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  • Critics noted that Haddix relies on a much more familiar set-up for her second novel, placing Tish Bonner, the main character in Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey, in an English class where she is required to keep a journal, giving the reader an insider's view of her troubles.
  • . The same writer further described this second book as a "tough-edged if familiar story of a beleaguered high school girl" who confides all her difficulties in her diary.
  • After becoming the mother of two children, Meredith and Connor, Haddix admitted "amuse(ment) that I felt like I didn't have enough time to write before they were born. It's much harder now. . . . And a lot of times when I'm doing the ordinary things that go along with having two kids, a husband, and a house . . . I'm listening to a voice in my head insisting, 'Write about me!' or suggesting things like, 'What if Dorry's dad confronts her before she goes to the mall?' Now, I'll be the first to admit that it sounds a little weird to have voices talking in my head, but I wouldn't have it any other way."
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  • Critics responded positively to the theme of this futuristic novel, applauding, as did a Publishers Weekly contributor, for example, "the unsettling, thought-provoking premise (which) should suffice to keep readers hooked."
  • Born April 9, 1964, in Washington Court House, OH; daughter of John Albert (a farmer) and Marilee Grace (a nurse; maiden name, Greshel) Peterson; married Doug Haddix (a newspaper editor), October 3, 1987; children: Meredith, Connor. Avocation: Travel. Education: Miami University, B.A. (English; summa cum laude), 1986. Religion: Presbyterian. Memberships: Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Phi Beta Kappa. Addresses: Agent--Tracey Adams, Mcintoch & Otis, 353 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10016.
  • Carly Felty on 02 May 11
     
    More about her life.
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RL Stine .org - Biography, Pictures, Videos, & Quotes - 0 views

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    • Sam Hughes
      Sam Hughes on 20 Apr 11
       
      R.L. Stine's first book he ever wrote was Blind Date.
  • In 1990 R L StIne joIned the parachute press and wrote Fear Street,
    • Sam Hughes
      Sam Hughes on 20 Apr 11
       
      In 1990 R. L. StIne joIned the parachute press and wrote Fear Street. :)
    • Sam Hughes
      Sam Hughes on 20 Apr 11
       
      His books are available in 32 languages!!!!!!! :O
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  • Today. R L Stine’s books are available in 32 languages and sales figures have crossed over 300 million copies across the globe.
  • Blind Date was the first teen horror novel which R L Stine wrote in 1987
  • followed by Hit and Run, Beach House and The Girl friend.
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sharon draper - Google Search - 0 views

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  • 2006 - 192 pages - Google eBook - PreviewIn one horrifyIng night, Andy's life changed forever.books.google.com - More editions
    • Kaylee S
      Kaylee S on 03 May 11
       
      cool books to read
  • 2010 - 304 pages - Google eBook - PreviewFrom award-winning author Sharon Draper comes Out of My Mind, the story of a brilliant girl that no one knows about because she cannot speak or write.books.google.com
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  • Recovering from the recent suicide of her ex-boyfriend, senior class president Keisha Montgomery finds herself attracted to a dangerous, older man.
  • Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.
  • Romiette, an African-American girl, and Julio, a Hispanic boy, discover that they attend the same high school after falling in love on the internet, but are harrassed by a gang whose members object to their interracial dating.
  • Teenage Gerald, who has spent years protecting his fragile half-sister from their abusive father, faces the prospect of one final confrontation before the problem can be solved.
  • A teenaged boy's death in a hazing accident has lasting effects on his pregnant girlfriend and his guilt-ridden cousin, who gives up a promising music career to play football during his senior year in high school.
  • As Kofi, Arielle, Dana, November, and Jericho face personal challenges during their last year of high school, a misunderstood student brings a gun to class and demands to be taken seriously.
  • Includes facts about hurricanes and sea turtles (p. 104-106).
  • hree eighth-grade friends, preparing for the international Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the ...
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No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman - Powell's Books - 0 views

www.powells.com/...17-9780786816019-4 gordon korman No More Dead Dogs
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    • jared moore
      jared moore on 02 May 11
       
