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AN AWESOME BOOK!!
[spoilers] for english class...
BEST BOOK EVER!
I must have read this book at least ten times. It just never gets old! The story of a girl pretending to be a boy is classic, but having a main character like Jacky makes it so much more interesting. I definately recomend this book to everyone!

Mary "Jacky" Faber's odd lifestyle
An adventure book doesn't get more adventure-y than this.Mary Faber is thrown out into the streets of London when her family dies.A gang of orphans takes her in and she stays with them until a tragic happening drives her to leave and dress as a boy, landing her as a ship's boy on a British warship, the HMS Dolphin.She has many frightening adventures on the ship, including one of the worst that threatened to reveal her: puberty.
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Family - Orphans & Foster Homes    6. Fiction    7. Historical - Europe    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Orphans    10. Pirates    11. Sea stories    12. Seafaring life    13. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Europe   

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A great mythology - but one that denies the truth of Columbus' conquest
The story presented here is not surprising, as it recounts the traditional, accepted tale of Columbus' journey.It focuses on Columbus as a person, his desires, struggles, and eventual "success."
A good beginning but Adler leaves out important details.
With great illustrations, Adler gives us the bare facts of Columbus' life, however, he leaves out the passion of the man that children can really appreciate.Furthermore, Adler "forgets" that 1 reason Columbussailed was to find new lands but another reason was to win converts toChrist.This & other historical information is lacking in his book. Iwas left with more questions than answers based on this book & will belooking elsewhere for these important answers.I wish the end of the bookhad a "parents note" with a synopsis of Columbus' life in moredetail. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. America    2. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. Columbus, Christopher    6. Explorers    7. History - Exploration & Discovery    8. History - Holocaust    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Pictorial works    12. Spain   

Editorial Review

Sent in 1910 to live with distant relatives who own a rubber plantationalong the Amazon River, English orphan Maia is excited. She believes she is infor brightly colored macaws, enormous butterflies, and "curtains of sweetlyscented orchids trailing from the trees." Her British classmates warn her ofman-eating alligators and wild, murderous Indians. Unfortunately, no onecautions Maia about her nasty, xenophobic cousins, who douse the house in bugspray and forbid her from venturing beyond their coiffed compound. Maia,however, is resourceful enough to find herself smack in the middle of moreexcitement than she ever imagined, from a mysterious "Indian" with aninheritance, to an itinerant actor dreading his impending adolescence, to aremarkable journey down the Amazon in search of the legendary giant sloth.Read more

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What a great book!
LOoking for an adventerous but challenging book?Eva Ibbotsons book Journey to the River Sea is and exciting story about a young girl named Maia who is sent to live in the Amamzon because of all of her money as well as because her parents passed away.She is nervous about her journey when she finds out how different her governess or nanny/teacher is far from her daydreams of a pleasent and exciting mentor.But, she soon learns to love her governess, Miss Minton or "MInty."With many exciting journeys and daydreams that really do come true, like traveling down the Amamzon river and many other exciting journeys, this book is one that you'll never want to set down- and I really mean it!I was thrilled to find a book that had so many different ways of keeping your attention,from one chapter to the next.With happy, sad, and thrilling parts, this book is a great chioce for skilled and active readers.Enjoy this exciting journey to the Amazon!!

A Journey to the River Sea
A well written story about a young orphaned girl's journey from Britain to Brazil where she begins a new life with very distant relatives who are only interested in the money they receive for keeping her.
Journey to the River Sea
This book, Journey to the River Sea was a very good read. I liked this book especially because I have never been to the Amazon and I thought this was a very descriptive book on the subject. I have read many of Eva Ibbotson's works and this book is one of her greatest. But I do not recommended her latest books because they have started to suck. My favorite part of this book was when Clovis wants to keep living in west wood because he doesn't want to kill Sir Aubrey and also to save Finns life. I think if you are about 2-102 you should read this. I give this book about 4 stars out of 5 So all in all I thought Journey to the river sea was totally awesome! So you better read it.... OR ELSE!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Amazon River Region    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Family - Orphans & Foster Homes    6. Fiction    7. Governesses    8. Historical - Exploration & Discoveries    9. Historical - General    10. Historical Fiction (Young Adult)    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Orphans    13. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure   

