This is my school...

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This book was recommended to me by many of my friends. They all said it reminded them of our private school. I totally loved listening to the book. In fact, when I finished, I actually missed the narrator. My car was empty without her...

 

The book is fun and quite enjoyable. I LOVED it!!

 

If you have children or have had children in elementary school, you should read/listen to this book. If it reminds you of your school, I feel for you. If it doesn't, it is a good reminder to enjoy what you have. It could be worse.

 

If you have kids, I predict you will enjoy this book, and at least relate to some of it.

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Heart rending story

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This book is beautiful and heartbreaking. I read this book a few years ago, and it was unforgettable. My son was reading this for school, so I decided to listen to the audiobook. The narrator was amazing and the story is touching. This book needs to be read by every generation.

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Payback it is...

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Yes! I finished book 3 in the Masterminds series. This one was just as good as the first two. There is a part in the middle where I was like, wait it seems over but half the book is still left, then the action started again. There were some twists that young readers may not see coming.

 

There are even more impossible things in this book than the last one, but kids will love it even more because of the crazy, adventurous things the characters do. 

 

This is an enjoyable, thrilling adventure series with something for girls and boys both. Highly recommended to 4th & 5th graders, especially.

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The thrilling adventure continues...

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I read the first book in this series, Masterminds a few years ago when it first came out and loved it. This book (#2) has been out for a while, but I never got around to reading it. Just this past week, I received book 3 in the mail from Amazon (thanks to my advanced pre-ordering skills). Then I realized that I must read book 2 so I could read book 3 and donate it to my school library. Another book I can hopefully convince the kids to read...

 

I won't give details because you should read the first book without knowing certain things (in my opinion). Suffice it to say I still love the characters and it is interesting to see them trying to survive outside the small town of Serenity. Facing the real world, in all its beauty and ugliness isn't easy for these kids, but they don't give up. Some of the things that happen are quite unbelievable and completely unrealistic. But, this is a book made for 4th to 8th graders, and it is perfect for them.

 

 

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Phantom of the Opera

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I read this with the serial reader app. I love how accessible it makes classic books. You get a small portion of the book each day, and before you know it... you're done. I even find myself reading ahead from time to time to see what happens next.

 

I never read this one before and I never even saw the musical. I listened to the music and loved it, but that was all.

 

This was a good story and I enjoyed reading it. The Opera Ghost is always a mystery, but the other characters are interesting - though not enough to really get attached to. I was on the edge of my seat at the end, waiting to see who would survive.

 

 

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