      We have this book in our library.
  • Awards
  • Winner of the 2003 Young Reader's Choice Award, intermediate Division
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  • About the Author
  • Gordon Korman is a Canadian author of novels, primarily for children and young adults. In the seventh grade, his language arts teacher was a track and field coach. At a loss on what to do, the teacher simply allowed them to work on whatever they wanted for the rest of the year. For Gordon, this resulted In This Can't Be HappenIng at Macdonald Hall, the first book In his "Bruno and Boots" series, arguably his most famous. It was published a year and a half later by the Scholastic Press, when Gordon was 14 years old. He currently resides In New York City, with his wife and three children.
  • Amanda Moorman, April 23, 2009 (view all comments by Amanda Moorman) This book is absolutely hilarious! I teach 8th grade language arts, and my students have enjoyed the few minutes a day I have spent reading it to them! Definately a must-have!
  • Amy Merk, January 24, 2008 (view all comments by Amy Merk) Korman writes with a contemporary voice that
  • really connected with my middle-school students. With relatively short chapters and witty wordwork, it also makes a great read aloud for grades five and up.
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R.L. Stine » About R.L. - 0 views

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      Sam Hughes on 02 May 11
       
      go on to the other pages.
  • In 1989 he created the Fear Street series
  • started typing stories and little joke books.
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  • sold over 350 million books
  • Goosebumps began in 1992
  • In 1986, R.L. turned scary! He wrote his first teen horror novel, BlInd Date, which became an Instant best-seller. Many scary novels followed, IncludIng Beach House, Hit And Run, The Babysitter, and The Girlfriend.
  • He was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1943
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Sharon Draper - 0 views

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    • Kaylee S
      Kaylee S on 04 May 11
       
      more cool facts on Sharon Draper
  • Her father worked as the head waiter of a hotel, while her mother worked for the Cleveland Plain Dealer as a classified advertising manager. From an early age, little Sharon was exposed to books. Books were located throughout the house. Catherine Mills would read to her three children every night.
  • Sharon Draper was born in 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio, the oldest child of Victor and Catherine Mills.
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  • She described herself as someone who "inhaled books and knowledge."
  • According to Draper, "When I was a little girl, my parents saw me, and my brother and sister, as one of those bright flames of possibility.
  • Sharon grew up teaching anyone or anything she could find, from the kids in the neighborhood to her dogs and her dolls. When she reached fifth grade, Sharon was especially influenced by her teacher, Mrs. Kathadaza Mann, who taught Black history in the classroom as well as art, music, and classic literature. Sharon looked upon her fifth grade teacher as a role model.
  • she was a straight-A student who tackled almost all the books in her school library.
  • Kaylee S on 04 May 11
     
    about Sharon Draper
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Where did Lurlene McDaniel go to elementary school? | ChaCha Answers - 0 views

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  • Growing up, Lurlene McDaniel lived in different parts of the country because her father was in the Navy. Eventually her family settled in Florida. She attended the University of South Florida in Tampa, where she earned a B.A. in English.
  • Lindsay Thompson on 03 May 11
     
    About Lurlene growing up
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Lurlene McDaniel: Books | Other Fiction - 0 views

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    • Lindsay Thompson
      Lindsay Thompson on 20 Apr 11
       
      The Highlighted books are ones I would recommend.
  • Breathless
  • Prey Paperback March 2010 | $6.99 A teacher is supposed to impart a love of learning and a thirst for knowledge. It’s a bit different with Ms. Lori Settles. All the kids are talking about how hot she is–and she is especially interested in Ryan Piccoli. When she starts giving Ryan extra attention, he’s feeling more
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  • Hit and Run
  • Briana's Gift
  • Angels in Pink: Holly's Story
  • Telling Christina Goodbye
  • Angels in Pink: Kathleen's Story
  • The Time Capsule
  • How Do I Love Thee
  • Angels in Pink: Raina's Story
    • Bailee Carter
      Bailee Carter on 02 May 11
       
      look you can go were it says ''read chapter one'' then you can read chapter one of any book you would like for free!! (:
  • Lindsay Thompson on 20 Apr 11
     
