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4 | Good | Had to order this for school, and the subject was hard for me. The book was helpful during the class. | [] | 078177117X | 078177117X | AH4A6ABY32MZDXPZPUGWLPQFLRXA | 1,397,940,944,000 | 0 | false |
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4 | Good | During my courses, we used it but we didn't. I think if lang transcripts is something you use day to day, its a good resource. | [] | 1586506994 | 1586506994 | AH4A6ABY32MZDXPZPUGWLPQFLRXA | 1,397,006,467,000 | 0 | true |
5 | Great | a good book to help with general information and good resource. it also helped during comps for additional info to use. | [] | 1401840361 | 1401840361 | AH4A6ABY32MZDXPZPUGWLPQFLRXA | 1,397,006,424,000 | 0 | true |
4 | Good | Good buy even though the subject wasn't my greatest area in school. Overall the shipper did a great job with packaging and the book has good info. | [] | 1428312153 | 1428312153 | AH4A6ABY32MZDXPZPUGWLPQFLRXA | 1,396,141,807,000 | 0 | true |
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5 | School | Another book needed for school. The shipper did a wonderful job with packaging and the info within is pretty good too. | [] | 0205395082 | 0205395082 | AH4A6ABY32MZDXPZPUGWLPQFLRXA | 1,396,141,497,000 | 0 | true |
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5 | Sticks With You | I really went back and forth on whether this was a 4-star read or a 5-star, but the way it sticks with you and the way the characters come to life made it that 5-star read I'd been hoping for.<br /><br />The story centers on two authors who were in a relationship in high school. The two were separated for reasons we'r... | [] | 153871910X | 153871910X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,674,928,541,946 | 0 | false |
4 | Good Ideas | If you're a newbie coming to meal prep, this is a nice book to give you an overview. There does seem to be a bit of set up to get it all started, but they walk you through containers, recipes, grocery lists, etc. If you have certain food sensitivities, you might want to look through the recipes beforehand. You can b... | [] | 1647397456 | 1647397456 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,671,683,433,986 | 0 | false |
3 | Wild Ride | This short book takes us through the journey the D.C. police undertook to find out the serial killer in their midst. The book isn't terribly scary, as some serial killer novels can be, but we do see the strange thinking that goes into figuring out the mind of a killer and what might motivate them to find their next vi... | [] | 1643165984 | 1643165984 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,671,683,267,621 | 0 | false |
3 | Classic Enemies to Lovers | This was your typical enemies to lovers, with an Indian twist. The culture and pressures are present in the story and both characters have to navigate toward love through these pressures. I will say that I found myself not liking the main characters much though! I thought the girl was too abrasive (even though she g... | [] | 1538733331 | 1538733331 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,666,372,823,620 | 0 | false |
4 | A Woman's Success | I somehow thought this was going to be more literary fiction, but the narratie really drives this with drama and characterization. Lakshmi is a henna artist who escaped an abusive husband to make her own way in Jaiupur. Because of her great talent, she makes her way in the world and gets a home of her own. However, ... | [] | 0778309452 | 0778309452 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,666,372,620,633 | 0 | false |
4 | Modern Feminist Poetry | This is a great selection of modern poems centered on growing from a girl to a woman, what it means to live in a world of violence, and the stories our bodies have to tell. These are definitely more modern, with modern issues, and a modern style. There is a loose narrative thread throughout the collection, but these ... | [] | 1984801902 | 1984801902 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,666,372,370,271 | 0 | false |
4 | Interesting Character Study | Broken into pre and post Civil War, this novel mainly centers on the lives of three main characters: Miss Rue, Miss May Belle, and May Belle's man on another plantation. While there is a bit of "conjuring" or mysticism in the background, the story is really grounded in the survival of these characters pre and post Civ... | [] | 0525511482 | 0525511482 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,666,372,094,712 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Ideas | If you've ever used a laser pointer that uses a faint "click" sound, you know that your cat can become aware of the sound and respond. There are some simple tricks and tips here. While I don't use many, I did want to understand a bit of the "trainer" mentality to do other things with our new cat. My mother is in her... | [] | 1648769454 | 1648769454 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,665,438,603,143 | 1 | false |
4 | Basic, Beginner's Guide | In preparation for getting a new pet, I wanted to read up a bit on training a dog. This is a good, beginner's guide for this. It has basic steps and guides to help you with any dog. I do think that if you want more than a basic training, you might need a different book that goes into more detail. To some degree, you... | [] | 164611504X | 164611504X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,665,438,042,787 | 0 | false |
