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A young woman wise beyond her years, Rachel Corrie was taken from this world far too soon. We could all stand to learn something from her writings as she grows and wrestles with issues both personal and global. A must read!
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A wonderfully delightful little book! Readers will quickly fall in love with Firmin, the rat born in a used bookstore, and his insatiable hunger for the written word. Sort of makes you wonder....might your favorite used bookstore have a well-read rodent in its stacks?
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Sick Girl is an amazingly candid and brutally honest account of Amy Silverstein's journey through chronic illness. Her narrative is both gripping and disturbing in its honesty and detail and I found it difficult to put down. Thank you Amy for your bravery in sharing your life with us.
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Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie by Rachel Corrie
Cedate, April 27, 2009
A young woman wise beyond her years, Rachel Corrie was taken from this world far too soon. We could all stand to learn something from her writings as she grows and wrestles with issues both personal and global. A must read!(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Firmin by Sam Savage
Cedate, March 2, 2009
A wonderfully delightful little book! Readers will quickly fall in love with Firmin, the rat born in a used bookstore, and his insatiable hunger for the written word. Sort of makes you wonder....might your favorite used bookstore have a well-read rodent in its stacks?(12 of 13 readers found this comment helpful)
Sick Girl by Amy Silverstein
Cedate, February 3, 2009
Sick Girl is an amazingly candid and brutally honest account of Amy Silverstein's journey through chronic illness. Her narrative is both gripping and disturbing in its honesty and detail and I found it difficult to put down. Thank you Amy for your bravery in sharing your life with us.(3 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Hope in the Unseen by Ron Suskind
Cedate, November 1, 2008
Excellent book about overcoming adversity and excelling no matter how much life tries to keep you down. Highly recommended.(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
I Was Told There'd Be Cake by Sloane Crosley
Cedate, September 3, 2008
Laugh out loud funny! I can't wait to hear more from Sloane Crosley.(8 of 15 readers found this comment helpful)
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