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75 Books Challenge for 2009 : brenzi's 75 book challenge just for fun		214	cameling, Today 11:49am
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Best Books of the Year		25	scohva, Today 10:48am
Paranormal 999 Challenge : BookLizard's fanged 999		32	BookLizard, Yesterday 2:32pm
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Monthly Bests		51	lindapanzo, Tuesday 7:02pm
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Lorie's 2009 Book Reads, Part 3		148	legxleg, Thursday 5:24pm
Children's Literature : what is your favorite children book of all time?		31	read-a-lots2, December 20
1010 Category Challenge : Regina's 101010		16	thomasandmary, December 16
Hogwarts Express : What are you reading in March.		314	soccerchick24, November 20
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads, Take 9		295	alcottacre, October 2
Book talk : Ok, this is a good one. What is the most disturbing book you have read?		389	Phlox72, September 17
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads, Take 8		330	alcottacre, September 1
999 Challenge : BookLizard's fanged 999		46	BookLizard, August 10
The Green Dragon : Reading Alphabetically		413	calm, August 8
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : avatiakh reads some books in 2009		235	avatiakh, July 8
75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Lorie's 2009 Book Reads, Part 2		250	loriephillips, June 30
100 Books Challenge for 2009 : avatiakh aims for 100+ in 2009		61	avatiakh, June 16
Children's Fiction : The most difficult book you've ever read		69	KeithC, June 7
Read YA Lit : Teen Books for Adult Readers		103	cpfell, May 12
Hogwarts Express : What are you reading in February?		206	lefty33, February 28
Read YA Lit : What are you reading in February?		73	tcplgal, February 27
75 Books Challenge for 2008 : longwing's 75 challenge		68	longwing, December 2008
Children's Fiction : Best Book/Saddest Book-Appropriateness for Kids?		10	librarianjojo, September 2008

... to the BlackHole you can be sure. David Small did the illustrations for one of my 'memorable reads' for the year, The Underneath.

... The View from Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan Summerland by Michael Chabon The Underneath by Kathi Appelt Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan The Grey King by Susan Cooper Jellicoe Road by Melina M ...

... iction Jun: Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon - fiction Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell - NF The underneath by Kathi Appelt - childrenm's fiction Jul: The Ignorance of Blood by Robert Wilson - fiction Beautiful Shadow ; a life of Patricia Highsmith by Andrew ...

... Alexie 3. The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson 4. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 5. The Underneath by Kathi Appelt 6. Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer 7. Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt 8. Pirates of Pompeii by Caroline L ...

... I did not have an outstanding fiction read for July. Nonfiction: Columbine by Dave Cullen August Fiction: The Underneath by Kathi Appelt Nonfiction: We Are Not Afraid by Seth Cagin and Philip Dray September Fiction: Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth ...

BOOK 88 The Underneath by Kathi Appelt This is such a well written book with such mature themes, it doesn't seem like a kids book at all, despite the simple language and the illustrations. I'm still not sure what I think of it, but it's worth reading. 3 1/2 Stars

... - Columbine and Speak, Memory; Fiction - Wizard of the Crow and Doomsday Book; Young Adult - The Hunger Games and The Underneath. I am not sure I am even happy with those choices, but it's a start. Does that help?

... for the recommendations of the Dowd books. I will look for them. And again, a huge thank you for the recommendation of The Underneath.

Stasia, 9 out of 10 books recommended, I'd say you had a great reading week! I've heard so many good things about The Underneath, but I hadn't heard of The Wednesday Wars. I'll be on the lookout now for both of them. Thanks and happy reading this week!

The Wednesday Wars sounds good. I'll add it to the list. The Underneath has been on the list for awhile. I've been wondering if the Benedict Society books were any good. I look at them whenever I'm in the YA section and always consider buying them.

So glad that you enjoyed The underneath, it deserves a wide readership regardless that it's junior fiction. It's also one of my memorable reads of the year. I also really liked The Wednesday Wars. If you want to read an award winning YA that features a bog person, Siobhan Dowd's fantastic Bog ...

... kind of day. As usually, your list is incredible. I'm still on a Newbery quest and tried to obtain a copy of the Underneath from my library. I'm on a list for this one. Our local school teachers require students to read a Newbery award winning book over the summer before returning ...

