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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2004
Inventive and Enjoyable
Author Mark Haddon has created a realistic fictional autistic teen with an amazing way of describing the life and people that surround him. But what I love most about the book is how much the main character, 15-year-old Christopher, reminds me of my son Nigel (aside ...
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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
Meg Md Meeker
Ballantine Books, 2007
Great for all fathers and future fathers
I have a few more years before I'm ready to take on the responsibility of being a father, however, my sister recommended this book for me to gain a better understanding of the magnitude of the father-daughter relationship. The facts and statistics made me much more ...
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Grand Central Publishing, 1988
Everyone's Favorite . . .
I honestly have no idea how many times I have read this book. I read it first as an assignment in the eighth grade; most recently, at the age of 41, I read it aloud to three of my children. As with the more recent readings that I recall, I choked up a bit at the end ...
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))
Hyperion Book CH, 2004
great read
my son loves knuffle bunny animated and now he loves the book. great illustraions mixed with real pictures. great read
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The Heretic's Daughter: A Novel
Kathleen Kent
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Engrossing historical narrative centred around the Salem Witch Trials
"The Heretic's Daughter", the debut novel of author Kathleen Kent is a gripping piece of historical fiction weaved in with fact. The story centers around the Carrier family and is narrated by 10-year-old Sarah Carrier whose family is made up of father Thomas, mother ...
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Good story idea...just average execution
I should probably start my reviews by letting the reader understand my reading style -- basically, I like a good, entertaining book that will allow me to escape for a little while. Books with great imagery and compelling stories suck me in. Nothing better than a good ...
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Certain Girls: A Novel
Jennifer Weiner
Atria, 2008
I missed the Shapiro's-a great addition to the family
I love Jennifer Weiner's funny, flawed characters. I was so excited to see this book I bought it in hardback and proceeded to read it during the first week of summer break even with my kids out of school! I had missed Cannie and crew. I enjoyed catching up with her ...
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Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China
Jung Chang
Touchstone, 2003
Excellent presentation
I've had this book on my shelf since published in 1991 and decided this week to read it. I am sorry I waited so long. Beautifully written and an invaluable insight into the Chinese mind. In my opinion it goes a very long way toward explaining the historical distrust ...
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The Daring Book for Girls
Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
Collins, 2007
Great book
Would recommend this book to anyone that wants to give a gift to a girl.
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Home: A Novel
Marilynne Robinson
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Home: A Novel
I just finished this book and wept. Powerful, lyrical, profound. Robinson perfectly describes life with a family member who is alcoholic or addicted and therefore untrustworthy. She picks up on the parable of the prodigal son by imagining what life would be like in the ...
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The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch)
Robert N. Munsch
Annick Press, 1992
Smart and brave trumps cuteness
Although this fairy tale is a nearly thirty-year-old classic, it is still timely for girls. The book was a birthday present for a great granddaughter named Elizabeth, who loved reading a story about a heroine who shares her name. But the book pleased her even more ...
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Mitch Albom
Hyperion, 2003
beautifully written and developed
"the five people" is an outstanding book. about 200 pages, it's very easy reading. it tells the story of a man who goes to heaven and meets various people who share with him secrets that had affected him at various times throughout his life. this book is brilliantly ...
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The Tempest (Folger Shakespeare Library)
William Shakespeare
Washington Square Press, 2004
"Come, kiss the book!"
As Shakespeare's final play, The Tempest is appropriately a culmination of his motifs and themes amassed beforehand in previous work. You have the jester, the underhanded political aspirants, the outcast, the young naive fools hopelessly in lust, and the omniscient ...
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Rebecca's Reward (Daughters of Blessing #4)
Lauraine Snelling
Bethany H Publishers, 2008
Very good for the most part
NOTE: The review on the Amazon webpage is clearly NOT about this book, there is no "Thomas Ollenburger" or any other Mennonite characters, nor does any part of the story take place in Kansas or Boston.
Now for the real plot: Rebecca Baard wants to start an ice ...
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Fractured
Karin Slaughter
Delacorte Press, 2008
Very suspenseful crime thriller
This the second book in the Will Trent series and it just gets better. Will Trent is an agent with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). In this story he takes over a kidnapping/murder case from the Atlanta police and in turn acquires a new partner, Detective ...
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