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  • Started 3 years ago by Pip
  • Latest reply from bookflutterby

  1. Pip

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    The Second Thief, by Travis Thrasher.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  2. Jordan

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    What's it about?

    Posted 3 years ago #

  3. Pip

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    It's about this guy who is given the chance to see what his life will be like if he does not accept God's mercy, and then he's given the chance to mend his ways; it's got a surprise ending! It's in modern times, so it's not a fantasy...but it's one of the best books I've ever read and really worthwhile. A wonderful tear-jerker!

    Posted 3 years ago #

  4. Jordan

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    Alrighty, we'll have to check it out.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  5. Pip

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    Thankee much!

    Posted 3 years ago #

  6. Alyosha

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    Suggestions! (Yeah I know, that's what we all need, more books for our already-overflowing reading lists. ;))

    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
    The Thief, The Queen of Attolia, The King of Attolia (the last is the best, but you have to read TT first I suppose)
    The Man Who Was Thursday
    I Am David
    The Wolves Chronicles by Joan Aiken (some are NOT worth reading and some are awesome...it's weird)
    Till We Have Faces
    Beauty by Robin McKinley
    Any Jeeves and Wooster books by P.G. Wodehouse

    That's enough for now, I suppose.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  7. Owan

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    I'll ditto Alyosha's Beauty, Till We Have Faces, The Queen's Thief books, and The Man Who Was Thursday.

    I'll have to look for I Am David if you like it so, Alyosha.

    I'll add to that list some of my tip-top favorites:
    The Toothpaste Millionaire by Jean Merrill
    Leepike Ridge by N. D. Wilson
    The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo (refrains from posting the whole title)
    The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
    The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
    Holes by Louis Sachar
    The Giant by William Pene Du Bois

    And these as side dishes:
    Eric in the Land of the Insects by Godfried Bomans
    Trouble at Timpetill and Mystery of the Roman Ransom and Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfeld
    The Story of a Bad Boy by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
    Instead of Three Wishes by Megan Whalen Turner

    Posted 3 years ago #

  8. Jordan

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    Alrighty...

    Owan, we actually have some of those reviewed:

    Holes and Mystery of the Roman Ransom and Detectives in Togas

    Stay tuned for City of Ember. I have a review, but it's not coming 'til August.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  9. Ruth

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    Of these new suggestions, I've read Till We Have Faces and I Am David. Both were good, but I didn't feel up to reviewing them at the time.

    And I read The Tale of Despereaux several years ago, but I don't remember it very well, so I might look into it again.

    I recognize the author of The Giants... He did The Twenty-One Balloons, which we have reviewed.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  10. Owan

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    jordan - 7 hours ago  » Owan, we actually have some of those reviewed:
    Holes and Mystery of the Roman Ransom and Detectives in Togas

    I figured I'd post something even if you'd reviewed it. The search feature is a mess currently. I can't search anything.

    I've never read Twenty-One Balloons but since I liked The Giant I probably should... Oh yes, do read Despereaux again, Ruth.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  11. Jordan

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    Owan - 7 minutes ago  » 
    I figured I'd post something even if you'd reviewed it. The search feature is a mess currently. I can't search anything.

    Whoops! That's my fault! I'll fix that. *chides himself for not cleaning up properly after the last site improvements* Try it now, should be working.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  12. Sarah

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    That's much better. Thank you!

    Posted 3 years ago #

  13. Owan

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    It worked! Yay! Thanks, Jordan.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  14. Pip

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    Yup yup, I loved Holes and I Am David. The Amazing Maurice and blah blah, I stopped it! It was weird.

    Posted 3 years ago #

  15. bookflutterby

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    I have some books you might like to review!
    'The Palace of Laughter' by Jon Berkeley; first book in the Wednesday Tales trilogy, the best of them in my opinion. Fresh and original.
    'The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle', by Catherine Webb; absolutely amazing. And when I found out how old she was, I became so jealous.
    'The Obsidan Dagger', by Catherine Webb; second Horatio Lyle book, again very good.
    'Airborn', by Kenneth Oppel; science fiction with a different twist. Great adventure.
    'Skybreaker', by Kenneth Oppel; comes after Airborn and way more exciting!

    Posted 2 years ago #

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