4 | Sweeping Epic History of a Family and Island | This is a true sweeping epic tale of one family running the bar/eatery called House at the Edge of Night. No one on the island seems to be getting rich, except for the "conte" who gets money from the residents; otherwise, everyone works to keep their life moving forward. Across time, the islanders have seen wars, dis... | [] | 0812998790 | 0812998790 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,657,332,072,975 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Arrangement of Recipes | I first checked out this cookbook through the library to try a few recipes. I quickly found that this was a keeper and had to pick it up! You have just about every kind of pound cake, whether in a pretty, round bundt pan or simple loaf pan. I love a quick baked item to take to friends and family in an important or n... | [] | 1940772478 | 1940772478 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,655,089,357,288 | 3 | true |
4 | Fun "Meet Cute" Spoof | As an assistant at a screen-writing agency, our main character finds herself roped into helping one of their biggest clients to finish his romantic comedy before she will get her promotion. From there, the author tells her that she needs to help his "writing block" by participating. How? He asks her to try to have h... | [] | 0525542310 | 0525542310 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,649,711,743,585 | 0 | false |
3 | Interesting Premise | Let me start by saying that fantasy is not always a great genre for me; however, I gave this one a try as I thought the setting and idea sounded interesting. The basic premise is that two daughters were set to become the rulers of the dynasty, making them the first female rulers to ever have ruled. However, their fat... | [] | 1681198894 | 1681198894 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,649,710,892,887 | 0 | false |
4 | Great Horror Read for YA | Although the story is over the top, with the idea of the monster out there to get you if you break the rules of hide and seek, it's still creepy and a fun read. You do tend to suspend belief to go with the story and i could believe the fright of the kids who played hide and seek and those who disappeared. Overall, a ... | [] | 133858362X | 133858362X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,640,146,044,388 | 0 | false |
4 | A Real Supernatural Surprise | This novel was a complete surprise. Once I got going, I wasn't sure if it was what I wanted to read--the entire idea of a sister following in the steps of a brother who has passed on. As we see ghosts popping up from different generations, I wasn't sure where things were going to go. The darkness in the story develop... | [] | 0525510362 | 0525510362 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,640,145,063,565 | 0 | false |
3 | Fictionalized Real-Life Crime | This novel felt drawn directly from the college admission scandal of 2019-20. We follow the teen character whose famous mother is pressuring her to perform academically in a way to get her into the best colleges around. Along the way, their strange behavior leads the daughter to realize she might be left out of some ... | [] | 1984893629 | 1984893629 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,640,144,820,335 | 0 | false |
5 | Great YA Mystery/Thriller | What a great read! In the mix between media such as emails and texts, we get a lot of story--back story and present. Our main character takes on solving the mystery of the death of Andie Bell, supposedly killed by her boyfriend, however, Pippa takes on the murder as her final senior project. She soon realizes there ... | [] | 1984896369 | 1984896369 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,640,144,540,864 | 0 | false |
4 | Interesting Family Drama | In this novel by Allende, we follow families that fled Spain under Franco's rule. In an effort to flee, they follow other emigrants moving to Chile. Among these emigrants are members of one family that center around a brother who wants to protect his widowed sister-in-law to save her life. These familes make hard de... | [] | 198482015X | 198482015X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,640,143,696,508 | 0 | false |
4 | Mystery and Crime Fiction in One | Our main character, Hwani, along with her sister, are found unconcious the forest and their father goes in search of what happened. Other girls have also gone missing, with some never returning.<br /><br />In the novel, Hwani is our main narrator, who goes on a journey to solve the mystery of the forest and her own fa... | [] | 1250229588 | 1250229588 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,636,396,905,838 | 0 | false |
4 | "Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow"... | Written surrounding a young man coming of age and about to head off to college, our main character is living with his father, post seperation between his mother and father. His father suffers from depression and can't find motivation to do much, which puts pressure on Charlie (our main character) to try to keep things... | [] | 0358248361 | 0358248361 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,632,535,974,797 | 0 | false |
