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Review Date: 1/1/2007
Excellent!
Review Date: 10/22/2007
Publisher's Note
Shares the myths of the contemporary Mayans of Guatemala, in tales of tricksters, lords of the underworld, warriors, kings, Spanish invaders and missionaries, and even anthropologists.
Shares the myths of the contemporary Mayans of Guatemala, in tales of tricksters, lords of the underworld, warriors, kings, Spanish invaders and missionaries, and even anthropologists.
The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko, Private Eye (Chet Gecko, Bk 1 )
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Book Type: Unknown Binding
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Author:
Book Type: Unknown Binding
4
Review Date: 9/5/2008
Softcover format, school book club edition printed by Scholastic.
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Bk 1)
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Book Type: Paperback
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 9/5/2008
Smaller size version of this book, 5.25" x 7".
Product Description
If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? It could, after all, be messy. And you'd have no choice. What if you didn't like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought of what it might be like to be squashed flat by a pancake?
Card catalog description
Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
Product Description
If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? It could, after all, be messy. And you'd have no choice. What if you didn't like what fell? Or what if too much came? Have you ever thought of what it might be like to be squashed flat by a pancake?
Card catalog description
Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
Review Date: 10/24/2007
Helpful Score: 1
A readable yet responsible guide to the subject....." Dahmer, Edgein, Manson, Fish, Jack the Ripper, Son of Sam Berkowitz, Bundy, Sutcliffe, Gacy, Chikatilo and more killers; with a section of black and white photos.
Here are the revealing portraits of the most famous killers of all time: Jeffrey Dahmer, "Psycho" killer Ed Gein, Charles Manson, "Cannibal Killer" Albert Fish, Jack the Ripper, "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz, Ted Bundy, Peter Sutcliffe, "The Yorkshire Ripper", John Wayne Gacy, Andrei Chikatilo.
...and the killers we don't know by name but by deed: Zodiac, The Boston Strangler, Want-Ad-Killer, Axeman of New Orleans, Doorbell Killer, Hillside Strangler, Night Stalker, Freeway Killer, Sunday Morning Slasher, Acid-Bath Murderer, Sunset Strip Killers, Lust Killer...and many, many more.
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers includes two indexes for identifying hundreds of killers throughout history, making this a complete and timely reference.
Here are the revealing portraits of the most famous killers of all time: Jeffrey Dahmer, "Psycho" killer Ed Gein, Charles Manson, "Cannibal Killer" Albert Fish, Jack the Ripper, "Son of Sam" David Berkowitz, Ted Bundy, Peter Sutcliffe, "The Yorkshire Ripper", John Wayne Gacy, Andrei Chikatilo.
...and the killers we don't know by name but by deed: Zodiac, The Boston Strangler, Want-Ad-Killer, Axeman of New Orleans, Doorbell Killer, Hillside Strangler, Night Stalker, Freeway Killer, Sunday Morning Slasher, Acid-Bath Murderer, Sunset Strip Killers, Lust Killer...and many, many more.
The Encyclopedia of Serial Killers includes two indexes for identifying hundreds of killers throughout history, making this a complete and timely reference.
Review Date: 9/5/2008
school book club edition printed by Scholastic
Review Date: 7/31/2007
Hagar the Horrible #2, Ger Carried Away By America's Favorite Viking!
Cute book of Hagar the Horrible cartoons.
Cute book of Hagar the Horrible cartoons.
Review Date: 11/12/2009
Description of book from Slash Novel Review Site:
Coming-of-age novel for Regis Hastur, and also for Lew Alton. Regis Hastur resents his foreordained role in Darkovan society, and becomes even less happy when one of his few friends, Danilo, is disgraced by an accusation from Dyan Ardais.
The Darkovan aristocracy are often telepaths, and in the past laran, as psi talent is called, has powered their mining and enough technology to make the world a blend of medieval and modern. Introduction of Terran machine technology threatens to disrupt the established society in the Comyn domains. It seems, however, that one domain, Aldaran, is accepting more trade and technology from Terra than the Comyn Council likes.