    List of books and ones to read!!
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Kidsreads.com - Author Profile: Gordon Korman - 0 views

www.kidsreads.com/...au-korman-gordon.asp author gordon korman cjhs
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  • Gordon Korman
  • Gordon Korman was born October 23, 1963 in Montreal, Quebec in Canada. He wrote his first book when he was 12 years old. “It wasn't on purpose.” Gordon says, “in my school, the track and field coach had to teach language arts, and for writing, he just told us to work on whatever we wanted for the rest of the year.” As the class monitor for Arrow Book Club, he sent his manuscript to Scholastic. THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENinG AT MCDONALD HALL was published i
  • 1978, when Gordon was fourteen. He now has 65 novels to his credit, most recently The Juvie Three. Future projects include a SWinDLE s
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  • equel and the second book in the Scholastic series The 39 Clues.
  • jared moore on 26 Apr 11
     
    A BIO of his life. Also, an author talk.
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Gary Paulsen - Information, Facts, and LInks - 0 views

www.enotes.com/...gary-paulsen cjhs author gary paulsen
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    • justin moore
      justin moore on 03 May 11
       
      some facts about gary paulsen and i think you can look up diffrent authors ensted off just one.
  • Recommended Resources
  • ventures
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  • His wife is an artist and has done the illustrations for many of his novels.  
  • Paulsen ran away from home and joined a carnival when he was just 14. After that, he had many different jobs—engineer, truck driver, sailor, and satellite technician. Gary Paulsen’s earliest writing job was as a magazine proofreader in Hollywood, California. He left that job for a cabin in Minnesota where he completed his first novel within a few months. Paulsen is extremely critical of modern technology and tries to live a simple life. Paulsen’s body of work includes over 200 books, 200 articles and stories, and many plays. Paulsen and his wife, Ruth Wright Paulsen, currently own a boat in the Pacific, and he is in the process of writing about their many a
  • Gary Paulsen Biography / Profile Hatchet Lesson Plan Hatchet Study Guide (quickNotes) Woodsong Study Guide (quickNotes)
  • All Resources by Category Display as: Categories, List Articles Biography Gary Paulsen Biography / Profile
  • Lesson Plans Hatchet Lesson Plan Soldier's Heart Lesson Plan (Teaching Unit) The River Lesson Plan
  • justin moore on 03 May 11
     
    enotes.com i guess you can look up facts about your author here or some kind off thing like that.
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Lurlene McDaniel Quotes - 0 views

www.goodreads.com/...73148.Lurlene_McDaniel cjhs author mcdaniel lurlene
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  • "The importance of my old life is dimming as I move toward the bright light I've seen once before. It's allowing me to come to it, and this time, I won't be sent back. If only the people I'm leaving behind could understand! There is no sadness where I'm going. Only joy." — Lurlene McDaniel (Hit and Run)
    • Lindsay Thompson
      Lindsay Thompson on 02 May 11
       
      An inspirational quote from one of her novels.
  • "Sisters are made by living everyday with each other and wearing each other down until the rough spots are smooth. They're made by sharing secrets you'd never tell mom, and out of doing things for each other just because you feel like it, not because you have to. I guess you could say sisters are 'grown,' not manufactured, in a very special place called a family." — Lurlene McDaniel (Somewhere Between Life and Death)
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  • "The stems stood tall and straight, one series arranged in a single line, the other in a crudely shaped heart, the final one in the shape of the letter U. I love you." — Lurlene McDaniel (Don't Die, My Love)
  • "I think that hurting gives us a way to measure being happy. How can you know one without knowing the other." — Lurlene McDaniel (Time to Let Go)
  • "Who wants to be used? I love to read, so books are my main friends. They're always available, always friendly, and always interesting, and they never make me choose sides." — Lurlene McDaniel
  • "We all didn't come into to the world at the same time so it makes sense that we don't leave it at the same time."
  • Lindsay Thompson on 02 May 11
     
    Inspirational
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Welcome to the Official Site of Sharon Draper - 0 views

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  • Forged by Fire Summary:
  • As a teenager, Gerald finds success as a member of the Hazelwood Tigers basketball team, while Angel develops her talents as a dancer. Trouble still haunts them, however, and Gerald learns, painfully, that young friends can die and old enemies must be faced. in the end he must stand up to his stepfather alone in a blazing confrontation. Sharon M. Draper has interwoven characters and events from her previous novel, Tears of a Tiger, in this unflinchingly realistic portrayal of poverty and child abuse. It is an inspiring story of a young man who rises above the tragic circumstances of his life by drawing on the love and strength of family and friends.
  • ire is dangerous and powerful, and tragedy strikes.
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  • he was fascinated by fire.
  • mother is taken from him.
  • A brutal stepfather with a flaming temper and an evil secret makes his life miserable.
  • The one bright light in Gerald's life is his little half sister, Angel, whom he struggles to protect from her father, Jordan Sparks, who abuses her, and from their mother, whose irresponsible behavior forces Gerald to work hard to keep the family together.
  • Kaylee S on 02 May 11
     
