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Everything Sad is Untrue
by Daniel Nayeri

The voice of middle school student Khosrou is beautiful and heartbreaking. The story jumps from his present day Oklahoma classroom to his past life in Isfahan and occasionally takes a detour into myths of demons and palaces and magic carpets. It took me a while to get invested in the story but it was well worth persisting. I only hope that the students who read this will also read enough to get themselves hooked. This is a memorable refugee story, one that will stay with you long after you’ve finished reading.

You have seven messages by Stewart Lewis

7/22/2013

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I really liked the idea of this book - a girl loses her mother in a tragic accident, and then, almost a year later, when the girl is cleaning up her mom's "studio" she finds her cell phone, with seven different messages which the mom never had a chance to hear. When Luna starts listening to the messages, which she feels is the ONLY thing to do, she finds out more and more about her mom that she didn't know.
It sounded great when I read the back but after the beginning to establish the setting, it really dragged for me in parts. I also don't enjoy books that just drift into an ending. There's no tight resolution, no significant character development, no aha moments.... overall, the ending really ruined the entire book for me.
There will be some grade eight girls who will enjoy it, but I won't be pushing it too hard.

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