Lew Alton is sent as the envoy to Aldaran Domain and there meets several young telepaths who want to work with a dangerously large matrix crystal to amplify psi for technological uses. Their matrix, however, is tainted by its former use as a weapon (or by Sharra, goddess of fire and uncontrolled fury, according to the older beliefs). They are rash enough to kidnap another telepath, Danilo, but when Danilo is discovered missing, Regis follows to rescue him. In Aldaran Domain, neither Lew nor Regis nor Danilo is in a good position to refuse to work with the Sharra matrix, although it is obvious to them that only destruction can result.
Coming-of-age novel for Regis Hastur, and also for Lew Alton. Regis Hastur resents his foreordained role in Darkovan society, and becomes even less happy when one of his few friends, Danilo, is disgraced by an accusation from Dyan Ardais.
The Darkovan aristocracy are often telepaths, and in the past laran, as psi talent is called, has powered their mining and enough technology to make the world a blend of medieval and modern. Introduction of Terran machine technology threatens to disrupt the established society in the Comyn domains. It seems, however, that one domain, Aldaran, is accepting more trade and technology from Terra than the Comyn Council likes.
Lew Alton is sent as the envoy to Aldaran Domain and there meets several young telepaths who want to work with a dangerously large matrix crystal to amplify psi for technological uses. Their matrix, however, is tainted by its former use as a weapon (or by Sharra, goddess of fire and uncontrolled fury, according to the older beliefs). They are rash enough to kidnap another telepath, Danilo, but when Danilo is discovered missing, Regis follows to rescue him. In Aldaran Domain, neither Lew nor Regis nor Danilo is in a good position to refuse to work with the Sharra matrix, although it is obvious to them that only destruction can result.
Review Date: 10/22/2007
From Amazon:
This small hardcover book has a gimmick - it's really two books in one - reading from the front back to the middle, it's actors portraying women ... flip the book over and turn it around and from the back to the middle it's actresses portraying men. I'll have to admit I never gave much thought to the issue of cross-dressing in films, but I was surprised at the number of prominent actors who have performed in drag and enjoyed this look at one of the more unique sides of films. Lots of black and white photos!
This small hardcover book has a gimmick - it's really two books in one - reading from the front back to the middle, it's actors portraying women ... flip the book over and turn it around and from the back to the middle it's actresses portraying men. I'll have to admit I never gave much thought to the issue of cross-dressing in films, but I was surprised at the number of prominent actors who have performed in drag and enjoyed this look at one of the more unique sides of films. Lots of black and white photos!
Review Date: 1/11/2009
Helpful Score: 3
Set in 1903, Bowen's sixth brisk Molly Murphy historical (after 2006's Oh Danny Boy) takes the Irish immigrant to New York City back to the Emerald Isle for an assignment to find a theater impresario's long-lost sister, left behind when his family fled the potato famine 50 years earlier. Even though Molly had left Ireland under a cloud of suspicion herself, she bids a temporary farewell to her beau, New York police captain Daniel Sullivan. The voyage begins auspiciously when a famous actress offers Molly her first class stateroom, but Molly's discovery of a corpse in her sumptuous bed is only the beginning of a complicated, dangerous journey. In Dublin, she becomes embroiled in the Irish struggle for freedom and finds herself a target for murder. With a riveting plot capped off by a dramatic conclusion, Bowen captures the passion and struggles of the Irish people at the turn of the 20th century.
Review Date: 5/20/2007
Publisher's Note
Asserts that Japan has overtaken the United States economically, technologically, and politically
Asserts that Japan has overtaken the United States economically, technologically, and politically
Review Date: 9/27/2007
Eagerly anticipating her time at Pony Camp, Jessie is disappointed when she is given a short, stubborn colt named Roger and is forced to take advice from Maxine, Jessie's rival.
Review Date: 11/22/2006
Helpful Score: 1
This is a very interesting book. You'll be so entertained when reading this thing that you won't realize what else you're doing... learning history! Yep.. a lot of this book is about scandalous things of the past.
I would suggest this book to any and everyone (as long as they're over a certain age. Some of it might not be appropriate for younger kids, but I doubt they'd even WANT to read this book.)
Read about people who met their deaths while sitting on the toilet or having sex! Learn about how much fly feces is in your candy bar! Most of all, have FUN with this book. It's really thick, so it should keep you entertained for quite awhile.