4 | Important Resistance History | Told in an almost lyrical way, we follow a fictional tale about the real life "White Rose" resistance group to the Nazi party during WWII. I knew about these young people and had read historical pieces about them, so it's interesting to now have a novel. It is a gripping read, but also historically based. If you're ... | [] | 1328594432 | 1328594432 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,631,208,547,633 | 0 | false |
3 | Family, Personal, and Relationship Drama | I went into this, eager to connect to a YA character who loved to cook her family's traditional food and desserts. It does play a part of the novel, but it quickly fades into the background of other dramas going on. Our main character loves cooking, particularly baking, in her family's restaurant, but her parents pus... | [] | 0316460273 | 0316460273 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,630,950,341,049 | 0 | false |
4 | Interesting "Little House" Sort of Novel | While this is somewhat of a middle grade novel, I would say that if you read the Little House series, you should check this out. The reality is that not all pioneers were white Europeans. This novel explores how it is to be part Chinese in a culture that finds you wanting. The story is told in similar ways to Little... | [] | 132878150X | 132878150X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,628,868,127,444 | 1 | false |
2 | Definitely for a YA of New Adult Audience | As a high school teacher, I'm always on the lookout for engaging reads. I quickly found that this might be engaging for students, but not for me. This is a definite teen romance with a bit of a strange love triangle. While the decisions and emotions these characters have might be pretty authentic to an actual teen, ... | [] | 1328635198 | 1328635198 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,628,866,341,956 | 0 | false |
2 | Strange Premise | I went into this thinking I would like it, especially with the special introduction from the author that gave it such a personal twist and connection. However, the story lost me pretty early on and I didn't finish it. I hate to say that I gave up on it, but I realized that the approach wasn't what I expected and I th... | [] | 164129034X | 164129034X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,628,223,782,649 | 0 | false |
4 | Different Premise Than Some Surrogate Stories | In the past, I've read other novels that have a dystopian twist with surrogacy. This novel is a bit more complex, in that it's not a dystopian novel, but a novel that looks at the exploitation of poor and immigrant populations that might not have many other options than selling their womb for a large paycheck.<br /><b... | [] | 1984853759 | 1984853759 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,628,223,538,648 | 0 | false |
4 | I Need to Travel to Greece Now | If you're really wanting to travel, this book can either torture you or fill you with excitement. While the story centers on the author's love for language and where words come from, you get a real sense of her wonder for culture and ancient cultures, specifically.<br /><br />As an English teacher and lover of words, ... | [] | 1324001275 | 1324001275 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,624,649,499,306 | 0 | false |
3 | A YA Thriller of Sorts | I wasn't expecting this novel to have such a "thriller" bent to it, but I was surprised to see how the novel unfolded. Our main character, Ella, lost her family to a fire at a very young age, and she has been taken in by her extended family. Over time, and with the help of a tenacious journalist, she learns that "dea... | [] | 0310765358 | 0310765358 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,624,645,821,946 | 0 | false |
4 | The Impact of Family, Religion, and Gender | In A Place for Us, we follow and Indian-American, Muslim family. The father and mother, along with their three children, tell their story, mainly focused around the youngest child, their son Amar. As the youngest, and a male, we get a real sense of the pressure he feels within his family and community. The novel sta... | [] | 1524763551 | 1524763551 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,624,645,592,085 | 0 | false |
4 | Cute "Enemies" to Lover YA | This is a fun installment to the series. In fact, this was my favorite of the three in the "Con" series. That element of ComiCon and fan culture is very much present here, with our main male character being squirreled away for a bit. Vance, he's the movie "bad guy" and needs a time out. Rosie is the girl who met hi... | [] | 1683691938 | 1683691938 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,623,780,140,255 | 0 | false |
3 | A Lot Going On In This Story | I'm always in the search for books with representation for my high school students. This YA novel had a lot going on, from race, gender, sexuality, academics, and substance use. The story is essentially about our main character, Morgan, who is in therapy and also trying to be who she really is, regardless of race or ... | [] | 0525707514 | 0525707514 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,623,779,764,090 | 0 | false |
3 | The Rosie Project Become Parents | Spoilers, if you haven't read anything prior to this.<br /><br />Don and Rosie are parents and their son has behaviors that make them believe he might also be on the spectrum, like Don. Their son is showing signs of being anti-social, confused by things he has been told (and/or taken literally), missing nuance with em... | [] | 1925773825 | 1925773825 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,621,884,992,012 | 0 | false |
