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Are You My Mother?
by P.D. Eastman
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Favorite of my one year old

Solitaire
by Alice Oseman
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Absolutely wonderful, and so real, this book saved my life!

Apple Crush
by Lucy Knisley
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Made you think about who you want to be.

Survivors - The Exiles Journey
by Erin Hunter Survivors Series
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Very good and I read over 179 minutes because it was a long book.

Alex Rider Russian Roulette
by Anthony Horowitz
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Really suspenseful and sad and cool

Go Dog Go
by P.d. Eastman
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A family favorite. A fun story with lots of rhymes.

Amelia Bedelia’s family album
by Peggy Parish
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Funny book about Amelia looking through her family photo album of who she will invite to her party .

Black Woods, Blue Sky
by Eowyn Ivey
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Black Woods, Blue Sky is a novel of magic, empathy, and curiosity--in fact, each of Ivey's characters here brim with such empathy and curiosity that, even in their most flawed or dangerous moments, it's impossible for a reader not to sympathize with them and home for good. With those characters carrying the story, and with Ivey's gorgeous writing of the Alaskan wilderness and a way of life that's foreign to most of us, the novel paints a world that feels as magical as it is real, and when the magic does come in...well, that feels very real as a result. I suspected from the beginning that this work might break my heart open, and it did, but Ivey's storytelling is such that I can only smile at the experience through the tears, and be left in wonder at her storytelling and the way this book unfolds. Absolutely recommended, whether you come for the writing, the magical realism, or the contemporary fairy tale or the Alaskan wilderness or anything else that might draw you in. This is a wonderous book.

Wake Up And Open Your Eyes
by Clay McLeod Chapman
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The style with which Chapman pulled this book off is incredible. The different voices, points of view, and overall project is a masterclass in bringing a variety of characters alive through voice and showing their characters progress on the page. In too many books, every POV character sounds the same, but Chapman managed to make the different characters utterly different while also making it feel effortless. I also don't want to imply there are too many POVs--honestly, there's just the right amount for exactly what he pulled off. So, again, writing-wise, this book is incredible. But, all that said...I think a reader's response here is largely going to come down to concept. If you read about the concept--a form of possession taking hold of people as they fall down internet/mass media rabbit holes, and then tearing families apart--and feel like it's a fascinating one you want to fall into, you'll probably love this book. For me personally, I admit that the concept put me off, if anything--I love Chapman's work, so I wanted to read it, but if it had been written by anyone else, I probably would have passed. I read for escapism, and people being changed by internet rabbit holes--however drastically--just felt a little too close to reality right now. In any case, I think because of this, parts of the middle of the book dragged for me, even as I could appreciate what Chapman was doing it and the nuance of the story. So, would I recommend this? If you're interested in the story concept, or if you're a writer wanting to get a masterclass in writing different characters in POV, this is a fantastic book to pick up. If you're just thinking about trying Chapman for the first time and less sure of the concept, then I might suggest starting with one of his other works...

Friends Forever Shannon Hale
by Shannon Hale
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It prepares eighth graders for what is to come, a very good book
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