I would suggest this book to any and everyone (as long as they're over a certain age. Some of it might not be appropriate for younger kids, but I doubt they'd even WANT to read this book.)
Read about people who met their deaths while sitting on the toilet or having sex! Learn about how much fly feces is in your candy bar! Most of all, have FUN with this book. It's really thick, so it should keep you entertained for quite awhile.
Review Date: 9/27/2007
The best beginning rider at Horizon Hills Farm, Maxine is reluctant to join an intermediate class, now that she has made close friends among the members of her beginning group.
Review Date: 9/5/2008
school book club edition printed by Scholastic.
Review Date: 9/5/2007
A delightful spoof of the morals of the Victorian Age relayed in a POP-UP BOOK.....
A 7"x12" glossy hardcover bound book with 12 double pages which harbor the pull up portions of the stories..
Each section is 2 double pages with pop-up tabs which display the humorous practices in the Victorian Age....
This is just a fun look at the Victorian Era....cute..spicy...and humorous
A 7"x12" glossy hardcover bound book with 12 double pages which harbor the pull up portions of the stories..
Each section is 2 double pages with pop-up tabs which display the humorous practices in the Victorian Age....
This is just a fun look at the Victorian Era....cute..spicy...and humorous
Painted Warriors & Wild Lions: Travels in Africa (Adventures of the Kerrigan Kids, Bk 1)
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Book Type: Paperback
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Book Type: Paperback
2
Review Date: 9/5/2008
When Duffy Kerrigan and her adopted brothers and sisters, who all come from different countries, accompany their widowed father on a trip to write about and photograph the Masai people in Africa, she learns that she can accept people without having to approve of what they do.
Review Date: 9/27/2007
From the back of the book:
The trail can be a scary place to ride...
Everyone at Pony Camp is looking forward to the trail ride -- everyone except Pam. Pam's terrified because her slow, steady horse is hurt, and she has to ride Dandy -- the wildest horse in the stable.
Pam needs help from her best friend, Jessie, but Jessie won't help her. She's mad at Pam for being nice to nasty Lisa Harris. Now Pam's really worried.
But on the trail, it's Lisa Harris who needs help -- and Pam is the only one who can save her. WIll Pam be brave enough to rescue Lisa?
The trail can be a scary place to ride...
Everyone at Pony Camp is looking forward to the trail ride -- everyone except Pam. Pam's terrified because her slow, steady horse is hurt, and she has to ride Dandy -- the wildest horse in the stable.
Pam needs help from her best friend, Jessie, but Jessie won't help her. She's mad at Pam for being nice to nasty Lisa Harris. Now Pam's really worried.
But on the trail, it's Lisa Harris who needs help -- and Pam is the only one who can save her. WIll Pam be brave enough to rescue Lisa?
Rescuers Defying the Nazis: Non-Jewish Teens Who Rescued Jews (Teen Witnesses to the Holocaust)
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Book Type: Library Binding
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Book Type: Library Binding
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Review Date: 6/1/2008
From Amazon: Relates the stories of courageous non-Jewish teenagers who rescued Jews from the Nazis.
Rescuers Defying the Nazis, by Toby Axelrod, is a non-fiction book about non-Jewish teens who rescued Jewish families from the Holocaust. This book uses examples of rescue accounts and real quotes and passages from Jewish and non-Jewish survivors during the 1940's. The book also helps to portray the realism of the danger involved with helping Jews as well as the was and Hitler's reign.
Rescuers is a favorite topic amongst teens reading about the Holocaust. Many of the teens involved became rescuers when their parents opted to hid Jews. Yet, there are the stories, such as Teresa Prekerowa who rescued a little girl in Warsaw and hid her even from Teresa's family. The stories of these brave teens, acting alone or with a group, are touching.
Rescuers Defying the Nazis, by Toby Axelrod, is a non-fiction book about non-Jewish teens who rescued Jewish families from the Holocaust. This book uses examples of rescue accounts and real quotes and passages from Jewish and non-Jewish survivors during the 1940's. The book also helps to portray the realism of the danger involved with helping Jews as well as the was and Hitler's reign.