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Shiver me timbers! Bloody Jack is back and this time, she’s facing a situation far worse than a ship full of murderous pirates. Read more

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Review for Curse of the Blue Tattoo
Curse of the Blue Tattoo is a book about an orphaned Jacky Faber, a former sailor for the HMS Dolphin. Jacky decides that the she doesn't want to live in the harsh streets of London anymore and finds herself a spot on the Dolphin disguised as a boy. Soon the crew finds out that she is a boy and they pay Jacky's tuition for the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls. The school is a very prestigious and run by strict Mistress Pimm. Mistress Pimm does not allow any foolish behavior that might reflect badly on her school or any talking back, much to Jacky's dismay. Jacky is far from a lady and has a hard time fitting in. Jacky tries to focus on her studies, but her boyish side gets Jacky into all sorts of trouble.
Horrible book. Horrible main character.
I picked this up in the YA section of the library, thinking it looked interesting. I found that it was badly written, badly plotted, had an unsympathetic main character, and no resolution at the end. It started out fine enough but then past the first part of the book, the plot started jumping around and too many things were introduced. Characters who were briefly mentioned appear again 80 pages on with the implication that between the first and second meeting, the narrator had more interactions with the character but the reader didn't see them.
The Best Book in the Series!
I have read all of the three published "Bloody Jack" books, and this is my favourite, definitely. It picks up where "Bloody Jack" left off, with Jacky being escorted off of the ship she has spent the past two years on, after being discovered as a girl. She is now to attend the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls, to become, as she puts it, a "fine lady," but, in true Jacky fashion, she gets in trouble again. After having one strike against her for fighting with a fellow student, she is arrested for singing and dancing on the streets. The headmistress of the school demotes her to maid (later, Jacky is re-instated as a student). Along the way of it all, Jacky battles a preacher with, seemingly, a lust for her, despair as she has not received any letters from Jaimy, her beloved, and the friendship problems typical of an adolescent.
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Adventure    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Family - Orphans & Foster Homes    5. Fiction    6. Friendship    7. Girls & Women    8. Historical - United States - 19th Century    9. Historical - United States - General    10. Historical Fiction (Young Adult)    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Orphans    13. School & Education    14. Schools    15. Sex role    16. Juvenile Fiction / Love & Romance   

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Sequels don't always work, unfortunately.
Having enjoyed myself immensely with Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer's first joint novel venture, Sorcery and Cecelia, or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot, I knew that reading their next co-written novel, The Grand Tour.
An excellent sequel
A couple of unenthusiastic reviews of this book made me wait till the paperback came out, but when it did, I was very pleased. In fact, I found this book more fun and MORE satisfying than The Enchanted Chocolate Pot.

Magic in the Regency: a sequel not quite up to the orignal, but enjoyable
Back in 1988, Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer published a paperback original novel that originated in a "letter game" the two played. Each took a character and wrote letters to the other as if written by their character. The result was a novel in letters, Sorcery and Cecelia. Over the years that novel became something like a cult classic. Those (like me) who were fortunate enough to have bought it on first release recommended it to other readers, but for some time it was hard to obtain. But the prospect of a sequel finally persuaded a publisher to reprint it, and indeed Harcourt's Magic Carpet imprint has released both Sorcery and Cecelia and The Grand Tour simultaneously.
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    3. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Cousins    6. Diaries    7. Fiction    8. Historical - Europe    9. Historical - General    10. Historical Fiction (Young Adult)    11. Honeymoons    12. Juvenile Fiction    13. Science Fiction / Fantasy (Young Adult)    14. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    15. Supernatural    16. Juvenile Fiction / Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic   

