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"Indian in the Cupboard meets Grimms' fairly tales in this enchanting story of middle schooler Greta who receives a cuckoo clock as a gift, only to discover not only that one of the clock's figurines is alive, but that there's a fantastical world insi"
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"Read this with my 5th graders as a part of a book club.. Lots of complex themes (friendship, relationship with parents, divorce) woven together beautifully into an engaging and relatable read for middle graders. Loved the comparison between life in A"
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"I enjoyed this book that deals with a girl's life after her mom leaves her with her grandmother due to bipolar disorder. I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did. The characters are so well written and alive. It doesn't sugar coat anything "
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"A really great middle-grade novel that covers some pretty difficult topics - such as dealing with complicated family issues; that awkward stage when you start to find yourself distanced from childhood friends; and a parent with mental illness (which "
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I've been a big fan of Uhrig's work since I read WELCOME TO DWEEB CLUB, and her newest book didn't disappoint. It has humor, clever plot twists, some suspense that is not TOO scary, believable friendship and family dynamics, and an on-point message t ...more | |
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“If you're going to be weird, be confident about it.”
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“You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.”
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“He'd known that adventures were supposed to be hard. He'd understood that he would have to go a long way and solve difficult problems and fight foes and be brave and whatever else. But this was hard in a way he hadn't counted on. You couldn't kill it with a sword or fix it with a spell. You couldn't fight it. You just had to endure it, and you didn't look good or noble or heroic doing it. You were just the guy people felt sorry for, that was all. It didn't make a good story--in fact he saw now that the stories had it all wrong, about what you got, and what you gave.”
― The Magician King
― The Magician King

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