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The Ugly Truth (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #5)
by Jeff Kinney
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This book was really good! I am never dissapointed by the books in this series!!! This book was really funny, and it was relatable too!!! The only reason that this book didn't earn 5 stars is just because if I hadn't read the previous book, I wouldn't have known anything about Greg and Rowley's fight.

Scarpetta
by Patricia Cornwell
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Kept me guessing right up until the end. Cornwell's writing is so detailed that you feel like you're a fly on the wall in every single scene. The morgue scenes have the right amount of detail without adding gruesome details.

Daughters of shangdong
by Eve J. Chung
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Fantastic historical novel of a part of history we don’t usually see. The detail was stunning that when I looked up I was surprised to see myself where I was and not in the story.

The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
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5 stars I’ve been in a reading slump for about a month or two, so I wanted to pick up a short book to start with. The Alchemist is a book full of wisdom. It is a book that is very direct in telling you to follow your heart and Personal Legend before it’s too late. It urges you to think of your dreams and what you wanted in life. It shows you that just because fate is written one way, your heart can lead you to the path of what you desire. It gives the sense of being and how everything happens for a reason and everyone has a purpose on this planet. And not only those lessons, but the people who can help bring you along, set you back or challenge you to prove yourself of these Personal Legends.

Sunrise on the Reaping
by Suzanne Collins
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As a fan of The Hunger Games I was looking forward to reading this. There were some tough moments as there are throughout the entire series. Not as good as the original trilogy but definitely a must read!

Death of a ghost
by MC Beaton
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There is a haunted castle near Drim, Scotland that the villagers have reported seeing lights and hearing strange noises from. Sergeant Hamish Macbeth and policeman Charlie Carson are called upon to investigate. What they find is a dead body. Then more people are killed. The villagers think Hamish has no ambition, but he doesn't want a promotion. He loves his job and the village. Hamish misses his wildcat, Sonsie who he released back to the wild.

Flawless
by Elsie Silver
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Elsie is one of my favorite authors. This is the first book in the Chestnut Springs series, and I find this particular series to be very entertaining and heartfelt. Rhett and Summer, along with the whole Eaton clan, will make your heart swoon! Especially the patriarch of the family, Harvey Eaton. We need some more Harveys on this planet.

Hang the Moon
by Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls writes another 5-star book with this one. Great story about girl power before it was socially acceptable. Sallie Kincaid reminds me of Queen Elizabeth I and their unwillingness to marry because they knew it would only be a distraction.

Difficult Daughters
by Manju Kapoor
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It's a powerful story about woman's search for independence, for finding an entity and desire to be educated. It is a gripping novel set in the days before the partition of India.

A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel
by Madeleine L'Engle
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Kirkus reviewed, "A faithfully adapted graphic novel of the beloved 1962 classic, just in time to celebrate its 50th anniversary...(published in 2012)... With a keen eye, Eisner Award winner Larson (Mercury, 2010) doesn't stray a moment from L'Engle's original text...." (My previous review was erased when I hit the wrong key! Darn fingers!) Now, I have to re-read the original L'Engle novel - which I loved as a child in elementary school. And then there are so many movie versions! (some I hear are very disappointing...) and then...and ....TBD! (The downside of working in a Library/ Candy store? or Bakery?....I used to want to literally EAT poems and books and....reading cover to cover makes the imagery vivid but....)
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