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Valley Boy: The Education of Tom Perkins
Tom Perkins
Gotham, 2007
very informative, and not one dull page
this book has more substance than is typical for the genre, and i was hooked on every page; wish there were more pages and illustrations :-)
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007
Wimpy Kids Rejoice!
Jeff Kinney took a simple idea and turned it into a hilarious book that kids and adults will find funny. Short passages are accompanied by stick people drawings that add a double punch of humor. Sometimes you'll laugh at the writing, sometimes at the hidden jokes, ...
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The Dangerous Book for Boys
Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
Collins, 2007
The way things used to be
Many, many years ago boys were taught this kind of stuff by their father's and their father's fathers. Boys are no longer introduced to this kind of helpful information. This book is beyond a helpful guide to knot tying and history. It is a well rounded piece of ...
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Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris (I Can Read Book 1)
Jane O'Connor
HarperTrophy, 2008
Marvelous (fancy for great) & hilarious (fancy for so funny)!
Really enjoyed this one, possibly the best of Nancy for us (--this is our third Nancy-book). I was surprised to find the Nancy stories so enjoyable. Was pleasantly surprised too to find this as a reader, and it has great story. My girls both like these (& this one), ...
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What Is the What (Vintage)
Dave Eggers
Vintage, 2007
Educational and interesting
I knew so little about the war in the Sudan and the "lost boys" and yet I had no idea just how little I understood. This was such a wonderful book in that this sad, devistating childhood has been turned into an enlightning and educational story.
It reminds me a ...
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Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction
David Sheff
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
Hits home
All of us have had problems with children during the growing up phases. But this real life accounting of a father's love and concern for his child only goes to point out how addictive drugs can be at anytime in your life. It is something that never leaves. The reader ...
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Cars and Trucks and Things That Go (Giant Little Golden Book)
Richard Scarry
Golden Books, 1975
Delightful trip down memory lane
I recall reading this book to my younger sister many years ago.
I recently purchased this for a 6 year old. He squealed with delight.
It is his favorite R S book.
Richard Scarry books are classics - great for young & old.
Delightful pictures & so fun to look ...
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Lawn Boy
Gary Paulsen
Wendy Lamb Books, 2007
Hilarious Book!
This is a hilarious story! I literally laughed out loud. I'm reading it to my fourth graders, and even though they don't understand all of the stock market lingo, they too are really enjoying the story. I'm hoping Mr. Paulsen writes a follow-up. I love this book!
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
Remarkable
Ishmael Beah makes no plea for forgiveness nor does he beg a place in this world. Yet this memoir earns him both. The horrible atrocities that Beah was both victim and perpetrator of are described with a sort of detached sensitivity that makes this readable to those ...
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My Boys Can Swim!: The Official Guy's Guide to Pregnancy
Ian Davis
Three Rivers Press, 1999
You rock Ian !! (my husband's words)
Ian Davis is fantastic! This is the most hilarious pregnancy guide for men (and believe me- my husband has a few of them)- I bought it for him because I thought 'we're on our third-don't want him to adopt the been there, done that attitude' especially as he's one of ...
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My Big Boy Potty
Joanna Cole
HarperCollins, 2000
Love this book!
My son loved this book and it definitely encouraged him with potty training. After the first read he would make comments about being 'like Michael in the book'. We used this book in conjunction with sticker reward chart and he potty trained in a very short amount of ...
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School's Out - Forever (Maximum Ride, Book 2)
James Patterson
Vision, 2007
A Great Book!!
I bought this book for my 15 year old son, His review:
Since I really enjoyed the first Maximum Ride book from James Patterson, anxious to start reading his second book of the Maximum Ride series. Couldn't put the book down, would start reading "School's Out" as soon ...
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Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood
Jeffrey Marx
Simon & Schuster, 2004
Must read for every dad and coach!
I had heard that this was an amazing book from so many people and I was definitely not disappointed - what a great story of what God can do through the life of one man wholly sold out to His glory! Marx is a journalist who grew up as the ball boy for the Baltimore ...
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The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name
Sally Lloyd-Jones
ZonderKidz, 2007
Great Bible
We were looking for a Bible for our five year old daughter. She had outgrown the Rhyme Bibles and other baby-ish Bibles, but she wasn't ready for the full-blown NIV or NLT. This Bible fills an important niche in between.
The text is not transliterated but ...
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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
Dave Pelzer
HCI, 1997
The Lost Boy
This is a story about a young boy who gets abused and treated unfairly. He doesn't have any clothes besides the ones he caries in a brown paper bag. He runs away from the world he hates. He has no home to go to, then he finds hope. To find out more information about ...
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