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How can a book about public schools and mandatary testing be interesting? A valid question, and one I would have asked myself if I wasn't entering the education field. Yet, Linda Perstein's Tested ...
 
- reviewed by sbarranca
Featured on April 4th, 2008
 
 
Secret Life of Bees, The, by Sue Monk Kidd
Sue Monk Kidd exemplified a truly brilliant creative work when completing The Secret Life of Bees, that of which I would read over and over again. Everyday tasks were transformed into interesting even...
 
- reviewed by whalenc427
Featured on April 3rd, 2008
 
 
Although this novel was written many years ago the struggles of the characters still remain true. WIth all the twists and turns in this novel you will be swept up in the book. The novel contains the q...
 
- reviewed by Chic7854
Featured on April 2nd, 2008
 
 
The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks’ “The Choice” was an excellent read. The book is broken up into two parts. Part 1 was a little slow and took a while to get into. At times you don’t really k...
 
- reviewed by healys818
Featured on April 1st, 2008
 
 
The Notebook, by Nicholas Sparks
Ever had your palm read or your future told? We all wonder about our love life and what will become of it. Is he or she already in our lives? Will I let him/her go? When will I meet him/her? Nich...
 
- reviewed by scanlons062
Featured on March 31st, 2008
 
 
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This is Dave King's debut fictional novel, and it is superb. It is centered around Howie, a Vietnam Vet. He became disabled in the war and has been trying to rebuild his life ever since. His disabi...
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