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Dragonwings
Moonshadow starts out as a shy little boy who lives in China who was curious about The Land of the Golden Mountain (America). Men from China would go to America in search for a better life. This is what Moonshadow's father did. One day Moonshadow was told that he had to choose between either staying in China and never knowing his father or being taken to his father in The Land of the Golden Mountain, he chose to leave. On the boat he was very frightened because he heard the older men telling stories of how they were almost tortured in America which did not make it any easier for Moonshadow to leave China. When he arrives he encounters a couple of "scary" things before they get to where he will be staying. Everyone with the last name of Lee works in a Laundry Shop, which is owned by Uncle Bright Star and White Deer. Moonshadow is greeted with Demon (white people) clothing. He already doesn't like what he sees. Moon shadow faces many difficulties such as being mugged, robbed, being picked on and racism through out the whole story. Towards the end of the story Moonshadow's father Windrider discovers that he wants to peruse his dream and he will need Moonshadow's help to achieve that dream. When he tells everyone that he will be moving out they are hurt and angry. They live by a white demoness and her niece, Miss. Whitlaw and Robin. While they are living there Windrider works as a handy man for Mr. Alger. Everything is perfect until the Earthquake comes. Miss. Whitlaw and Robin, Moonshadow and Windrider have to separate. It is up to Moonshadow to take over there new house because father is working on his dream but, will he finish in time and will it work? You find out!

The most wonderful book I've ever read
I highly recommend this book to anyone...adult or child. I thought this book was a touching story of family and hopes and dreams. I, too, thought it was boring at the beggining, but I got more into it at about chapter 2. I hope more people read this book. Laurence Yep has written a very good book. :)

ZZZ,oh, what are we talking about?
Dragonwings is an okay, so-so story about a boy (Moonshadow) and his dad (windrider) who want to build the newfangled invention an aeroplane. The story is confusing, and when they don't understand an english word, it's spelled out in a way where you have to pronounce it to find out what it means. Moonshadow is an innagrant from China and faces problems dealing with his race. It's the book I had to read for my social studies homework and I say, "Get it from the library," ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Chinese Americans    4. Fathers and sons    5. Fiction    6. Historical - United States - 20th Century    7. History    8. People & Places - United States - Asian American    9. San Francisco (Calif.)    10. Fantasy    11. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / Asian American    12. Science fiction   

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Amistad, a huge historic event
Amistad shows what happended in the 1800's based on slavery with Africans who were kidnaped by white people who did not spoke thier language, how the fed them almost like dogs, how the crew treated the African women, how they decided who died and who lived and the people who died throw them of the boat, it was awful, how people bought slaves under the table around the world. Thje Book is Better Than the Movie
This book was turned into a movie, but like most books, it's better than the movie. It's hard to imagine that such things happened, but they really did. I'd liek to learn more about the people on the ship and thier lives once they got home and to freedom

Amistad - Give Us Free
Myers, Walter Dean (1998) Amistad:A Long Road to Freedom.New York:Dutton Children's Books and DreamWorks. 99pgs.ISBN: 0-525-45970-7. Chapter and Picture Book.Primary Topics: Slavery, Abolitionism, USPolitical, LegalHistory; Ethnicity, Morality, Diversity. Young Adult --Grade 5-9.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antislavery movements    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    4. Historical - United States - General    5. History - Africa    6. History - United States/19th Century    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. People & Places - United States - African-American    10. Slave insurrections    11. United States    12. Juvenile Fiction / Ethnic / African American   

