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Children (and adults too) will be delighted with this book. There are 5 exciting stories beautifully illustrated with hundreds of amazing pictures. Baby Bat and his friends are so cute. The illustrations really stand out - they are simply superb! A truly enjoyable book for the whole family. See full review

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I probably would have never have picked this book up if it there hadn't been such fuss made over it in the book blogosphere and the news that it was going to be made into a film (What kind of film it will be, I really don't know...). All I knew about it when I picked it up was that it was ... See full review

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This book is set in the future, a future where vampires are rulers and humans are just their cattle. Some humans choose to comply and register themselves, in exchange for their blood they are given food to survive. The rest, the unregistered, are treated like the rats, they have to forage and steal ... See full review

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This isn't a review about the story itself, just a bit of information about the book. This particular printing has tiny font. Not a problem for some but I have 20/20 vision and even I found it very distracting, being so small. I suggest buying another printing to help your reading enjoyment ... See full review

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I am very happy with the book and my children like it too. See full review

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His Highness the Prince may be a frog, but that's not going to stop these lively girls from attending his ball. Starting with Princess Alice, the twentysix princesses-each with personality to spare-head to the palace, eager to make his acquaintance. But with Princess Jane being a pain, Princess Kay ... See full review

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One of his absolute best novels ever written, and probably the best of most works. It is certainly a favorite. Now, I won't use this review to justify the virtues, but it's a great book. A masterpiece of the 21st century! See full review

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Unholy Ghosts is the first novel in the Downside Ghosts series by Stacia Kane. Almost immediately, I was drawn into the story of Chess Putnam and "The powerful Church of Real Truth". This is an amazing book. Starting off, I knew I'd like it, but I didn't realize how much. I honestly haven't read a... See full review

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Set in the 1950's in Jackson, Mississippi, The Help deals with the lives of three very different women at a time when changes were threatening the "old values" people thought, ruled the world. However, Jackson does not seem able to change as the African-American help keeps raising most white childre... See full review

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In Elantris, Bradon Sanderson creates a beautifully self-contained fantasy world, with its own magic system, political and religious intrigues and exciting characters. Elantris, once the city of gods, has fallen, a transformation to which no one knows the cause. Prince Raoden has died, or so people ... See full review

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