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Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
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Speak
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Laurie Halse Anderson
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, August 24, 2006
Do not miss this book. Melinda, a strong, sarcastic teenager, naviagtes us through her first year of high school, not speaking any more than she absolutely must to anyone--except us, her audience. (And just for fun, [a]Laurie Halse Anderson[/a]'s [t]Catalyst[/t] takes place at the same school just a few years later, when Melinda is a junior or senior.)
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Darkangel 03 Pearl Of The Soul Of The World
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Meredith Ann Pierce
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, August 24, 2006
A wonderful fantasy for young adult audiences (though I still delight in reading it). There's romance, adventure, a quest--what else can you ask for? Each book in this trilogy is as good as, if not better than, the previous.
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Darkangel 01 Darkangel
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Meredith Ann Pierce
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, August 24, 2006
A wonderful fantasy for young adult audiences (though I still delight in reading it). There's romance, adventure, a quest--what else can you ask for? My own prolonged story in reading this book: I saw this on the school library shelf when I was nine, and thought it looked like a great book, but nine was way too young to bite into this book, so I decided to look it up in a few years. By 6th grade, the book had been lost or stolen from the library. I randomly checked bookstores and other libraries until the end of high school, to no avail [dramatic sigh]. In college, I was looking for a book for a class and happened to walk right by The Darkangel in the YA section of the university library. I took it home and read it (I was so excited!), and the next day, author's name in hand, I went to the bookstore where I worked and asked them to order me the whole trilogy. (Each book is as good as, if not better than, the previous.)
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Writing Workshop The Essential Guide from the Authors of Craft Lessons
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Ralph J Fletcher
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, August 24, 2006
[a]Ralph Fletcher[/a]'s [t]Writing Workshop[/t] is a relief to those who have tried writing workshops before and become completely overwhelmed. Don't give up on the idea without reading this! Fletcher makes organizing and doing a writing workshop in the classroom far more manageable than anyone else I've read. Don't skip what others have written ([a]Nancie Atwell[/a] comes to mind), but don't feel overwhelmed by their workshop styles, either. (I'm convinced Atwell doesn't sleep.)
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What A Writer Needs
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Ralph Fletcher
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, August 24, 2006
This is an excellent reference for people who are trying to establish a [kw]writing workshop[/kw] setting for either their classrooms or an after school program. Use it with [a]Ralph Fletcher[/a]'s [t]Writing Workshop[/t] and [t]A Writer's Notebook[/t].
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Briar Rose Fairy Tale Series
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Jane Yolen
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, August 24, 2006
A fantastic juxtaposition of a [kw]Holocaust survivor[/kw]'s story with a version of [kw]Sleeping Beauty[/kw].
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Coraline
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Neil Gaiman
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, August 24, 2006
I didn't expect to find this particularly creepy, but [a]Neil Gaiman[/a]'s good at what he does. (There's one picture that I found especially unnerving.) Young & older readers alike will find this a creepier version of [t]Hansel & Gretel[/t]/[t]Alice Through the Looking Glass[/t]/[t]The Wizard of Oz[/t]. And when the grown ups are done with this one, they might want to check out [t]Neverwhere[/t].
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Neverwhere
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Neil Gaiman
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, August 24, 2006
A more intense sort of fall through the looking glass than Alice had.
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American Gods
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Neil Gaiman
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, August 24, 2006
Fascinating. Possibly [a]Neil Gaiman[/a]'s best novel (not including his [t]Sandman[/t] series). The basis of this story is not that gods existed and created the earth and life, but that human faiths created gods--but once created, what happens when their worshippers stop worshipping? Much based on [kw]Germanic mythology[/kw] or [kw]Norse mythology[/kw], [t]American Gods[/t] tells the story of forgotten gods, who have not mellowed with time...
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Happiness
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Will Ferguson
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, August 24, 2006
A hilarious book about what happens when someone writes a self-help book that actually works. This would make particularly wonderful reading for self-help book addicts, writers, editors, book marketers, marketers in general, people who think they have all the answers, and people who dream of big successes, or used to dream of big successes but have now kind of given up...
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Reading Lolita in Tehran A Memoir in Books
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Azar Nafisi
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, August 24, 2006
Well said, reviewer Crochetstory: This book is beyond wonderful. I read it after hearing [a]Azar Nafisi[/a] speak (no one wanted her to stop), and was delighted to see that her grace in speaking also carries into her writing. I'm looking forward to reading Reading Lolita in Tehran again.
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I Who Have Never Known Men
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Jacqueline Harpman
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, August 24, 2006
I read this years ago, the story of a girl taken from her home as a child, caged with women two or three times her age, all for reasons unknown. The loneliness that pervades the story resonates long after you've finished reading. While it is not a particularly hopeful book, definitely not something for the severely depressed, it is thought-provoking and well written/translated.
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Oryx and Crake (Maddaddam Trilogy #1)
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Margaret Atwood
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, August 24, 2006
I was fascinated and horrified by this tale of scientists "playing God" through genetic engineering. Creative, thorough, and well researched, this is science fiction not to be missed.
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Curve Of Time
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M Wylie Blanchet
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, August 24, 2006
An interesting memoir of a woman who roughed it on a boat with her kids in the summers so that she could rent out their home for some extra money. This woman is amazing--she fixed her own boat, took her kids far from playgorund swingsets and merry-go-rounds, and they explored Indian villages and the coves of Desolation Sound in British Columbia. They suffered broken bones and wild animals (bears, cougars, etc.). The book includes a handy map, so that you can see distances travelled and how remote the area really was--these adventures, after all, took place decades ago. A must read for people who live or have lived on, or who have visited the west coast of Canada--but if you haven't, don't let that stop you from reading these remarkable recountings.
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Anthem
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Ayn Rand
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, August 24, 2006
A fantastic, simple dystopian society where everyone is equal, and people are assigned numbers. An excellent book to read as an introduction to science fiction 'utopias' before embarking on other classics like [t]Fahrenheit 451[/t], [t]1984[/t], or [t]The Fountainhead[/t]. (Or before watching the movie Brazil.)
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Dream Country: Sandman 3
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Neil Gaiman
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, August 24, 2006
When my friend recommended this series of graphic novels, I confess I balked--me, read a comic book? This was the issue she used to convince me to read it--even though she made me start with volume one, I really wanted to read The Midsummer Night's Dream, which was more imaginative and fun than I had hoped for. In this book, we see Marlowe and Shakespeare as characters who talk to the series's main character Morpheus, or Dream, and are able to strike deals with him. In the Midsummer Night's Dream, we see Shakespeare's acting troop perform for an audience of Morpheus's summoning--not Shakespeare's average human crowd. This is a must-read for fans of Shakespeare's play. But I urge you--start with volume one. You won't be sorry.
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Deerskin
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Robin Mckinley
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, August 24, 2006
When people ask what my favorite book is, Deerskin is my answer, no hesitating. I love this story of a forgotten princess who lives unobtrusively in her father's household--until her mother (the most beautiful woman in seven kingdoms) dies, the event which leads to the princess being driven from the kingdom. It's a fairy tale for adults, a skillfully told story of survival with a perfect blend of magic, myth, and mysticism.
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