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Excellent in all respects
I write my reviews before I read anybody else's. This is the first work, fiction or non-fiction, that I have read about the War in former Yugoslavia. But I feel I have an excellent taste for what the besieged citizens of Sarajevo went through from 1992-1996.
A War Just Like Any Other War
Books like this one remind us again that no war is a good war for those who are dying, and perhaps about to die. This is the story of a young woman, a teenager, who is trained as a sniper to kill her countrymen who are also trying to kill her. It is the story of many people who are trying to stay alive and not starve during a conflict that has no rational meaning. We are in the divided city of Sarajevo where Serbs are trying to eradicate Muslims. Irena, a Muslim woman and high school athlete becomes a killer who shoots Serbian killers on the other side of the city.
Great book, great read, one little flaw
I heard about this book from NPR and bought it as soon as I could find it.It's a great story which offered me a painful glimpse of a world I hope to never know - war, oppression, terror, hunger, death.It's told with honesty and a complete lack of self-pity, and even, at times, with grim humor.
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Haunting and Compelling Southern Fiction
From the first sentence, "I was five that spring Annie choked on a jelly bean" to the stunning conclusion, you will not be able to put this wonderful novel down. Miles gets it all right, the dialogue, the pacing, to the period details.
I couldn't put it down! I mean it.
I pre-ordered this book from Amazon.com and finished it last nite. I loved it! It's a great book. I also have Roseflower Creek by this author, which I thought was great, too, but this one's even better. It usually takes me ages to go through a book. Not this one. I just ordered two copies to give to friends for Christmas. I thoroughly recommend Cold Rock River and Roseflower Creek. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alabama    2. Fiction    3. Fiction - General    4. General    5. Historical - General    6. Teenage girls    7. Teenage pregnancy    8. Women slaves    9. Women's Studies - General   

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My first book review and it's a good one!
The character that I like the most was Bright Morning. She is the main character. Her job is to take the flock of sheep to the aspen grove so they can eat. I think she was really brave because she did something nobody else in her tribe ever did before.
The Navaho Trail of Tears
One morning, while Navaho fourteen year old Bright Morning and her friend Running Bird are out in the fields of their home, Canyon de Chelly, tending sheep, they see strange men approaching. Before they can stop it, Bright Morning is kidnapped by the men, who turn out to be Spanish Slave-holders, and take her to a South-Western town, dominantly Mexican. She is sold as a slave to a Spanish speaking family, where she meets another slave, who can speak her language. Bright Morning tries desperately to find a way to get back to her people. The other slave imprisoned with her tells her the way, and Bright Morning is able to make a narrow escape back to her people. But when she returns, she finds her village under occupation of the "Long Knives", or American soldiers. After she is forsed into an arranged marriage with another Indian, Tall Boy, the Long Knives push the Navaho out of their land- and onto one of the most memorable events in American history- the Trail of Tears. Many all around her suffer and eventually die as they continue to walk on.
A review for Sing down the Moon
Sing down the moon was not such a bad book.
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Who's "truth?"
This book is sheer leftist propaganda, so to title it unmitigated "truth" simply shows the author/illustrator's blindness to his own bias.It should go in the "political" section of the library, rather than biography (920) because of its anti-Iraq, anti-capitalism, anti-white males political stances.PARENTS, stay vigilant and communicate with your young person about the clear bias if he or she brings this one home!

Highly individual look at American heroes
Shetterly profiles 50 Americans who have taken a stand -- some putting their lives on the line -- on behalf of others. Each person is represented by a head-and-shoulders portrait, with a representative quotation. The portraits are direct and spare, reflecting the loneliness that these folks must have felt (and do feel as many are still alive and agitating) when standing alone against the powerful. The selection is uniquely Mr. Shetterly's; although many famous American heroes are included -- Jane Addams, Helen Keller, Mark Twain -- many of the folks represented are lesser known, such as peace activist Kathy Kelley or anti-landmine activist Jody Williams. Geared to teens, this book is a good starting point for discussions on what it means to "speak truth to power."

A "Must Have" book for patriotic Americans
Aside from the amazing portraits painted by Shetterly, there are also word portraits painted by the subjects themselves.In these difficult times, it is inspiring to be reminded of what this country can, should, could, and would be if these soothsayers were listened to.It is a book which should be in every school library throughout the USA. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - General    3. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    8. Fine Arts (Young Adult)    9. History - United States/General    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Political activists    13. Social Science - General    14. Social reformers    15. United States    16. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General   

