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ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think you should really read this book it was on e the best survival books i have ever read."It is the year 2007 five years after a great plague swept the Earth".only a couple kids and adults survived seperated they strugle to survive they live in small groups scavenging for food and other needful things.but when a town runs out of food a group of kids mave to where ever they can find it.

The five years if Lonelyness and Torture
In the first year of Fire-Us, there was a disease that started and was said to have killed all of the grown ups on the planet. Now for the last five years Mommy, Teacher, Hunter, Action Figure, Baby, and Teddy Bear have been living together in the cold dark town. The reason they are called these odd names is because they don't remember their names from being enclosed for so long. When a man named Angerman comes to their town, they think he's an alien and don't trust him too much. Angerman is going to be going onto his trip to Washington DC and bring them with him to find a man called President to speak to him about rescue efforts. But the only thing is, Mommy hasn't left the house in five years. Will she leave the house? Will they finally reach Washington If you want to find out these questions, you must read this fantastic book.
Creepy and Fascinating
This is a sci-fi novel about the end of the world.Every single adult on the planet died.THere are a couple of kids living in a house alone.So begins the Fire-Us trilogy, fascinating, scary, and intriguing.
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Science Fiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    7. Science fiction    8. Survival    9. Survival skills    10. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic    11. Bargain   

Subjects:  1. Alternative rock music    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. History and criticism    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Music (Young Adult)    8. Music - History   

Editorial Review

In a challenging new novel, Jennifer Armstrong reveals the heart of a young woman in the midst of the U.S. Civil War. Protagonist Mairhe Mehan is an Irish immigrant trying to piece together the fragments of her family's life in war-torn Washington, D.C. A quiet man with a mane of flowing white hair helps her understand the dreams that fuel battle and pain. (Later, she learns that this man is the poet Walt Whitman.) Truly, this is historical fiction in a most uncommon sense. Armstrong's writing is so vivid, so heartfelt, that the turmoil of the Civil War rises again in the pages of this slim, eloquent book. ... Read more

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A beautiful book
_The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan_ is a haunting and lyrical book about Mairhe Mehan, a young Irish girl living in the slums of Washington DC during the Civil War.Mairhe's family has been separated; her brother is off to fight for the Union, and her father pines for his native Ireland as his mental capacity deteriorates.The story is told through Mairhe's dreams, a poetic mix of Irish lore and the stark(but somehow dreamy) reality of the war.

a young irish girl has to face reality after the civil war.
The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan, is a haunting and gripping tale of a young irish girl trying to face realliy after the civil war.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1861-1865, Civil War    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Civil War, 1861-1865    5. Fiction    6. Historical - Military & Wars    7. Historical - United States - General    8. History    9. Juvenile fiction    10. United States    11. Fiction / Historical   

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Great Historical Romance
This is a great book. I read it in about two hrs and i could not put it done! It opened the door to other great historical romances like Time Enough For Drums by Ann Rinaldi which is a must read. One of the best things about this book is that it is unpredictable. You know that she is going to end up with her sweetheart. But you really can't see how everything will work out. Great Great Great. The author really knows what she is doing!

An Excellent Series.....
My sister was the one who got these books as a box set for her birthday, but I was the one who read the whole set back to front [this was the first box set which only included the first three books .... it was a while ago]. The Literature is about a grade six level, the stories closer to grade nine, but they DO give young women a first-person introduction to the major points of American History. Ann has to choose between her sweetheart and family.
Ann of the Wild Rose Inn is a heartwarming story about finding true love and almost losing it. Roger is the british sailor Ann loved but couldn't have for the sake of her family. But in the end everything works out. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1600-1775, Colonial period    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775    5. Fiction    6. Historical - General    7. History    8. United States    9. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Editorial Review

When World War II began, Irene Gutowna was a 17-year-old Polish nursing student. Six years later, she writes in this inspiring memoir, "I felt a million years old." In the intervening time she was separated from her family, raped by Russian soldiers, and forced to work in a hotel serving German officers. Sickened by the suffering inflicted on the local Jews, Irene began leaving food under the walls of the ghetto. Soon she was scheming to protect the Jewish workers she supervised at the hotel, and then hiding them in the lavish villa where she served as housekeeper to a German major. When he discovered them in the house, Gutowna became his mistress to protect her friends--later escaping him to join the Polish partisans during the Germans' retreat. The author presents her extraordinary heroism as the inevitable result of small steps taken over time, but her readers will not agree as they consume this thrilling adventure story, which also happens to be a drama of moral choice and courage. Although adults will find Irene's tale moving, it is appropriately published as a young adult book. Her experiences while still in her teens remind adolescents everywhere that their actions count, that the power to make a difference is in their hands. Read more