3 | A Marriage Falling Apart & Helping a Younger Protege | This is a classic story of a woman who is broken hearted by her husband, escapes to Paris, and helps a younger girl struggling through love and relationships. This is definitely a story we've all heard before, with the woman scorned who runs to a beautiful place and meets other people to help her "find herself" again.... | [] | 133550754X | 133550754X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,621,884,593,115 | 0 | false |
3 | Strange Twist | In book three of this series of books (although I think this one is like book 2?), we pick up with A still trying to find a way to connect to those from his past through each person's body he ends up in. Along the way, we learn of others like him, who might not have the same altruism that A has shown.<br /><br />Hones... | [] | 0399553053 | 0399553053 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,621,884,141,923 | 0 | false |
5 | Amazing Dark Satire | This is an absolutely manic satire, dark comedy, dystopian look at our current day through the aptly named "Quichotte." While you can draw some connections between Don Quixote by Cervantes with this novel, it's only the faint echo of that other story in the background. The look at the cultural and political trends of... | [] | 059313298X | 059313298X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,619,549,432,804 | 0 | false |
3 | Strange "Western" | Told both in the present and 100 years in the past, this is your classic survivalist, stuck-in-a-cabin-in-the-wilderness-with-a-boy story. In the present, our characters end up stuck in a cabin, where they find the journal from a girl who was also stuck in the cabin 100 years before. There is a sense of survival, a s... | [] | 0545904072 | 0545904072 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,618,847,491,612 | 0 | false |
5 | Great, Simple Plan From Wherever You're Starting | I picked this up for my mother, who recently turned 70 and has been stuck just going for walks through the pandemic. She didn't know how to really use weights at all, other than a quick arm raise or bicep curl. The book really outlines how to lift weights a step at a time, with simple ideas and options. I don't know... | [] | 1647398169 | 1647398169 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,617,582,765,495 | 1 | false |
5 | A Different Spin on a Post-Holocaust Story | The novel centers around our main character, Zafia. She has come through the Holocaust and survived, but is on her own, without family. She is also suffering from memory loss, that has left the story of her family blurry in her mind. The one thing she does remember is that she and her brother were sent left, while t... | [] | 0316490571 | 0316490571 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,617,582,380,248 | 0 | false |
3 | Multiple Perspective Take on the Kent State Massacre | I wanted to learn more about what happened with the protesting at Kent State and the shooting/massacre that resulted. This isn't technically much of a history book for that, but more of a multiple perspective story where different characters tell you their story of the days leading to this event. There is a real narr... | [] | 1338356283 | 1338356283 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,617,581,704,658 | 0 | false |
4 | Exciting and Interesting Phoenix Rider Fantasy Novel | Admittedly, the cover made me think the story was going to be much more juvenile than it turned out to be. Set in a fantasy world in which the phoenix riders are in danger and most schools train male students over female, we are introduced to a pair of sisters with their own magical skills and powers with the phoenix.... | [] | 1534424628 | 1534424628 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,617,510,732,282 | 0 | false |
5 | Important Story to be Told | This book really gutted me. Told from the distant descendant of the child between a slave girl and President James Madison, we move backward and forward through time, looking at the original slave taken from West Africa to the modern descendants who had always been told to hold their heads high because they were relate... | [] | 132860439X | 132860439X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,614,971,499,340 | 1 | false |
3 | Modern Western | As a person who lives close to the locations discussed, the characters in the novel did not feel familiar, but the story felt timely and well-modernized. Our main character, Kid Cooper, has spent the last 30 years in the Montana State Pen. for defending the local Blackfoot Indians in a fight against land grubbers. No... | [] | 162872871X | 162872871X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,614,609,898,545 | 0 | false |
4 | Like a South African Version of The Help | Set during apartheid in South Africa, we follow a young white girl/child, Robin, who has lost both of her parents to violence of the time. She then goes to live with her irresponsible aunt, who spends more time working as a flight attendant and being distant when she is home. Thus, Robin spends more time with her care... | [] | 0399575065 | 0399575065 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,610,641,740,052 | 0 | false |