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Under the Persimmon Tree
Under the Persimmon Tree is a look at life in Afghanistan/Pakistan in the months immediately following September 11, 2001 through the eyes of two women.One is Najmah, a young Afghan girl left alone with her pregnant mother when her father and brother are conscripted by the Taliban.Her mother and the baby are killed during an air raid over their village a short time later.Now Najmah must travel to Peshwar to find her father and brother, and save their land.
A gem of a story placed in an unlooked for setting
This story unfolds through two perspectives: a young girl in Afghanistan and an American woman living in Pakistan, in the months immediately following 9/11. Their seemingly contradictory lifestyles share surprising similarities in their experiences, suffering and hopes, as the story draws these two together.
An amazing testament to warfare and hardship
The year is 2001. Afghanistan is in the middle of a war between the Taliban and the US- backed Northern Alliance. The story follows two extraordinary people: Najmah and Nusrat. Najmah, whose name means "star," has lost almost all of her family to the fighting. Her only remaining relative is an uncle, whose sole aim is to steal the land that her father wanted her so much to protect. Najmah has no choice, but to accompany a family of travelers, as they are the only people, it seems, that care about her. The other main character is a woman by the name of Nusrat, an American living in Peshawar, Pakistan. Her school for refugee children under her Persimmon Tree keeps her mind away from her husband, who is working in northern Afghanistan as a doctor. Through a perilous journey, Najmah comes to live with Nusrat, and their lives entwine, as Najmah studies under the persimmon tree with other children who have seen more hardship in their young lives than Nusrat has seen in her entire lifetime.
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Hana's Suitcase
This children's book (age 10+)is an engaging story, almost a mystery/detective story about a Czech girl named Hana who dies in the Holocaust.It is an unusual story because it begins in Tokyo with the curator of a newly created Holocaust museum who is curious about the name on a suitcase from Auschwitz.She wants the people of Japan to understand the story of the Holocaust, especially children.The children wanted to know about Hana.The book has many photographs of Hana and her family. Each chapter answered questions in my mind but then created even more questions.Who was Hana?How did the author get the photographs?Did she survive the Holocaust?What was Hana like?

VERY GOOD BOOK ITS A HAVE TO READ!!!
i read this book and it was very emotional for me. I learned a lot about the holocaust and i got inside views from people in the holocaust themselfs. I loved this book and its a have to read!
Hana's Suitcase
I was enchanted reading this remarkabletrue story.The resourcefulness, tenacity, andthe ability to survive under the the circumstances never ceases to amaze me.The final chapter was a source of joy for me. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    3. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    4. Brady, Hana    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Grades 3-4    7. Czech Republic    8. History - Holocaust    9. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)    10. Japan    11. Jewish children in the Holocaust    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. Nove Mesto nad Metuji    15. Novâe Méesto nad Metujâi    16. Study and teaching    17. Ishioka, Fumiko   

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A moving adventure tale set in Roman Britain
The Eagle of the Ninth is a moving adventure tale set in Roman Britain of the 2nd century AD. The straightforward, uncomplicated story was probably intended for children and certainly for young adults. Nevertheless, adults of all ages will find in it much to enjoy. The characterization of life in early Britain is quite convincing. Rome and the Senate are but a distant echo. Here we live the provincial life of a barely pacified country. A young Roman centurion recently injured in battle and so unable to serve in the legions, sets out to find the lost "eagle" (i.e. battle standard) of his father's legion. That legion, the Ninth Hispana, along with his father, had disappeared twelve years previously in Caledonia (the north of modern Scotland). In the course of many adventures the hero will learn of his father's fate. Interestingly, the book reminds me of the works of Rudyard Kipling dealing with the Indian subcontinent. Ironically, instead of English colonizers living among "noble savages", the shoe is on the other foot, and colonial Romans live among the barbarian tribes of Britain. Anyone with an inclination towards historical fiction will enjoy this moving adventure story. Commentators have pointed out that this is probably an apt description of how the British national identity was forged over the centuries.

The Eagle of the Ninth
Brilliant information about the workings of the Roman army in Britain and the lives of Britons under Roman rule wrapped up in a splendid adventure. Characters and story are exciting and beautifully written. A marvellous story to read aloud to Year 4 while they 'do' the Romans and a great read for everyone.

