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by Laura Whitcomb
ISBN: 0739335758
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Condition: Used: Very Good
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A wonderfully different and captivating story
Rating  (5)
Date: 2009-01-06
I've been looking for books that are not only different from most things currently on the market, but that are also captivating and impossible to put down. A Certain Slant of Light fits the bill perfectly. I don't want to give the book away to people that haven't read it, so, in a nut shell, the book is well thought through, current in it's desriptions of teens and the wide variety of lives they lead, and perfectly suspenseful- because you never know what's really going to happen next... and as soon as you think you've got it figured out, it smacks you with something totally different. In truth, the book didn't end anywhere NEAR the way I thought it would, and I'm glad for that... in a way... = ) The ending was still wonderful. I would highly recommend this book.
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Ghostly Love
Rating  (4)
Date: 2009-01-04
I love a good ghost story, and for my money, 'A Certain Slant of Light' is a very good ghost story indeed. The difference in this story is that it's not told from the perspective of the haunted and frightened, nor even by the one sent to hunt the ghost and get rid of it. This story is told by the ghost herself.
When we first meet the main character, her spirit has been haunting a high school English teacher for some time, feeling slightly jealous when his wife gets affectionate, and frustrated at her apparent inability to inspire him to complete the novel he's been writing. Frustrated, in fact, at how little influence she has over the world around her. She can barely affect anything except with strong emotions, and even then it is little more than a flicker. She hasn't actually talkied to another soul, living or dead, since her own death over 100 years ago.
Until the day that someone -- a human boy apparently -- sees her. From this day on, her world changes irrevocably.
What follows is a love story. As with all good love stories, the pair of lovers must overcome difficulties to be together. There is the usual: restrictive families, age differences, different perspectives on things. And the unusual: the fact that the lovers must overcome the restrictions of her ghostly status.
My 13-year-old daughter read 'A Certain Slant of Light' and said it was good, but depressing. Having now finished it myself, I would agree with that, but add that it's a sad story only because there is an edge of realism to it. The idea is fantastic and not quite of the real world, but the characters are well-drawn and the situations among the living are quite believable, which grounds the story and gives it a sense of reality. It is a story well-told...but not always a happy one.
I think the unique perspective of 'A Certain Slant of Light' is what makes it such a good story. The characters have something to say, and maybe if you pay attention, you'll hear the sound of a ghost, whispering in your ear her wisdom.
Just try to listen...and to see.
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Hauntingly Pretty
Rating (4)
Date: 2009-01-04
This was a pleasant surprise as it was a recommended reading from amazon.com. It was written well... stronger and more concise than Stephenie Meyer's work (the reason this book was recommended). The characters were interesting and believable, the story line was suspenseful in a subtle way. The only criticism is mild an only really a criticism if your uptight and don't understand the story, but due to the brief sexual content it is not really suitable for kids under the age of 15 or 16. But to each, your own.
Overall, its a great book and I read the ending twice!
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Why does 'Twilight' get all the glory?
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-12-30
In reading this book, I was both utterly compelled by the story, the style, the character development and the carefully paced mystery, and repulsed by the sad fact that this little work will languish on library shelves while 'Twilight' and all its clones march over the world like armies of mediocrity. This author should feel pride that she has created such an excellent work. At first I was wary of the old-fashioned tone her spectral heroine had - I was afraid I wouldn't be drawn in, but held at arm's length - but soon enough I found that wasn't the case at all. She has wonderfully balanced her three worlds: the now, the previous century that Helen inhabited, and the war James fought in, so that all the different times are woven together seamlessly. I sincerely commend this book and want to add that just because it doesn't have a bunch of sequels trailing after it, or a movie deal, doesn't mean it isn't worth your time.
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Mixed Feelings
Rating  (2)
Date: 2008-12-30
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Before reading this book I had never read a book with ghosts as the main characters. I was intrigued by the authors view of life, for some people, after death. Her style of writing was very poetic and it is obvious she has a love for literature and poetry. The story progressed well and was cause for curiosity. I thought it out of place for a young adult book to have such vividly described sex scenes. Usually I base a books worth on whether I feel right about placing it on my shelf someday for my children to read. I would never want them to read this for the pure and simple fact that I don't think it age appropriate, nor content anyone should be filling their minds with. Also it has to be said, I didn't like the portrayal of Christians in the book. It is not because I am a Christian that I say this, but because I don't like it in books or movies when people deem it right to make their audience feel that all Christians are that way. We all are hypocrites at one time or another, myself not excluded. I can understand writing about a Christian who is fake, but portraying us all as perfect little robots who never do anything wrong, don't tolerate sin ever, and pretend to lead a life of righteousness is wrong in my opinion. Sin is wrong, we are to hate the sin, but love the sinner, not to ostracize and create an outcast of ourselves.
I was happy with the ending, in that it gave you hope for the future. I will be interested to see what the author's future stories have in store.
