
Seussville is a website dedicated to children, parents, and educators showcasing all things Seuss. For children there is a...
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Magic and Other Misdemeanors – Michael Buckley (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) (2008)
Someone has been stealing the powerful magical possession of some of Ferryport Landing’s most powerful Everafters. It is up to Sabrina...
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June 29, 1999 – David Wiesner (1992)
It all begins with an experiment. What would happen if seedlings, once planted, were released into the sky. Later, giant plants begin to...
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Once Upon a Crime – Michael Buckley (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) (2008)
The fourth in The Sisters Grimm series, this book begins seconds after The Problem Child ends. Puck, still badly injured from his fight...
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The Problem Child – Michael Buckley (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) (2007)
The third book in The Sisters Grimm series, this book begins seconds after The Unusual Suspects ends. Puck and Sabrina are face to face...
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The Unusual Suspects – Michael Buckley (Author), Peter Ferguson (Illustrator) (2005)
The second book in The Sisters Grimm series, this book begins seconds after The Fairy-tale Detectives ends. Sabrina and Daphne under...
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The Princess Bride – (1987)
What do you get when you cross a love story with a cult classic? True Love. Easily one of my favourite movies, but better for the action,...
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No Future For You Vol.2 – Brian K. Vaughan, Joss Whedon, Georges Jeanty (2008)
A continuation of season 8, a rogue Slayer gets caught up using her power for evil. Giles seeks out Faith to eliminate the threat in...
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Ghosts of Albion: The Adventures of Tamara Swift – Amber Benson & Christopher Golden (2005)
Siblings William and Tamara Swift inherited more than their grandfather’s house when the old man died. Their grandfather, who they...
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