The Anybodies

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Summary: Finally a female protagonist!!!
Review: I was so excited to find a children's book with a female main character. As a little girl, reading books where most characters, even animals, were boys, I remember thinking, "There must be more boys in the world than girls, or at least boys must be more important." What a relief I can read this book aloud to my nieces without having to sneak and change a few pronouns to "she", just so they won't feel left out. In contrast to the Harry Potter books, which I find too simplistic to enjoy as an adult, The Anybodies kept me turning the pages. Fern is great, and even I, as a grown-up, was inspired by her and by the book's message to be true to yourself, trust your gut, and to accept yourself, quirks and all.

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Summary: Finally a female protagonist!!!
Review: I was so excited to find a children's book with a female main character. As a little girl, reading books where most characters, even animals, were boys, I remember thinking, "There must be more boys in the world than girls, or at least boys must be more important." What a relief I can read this book aloud to my nieces without having to sneak and change a few pronouns to "she", just so they won't feel left out. In contrast to the Harry Potter books, which I find too simplistic to enjoy as an adult, The Anybodies kept me turning the pages. Fern is great, and even I, as a grown-up, was inspired by her and by the book's message to be true to yourself, trust your gut, and to accept yourself, quirks and all.

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Summary: I wanted to try and shake things out my own books
Review: I've read Julianna Baggott's books since the moment Girl Talk came out and I have kept up with all of her books and have shown up to almost all of her book signings. And this book is by far the best that I have read from her...ever. Her other books were awesome too, but this one takes everything that makes a children's book good and wrote a creative and extremely imaginative book. I will be spreading the word to anyone who will listen to me.

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Summary: Any age will love The Anybodies
Review: Like the best of young reader literature, which is referenced liberally in this charming tale of eleven-year-old Fern's discovery of her real family and her extraordinary powers, The Anybodies is a pleasure for young readers and adults alike. I bought it because it's a Book-of-the-month selection, and I meant to give it to friends with kids aged 10-13. But then I snuck a peak and I was hooked. Fern grows up learning to ignore things like bats turning into marbles and nuns turning into lampposts because The Drudgers, her parents, are accountants and wouldn't understand that sort of thing. But of course, this is a story where things aren't always what they seem (it tells you so on the cover!) and The Drudgers aren't her real parents at all. Soon Fern is whisked away by her father, known as The Bone, and she discovers powers she inherited from her grandmother and mother, which include shaking characters out of books. And there are other surprises, too...Fern's a spirited and sweet heroine, and you root for her all the way through this thrilling adventure.

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Summary: Write More Books
Review: N.E. Bode must write lots more books. This is a very good book one of the most interesting books I have ever read. I love Roald Dahl and I loved this. Read it.

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Summary: Best Book of the Year
Review: So, on a whim, I picked up this book to read while on vacation. Fortunately (and unfortunately) it didn't make it that far. Fortunately, because it was one of the wittiest books I've ever read. Unfortunately, because I didn't have another book to read on the trip. The characters are all highly imaginative, and the author goes off on these little tangents about his or her writing instructor that are absolutely laugh-out-loud funny. It's great to find a book out there where you feel for the characters and where you can't wait to find out what's going to happen. It's also great to have such a book have such clean language. Please go get the book...You won't regret it. (...)

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Summary: my point of veiw
Review: The Anybodies is a great book!The book is about a girl named Fern
and her Dad trying to find where the Anybodies book (by Ferns mother who died) has gone. The book is exciting because Fern has to be brave (especially being brave to the Miser)and how she has to lie part of the time to her own Grandmother that she's someone else named Ida Bibb. This book made me laugh, cry, Feel excited and scared. I would recommend this book to all ages. This book is for people who love adventure and excitment. I hope all of you who read this review go buy the book because if you don't your missing out on alot of great reading!!

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Summary: Wonderful Book!
Review: This a wonderful book about a wonderful little girl that every kid or adult with the kid in them will love! If you or your kids like the Harry Potter books or books by Roald Dahl (James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) they will love this. If they or you haven't read those books they or you should. Lots of good, positive emotions and love in this book and a fun, witty story.

Highly reccommended.