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The Color of Water

by James McBride

The Color of Water by James McBride X
The Color of Water by James McBride
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  • First Published:
    Jan 1996, 228 pages

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    Feb 2006, 228 pages

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NHL

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD BOOK. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYONE THAT DID NOT LIKE AT LEAST ONE THING ABOUT THIS BOOK. I WAS INTERESTED AND LIKED HOW HE TIED THE TWO BOOKS TOGETHER.
Yanelle

This is such a wonderful book! I loved it, and although it can get a little slow, the book moves along pretty well. If you are thinking about reading it, I definately say you should.
Kerstin fenton


Five thumbs up! An amazing book, that brings you inside their story, and all the obstacles they faced, it makes you really be thankful for what you have.
mimi

beautiful book!
Julie

I loved this book, truely inspirational! A must read for everyone
kim

excellent!!!!!
anna

i had to read this book for my ESL106 class at college and usually i hate reading books and thought from the beginning, that i would be boring when we start with it. after reading a few chapters at school i was really impressed about this book and even read at home, if we had to or not. last night i just wanted to read a few chapters because i was so bored, but i didn't feel like reading. The result of it was, that i read till 5 h in the morning, 10 chapters and now just one chapter is left.
It is really intersting to get to know about ruth's life with all these children and her hard family...
i recommended it immidiately to my friends who are reading it now.
Pookie-8

This book should be read by every teenager in America. IT illustrates about the meaning of hertige and it will encourage them to suceed in their lives. The book had me to evaluate my life and think about blessed I am to grow up knowing about my family. Also, influenced me to gain more interest to learn more about my heritge.

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