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Daja Vu All Over Again.
This is a true account by an Austrian child psychologist who helped to secure a safe environment for some of the multitudes of children during Hitler's Holocaust. In 1939, a group of Polish and Russian doctors had purchased some French castles to use as combined school and orphanage. Called OSE (Organization of Scientists and Educators), they attempted to save these young children of the parents in concentration camps. It is the story of survival, not of all; those who did survive bring to mind the story of the Von Trapp family as depicted in the movie, 'The Sound of Music," but multiplied many-fold.
Spellbinding
An amazing and spellbinding tale.She risked her life many, many times. Irene Gut definitely had guts!

Little-Known Polish Aid to Jews During the Holocaust
There is an unfortunate and unfair stereotype about Poles not doing enough for Jews during World War II. This book helps set the record straight by first showing that Poles were also victims of the Germans. In addition, unlike in other German-occupied countries, Poles were given the death penalty for the slightest aid to Jews. Despite all this, the heroine of this historical account risked her life every day to hide a group of Jews right under the nose of a German officer whom she was forced to serve. Absolutely thrilling!
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Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    2. Biography: general    3. Europe    4. European history: Second World War    5. Poland    6. The Holocaust   

Editorial Review

For children who live in war times, whether they understand the issuesor not, the future is precarious. According to the United Nations, armedconflicts now kill and maim more children than soldiers. In Read more

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Stories that span time and geography
"Shattered: Stories of Children and War," edited by Jennifer Armstrong, is an anthology of 12 stories that deal with a common theme.To give a sense of the book, here are some brief introductions to some of the stories."Shattered," by Marilyn Singer, shows how a brother and sister deal with the legacy of their father's Vietnam War service."Bad Day for Baseball," by Graham Salisbury, looks at the experiences of a Japanese-American boy on the day Pearl Harbor is attacked."I'll See You When This War is Over," by M.E. Kerr, is about a Quaker family during World War II."Faizabad Harvest, 1980," by Suzanne Fisher Staples, follows the experiences of an Afghan family during the conflict between the mujahideen and invading Soviet forces; this is a particularly horrific portrait of war's impact upon a family and a community.
Diverse, Compassionate and Important Look at Children & War
Shattered Review
Right now, war is one of the biggest issues in the U.S.It's preety much the only thing we hear about the news.However, whether or not we realize this, we are not the only ones that are affected by war.Millions of children have been killed during wars, or have suffered either from injuries or loss of family, and are now orphans.Jennifer Armstrong talks about these issues and also gives examples of such events occuring in many of the different wars that have occured.In some instances chidren hate the war, and in some they like it.Examine the different outcomes and ways that war has effected children's lived in "Shattered:Storied of children and war." ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - Historical    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Historical - Military & Wars    4. Juvenile Fiction    5. Short Stories   

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Chilling Conclusion
Here's the climax. The chilling conclusion. The scary exciting end of these series. It will disturb you, alarm you, and again, with these themes, it might be a bit too disturbing for younger audiences.
The Denouemont
Is anyone but me finding this Zimmerman person annoying? I mean, I appreciate being informed of the doings of the Left and Right wings, but this is a childrens book, for God's sake! EXCELLENT WRITING WITH A TRAGICALLY FLAWED PREMISE
The Fire-Us trilogy is an entertaining post-apocalyptic thriller for those who are too young to remember the fears of nuclear annihilation that came to an end in the 1990's.Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Science Fiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Science Fiction / Fantasy (Young Adult)    7. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    8. Science fiction    9. Survival    10. Survival skills    11. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

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Great Book!!!
Would recommend this book to anyone. Very exciting and made you want to read on to the next chapter!

