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by Lisa Schroeder
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The Girl Who'll Read Anything
The Girl Who'll Read Anything rated it 10 years ago
“Pain in your heart.You’re playing the partof a human in need.You beg and you pleadWash it away.Wash it away.Give me the peace,the peace I need.”Far From You is a story about love, friendship and family. Alice Andreeson is broken by her mother's death. Her heart is still recuperating and with this p...
Karin's Book Nook
Karin's Book Nook rated it 13 years ago
It has been years since Alice lost her mother to cancer, but she still hasn’t recovered. The three things that give her any peace at all are writing and playing music, her best friend Claire, and her loving boyfriend Blaze. Sadness covers her like a blanket and prevents her from enjoying some of t...
Anna hashtag doing to much
Anna hashtag doing to much rated it 13 years ago
Oh how I love Lisa Schoeder's writing style. She just kept it small yet so full of emotions. Reading in verses excites me especially when it comes to her books. And this is a second book that I've read from her and honestly, it never disappoints me.Reading her works is like reading a diary where you...
Tanja @ Ja čitam, a ti?
Tanja @ Ja čitam, a ti? rated it 13 years ago
It's simply unbelievable how Lisa Schroeder expresses emotions so beautifully in her books, every line is on a right place. ..Wonderland is here now.Don’t know what we might see.Yesterday’s gone forever.But my future’s up to me.What a future it will be….
Olivia's Books, Quotes and Opinions
Olivia's Books, Quotes and Opinions rated it 13 years ago
Really lovely. It's a keeper.
Sesana
Sesana rated it 14 years ago
Wow. Alice is one intense head to be inside. Of course. She's lost her mother, her father has remarried, and now she has a baby half-sister. And she is so not coping. At times, Alice is just so incredibly angry that it can be a little off-putting. But it's honest. I may not always agree with Alice's...
purplewolf91212
purplewolf91212 rated it 14 years ago
Far from you review Characters: Alice a religious, music loving, sad, angry, unsure girl she grows in this novel from a sad depressed angry “no body but my boy friend gets me” character into someone who really sees all the good in her life and treasures it making friends with her stepmom and carin...
Bibliophilic Monologues
Bibliophilic Monologues rated it 15 years ago
This was a beautiful book. The verses simple, the emotions melancholy - and sincere.
Reading Angel
Reading Angel rated it 15 years ago
I absolutely adore Lisa Schroeder's writing. I never thought I would be one to enjoy verse novels, but each one of hers has sucked me in and keep me captivated from beginning to end. This is a beautiful tale of a girl who has lost her mother. Her father has remarried and there is a newborn sister,...
christina's book corner
christina's book corner rated it 15 years ago
Lost and alone...down the rabbit holeYears have passed since Alice lost her mother to cancer, but time hasn't quite healed the wound. Alice copes the best she can, by writing her music, losing herself in the love of her boyfriend, and distancing herself from her father and his new wife.But when a de...
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