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Certainly a blast for preteens who need the 'Different is good' shpeil that parents and teachers shove down their throats affirmed.
I wouldn't aim for an audience higher than 12 though.
But maybe I'm overestimating 'the youth of today.'
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There is not a single phrase in this book that does not fit under the catagory of (a)Purple Prose, (b)Mary-Sue, (c) clishe, or (d) all of the above.
The success of this book is built on the fact that his publishers were, in fact, good old Mom and Dad, and the marketing of the fact that he was homeschooled and started writing it at 15. (Make no mention of that fact that it was -finished- by about 18)
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Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
m0chafrappucc1n0, August 7, 2006
Certainly a blast for preteens who need the 'Different is good' shpeil that parents and teachers shove down their throats affirmed.I wouldn't aim for an audience higher than 12 though.
But maybe I'm overestimating 'the youth of today.'
(17 of 38 readers found this comment helpful)
The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger
m0chafrappucc1n0, August 7, 2006
As gossip/fashion books go, (which isn't that great) this is still one of the best.(17 of 30 readers found this comment helpful)
The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book I by Philip Pullman
m0chafrappucc1n0, August 7, 2006
One of the best YA fantasy series I have read and expect to read in my entire life.(26 of 45 readers found this comment helpful)
Sabriel: The Abhorsen Trilogy, Book One (The Abhorsen Trilogy #01) by Garth Nix
m0chafrappucc1n0, August 7, 2006
Nix is original and simply incredible. Pick this book up and see for yourself.(19 of 34 readers found this comment helpful)
Eragon (Inheritance Cycle #01) by Christopher Paolini
m0chafrappucc1n0, August 7, 2006
There is not a single phrase in this book that does not fit under the catagory of (a)Purple Prose, (b)Mary-Sue, (c) clishe, or (d) all of the above.The success of this book is built on the fact that his publishers were, in fact, good old Mom and Dad, and the marketing of the fact that he was homeschooled and started writing it at 15. (Make no mention of that fact that it was -finished- by about 18)
(19 of 36 readers found this comment helpful)
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