Dude, you seriously need to chill
In the second book our weary traveller's end up at a mall populated by people who have bible verses for names. At first it seems like a safe-haven filled with adults to feed and take care of them.
Very well-done
...In the second installment of the Fire-us, we pick up where The Kindling left off. The Family, consisting of Mommy, Hunter, Teacher, Action Figure, Teddy Bear, Baby, and Doll, with newcomers Angerman, Puppy, and Kitty, have been welcomed into a secret society of religious adults who had survived the deadly Fire-Us. They soon discover (some later than others)that this new-found paradise may be darker than it looks, and they are not as safe as they think they are.Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Science Fiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Fiction    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    7. Science fiction    8. Survival    9. Survival skills    10. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

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Emily of the Wild Rose Inn
I thought this was an excellent book. Emily has growing feelings for the son of a slave owner called Blount, but her adopted sister, Lucy, falls in love with Moses, Blount's family slave. Emily must decide whether to help Lucy or betray her. I thought it was an incredibly moving book and Blount seemed so caring and good-looking that it was almost not real. But the author managed to make Blount real, along with the rest of the characters.

Great story
This book was great. It was interesting to read and showed you what it was really like where Emily lived. This goes back to 1858 near the time when slavery was common in the United States. A rich family from Virgina stay at the Wild Rose Inn with their slave, Moses. Emily knows slavery is wrong and wants to help Moses; but her growing feelings for their son, Blount, hold her back. I definetly recomend this book.

This book is the best
I loved this book very much. I really felt like I was standing there next to emily and Blount. How the author discribes Blount, he stole my heart. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1815-1861    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Fiction    5. Historical - General    6. History    7. Slavery    8. United States    9. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Editorial Review

Imagine seeing colors and brightness again after years of blindness. That's how Jennifer Armstrong's new novel hits the reader--with a flash and a cavalcade of awakening senses. The last time we saw Mary Mehan, in Read more

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Absolutely Wonderful
This book was great.It was short, yet sweet, and eloquent.It is hard how to describe how well the author used the english language in this book.It is an awaking, as the title suggests.It is romantic and charming, yet self-empowering.There is little more to say other than try to prove to you how touching the book is and, especially if you like historical fiction, how nessesary it is to read it.

A lovely story
_Mary Mehan Awake_ is the poignant sequel to _The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan_.Mairhe, who was a nurse during the Civil War, now goes by her American name, Mary, and she has left Washington DC work for a bird photographer in New York.Mary is beginning to emerge from the numbness that was a defense against the horrors of the war.The romance between Mary and Henry, a musician deafened by his stint in the war, is sweet and well done.

Umm....okay.
Many of the past previewers wrote about Mary becoming more human, and the words of the book told you that, but I never felt like I knew enough of Mary to really tell how much she changed. ( I did read the first book ).MaryMehan did wake up, and I woke up too, afterdozing while trying tomake it through the unbelievably short book. But this is just myopion.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Deaf    4. Fiction    5. Healing    6. Historical - United States - 19th Century    7. Love & Romance    8. Physically handicapped    9. Social Issues - General    10. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World   

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This book was very sad but good.
This book was very good, but in the beginning it was a little bit boring. Around the middle of the book, it started to improve. I liked this book, but I liked "Emily of the Wild Rose Inn" better. Now, that book got straight to the point. The Bridie book was good, but it was disappointing at the end. She could have stayed in Massachusetts and *TRY* to fit in. But I think she left because she couldn't stand the people of Mass. I won't blame her... Will Handy was infatuated with Bridie, she liked him too, but Will's old mother stopped him from leaving to Canada with Bridie. You know what though? I think they won't last, because she was so different from him. Overall, this was a good book. I recommend that you read it on a rainy day, since it's a depressing book. :)