    Forget by Fire/ written book
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Harry Mazer Biography | BookRags.com - 0 views

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    • hunter hooten
      hunter hooten on 06 May 11
       
      most of his family writs!!!
  • Authors and Artists for Young Adults on Harry Mazer In addition to beIng part of a writIng family that Includes wife Norma Fox Mazer and daughter Anne Mazer, novelist Harry Mazer has received critical acclaim for his many young adult novels--IncludIng The Island Keeper, Cave under the City, and Who Is Eddie Leonard"--which illustrate the values of perseverance, self-esteem, and Inner fortitude. NotIng that, "despite their predicaments, Mazer's protagonists usually emerge morally victorious," Twentieth-Century Young Adult Writers contributor Mary Lystad cited as Mazer's strength his depiction of the "emotional turmoil, the humor and paIn" of adolescence. "His characters are resilient and strong," Lystad contInued. "His endIngs emphasize compassion, understandIng, resourcefulness, and honesty." "A dream is made by real effort," Mazer once explaIned In an essay In SomethIng about the Author Autobiography Series (SAAS). Mazer was In his mid-thirties when he and his wife began to write every day; they wrote for the "women's true confessions" market, usIng the money to support the family.
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Harry Mazer Author Bookshelf - Random House - Books - Audiobooks - Ebooks - 0 views

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  • Harry Mazer's The Last Mission is drawn closely from his experiences as a seventeen-year-old in the Army Air Corps. Like Jack, he was a Jewish boy from the Bronx full of fantasies about heroism, and like Jack, he became a waist gunner and never fired his guns. He remembers, "I was scared every time we flew....On our 26th mission we flew over Pilzen, Czechoslovakia, to bomb the Skoda Munitions Works. We missed our target, turned over the target again, and were hit. I saw Mike, who was our radio operator, frozen in the door of the radio room. He never made it out of the plane. Only three of us parachuted....No one in the plane lived." ( ALAN Review, Fall 1980) Harry Mazer is the editor of Twelve Shots: Outstanding Short Stories About Guns, where twelve authors explore the extreme emotions that guns provoke in all of us. Walter Dean Myers, Rita Williams-Garcia, Richard Peck and other well-known authors create a riveting collection of short fiction that explores the emotion-driven world of guns.
  • hunter hooten on 06 May 11
     
    a little about harry mazer
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Meg Cabot - Official UK site - 2 views

www.megcabot.co.uk the books she has writin and when! meg cabot
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      Madddie Minter(: on 05 May 11
       
      10 things you never knew about Meg Cabot(:
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      Madddie Minter(: on 05 May 11
       
      1. She has a one-eyed cat called Henrietta. 2. Meg's cure for writer's block is eating cookies and watching TV for a few days in a row. Or until her Visa bill arrives. 3. Meg has written all her books in bed and she says the best thing about being a writer is that she can wear her pyjamas to work. 4. Her favourite food is plain cheese pizza. 5. Meg's biggest accomplishments so far include passing Algebra and owning her own house. 6. Star Wars changed her life when she was 11 years old. She says her greatest influence was the film's director George Lucas, because when she first saw Star Wars, she realized that you can actually make money from making stuff up. 7. Meg describes herself as "infectiously delightful", but she's sure there are others who would strongly disagree! 8. If Meg wasn't writing books she'd be a cartoonist or illustrator - she's got a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. 9. Two of Meg's books have been turned into films - The Princess Diaries and its sequel. Disney may also make All American Girl into a feature length film. 10. in her spare time (apart from watching TV and eating cookies!), Meg likes to go out and walk around New York City, which is where she lives as there is always something going on somewhere, and lots of nice things to eat while you are doing them.
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      MyrandaK (((: on 06 May 11
       
      this was cool!!! and it will help me a lot! thanks Maddie!
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Rick Riordan answers your questions | Children's books | guardian.co.uk - 0 views

