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gone fishin’ instead of just a-wishin’

February 3, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Catch and Release by Blythe Woolston  cover story: spine-tingling bff charm: yay! swoonworthy scale: 0 talky talk: straight to the gut bonus factors: fishing, road trip, Edward Gorey terrifying factor: MRSA relationship status: unlikley besties

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Even the Big Dipper can’t hold my love for this book

January 26, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for The Fault In Our Stars by John Green cover story: like a mothereffing ADULT! bff charm: a thousand times yes swoonworthy scale: 8 talky talk: John Greentastic bonus factors: non-Nicholas Sparks cancer, Cliff Huxtable Award of Awesome Dadhood, Amsterdam, The Price of Dawn relationship status: infinite love

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it’s a drowning dive and back to the chorus

January 13, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver cover story: hardcover only bff charm: makin’ it rain! swoonworthy scale: 0 talky talk: whimsically lovely bonus factors: hero journey, bundle,  mr norrell relationship status:  my shoulder to cry on

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Moon over Mi-hammy

January 9, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool cover story: strut yr stuff bff charm: YAY! swoonworthy scale: 0 talky talk: cine-o-matic bonus factors: Cliff Huxtable Award of Awesome Dadhood, old newspapers, historical fiction, moonshine relationship status: bonded for life

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How many bad tag lines can a book series survive?

December 27, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Wolfsbane, a Nightshade book by Andrea Cremer Cover Story: Kindle it BFF Charm: Erg! Swoonworthy Scale: 6 Talky Talk: Temple of Doom Bonus Factors: Weavers Relationship Status: I’m continuing my role as this book’s big sister

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can’t make it out alone; i’ve built my dreams around you

December 23, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Winter Town by Stephen Emond cover story: marry me! bff charm: yay! swoonworthy scale: 8 talky talk: he said, she said bonus factors: christmas villages, cliff huxtable award for awesome dadhood, picture pages! relationship status: all I want for christmas is you

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Ask not for whom the monster calls

November 28, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd cover story: showoff bff charm: yes! swoonworthy scale: 0 talky talk: heartwrenchingly straight UP bonus factors: the Green Man, illustrations relationship status: old love renewed

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This book is about a bajillion times better than the Fray song

October 13, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for How To Save a Life by Sara Zarr cover story: not too shabby bff charm: eventually swoonworthy scale: 6 talky talk: straight up mother-effing Sara Zarr x 2 bonus factors: Cliff Huxtable Award of Awesome Dadhood, bookstore, yearbook relationship status: LYLAS

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Why don’t all boys-next-door come in tall, lanky and genius?

October 4, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins Cover Story: Brown Bag It BFF Charm: Yay!!!! Swoonworthy Scale: -1 and 9 Talky Talk: Straight Up with a side of pie Bonus Factors: San Francisco, My Two Dads, Inventions, Cameos Relationship Status: True Love

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a hell of a lot more A than Y

September 2, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for The Very Thought of You by Rosie Alison cover story: awesome, any way you slice it bff charm: maybe swoonworthy scale: on a scale of 1 to 10, this book earns an Edith Wharton talky talk: weepy yet unflinching bonus factor: that one episode of Doctor Who everyone makes me watch, estate [...]

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