Great book!
10 years ago, Bridie MacKenzie's parents left her behind in Scotland to build a new life in Massachusetts Bay Colony, promising to send for her soon. But 10 long years went by before Bridie finaly came to Massachusetts, and she's no longer a child, no longer able to adapt to her surroundings as easily. But Massachusetts itself isn't so bad. It's the people there, the laws they made. Bridie is a Catholic, and in Massachusetts you can only be a Puritan. Can Bridie build a home for herself in the harsh new land, and keep her religion alive within herself? Or will she have to leave the family she was just reuinited with to find a home elsewhere, where she can be true to her religion? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775    4. Fiction    5. Historical - General    6. History    7. Massachusetts    8. Puritans    9. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Laura MacKenzie
What can I say...Jennifer Armstrong has outdone herself with this series and Larua's story tops the MacKenzie family roster.I first discovered the Wild Rose and Marblehead when I was 15 years old.I was in a Boscov's Department store bored out of my mind while my grandparents shopped.I stoped in the historical fiction section and well...the rest is history.I love Laura MacKenzie, she is so passionate and pure about things.Her triumphs and trials through her stroy remind me of my own...and because of her dedication and unflinching loyalty to her beliefs she shines with victory!!I would recomend this book to anyone with a stout heart, mind, and soul!!

Great book!
Laura MacKenzie wishes her family would update their two hundred year old inn for the coming century. But they run it the way it's been run since their ancestors came to America in 1685. Laura wants to go to college, to be modern and educated. Her parents refuse to allow her to go. Can Laura fufill her dream? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1865-1921    2. 1898-1919    3. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Fiction    6. Historical - General    7. History    8. United States    9. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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Steal Away
I did not like the book because it was confusing to read, they went back and forth from when Susannah was a little girl, then a grandmother. I would recommend this to an older boy or girl.But I was happy they both made it to where the wanted to go, and wasn't killed or taken back to Virginia.

Steal Away
My book that I am presenting to you is Steal Away. StealAway is about two women named Susannah and Bethelehem.Susannah's uncle owns Bethelehem because she is a slave. Susannah and Bethelehem are trying to get to Vermont from Virginia. On foot trying to get away from war.Susannah's uncle died. On their way to Vermont they meet somebody and they suggest that they should go to Canada.The main characters in this story are Susannah and Bethelem. Both of them I think are really brave,caring,and strong women. I think they're strong because they knew that they didn't have any transportation except their feet and they took advantage of it. I would recommend this book to people wholike adventurest books about the Civil War. I think if someone who did like books like that would say that this is the best book they ever read in their life.

Steal Away
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Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Ethnic - African American    5. Fiction    6. Grandmothers    7. Historical - General    8. Slavery    9. Underground railroad   

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Two Thumbs Way Up for this Book
This book is a real page-turner and is filled with Romance and excitement.Anyone who buys this book is a very smart person and they've got a real winner!

Cool book
Grace MacKenzie's fiance, Jimmy, has finaly returned from World War 2. But Grace finds that Jimmy has changed. He brags about being a hero, and he says Grace can't run the Wild Rose Inn, which has been in her family since 1685, after they marry. Grace isn't sure she loves Jimmy anymore. But Jimmy has brought home his army buddy, Mike, and Mike is everything Grace hoped to find in Jimmy. Will Grace manage to find happiness? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1933-1945    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Fiction    5. Historical - General    6. History    7. United States    8. Juvenile Fiction / General   

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A Historical Keeper
This book is actually a 2-in-1 and the way it's told is absolutely great. Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Deaf    4. Fiction    5. Healing    6. Historical - United States - 19th Century    7. Historical - United States - General    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. People with disabilities    10. Social Issues - Emigration & Immigration    11. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / General    12. Reading Group Guide   

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Must-read book
I thought this was an excellent book.It combined romance, mystery, and humor to keep me interested page after page.Plus, I learned a few things about Prohibition and the Jazz Age.I would definately recommend thisbook, along with the others in the 'Wild Rose Inn' series.

Great book!
Ever since her father died ten years ago, during World War 1, 17 year old Claire MacKenzie has managed the MacKenzie's Wild Rose Inn, which has been in the family since they first came to America from Scotland in 1685. Her younger brother's not much help - lately, he's been getting drunk all the time - and her mother seems frail and intimidated. When the town drunk, the father of Claire's best friend, Kitty, is found dead on his boat, it's clearly a murder. With the help of Hank, a young newspaper reporter she's in love with, Claire sets out to find the dangerous truth about his death - and learns some dangerous truths about smuggling and bootlegging in her own town. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Brothers and sisters    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Fiction    5. Historical - General    6. Prohibition    7. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    2. Historical - United States - 19th Century    3. Historical - United States - General    4. Social Issues - Emigration & Immigration