4 | Great Continuation | After reading Moloka'i, I'll admit that I wanted to know about the daughter in the story. Thankfully, we get that story, which wasn't really hinted at!<br /><br />Following the first novel, which you don't have to read to enjoy this one (but you will get more background), we follow the Japanese/Hawaiian Rachel, who is... | [] | 1250137667 | 1250137667 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,609,790,909,929 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Activity for Littles Who Travel | My cousin moved his little family to South Korea, but they have been moved around a lot. The kids have had to catch all sorts of transportation, including a train, so this was perfect. As a teacher, I wanted to connect what they've already learned with a book that shows them more things about the train and travel. T... | [] | 1782409858 | 1782409858 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,608,132,821,520 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Activity Book | I love this series of books--yes, there are some different ones you can pick up. I always get good activity books for the little-uns in my family, so these were perfect. The pictures are vibrant, the activities keep readers and non-readers both actively looking for the animals. Overall, a great book for little kids ... | [] | 1648761283 | 1648761283 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,608,132,698,308 | 0 | false |
5 | Fun Activity Book! | I love this series of books--yes, there are some different ones you can pick up. I always get good activity books for the little-uns in my family, so these were perfect. The pictures are vibrant, the activities keep readers and non-readers both actively looking for the animals. Overall, a great book for little kids ... | [] | 1648761275 | 1648761275 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,608,132,654,044 | 0 | false |
5 | Great for Kids and Adults | When my nieces come into town, we like to take them to our garden to help us, and they love it! They move around a lot, as their dad is in the military, so they haven't had a chance to put down roots--literally and figuratively. The novelty of picking and shelling peas with us couldn't be matched, and they ask us all... | [] | 0711242534 | 0711242534 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,608,132,078,227 | 1 | false |
5 | AWESOME Activity Book | I have family who have moved out of state and move from time to time in the military. They have, obviously, gone to great sites in the states they are living in, so I knew this book would be perfect for their kids. The book has great, basic information about the different national parks so they can reconnect to place... | [] | 0711253293 | 0711253293 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,608,131,141,878 | 0 | false |
4 | An AI Exploration | The story centers around two character, Noemi, and a highly-intelligent AI, Abel. We find that Abel has been abandoned on a spacecraft for years, but designed to want to care for his creator or human. After a strange introduction, the two characters have to try to return to Genesis, where Noemi is from. Abel, althou... | [] | 0316394033 | 0316394033 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,607,962,352,954 | 0 | false |
4 | Great Multi-Generational Perspective | This was one of those reads that sweeps across the generations, from Palestine, to Kuwait, to America, and back. Starting with the matriarch of the family, Salma, in their home in Nablus, we see their life as they live surrounded by conflict. With the arrival of the Six Day War of 1967, the family has to flee and Salm... | [] | 0544912586 | 0544912586 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,607,961,728,660 | 1 | false |
5 | Great Resource | I teach AP English Literature, so this book really spoke to me. We do tend to include a bit of a historical and biographical perspective to our readings, so I wanted to check this out before dabbling in parts of The Canterbury Tales. I really enjoyed how it is organized and the information presented. In some ways, t... | [] | 1119194059 | 1119194059 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,606,924,905,240 | 0 | false |
3 | Depends On What You're Looking For | I'm a more experienced cook, but I wanted more ideas about what I could throw into my dutch oven and allow to slow cook. In general, this cookbook had a small variety of new recipes, but I felt like it shared recipes that were common sense to cook in a dutch oven on the stove top. I guess I was looking for roasting, ... | [] | 1647397308 | 1647397308 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,606,923,525,361 | 0 | false |
4 | Wide Variety of Pickle Recipes | I love to garden and want to make sure I can use up all of my produce. This book definitely gives you a wide range of pickling ideas to use up produce. Some of them were pretty different, so I'd have to just give them a try to see if I would like them. Overall though, a nice range of recipes, methods for pickling, a... | [] | 1647393604 | 1647393604 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,606,922,822,957 | 0 | false |
2 | Interesting Premise | This is a novel that shows alternate choices made over and over again, to show the different outcomes. Centered around our main female character, she meets a boy as she is out walking dogs in her neighborhood. While there is quite a bit of information about her relationships (because there are those in the past and p... | [] | 038574479X | 038574479X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,605,896,108,775 | 0 | false |
