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I’m back from suffragette city

January 31, 2012
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BOOK REPORT for Truth by Julia Karr Cover Story: Passing BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: 4 Talky Talk: Easy, Breezy, Thrillerful Bonus Factors: Feminism, The Future Relationship Status: Sister Suffragette

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Alike and Equal are not the same thing at all (or: Remembering A Wrinkle in Time)

January 18, 2012
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You guys! Did you know that 2012 is the 50th anniversary of 1962? And as such, is the 50th anniversary of lots of things, like the Cuban Missile Crisis, the first American to orbit the earth, Spiderman, Marilyn Monroe’s death, the term “personal computer”, and the birth of Axl Rose AND Jon Bon Jovi. 1962! [...]

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this could be the year for the real thing

June 3, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for Beauty Queens by Libba Bray cover story: oliver’s army bff charm: yay plus 8 swoonworthy scale: 7 talky talk: feminism 101 with Mindy Kaling as your professor bonus factor: toddlers and tiaras, the fifty nifty united states, pirates, glbtq, the politics of hair, Kim Jong Il, Sarah Palin, footnotes relationship status: Islands in the [...]

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Oooh, oooooh, witchy woman, see how high she flies

April 6, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for The Circle Cast by Alex Epstein cover story: incognito bff charm: yes! swoonworthy scale: 9 talky talk: solid bonus factors: feminism, badassery, magic, The Birds relationship status: goin’ steady

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the girl with the mockingjay tattoo

February 9, 2011
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Oh, hey, guys?  I wanted to talk about this book series that you may have not heard of.  It’s pretty hard to get ahold of, but it’s called the Hunger Games series.  You should really read it!  It’s, like, super-exciting and compelling.  I’m going to talk to the other girls and we may, as a [...]

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(hey man) oh leave me alone you know

January 11, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for XVI by Julia Karr Cover Story: Faking It BFF Charm: Yay Swoonworthy Scale: -5 & +5 Talky Talk: Straight Up… but with NewSpeak Bonus Factor: Dystopia, Feminism Relationship Status: Sister Suffragette

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i could be your hero

January 5, 2011
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BOOK REPORT for The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley cover story: be my fantasy bff charm: yay swoonworthy scale: 3 talky talk: old school bonus factor: dragon slaying relationship status: keep coming back to you

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whatevs, john connor, the rise of the machines is AWESOME.

November 17, 2010
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BOOK REPORT for behemoth by scott westerfeld bff charm: yay! swoonworthy scale: 2 talky talk: barking spiders! bonus factors: rise of the machines, bovril, orient-express, father daughter bonding relationship status: science fair partner

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it’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight

November 8, 2010
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BOOK REPORT for the tiger in the well by philip pullman (book 3 of the sally lockhart trilogy) bff charm: yay! yay! yay! swoonworthy scale: 9 talky talk: ssssomething ssssinister bonus factors: the immigrant experience, fighting the good fight, suspense, feminism relationship status: true love SPOILER ALERT: do not even click on the continue link [...]

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the shadow ON MY HEART

November 8, 2010
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BOOK REPORT for the shadow in the north by philip pullman (book 2 in the sally lockhart trilogy) bff charm: yay! yay! yay! swoonworthy scale: 9 talky talk: perfect prose bonus factors: the other side, the labor movement, feminism relationship status: ’til death do us part (and beyond)

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