An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination (Jill)
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination
By Elizabeth McCracken
Completed November 5, 2008
I think there’s an old saying that you should never have to bury your child. Outliving my kids ranks number one in things “I don’t want to happen,” but sadly, there are parents who face this reality every day.
While some parents lose […]
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An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination (Caribousmom)
A child dies in this book: a baby. A baby is stillborn. You don’t have to tell me how sad that is: it happened to me and my husband, our baby, a son. -From An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination, page 6-
Author Elizabeth McCracken lived briefly in France, with her husband, […]
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Exit Lines (raidergirl3)
Exit Lines by Joan Barfoot
What will life be like when you are old(er)? This is the story of four very different old people, because even though we say old, everyone is very different. The stereotype of the little old lady is not possible because unless we are all the same now, there is no […]
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The Eyes of a King (Nicola)
The Eyes of a King by Catherine Banner
First in a Trilogy
Pages: 435
First Published: May 27, 2008
Genre: YA fantasy
Rating: 4.5/5
First sentence:
These are the last words I will write..
Comments: Wow, this was an amazing book. There are so many layers to the story that I find it difficult to attempt to summarize but attempt I will. The […]
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Empress of Asia (Nicola)
Empress of Asia by Adam Lewis Schroeder
Pages: 409
First Published: 2006 CDN edition, 2008 US Edition
Genre: historical fiction, fictional memoir
Rating: 4/5
First Sentence:
A beefy-faced guy was pushing the gurney when they came to get you; he rolled it up the driveway and must’ve caught the corner of the Taurus just above the headlight because now there’s a […]
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The End of East (Raidergirl3)
The End of East by Jen Sookfong Lee
Vancouver’s Chinatown is the setting of this family history chronicling Sammy Chan’s ancestors. The novel starts with Sammy’s return to her mother’s house, but the family’s story begins with the immigration of Seid Quan from China. I don’t think Canada has much to be proud about for its […]
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