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BIG and Small in the Mirror – Mary Feliciani

★★★★ Brrring! Brrring! Brrring! The recess bell rang as the double doors were swung open… Marco and Carlo – best friends – do everything together. Eating lunch, talking and (above all) playing soccer. They take recess seriously – extremely seriously. There was no time to waste, and the ten fourth grade boys ran with lightening speed, their feet… Continue reading BIG and Small in the Mirror – Mary Feliciani

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Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer

★★★★ Oh the memories. The angsty teen memories. They're all flooding back. It should come as no surprise that I have a dark and dangerous past - I was a Twihard. I loved this series with every beat of my teenage heart. I had a poster, I had a vegetarian vampire shirt, I had a themed birthday party, and… Continue reading Breaking Dawn – Stephenie Meyer

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The Shamer’s Daughter – Lene Kaaberbøl

★★★ ½ But no. Not me. Not the Shamer's daughter. In Dina's world, there are Shamers. She is one of them, and so is her mother. Just by looking you in the eyes, a Shamer has the power to elicit dark confessions and make you feel crippling guilt. (Though Dina, aged 11, must also use words rather than… Continue reading The Shamer’s Daughter – Lene Kaaberbøl