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The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World ...
Freedom Writers, Zlata Filipovic
Main Street Books, 1999
The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them
An excellent read. It really opens your eyes to the world around us. Lots of laughs many tears and would love for a teacher like that around here for my children (England) that is! FAB!!!!! If fact have just ordered the other two related books x
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Marketing: An Introduction
Gary Armstrong, Philip Kotler
Prentice Hall, 2006
Good book
I think the book is good and teaches you a lot about marketing. The book made it to my house earlier than expected I am very happy with everything.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Press, 2000
Best H.P. Book!
This,In My Opinion Is The Best Book.It definitly Is Where It Goes Into a
darker genre of books.I Would Just About Recommend This Exciting,Page-
turner,to just about anyone!
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2004
Inside an autistic mind
As the father of an autistic child, I completely got into this book, and finished in a couple of hours. I can relate to the protagonist completely since it is written from his point of view. The author is very skilled in showing how disparate the inside and outside ...
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom
Hyperion, 2003
A Fan for Life
This is the mainstream style readers love to read and writers love to achieve. No critique needed. I'll just say I'll buy every single book this author writes from now on. Mr. Albom never disappoints.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is genius. Jealousy and ...
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)
J. K. Rowling
Scholastic, 2003
One of my favorites in the whole series.
I think this was one of my favorites in the series. I have to say that Rowling does such a great job of creating characters that seem so alive, I actually feel as though I know them. I just want the story to keep going on and on and on.
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The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, Float Water, Measure Gravity-Challenge the World ...
Tom Robinson
Adams Media, 2001
Best fun we had
product provided hours of fun for grandkids. especailly the list for things to make a science kit. Now we don't have to look for the things to have fun with. Good book.
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Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook)
Rachael Ray
Clarkson Potter, 2005
Great cookbook
I have picky kids and with a new baby it's easy to find meals that are planned out so easily and quick. Great book!!
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The Fiery Cross (Outlander)
Diana Gabaldon
Dell, 2005
Enthralled!
I just finished reading "The Fiery Cross" and I was totally enthralled with it from beginning to end. I, of course, have read the first four books. Twice actually. This one was my favorite. The other books are excellent and exciting. What I really like about "The ...
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Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You: Movie Tie-in Edition (The Spiderwick ...
Holly Black
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008
Spiderwick
My daughter saw the movie and read the books. This is a great companion to both. The illustrations are detailed and lovely
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Lucky: A Memoir
Alice Sebold
Back Bay Books, 2002
Brave, compelling read
From the opening pages, Sebold tells the reader a truly horrifying story of her rape in accurate and quite graphic detail. And whilst horrified at what she has endured, you want to read more - to see how someone survives an attack like that, and what life is like ...
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Knitting Circles Around Socks: Knit Two at a Time on Circular Needles
Antje Gillingham
Martingale and Company, 2007
Fun way to knit socks!
I decided to order this book to try the knitting two socks at a time method. Wow! What fun! I am about half-way through my second pair. I used the directions and adapted a pattern using double-pointed needles and the first pair fits perfectly! I love that I am ...
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Dreaming in Cuban
Cristina Garcia
Ballantine Books, 1993
Tastes of Perfection....
While it may sound like an overstatement, this book really does taste of perfection. The fact that Garcia began it as a poem which blossomed into a novel is apparent. The language is simply beautiful. Garcia tracks the del Pino women through their different ...
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A Man for All Seasons
Robert Bolt
Vintage, 1990
Thomas More - A Man for Our Season
This is an amazing play about an incredibly holy man, which employs its words in a profound manner. Thomas More, the beheaded lord chancellor of England under Henry VIII is the patron saint of attorneys, civil servants, politicians, and statesmen:
* "When statesmen ...
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Catechism of the Catholic Church
U.S. Catholic Church
Image, 1995
Great insite to the Catholic Faith
This book give you information on the practices of the catholic church and where the ideas come from. While it does not address the laws and rules, it does give the solid backboane to the faith. It has biblical referance, historical notes and reference to other ...
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