Historical fiction with the ring of truth
It is true that the beginning of this historical adventure is slow and surprisingly sketchy in places - the first attack of the local tribesmen on the fort at Isca Dumnoniorum (sp?) has a great build-up, but is over in a matter of sentences, with no mention of blood or wounds or casualties - and a good third of the book is really construction and mood-setting, before the main plot truly begins.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books - Young Adult Fiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    3. Fiction    4. General    5. Great Britain    6. Historical - Ancient Civilizations    7. Historical fiction    8. History    9. Juvenile fiction    10. Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D    11. Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D.   

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My favorite book
I really liked this book. My favorite character was Wolf. I liked the ending part best where something happens to Wolf and Fritha, but you'll have to read the book to find out how it ends. When we started to read it, it became interesting, so I listened and liked the whole thing.

A great introduction for children to this time period
This book centres around Wolf, a boy whose father was a Briton, brought to Rome as a slave in the 6th century, and set free by Pope Gregory. Pope Gregory had a concern for the propagation of the Gospel among the"heathen" Saxons in Britain, so he sent a group of monks, led byAugustine, to Britain. Wolf and his father go with them. They land there in597, and the story follows Wolf as he returns to the land of his fathers,and as the Gospel is preached in Kent.My children, aged 7 - 13 enjoyedthis story being read to them, and it really complemented our study of thetime period. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066    2. Augustine,    3. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - History    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Fiction    6. Great Britain    7. Historical - Medieval    8. History    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Religious - Christian    11. Saint, Archbishop of Canterbur    12. Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury,    13. d. 604?    14. Augustine   

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The horrors of the holocaustin the point of view of Laura Hillman
The book I will Plant You A Lilac Tree by Laura Hillman is an excellent book. I would most likely recommend it to girls though. I would recommend it to girls because the book talks about Hannelore getting sexually assaulted and other things like her falling in love with Bernard (Dick) Hillman. I would also recommend this book because it talks about true fact that happened during the Holocaust. This book has been the best book I've ever read. One reason it is would be because she expresses her feelings about the people she loved and lost, but also how she hated what was happening to the Jewish religion. All in all if you're looking for a good read I think you should read the book I will Plant You A Lilac Tree.

A Brave Book about a Terrifying Time
This is one of the best books I've ever read on any subject.It was compelling reading--I, too, couldn't put it down.
A Moving Story
This is the first-person account of Hannelore Wolff, a survivor of Nazi death camps and a Jew on Schindler's List.The story chronicles Hannelore's time when she leaves safety to accompany her mother and brothers to first a Jewish ghetto and then to a concentration camp in an effort to keep the family together.Hannelore then spends the next three years living day to day as she survives the disease, death, and horrors of the Holocaust.Her story is by turns one of luck, faith, and perseverance as she ultimately finds herself on Oskar Schindler's famous list and thus brought to the relative safety of his factory.Along the way Hannelore meets and falls in love with her future husband, Dick.Mrs. Hillman gives us a chilling account of a desperate time and helps us all to remember those who should not be forgotten.A tremendous story that will touch you deeply.Highly recommended. ... Read more

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He rode a blazing saddle, a torch to light the way
I was recently at the ALA Conference in New Orleans sitting in on a Random House presentation at an hour that, to me, was far too early. As a result, I was having difficulty keeping awake, and only the stack of goodies on my seat (free books and the like) were keeping my eyes occupied. Still, all the upcoming books from Random House sounded good. There were some favorite authors I'd been wanting to read and some new names I wanted to check out. But it really wasn't until I heard someone explain what The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen was that I found myself awake and all my cylinders clicking. When I heard the story behind this book it was akin to an electric current in my bloodstream. Bass Reeves. Perhaps the only truly heroic man to bring law and order to the Old West. A man who never shot first, never was wounded in a gun battle, and was renowned for his steady trigger finger. Now here's the kicker. Not only was this man real, but he was a former slave as well. I was hooked then and after reading this book I'm still as hooked as ever. I may have some quibbles with how Paulsen chose to pre