3 | Modern Version of Pride and Prejudice | Set in Pakistan, we have the story of Alys Binat and Mr. Darsee. In this modernization, Alys is a school teacher and takes on the role of Elizabeth, which Mr. Darsee is an educated, wealthy man. With the cultural backdrop and expectations of Pakistani culture, we find Alys being pretty spunky and unwilling to settle ... | [] | 1524799718 | 1524799718 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,605,038,634,299 | 0 | false |
1 | DNF--Just Not for Me | Going into this one, I thought I would really like the story. I appreciate novels with a Native American presence in a story, and I wanted this to really capture a good story overall. Nope. I got halfway through and I had enough. I'm not easily offended, but there is a scene that traumatizes a young man, and then tr... | [] | 1328494225 | 1328494225 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,603,655,486,823 | 0 | false |
5 | Amazing Cookbook! | This cookbook is so great! I love that this is a pretty much no-nonsense, good-tasting bakes sort of cookbook. The recipes aren't necessarily filled with ingredients that you haven't heard of, and the final product tastes good. My mother has a gluten sensitivity that developed around the time she was diagnosed with f... | [] | 1647390370 | 1647390370 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,600,038,281,108 | 0 | false |
4 | Basics of Gardening | If you are a beginning gardener and want more information about microbes and plants, then this would be a perfect book. I'm a bit of a seasoned gardener, so I would have loved some additional vegetables like runner beans, okra, and other varieties of produce that can be worked with. I still really like the informatio... | [] | 0711250715 | 0711250715 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,600,037,811,513 | 0 | false |
5 | GREAT Starter Cookbook and Sensible Meals | I've been struggling with a pancreatic issue for the last twenty years that has left me sensitive a lot of animal protein, certain fats, and most raw foods. On that note, I can't eat much of the raw vegetable dishes here, but the cooked dishes are relatable foods most of already eat, but lean toward how to make them v... | [] | 1646115589 | 1646115589 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,600,037,021,927 | 1 | false |
5 | Academic Education on Fascism | This isn't a casual reading book, but more along the lines of serious academic research. Honestly, it felt like an extension of my MA, which was fine. I appreciated the academic approach to this topic and wanted something that covered the history and scope of fascism. Overall, it was a good, academic read. Entertai... | [] | 1509520686 | 1509520686 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,598,548,610,451 | 0 | false |
3 | Well Written Angst | There are times that I misread what the book will be about, and this was one of those times. I must have thought we were going to get more dealing with the opioid crisis, but this book ended up being more about our main character and how he deals with all the hits in his life.<br /><br />Riggle, the main character, mo... | [] | 1641290781 | 1641290781 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,598,220,177,901 | 0 | false |
3 | Definite Memoir and Not Foodie Book | I went into this one excited to hear more about the life of a chef, and we do get some really lovely descriptions of the author's life and her experiences being around a farm. Her intuitiveness about ingredients and what might go well together, clearly came from a lifetime of being around products and using those prod... | [] | 1572842679 | 1572842679 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,597,629,529,551 | 0 | false |
3 | Alternate Timeline and History | This is one of those "royal" novels, filled with intrigue and romance, but from an "American" perspective. In other words, instead of having a revolution to become democratic, we ended up with our first king, George Washington. The story then picks up from the present moment with Washington's ancestors and three chil... | [] | 1984830171 | 1984830171 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,596,313,146,301 | 0 | false |
3 | Strange, Strange, Strange | Warning/Spoiler-ish: If you don't like snakes, this book might not be for you.<br /><br />As the description of the book mentioned, there is a secret in town, and Milla is being isolated, taught about monsters, and about evil in the world. With the arrival of a new friend, Iris, Milla learns why her family and the vi... | [] | 1481488449 | 1481488449 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,596,312,433,347 | 0 | false |
2 | Not My Jam | I grew up in a very rural part of Idaho where we worked on farms, helped with cattle, crops, etc. I thought I might like this western, as I hadn't read one in awhile, but this was just too over the top for me. The story is super engaging, so I plan to put it in my school library, but too unrealistic. Each chapter wa... | [] | 0786040440 | 0786040440 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,596,311,634,795 | 1 | false |
5 | SO Well Written | I'll admit that I didn't know much about Sandra Day O'Connor, who preceded RGB and Sotomayor, and deserves some consideration on my part. I've always been interested in politics and history, so I'm stunned that I have no memories of SOC and her votes! This book really helped me place her in history and look at the st... | [] | 0399589287 | 0399589287 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,593,134,108,247 | 0 | false |
