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	Integrating Young Adult Literature through the Common Core Standards by Rachel L. Wadham (Goodreads Author), Jon Ostenson 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	This Is My Life: A Guide to Realistic Fiction for Teens (Genreflecting Advisory Series) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bringing Fantasy Alive for Children and Young Adults by Tim Wadham (Goodreads Author), Rachel L. Wadham (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Integrating Children's Literature through the Common Core State Standards really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rolls and Rivalry (Gaming and Romance, #3)

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Rachel is currently reading Rolls and Rivalry (Gaming and Romance, #3) by Kristy Boyce (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Rachel rated a book it was amazing Seeing Women in the Old Testament by Carli Anderson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Deeply insightful.
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Rachel rated a book really liked it Wild Rain (Women Who Dare, #2) by Beverly Jenkins (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The setting is rich and interesting, lots of great characters, note some content may not be suitable for all readers.
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Rachel rated a book liked it They Work: Honey Bees, Nature's Pollinators by June Smalls (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The illustrations are lovely, there is depth to them with washes and transparent color. Solid information in both the text and the side informational texts. Strong focus on female worker bees, sometimes it's hard to tell what the context is, they use ...more
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Rachel rated a book it was ok Jesus has a Body by Jayne Ann Osborne	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Lovely sentiment, brings Christ down to a human scale. However, perspective of illustrations is visually not solidified, the text lacks balance with rhythm and rhyme scheme, the theme is not always conveyed (is it about following Christ, what he did ...more
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Rachel rated a book liked it Seek and Ye Shall Find: Church History (USA) by Nicole Clark Popcorn Tree	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Fun "were's waldo" search and find looking for historical figures. A layout gives you the people to find. Wish there had been more "find" games (like find the choir or other things to look for besides people. Layout is tricky with spreads with pictur ...more
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Rachel rated a book liked it But If Not: Finding God in Unmet Expectations and Unwanted Detours by Camille Fronk Olson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Lovely review of thoughtful approaches to dealing with challenges and expectations. Has a lot of good scripture and personal stories.
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message 2: by Sheryl

Oct 02, 2017 05:17PM

Thanks again for the guidance and I look forward to checking out some of the titles you recommend as well as your book, This Is My Life: A Guide to Realistic Fiction for Teens, when I finish my Senior and Capstone courses.

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message 1: by Allison

Jan 14, 2009 10:46PM

WOW! I am almost feeling not worthy to be in your virtual presence with the number of books you have read! I am so glad you found me on GoodReads. I look forward to see what you will read next:-)

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