What Should I Review? You Decide.
It’s getting down to the wire. I’ve eighty-one books to review and only three days to do it. Long story short, it’s not gonna happen. So we’re reviving the old Vote For Your Favorite game. The rules are simple. This year I played it lazy and simply cut and pasted my To Review list from Goodreads here. There are eighty-two titles listed below. My request to you is to find the one book you would like me to review for 2011 and to tell me so in the comments. At midnight I close down the comments and will tally the end results.
In the past I used an online survey system for this poll, but I found that folks got a little overly enthusiastic with that kind of thing. So to avoid that you have only 24 hours to place one comment in this post. Do not email me your request, even if my comment feature isn’t working. I apologize, but this is the method I prefer and my email in-box is a bit full as it is.
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Also remember that there may be a reason I didn’t review the book you have an eye on. I’m going to be perfectly honest in my review and if I hated it I will say so long and strong. Could just be that I loved it and didn’t have time for it though. To play it safe, I suggest selecting a book that you simply want another opinion on.
Thanks for helping me out! I’ve found time to review a lot of great books this way.
P.S. Those ratings next to each books are the cumulative Goodreads ratings and not my own.
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3.64
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Dec 13, 2011
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4.07
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Dec 07, 2011
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3.51
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Nov 30, 2011
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4.00
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Nov 28, 2011
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3.00
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Nov 21, 2011 [edit]
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Nov 19, 2011
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3.83
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Nov 16, 2011 [edit]
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Nov 13, 2011
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3.56
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Nov 08, 2011 [edit]
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Nov 07, 2011
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3.57
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Nov 02, 2011 [edit]
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Oct 31, 2011
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4.18
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Oct 30, 2011 [edit]
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Oct 27, 2011
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3.50
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Oct 19, 2011 [edit]
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Oct 19, 2011
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4.19
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Oct 10, 2011 [edit]
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Oct 09, 2011
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2.96
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Oct 08, 2011 [edit]
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Oct 09, 2011
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3.58
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Oct 08, 2011 [edit]
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Oct 09, 2011
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3.95
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Oct 02, 2011 [edit]
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Oct 01, 2011
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4.33
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Oct 2011 [edit]
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Sep 29, 2011
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3.17
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Sep 28, 2011 [edit]
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Sep 25, 2011
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3.67
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Sep 25, 2011 [edit]
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Sep 17, 2011
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3.60
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Sep 13, 2011 [edit]
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Sep 13, 2011
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3.92
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Sep 12, 2011 [edit]
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Sep 11, 2011
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4.07
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Sep 11, 2011 [edit]
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Sep 09, 2011
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3.49
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Sep 09, 2011 [edit]
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Sep 06, 2011
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3.80
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Sep 06, 2011 [edit]
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Sep 02, 2011
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3.40
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Sep 02, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 31, 2011
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3.56
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Aug 31, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 29, 2011
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3.38
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Aug 29, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 29, 2011
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3.80
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Aug 28, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 26, 2011
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3.78
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Aug 26, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 24, 2011
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3.25
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Aug 24, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 22, 2011
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3.97
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Aug 22, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 20, 2011
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3.29
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Aug 10, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 09, 2011
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3.48
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Aug 08, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 04, 2011
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3.88
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Aug 04, 2011 [edit]
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Aug 01, 2011
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3.68
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Aug 2011 [edit]
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Aug 01, 2011
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4.01
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Aug 2011 [edit]
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Jul 31, 2011
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3.67
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Jul 31, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 30, 2011
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3.88
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Jul 30, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 30, 2011
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4.04
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Jul 30, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 26, 2011
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3.61
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Jul 26, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 25, 2011
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3.40
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Jul 25, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 22, 2011
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4.01
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Jul 22, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 19, 2011
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4.09
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Jul 17, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 16, 2011
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3.44
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Jul 14, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 13, 2011
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3.60
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Jul 12, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 10, 2011
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4.53
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Jul 06, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 06, 2011
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3.57
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Jul 07, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 06, 2011
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3.60
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Jul 06, 2011 [edit]
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Jul 04, 2011
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3.55
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Jul 04, 2011 [edit]
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3.95
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3.33
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Jun 25, 2011 [edit]
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Jun 23, 2011
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3.53
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Jun 19, 2011 [edit]
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Jun 18, 2011
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4.07
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Jun 18, 2011 [edit]
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Jun 13, 2011
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3.52
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Jun 09, 2011 [edit]
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Jun 05, 2011
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2.56
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Jun 05, 2011 [edit]
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Jun 03, 2011
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3.77
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May 30, 2011 [edit]
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May 28, 2011
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3.48
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May 28, 2011 [edit]
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May 27, 2011
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4.10
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May 28, 2011 [edit]
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May 27, 2011
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3.93
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May 20, 2011 [edit]
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May 16, 2011
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3.63
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May 16, 2011 [edit]
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May 10, 2011
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4.02
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May 02, 2011 [edit]
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Apr 30, 2011
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3.96
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Apr 28, 2011 [edit]
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Apr 26, 2011
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3.77
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Apr 20, 2011 [edit]
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Apr 20, 2011
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3.84
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Apr 20, 2011 [edit]
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Apr 16, 2011
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3.71
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Apr 11, 2011 [edit]
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Apr 06, 2011
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3.77
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Apr 06, 2011 [edit]
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Apr 04, 2011
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3.85
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Apr 03, 2011 [edit]
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Apr 02, 2011
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3.38
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Mar 20, 2011 [edit]
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Mar 22, 2011
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3.79
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Mar 15, 2011 [edit]
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Mar 13, 2011
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3.93
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Mar 13, 2011 [edit]
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Mar 13, 2011
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3.88
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Mar 08, 2011 [edit]
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Mar 06, 2011
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3.73
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Mar 06, 2011 [edit]
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Mar 02, 2011
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3.72
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Feb 28, 2011
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3.70
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Feb 28, 2011 [edit]
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Feb 28, 2011
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3.85
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Feb 22, 2011 [edit]
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Feb 18, 2011
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3.70
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4.21
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3.61
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4.00
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3.67
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Jan 07, 2011
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3.45
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Jan 01, 2011
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3.52
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About Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.
