But I wasn’t born Republican.  It’s not genetic.  Believe me–I’m familiar with genetics.  I have McMurphy, the eight-hundred-pound gorilla I carry in my DNA, a total loose cannon rolling around my personality. Born to Rock is Gordon Korman’s most recent creation and unleashes a relatively fast-paced coming-of-age adventure focusing on the Leo Caraway, a [...]

Posted on April 7th, 2007 by Ehren
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  Each time I put my weight on a fresh dagger, my heart went into my mouth. I was in grade 8 when I first read Cue for Treason, which was assigned by my English teacher.  While I rarely put any effort into doing the homework, and on occasion not completing the work at all, [...]

Posted on April 7th, 2007 by Ehren
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