... his teacher absolutely hates him when he is made to study Shakespeare with her every Wednesday; highly recommended 321. The Underneath by Kathi Appelt - juvenile fiction; a huge thank you to Kerry for recommending this book that just has gorgeous prose (probably wasted on the ...

6. YA (non-vampire) 9/9 1. Raven by Allison van Diepen **** 2. If I Stay by Gayle Forman **** 3. The Underneath by Kathi Appelt ***1/2 4. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan **** 5. Need by Carrie Jones ***1/2 6. Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ***** 7. My Soul to Take ...

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

I loved The Underneath for its sadness and the beauty of the storytelling.

The Underneath by Kathi Appelt ***1/2 This is the kind of book that adults want children to like. It's lyrical and magical, but also violent and depressing. The "happy" ending isn't all that happy or all that believable. From the book jacket, you would think it's a story about the ...

... #201 Linda - a couple of those books are New Zealand publications so might be hard to come across. Definitely try The Underneath & Thirteen reasons why. I'll try to think of a couple of North American equivalents for the 2 NZ books and post again. I'm absolutely freezing, it's ...

... to mention such an interesting assortment of characters with long memories of love and vendetta and I just love it. 113) The Underneath by Kathi Appelt (2008) children's fiction - Newbery Honour Book This will be going down as one of my top reads for the year. Good literature rises above ...

... am enjoying some free time. I still help as a volunteer with publications by writing reviews and articles. #183 & 184: The Underneath won't disappoint. edit: touchstones

#178: Kerry, I am with the others in adding The Underneath to the Planet. Thanks for your review and recommendation!

#178 I was so glad to read your positive review of The Underneath since I just picked it up from the bookstore because it looked good. I'm gonna have to bump it up!

... width="200" height="263" alt="Underneath" /> 113) The Underneath by Kathi Appelt (2008) children's fiction - Newbery Honour Book This will be going down as one of my top reads for the year. Good literature rises above ...

... of Chocolate by James Runcie Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford The Underneath by Kathi Appelt The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin's Russia by Orlando Figes I think I'm out of control!

... by Suzanne Collins ***** 2. If I Stay by Gayle Forman **** 3. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson ***1/2 4. The Underneath by Kathi Appelt ***1/2 5. The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan **** 6. Need by Carrie Jones ***1/2 7. 8. 9.

I found The Underneath by Kathy Appelt really difficult...it got so many great reviews and awards, and I just thought it very depressing. I seem to be in a minority, though.

The Giver; recently The Underneath. Both kids books, both read when I was an adult. Makes me wonder what kids make of them...

... a novel-length book by her, but I loved Library Lion! I'm still undecided as to what I should read next. I'm afraid The Underneath is going to be a downer. Maybe I will do some more comfort reading before I tackle that one.

... what I read yesterday. I will finish up the last few pages today, but haven't decided what I'm reading next. Probably The Underneath, which I've had out of the library for a while.

I just finished The Underneath which I did not think I would like because I enjoy the crazy messed up YA novels, but I read this in one sitting. I also finished Peeled as well. Trying to read some "normal" books as I am a teacher who does book talks every month or so and try to have a balance ...

... Sainthood The Dangerous Book for Dogs The Last Exit to Normal My One Hundred Adventures Crazy in Love Looks The Underneath Plus a cookbook, a couple of gardening books, and a couple of dog books. Chance that I will finish all of them by the time they are due: slim to none.

... The Tale of Despereaux, and Tom's midnight garden. Although a more recent one is battling for my top three, called The Underneath by Kathi Appelt. If it is picture books, then Where the Wild Things Are, Bark, George by Jules Feiffer, and CDB, by William Steig.

oops - 57. Unseen Rain - Rumi 58. Poems from Homeroom - Kathi Appelt

56. Unseen Rain - Rumi 57. Poems from Homeroom - Kathi Appelt

... and loved them, but I also often recommend/sell them to grown ups (as well as kids) at the book store where I work: The Underneath by Kathi Appelt (to be read next to a box of tissues!) Patron Saint of Butterflies by Cecilia Galante The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pe ...

I haven't read The Underneath, but I remember being a child and reading sad animal stories. I LOVED sad animal stories. My mother asked me once, while I was reading Beautiful Joe, how I could stand it because it was so sad, and I didn't understand what bothered her about it. Now, as an adult, ...