Pencils

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Educated
Educated 4.47 avg rating — 1,773,428 ratings
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The Meaning of Maggie
The Meaning of Maggie 4.07 avg rating — 2,789 ratings
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Twisted
Twisted 3.82 avg rating — 37,321 ratings
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Kings of Infinite Space
Kings of Infinite Space 3.33 avg rating — 699 ratings
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Acceptance
Acceptance 3.26 avg rating — 750 ratings
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The Taker
The Taker 3.59 avg rating — 870 ratings
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Pieces of Georgia
Pieces of Georgia 3.80 avg rating — 1,120 ratings
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Maggie Moore and the Secret School Diary
Maggie Moore and the Secret School Diary 4.12 avg rating — 90 ratings
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The Collective
The Collective
by: Don Lee
3.59 avg rating — 1,051 ratings
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The Perfect Score Project: Uncovering the Secrets of the SAT
The Perfect Score Project: Uncovering the Secrets of the SAT 3.77 avg rating — 442 ratings
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Crunch Time
Crunch Time 3.43 avg rating — 848 ratings
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Two Henrys
Two Henrys 3.75 avg rating — 2,396 ratings
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The Diviners
The Diviners 4.18 avg rating — 7,915 ratings
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The Ivies
The Ivies 3.68 avg rating — 18,438 ratings
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The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance 3.81 avg rating — 641 ratings
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Sketchy Behavior
Sketchy Behavior 3.85 avg rating — 1,159 ratings
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Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It
Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It 4.10 avg rating — 148 ratings
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Girl in Translation
Girl in Translation
by: Jean Kwok
3.99 avg rating — 58,184 ratings
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Cheat
Cheat 2.92 avg rating — 214 ratings
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The Start of Something: The Selected Stories of Stuart Dybek
The Start of Something: The Selected Stories of Stuart Dybek 3.69 avg rating — 45 ratings
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Moxie
Moxie 4.18 avg rating — 34,874 ratings
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Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1)
Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs (Jane Jameson, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 26,978 ratings
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Collided (Dirty Air, #2)
Collided (Dirty Air, #2) 3.80 avg rating — 124,935 ratings
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The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1)
The Word is Murder (Hawthorne & Horowitz, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 94,169 ratings
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Rethinking School: How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education
Rethinking School: How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education 4.07 avg rating — 1,620 ratings
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Hot Desk
Hot Desk 3.53 avg rating — 58 ratings
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Tales from the Teachers' Lounge: What I Learned in School the Second Time Around—One Man's Irreverent Look at Being a Teacher Today
Tales from the Teachers' Lounge: What I Learned in School the Second Time Around—One Man's Irreverent Look at Being a Teacher Today 2.99 avg rating — 354 ratings
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Dear Writer, You Need to Quit (QuitBooks for Writers, #1)
Dear Writer, You Need to Quit (QuitBooks for Writers, #1) 4.48 avg rating — 941 ratings
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow 4.17 avg rating — 564,671 ratings
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Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder
Playful Learning: Develop Your Child's Sense of Joy and Wonder 4.06 avg rating — 609 ratings
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The Writing Class
The Writing Class 3.51 avg rating — 3,125 ratings
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The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed 4.14 avg rating — 7,307 ratings
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How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character
How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character 3.89 avg rating — 24,501 ratings
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The Learning Habit: A Groundbreaking Approach to Homework and Parenting that Helps Our Children Succeed in School and Life
The Learning Habit: A Groundbreaking Approach to Homework and Parenting that Helps Our Children Succeed in School and Life 4.30 avg rating — 210 ratings
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Scrawl
Scrawl 3.84 avg rating — 3,029 ratings
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Unlocking Your Brilliance: Smart Strategies for Women to Thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math
Unlocking Your Brilliance: Smart Strategies for Women to Thrive in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math 3.62 avg rating — 24 ratings
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Up and Down
Up and Down 3.99 avg rating — 2,734 ratings
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I Am a Pencil: A Teacher, His Kids, and Their World of Stories
I Am a Pencil: A Teacher, His Kids, and Their World of Stories
by: Sam Swope
3.95 avg rating — 423 ratings
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See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers
See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers 3.92 avg rating — 896 ratings
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Teaching with Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom
Teaching with Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom
by: Jim Fay
4.13 avg rating — 3,194 ratings
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True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall
True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall 4.11 avg rating — 2,663 ratings
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Don't Call Me Ishmael!
Don't Call Me Ishmael! 3.39 avg rating — 2,849 ratings
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The Company They Kept: Writers on Unforgettable Friendships
The Company They Kept: Writers on Unforgettable Friendships 3.32 avg rating — 77 ratings
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All the Answers
All the Answers 4.07 avg rating — 4,317 ratings
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory
Bullshit Jobs: A Theory 4.03 avg rating — 32,026 ratings
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Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It
Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It 4.14 avg rating — 6,841 ratings
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Goodbye, Perfect
Goodbye, Perfect 3.72 avg rating — 3,960 ratings
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Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children
Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children 4.30 avg rating — 176 ratings
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Plays Well with Others
Plays Well with Others 3.05 avg rating — 1,692 ratings
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Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories
Truth Is the Arrow, Mercy Is the Bow: A DIY Manual for the Construction of Stories 4.51 avg rating — 431 ratings
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Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
by: Lisa Cron
4.20 avg rating — 6,140 ratings
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Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping
Craft in the Real World: Rethinking Fiction Writing and Workshopping 4.44 avg rating — 2,331 ratings
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Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story
Structuring Your Novel: Essential Keys for Writing an Outstanding Story 4.32 avg rating — 3,424 ratings
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That's Not What Happened
That's Not What Happened 3.75 avg rating — 19,969 ratings
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The Murder Game
The Murder Game 3.63 avg rating — 10,579 ratings
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You Asked for Perfect
You Asked for Perfect 3.79 avg rating — 6,419 ratings
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The Best American Essays 2022
The Best American Essays 2022 3.97 avg rating — 579 ratings