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  • Rick Riordan answers all your questions
  • Groovy Druv: What is it like being a famous author?
  • ess: Why did you choose Poseidon out of all the gods to be Percy Jackson's father?
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  • Anna: If you could be a Greek god, which one would you be and why?
  • Penguin: Why did you choose to write about ancient gods that have adapted to the modern world? and Do you like the Egyptian or the Greek gods better?
  • Hanna: Why did you choose to make Percy Jackson have ADHD and dyslexia? and I know you were a teacher before you became a full time writer but did you ever share any of your books with your students before they were published?
  • Eaven: Who is your favourite character from the Percy jackson series?
  • Pedro: Will there be any mortal, in training, primary characters that uses magic (eg a disciple) that is NOT in the Houseof Life and is NOT a host for any god, in the second and third books of the Kane Chronicles?
  • Evie: What inspired you to come up with the idea of Jason Grace being Thaila's brother?
  • Yasmin: Is there going to be more of Lou Ellen in the rest of the books? If not, what's her story?
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Margaret Peterson Haddix books | Layla.Miltsov.org - 0 views

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    • autumn holder
      autumn holder on 20 Apr 11
       
      i think just reading about this book people should read these types of book that are by Margaret Haddix
  • Double Identity. The setting of this story is simpler and with fewer surprises than some of Haddix’ other novels.
  • such as what makes us human, what causes our suffering even if on the surface things may seem as if they’re being done with love and best intentions.
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  • where one day parents or our closest people whom we trust suddenly become inexplicable enigmas and the havoc and fear that come with the change.
  • detective story that is about self, love, trust, mourning, and hope as the early teen girl sets out to find why her parents act weird, hide secrets and end up going into hiding themselves,
  • leaving her with a mysterious aunt of whom she had never heard before.
  • Margaret Peterson Haddix Don’t You Dare Read this Mrs. Dunphry!
    • autumn holder
      autumn holder on 20 Apr 11
       
      This book sound like a really good book because it tells you like this girl is curious about her parent and why they are acting weird and hiding secrets, so she sets out to find out why they are acting the way they are.
  • Running out of Time
  • Science and capital are so organised that if someone refuses the unjust standards, even in an attempt to escape, they are forced to rely on the capitalist that destroys those attempts.
  • idealist parents who, in an attempt to escape the cruelty of the contemporary megalomaniac and criminal world, attempt to build a utopia in a Clifton Village.
  • important point of the book is that there seems to be no
  • utopia fails.
  • scape.
  • the death of a dream is as tragic as the death of children: without his dream, the father will never be the same and Jessie and her mother know this.
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Lisi Harrison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Background
  • Books
  • Born Elyse E. Harrison
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  • By June in 2004, she had quit her job and was planning to write full time. in January, 2007 Lisi left New York City and moved to Laguna Beach, CA, where she currently resides.
  • Lisi Harrison was born in Toronto, Canada
  • The Clique Summer Collection
  • Other Clique Titles
  • Monster High Series
  • The Clique Series
    • Mason McCord [:
      Mason McCord [: on 04 May 11
       
      What is here date of birth, because I don't think that this is right.
  • Mason McCord [: on 20 Apr 11
     
    I am aware that Wikipedia is not very reliable but from the other things that I have read it sounds good.
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Gary Paulsen - 0 views

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  • Notes from the Dog
  • Sometimes having company is not all
  • ylan. This summer he's hoping for a job where he doesn't have to talk to anyone except his pal Matthew. Then Johanna moves in next door
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  • s cracked up to be." Fifteen-year-old Finn is a loner, living with his dad and his amazing dog,
  • justin moore on 25 Apr 11
     
    some of the books that he wrote and it will tell how gary thinks of his books in his prospective.
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chapters.indigo.ca: Angels in Pink: Kathleen's Story: Lurlene Mcdaniel: Books - 0 views

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  • Random House Children's Books | December 28, 2004 | Reinforced Library Binding It's the summer after sophomore year and Raina has convinced her best friends since the sixth grade, Kathleen and Holly, to spend their summer as "pink angels" in Parker-Sloan General Hospital's summer volunteer program. Kathleen is reluctant to
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