4 | Great Muslim Teen POV | I went into Love from A to Z not knowing much, but as a teacher, I'm always searching for more books to put into my class library. In the novel we meet Zaynab on her way to Doha, Quatar after a perceived altercation with a teacher at school. On the same plane is Adam, a muslim convert on his way home to Doha to see h... | [] | 1534442723 | 1534442723 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,592,510,202,890 | 1 | false |
4 | Great Intersectionality of Topics and Themes | Our main character, Alaine Beauparlant gets in trouble at school for a presentation she gave in one of her classes and gets shipped off to Haiti to stay with her family there. While there, her mother, a renowned American journalist is also staying after a gaff on air that left her disgraced.<br /><br />The story has s... | [] | 1335777091 | 1335777091 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,592,443,429,614 | 0 | false |
3 | Interesting Inspiring Chef YA Story | Our main character, Carlos, has dual citizenship between the U.S. and Mexico. Having been raised in Mexico by a well off family, he felt he had a path to follow, until his brother Felix was killed. Carlos left for the U.S. to work in restaurant kitchens, hoping to fulfill a deeper desire he has to work with food and ... | [] | 0373212283 | 0373212283 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,590,864,906,965 | 0 | false |
5 | Great Starter Book | I have pancreatic issues, so I have to limit the amount of protein I eat. It's not that I want to go vegan, but I do want to increase my plant-based intake. The explanations and recipes in this short cookbook are very helpful and give me a good idea on how to not only eat some new vegan dishes, but also how to change... | [] | 1646117549 | 1646117549 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,588,449,751,023 | 0 | false |
4 | Dramatic, Engrossing Read | Touted as a JoJo Moyes-type novel, I was interested to read a romantic/dramatic read. Centered around the character of Dannie, who is an upcoming lawyer in NYC, who seems to have all, we follow her as she has a very realistic dream of herself being in love and in a very passionate relationship with a man she has never... | [] | 1982137444 | 1982137444 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,588,449,537,036 | 0 | false |
5 | Stunning Look at the Philippines under Duterte | This is a really amazing novel that looks inside the modern Philippines under Duterte. Like many, I've read news and even seen a story or two about the drug war going on in the Philippines, but putting a human face to it is something different. In his novel, Randy Ribay gives a voice to the terror being spread in the... | [] | 0525554912 | 0525554912 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,586,883,170,631 | 0 | false |
2 | It Could Have Been More | Meh...I did not like that this was a novelized version of Toole's life. I feel like it cheapens him and his work with speculation and lessens the heartbreak of those who lose someone to suicide. The writing is fine and the story interesting if it truly was a novel, but since it it based on Toole it feels like a cash gr... | [] | 1643131931 | 1643131931 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,585,700,224,701 | 0 | false |
3 | Bad Timing--Could Be Good Southern Read | I'll admit that my timing was really poor for reading this book, as I picked it up at the end of the quarantine, a little before George Floyd's death. Once that occurred, this book's Jim Crow Southern setting felt offensive and too much for me to take. The entire story isn't geared around the mistreatment of the Blac... | [] | 0778307743 | 0778307743 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,585,699,637,276 | 1 | false |
4 | Another Great Nic Stone Novel | Our story centers on Rico, a teen girl living on the edge of extreme poverty with her mother and brother. We find Rico working at a local gas station on Christmas Eve, where she sells a couple of lottery tickets--one of which that ends up being called as the lottery winner. Rico wants the person to know they've won, ... | [] | 1984829629 | 1984829629 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,583,861,424,491 | 0 | false |
4 | Cute Author Book | I plan to use this in my classroom, so it will be perfect. If used for a little kid, I have a hard time imagining that their attention will be caught by the drawings or story. I liked it, but it might not be for little kids? | [] | 1786037483 | 1786037483 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,583,719,248,060 | 0 | false |
3 | Basic Western | Ranch owner, Smoke Jensen, gets injured in a cattle rustling incident that leaves him unable to go after the men who injured him. Smokes twins have returned from college and his daughter decides to go after them.<br /><br />I can't say that the story is especially inventive as far as westerns are concerned. This is a... | [] | 0786040637 | 0786040637 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,582,686,972,735 | 0 | false |
3 | Good Story, Wish I Had More Background | Ruta Sepetys is a good writer and a person who writes realistic fiction that puts you right in the moment. While I liked the story, once I got into it, I will admit to being easily distracted by multiple narrator stories (each chapter is told from a different character's point of view) and the way they splinter off. ... | [] | 0399160310 | 0399160310 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,580,840,497,376 | 0 | false |