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The Silver Bowl
The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
with a name like love
Sparrow Road or Camo Girl
SECRETS AT SEA.
Lots of favorites there, but I’d love to hear what you thought of SERIOUSLY, NORMAN!
The Grand Plan to Fix Everything
We Are Not Eaten by Yaks
I’m just amused that none of these has repeated yet.
One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street. Haven’t seen too many reviews of it!
I’d LOVE to hear what you thought of THE APOTHECARY. (Mostly because I loved it to pieces except for one thing.)
The Grand Plan to Fix Everything
The Dead Gentleman
I would really love to hear what you think of it!
I’d humbly vote for The Dead Gentleman, because the author is such a swell fella. 😉
Wild Wings by Lewis – read that and had mixed thoughts on it, so would love to hear yours. Mostly I’m in awe that these are all things you’ve already read. That’s a lot of books.
I would love to see A DOG’S WAY HOME get some more attention.
The Great WAll of Lucy Wu!!!!
The Dead Gentleman!!
Dead Gentleman
With a name like love
An elephant in the garden.
Wild Wings – I had a strong reaction to Lewis’s book and am wondering about your opinion.
I should note that if you vote for more than one book I’m just going to go with the first title you mention. One vote per person per book.
Hard to pick just one, but How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy is terrific.
The Floating Islands. Thanks.
The Dead Gentleman
The Dead Gentleman, as I LOVED his first book Powerless!!
The Dead Gentleman please
THE DEAD GENTLEMAN please.
The Dead Gentleman, please. (Loved Powerless, too.)
I’m a big fan of Michael Morpurgo, so I vote for An Elephant in the Garden.
The Apothecary
The Dead Gentleman, please.
It already looks like I’ll be outvoted, but THE APOTHECARY.
The Dead Gentleman, please!
The Dead Gentleman!
A Million Miles From Boston
Dragon’s Tooth. Best N.D. Wilson yet.
Please review Matthew Cody’s book, THE DEAD GENTLEMAN, because he promised to pay me a gazillion dollars if I voted for it!!!
The Grand Plan to Fix Everything
Secrets at Sea!
The Dead Gentleman please.
True–Sort Of
Emerald Atlas
Leisle and Po please.
The Apothecary, have loved Maile Meloy’s other short stories
O my! How hard to pick just one! Silver Bowl by Stanley.
The Dead Gentleman by Matthew Cody
True…Sort Of
A Dog’s Way Home
Another vote for How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy.
An Elephant in the Garden. I hope Morpurgo gets more richly-deserved attention now that War Horse is a film. (and already a play). Plus it wouldn’t take you too long to read!
With a Name Like Love.
Dragon’s Tooth
How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy
I would love to hear your review of The Dead Gentleman.
On a purely selfish note I’d love to see your review of either the Clementine book or the one and only stuey lewis. I’ve read both for the cybils and know which one I think is a better book but would be very interested in your opinion.
Planet Middle School by Nikki
Grimes
With a Name Like Love
WHAT’S BUGGING BAILEY BLECKER? Please. Because I really want to know.
Wildwood; please.
i’d like to know what you think of my book, How They Croaked. thanks, Georgia
I’d love to see a review of How Lamar’s Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy.
I have no idea if the rest of the book measures up, but the first page is so funny that I’ve been hand-selling it to people at my branch on that basis alone.
Secrets at Sea
We Are Not Eaten By Yaks. Who could resist that title?
Secrets at Sea
Flutter: the Story of Four Sisters and an Incredible Journey
I would love to see what you think about The Fourth Stall.
Please Review Matthew Cody’s DEAD GENTLEMAN….please…..
A Dog’s Way Home
I would like you to review The Dead Gentleman by Matthew Cody.
The Dead Gentleman