Rescuers is a favorite topic amongst teens reading about the Holocaust. Many of the teens involved became rescuers when their parents opted to hid Jews. Yet, there are the stories, such as Teresa Prekerowa who rescued a little girl in Warsaw and hid her even from Teresa's family. The stories of these brave teens, acting alone or with a group, are touching.
Review Date: 7/16/2007
Synopsis
In 1777, as General Burgoyne and his British troops invade the Upper Hudson River Valley, sixteen-year-old Amity must carry a secret message to the Continental army to give warning of an impending attack.
Publisher's Note
In this suspenseful novel set in New York of 1777, the events swirling around the Battles of Saratoga propel a young American girl into a dramatic test of her courage, loyalty, and love. When a secret letter falls into the hands of sixteen-year-old Amity Spencer, the ordinary farm girl is thrust upon a dangerous journey to pass the letter to the Continental Army. On the lookout for spies and traitors, she must also puzzle out her feelings for a handsome peddler with secrets of his own. Betsy Sterman has written two novels for younger readers with her husband, Samuel: Backyard Dragon and Too Much Magic. Betsy Sterman lives in Chappaqua, New York.
Industry reviews
"...readers who prefer their historical fiction served up with a generous portion of romance will savor this title."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Elizabeth Bush (01/19/1999)
Gr 4-8-A historical novel set around the Battle of Saratoga, considered to be a turning point of the Revolutionary War. Amity Spencer is a 16-year-old farm girl who stays with her mother and baby brother while her father goes off with the other men and boys of her community to fight the British. A neighboring farm boy thought to have been killed in battle shows up on the Spencer's doorstep with a tale of how he survived and news that someone they thought they could trust is a traitor. The young patriot also carries an inadvertently obtained letter that tells of an imminent attack by Burgoyne's troops. He is too weak to travel, so Amity must get the letter to the generals of the American Army. The book presents a good picture of rural life and the realities of war and its effects on civilians, and also attempts to put a human face on the idea of "the enemy." The writing is sometimes awkward, as is the case in many historical novels in which an author tries to give the dialog an old-fashioned tone, but the real sense of fear and danger is sustained throughout. Amity's play at intrigue as well as her confused romantic feelings towards another character keep the story moving. A solid book for assignments or for readers who want to go beyond the "Dear America" series (Scholastic).
In 1777, as General Burgoyne and his British troops invade the Upper Hudson River Valley, sixteen-year-old Amity must carry a secret message to the Continental army to give warning of an impending attack.
Publisher's Note
In this suspenseful novel set in New York of 1777, the events swirling around the Battles of Saratoga propel a young American girl into a dramatic test of her courage, loyalty, and love. When a secret letter falls into the hands of sixteen-year-old Amity Spencer, the ordinary farm girl is thrust upon a dangerous journey to pass the letter to the Continental Army. On the lookout for spies and traitors, she must also puzzle out her feelings for a handsome peddler with secrets of his own. Betsy Sterman has written two novels for younger readers with her husband, Samuel: Backyard Dragon and Too Much Magic. Betsy Sterman lives in Chappaqua, New York.
Industry reviews
"...readers who prefer their historical fiction served up with a generous portion of romance will savor this title."
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Elizabeth Bush (01/19/1999)
Gr 4-8-A historical novel set around the Battle of Saratoga, considered to be a turning point of the Revolutionary War. Amity Spencer is a 16-year-old farm girl who stays with her mother and baby brother while her father goes off with the other men and boys of her community to fight the British. A neighboring farm boy thought to have been killed in battle shows up on the Spencer's doorstep with a tale of how he survived and news that someone they thought they could trust is a traitor. The young patriot also carries an inadvertently obtained letter that tells of an imminent attack by Burgoyne's troops. He is too weak to travel, so Amity must get the letter to the generals of the American Army. The book presents a good picture of rural life and the realities of war and its effects on civilians, and also attempts to put a human face on the idea of "the enemy." The writing is sometimes awkward, as is the case in many historical novels in which an author tries to give the dialog an old-fashioned tone, but the real sense of fear and danger is sustained throughout. Amity's play at intrigue as well as her confused romantic feelings towards another character keep the story moving. A solid book for assignments or for readers who want to go beyond the "Dear America" series (Scholastic).
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