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... Collins. My book club kids and I loved this but we really, really hate the cliff-hanger ending. No fair publishers!
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
The Compound by S.A. Bodeen This was probably the book club kids favorite title this year and ... ... D. Schmidt
A White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean
How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie
The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton
Look ... ... S.E. Hinton
Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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Tamar by Mal Peet
Kind of a mixture of fun and serious and new and old. I'm hoping to add a couple ... ... deffler.com/lt/number_1.bmp">
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by Emily Lockhart. Thanks to Alaskabookworm (Linda) for recommending this YA book.
Frankie Landau-Banks is feisty ... ... fantasy Finnikin of the Rock. Her first book Looking for Alibrandi was made into a very likeable movie.
I really loved The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and The Wednesday Wars also.
Another good YA writer from Australia worth looking out for is Archimede Fusillo, he ... ... it confusing.
I love the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books. You are right! You have to laugh right out loud!
I'm adding The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. Thanks for this recommendation.
Happy Thanksgiving to you!
... Reviewers are divided over self-referential aspect of the book. I for one totally bought into it and loved it.
84. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart. Young adult fiction at its best. Set in boarding school, full of humor and wisdom. If you like YA, ... ... breathtakingly good highschool books. all about how being different is perceived and what it takes to stick to your guns.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks: this was surprisingly pretty good. it's set in a boarding school and is about a girl getting the better of her snobbish ... 79. The Disruptable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart ... the "Prey" series by Rachael Vincent and liked the first three. Number four is on hold at the library. I'm reading The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and I'm loving it!!! YA and very cute. Also in the TBR for this week Allison Brennan's Speak No Evil and Queen of Song ... ... but other YA writers you might enjoy are Mal Peet, MT Anderson, Siobhan Dowd, Melina Marchetta. I'll suggest E Lockhart's The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks or Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian.
You could look at the Printz Award & Honour Books ... ... even if the mornings won't be for a while - I hate having to adjust to the early rising.
I agree with your comments on The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks. I enjoyed it, couldn't put it down but it was different what with the choices she made. A book with a similar 'feel' is Lo ... ... I've been doing a lot of blobbing in front of the TV rather than reading so I've only managed to read the following:
59. the Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks by E Lockhart *****
Frankie goes to a prestigious prep school, one of the big 3 in New England. In her first year of prep ... ... M. T. Anderson. Very interesting to read. An original book I can't think of anything I've read like it.
Now I'm reading: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by Emily Lockhart. This one so far has been a fun read. I love the play on words. And I'm now interested in reading a few ... ... in-depth yet at the same time not too detailed. I never got bored, skimmed, or skipped pages.
I am now in the middle of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by Emily Lockhart definitely entertaining and light.
... Lisbon by Richard Zimler and A History of the Siege of Lisbon by Jose Saramago I might break those up with a YA novel, The disreputable history of Frankie Landau-Banks by Emily Lockhart. ... Cohn, Gingerbread
Thoughtful, touching, provocative school stories: John Green, Looking for Alaska, E. Lockhart, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, Sara Zarr, Sweethearts
Just a neat book: Richard Mosher, Zazoo
Just finished The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. The concept was interesting, but the narrative was getting on my nerves at times. I tend to resent it when the narrator asks if I remembered about such and such that she mentioned earlier. Just tell me what you want to tell me! The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart is fantastic although it was released in 2008 so it may not be considered new. Also fantastic is her third book in the Ruby Oliver series, The Treasure Map of Boys, which was released at the end of July and is out in hardcover. ... ... England.
I rather like The Elegance of the Hedgehog as a title.
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox
... Jerry Pournelle
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
The Tale of An Unknown Island by Jose Saramago
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Reviews to follow.... Completed Book #8 - Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by Emily Lockhart ... character, dealt really well with her burgeoning sexuality. Why can't teenaged girls read this instead of Twilight?
21. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - Fabulous. Frankie is clever and cunning, and a great character. Another great one for teen girls.
I feel like I'm ... I just finished The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. Fabulous. Great characters, and Frankie is cunning, clever, and sharp as a tack. I'll definitely be passing this one on to all the female teens I know. #76 I also really enjoyed The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks. Thanks Stasia!
#49 The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
YA Fiction.
I very much enjoyed this book. The protagonist, Frankie is smart, funny and constantly underestimated by her family, friends and ... >29 I also just finished The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and I really liked it as well. I took a look at her other books and I'm not sure I would be into them as much as. I might give one a try though.
I'm currently reading Secret Circle Vol I: The Initiation by L.J. Smith - ... I finished The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks a couple days ago and I really liked it. I've also read Fly on the Wall and Dramarama by E. Lockhart and I definitely liked this one the best out of them.
Next on my list I think is either The Warrior Heir or Someplace to be Fl ... ... some of the really weird things he managed to read into it. I'm definitely looking forward to reading Postmodern Pooh.
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks wasn't quite as marvelous as some of the reviews I've read implied, but it wasn't a complete waste of time, though the ... ... Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Volume II by M.T. Anderson, and The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks to see if I feel it was the best National Book Award selection.
19. I am the Messenger by Markus Zusak - an ... ... the story and the themes of identity and image are great to have as a suggestion for the target age group (YA).
35. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks - E. Lockhart - Really quick read for me, but a great, different kind of story. You get a lot of young love stories ...
#49 The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars
First thoughts: cute coming of age story. i enjoyed this book ... 4.5 stars
7. Coraline by Neil Gaiman (5/15) 4 stars
8. Diamond of Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau (6/20) 3.5 stars
9. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by Emily Lockhart (6/30) 3.5 stars
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10. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (4/2) 3 stars (reread)
ideas:
The P ... ... Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau
40. Lonely Werewolf Girl by Martin Millar
41. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
42. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by Emily Lockhart
Third Quarter: 11 books (eek! bad...)
July:
43. The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jean ... ... Darkhold by Jeanne DuPrau
42. Lonely Werewolf Girl by Martin Millar
43. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
44. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by Emily Lockhart 32. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
... on this subject though, and it definitely whets the appetite for more reading about Argentina during this era.
36) The disreputable history of Frankie LandauBanks by E. Lockhart
Another YA that I really liked and read in one sitting. Frankie is in her second year at an elite co-ed ... Well I have just finished The disreputable history of Frankie LandauBanks and recommend it highly, it's set in a coed boarding school as was Looking for Alaska and in fact Lockhart and Green are part of a group of YA writers. Smart and sassy sums it up.
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Another YA that I really liked and read in one sitting. Frankie is in her second year at an elite co-ed ... ... 1: The Pox Party by M. T. Anderson 3 1/2
58. John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth by Elizabeth Partridge ****
59. the Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks by E Lockhart *****
60. American Wife: a novel by Curtis Sittenfield *****
61. Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen ***
62. ... ... it.
#85 The Folk keeper is a good read, I also liked her Well-wished.
I'm pondering my next YA read - possibly The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau=Banks as it has been getting good reviews and I picked it up from the library the other day.
From the library:
Preludes and Nocturnes and
The Disreputable History (hmm...touchstones doesn't like the full title but this brings it up...interesting) I'm reading The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (which apparently doesn't touchstone correctly unless you don't include the hyphenated last name in the brackets). I've only just started it, but I've heard good things about it from friends. I'm hoping it will really wow me, ... ... All Signs of Death
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6 ... ... by Neil Gaiman
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2. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson (2006 National Book Award)
3. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart (2008 Cybil, 2009 Printz Honor, and others)
4. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman ...
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