3 | Another Extension After "The Uglies" Series | In full disclosure, I read The Uglies series years ago when they first came out and devoured each one as soon as they came out. Westerfield was truly at the head of this kind of YA dystopian story wherein our future world has been tipped upside down. I teach high school English and frequently have students say they l... | [] | 1338151517 | 1338151517 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,579,718,978,731 | 0 | false |
4 | Opposing Sides With Great Tension | Mary E. Pearson builds a great world here, much like some of the other fantasy novels out there right now. In this story, we have two opposing factions, and we build a story between these two powers through the relationship between Kazi and Jase. Much like many fantasy stories I've read recently, the street thief, Ka... | [] | 1250159016 | 1250159016 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,578,880,648,602 | 0 | false |
4 | Strong Female Warrior Lead Character | Set in a time, seemingly in the long and ancient past, we're introduced to a northern village that is required to pay bounty to the magical "god" that enters the city and demands their supplies and food or else he will wreak havoc and death on the village. This puts the village into dire living situations, constantly ... | [] | 1250189942 | 1250189942 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,574,272,947,769 | 0 | false |
5 | Based On the Live of a Real Poet | As I started reading this novel, I'll admit to being drawn in by a woman's tale of living in Iran before the revolution. These voices seem to few, so I really wanted to hear more. In the beginning, the life of Forugh Farrokhzad felt like other stories I've read, of women compelled to be more prim, proper, and cultura... | [] | 0399182314 | 0399182314 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,572,541,788,738 | 2 | false |
4 | A High School Drama Club Romance | As a teacher, I have a lot of students who participate in drama, and it's their world. I really thought this might be a fun novel to add to my school library, so I checked it out. Essentially, it's the story of a girl who gets a boyfriend pretty easily, but loses them to a real relationship right after her. Her self... | [] | 045147984X | 045147984X | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,572,201,157,419 | 2 | false |
4 | Startling YA Political Thriller Set In a Different World/Time | In the beginning, I really thought this would be like some of the other novels out right now (ex.Three Dark Crowns), with the intrigue surrounding who would be the next queen and ruler. While that is kind of the case, there are some interesting twists to the storytelling that I found interesting. One foot is set in t... | [] | 0525513922 | 0525513922 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,572,200,431,575 | 0 | false |
5 | Old Techniques Made Modern | As an avid gardener, canner, and person with food sensitivities, this book really has been perfect. Much of what this book deals in involves using produce in pickling methods, preserving, and making sourdough. The author is a botanist and has previously written a book on sourdough bread-making. Both of these interes... | [] | 1611805422 | 1611805422 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,571,848,698,203 | 0 | false |
4 | Building Greater Understanding of Mr. Rochester | I teach AP English Literature & Composition, and have read Jane Eyre probably 3 or 4 times between college and teaching. I also had to read Jean Rhys's novel, Wide Sargasso Sea, which is a Booker Prize winning novel that takes us to the prequel to Jane Eyre and how Bertha became how she ended up.<br /><br />SPOILERS: ... | [] | 1455569801 | 1455569801 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,571,072,161,001 | 0 | false |
4 | More Thriller than Horror | Having read several novels by McMahon, I was familiar with some of the "creepy" tropes she uses. i've always liked her novels for the mix between thriller and horror elements. Sometimes they are way more fantastical and unbelievable, while others are more realistic and psychological. This is a bit more of the second... | [] | 0385541384 | 0385541384 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,570,829,175,145 | 1 | false |
3 | High-ish Fantasy | From the beginning, I felt like I was reading Children of Blood and Bone, which if you're familiar with that one, is a bit of high fantasy that surrounds people with magic being repressed by people in power. This novel has that basic premise, with the addition of our main character, Shalia, being married off to the Ki... | [] | 1681191113 | 1681191113 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,570,208,405,213 | 0 | false |
4 | How to Step Into An Abolitionist Mindset | As a white teacher in a very white school, I've desperately been seeking ways to challenge my own bias, my own culturally taught racism, my own bigotry. This is a systemic problem, and it had to start with me looking at myself. I have an MA in ethnic literature and spent an entire higher educational career challengin... | [] | 0807069159 | 0807069159 | AH74XLC3QBXVC6UCOAQOJH3WJYGA | 1,569,723,316,537 | 2 | false |
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