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Farewell to Manzanar is the true story of the trials one Japanese-American family faced when they were forced out of their home into the Ja...

"I knew then I had to have a house. A real house. One I could point to. But this isn't it. The house on Mango Street isn't it....

The Catcher in the Rye , by JD Salinger, is a story about struggles, loss, and the difficult transition from childhood to adulthood. The pro...

Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer, is a true story about the meat we eat and where it comes from. From tuna to turkey, Foer covers it ...

*SPOILER ALERT for earlier books in this series* After the sharp-eyed jay and the roaring lion, peace will come on dove's gentle wing....

Dawn of Fear , by Susan Cooper, is the story of three young boys, Derek, Peter, and Geoffrey, living in a small town outside of London durin...

Saddleback's Illustrated Classics: The Call of the Wild , transforms this classic survival story into a graphic novel format, allowing t...

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery by Russell Freedman, is the story of the wife of one of the most beloved presidents of all time, Fra...

28 Stories of AIDS in Africa , is a moving collection of true stories about the raging AIDS epidemic across Africa and its personal effects ...

The Grapes of Wrath , by John Steinbeck, is the story of the Joad family, who have been forced off the farm they have lived on for generatio...

Andy Warhol: Prince of Pop , by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, tells the story of the man who was perhaps the most well-known artist in th...

The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Part One , by Akira Himekawa, is the story of a young knight, Link, and his journey to save Princess Zelda,...

This book is going to be hard to write a review for, and it probably won't be very good, but here it is: Pride and Prejudice , by Jan...

Out of the Dust , by Karen Hesse, is the moving story of a teenage girl, Billie Jo, living in Oklahoma in the time of the Dust Bowl. Dust st...

I'm going to join two challenges--the Graphic Novel Challenge hosted by Chris and Nymeth (thanks guys!), and the Sci-fi Experience hos...

Here is a list of the books I read in 2009: 146. Your Eyes in Stars by M. E. Kerr (11/25/09) 3 out of 5 stars 145. A Different Day, A Dif...

A Different Day, A Different Destiny , by Annette Laing, is the second installment in the story of three children and a time-traveling profe...

Affluenza , by John De Graff, David Wann, and Thomas H. Naylor, is the story of Americans nationwide, who are suffering from a wide variety ...

Child of the Wolves , by Elizabeth Hall, tells the story of the young husky pup, Granite. Rebellious from the start, Granite flees his home...

The Great Gatsby , by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a defining piece of literature for the Roaring '20's. Set near New York City, it tells...