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by Mark Twain, Joseph Ciardiello
ISBN: 0895771853
Hardcover: 334 pages
Condition: New
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Excellent literature, not a children's book
Rating (5)
Date: 2009-01-01
This is Twaine at his best. The book provokes thought, draws sympathy, and is downright hilarious. It also reads smoothly and at a brisk pace. It's a quick, fun read. I should also emphasize that while this is frequently labelled as children's literature, I find that label to be completely misleading. While it can no doubt be enjoyed by children at their level, there are a number of subtleties, particularly in the humor, that will be beyond the comprehension of most 13 year olds.
The most pervasive feature of theme of the book is the ignorance of people in the sixth century. The Yankee is constantly dazzling both king and commoner with all manner of "miracles" (really just works of engineering or culture that he has as a result of his 19th century education). The people are the most easily duped idiots imaginable, and hold the most base conceptions and prejudices, and have no conception of justice. Twain believes these shortcomings are a product of their environment and education, rather than inherrent deficiencies ("training, all is training"). He also tackles slavery (an institution out of practice by the time of this book's writing), draws sympathy for slaves, and advocates the equality of all humanity. All pretty simple stuff. At a slightly deeper level, he tackles economic policy, namely protectionism vs. free trade, a debate that raged into his day and even into our own. He ridicules the views of the protectionists and their inability to understand the meaning of real vs. nominal wages, clearly a slap at certain arguments of his own day.
Though the social commentary is interesting, if elementary, the satire is by far the best part of this book. Twain takes so many shots at so many targets that it's difficult even for the careful reader to notice them all. By far the funniest character is Alisande, a charicature of Arthurian women, who the yankee pejoritively nicknames "Sandy." When she rambles on for hours to no apparent purpose "running her mill," by whihc Twain pokes fun both of women in general and of their style of speech in Arthurian literature. A very funny scene is when Sandy relates a story from Thomas Mallory ver batim, with the Yankee constantly interjecting with suggestions to improve Mallory's arid writing style. "The Irish guy sounds like all the others, Sandy. You ought to give him a brogue, or at least have him say something like 'be jabbers' so that you'd know it's him speaking," which of course is a suggestion Sandy takes.
Another great piece of satire is Twain's commentary on the yankee himself. When he defeats opposing knights, he makes them sell all sorts of trinkets and products, from top hats to soap to stoves, as his way of spreading civilization. Of course these goods don't make a nation civilized, but that the yankee thinks they do is Twain's pejorative commentary as a westerner on eastern materialism. Twain's way of telling it is very funny stuff. There's much more excellent humor that can't be mentioned for the sake of space.
The ending is another excellent commentary. The yankee's beautifully crafted civilization crashes down because of the irrascible prejudices of the people, which the church uses to its advantage. Twain's negative view of imperialism is here reflected, in how he depicts the folly of elevating a society by outside influences. A civilization must grow at its own pace, developing its views and values through a long process of trials. Attempts to import institutions from without are bound for failure. Though relevant in Twain's day, this is equally applicable in ours.
So, if you want the whole package: a quick, easy read that also provides thought-proviking commentary and great humor, I'd recommend reading this. It would be hard to find a better book that has everything this one does.
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Twain pays his debt to Cervantes and Swift
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-12-08
Not quite a classic, Twain pays his debt to Cervantes and Swift in this satiric fable about the collision between the "modern" world (19th Century America) and the world of Arthorian (authorian?) legend (6th century England). Twain gets in some sharp jabs against both time periods, with a deft touch of modern irony that makes the book seem surprisingly fresh at times (Twain even pops a "dudes and dudesses" reference!).
He puts his finger on the clear difficulty of interacting with (or portraying on books and movies) that pre-modern world: they inability to grasp the concepts of irony, reasoning, or disbelieve, leave Twain literally unable to communicate at times to both satiric and serious effect..
But the train wanders off the track in long dissertations on purchasing power, class and slavery, and Twain's seemingly gleeful telling of his facile ability to kill 50,000 knights with modern explosives, electric fences, and Gatling guns seems jarringly horrific and disturbing, especially after the historically-realized horrors of the last hundred years.
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Anti-Catholic polemic dressed up as a classic
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-08-02
4 out of 9 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have always loved Mark Twain since reading Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer as a kid. At one point I had even memorized "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" as a seventh-grader in Catholic school. Twain has always held a sentimental place close to my heart, so when our book club chose to read and discuss A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, I was all for it.
I had heard vaguely of Twain's atheist mindset and his antagonism toward religion in general. But until I read Connecticut Yankee, I had no idea how much irrational and unfounded antipathy Twain had for the Catholic Church in particular. The pervasive theme in Connecticut Yankee is that our modern enlightened world is far superior to that which went before and that the "bad old days" of slavery and oppression were almost completely the fault of the Catholic Church. This anti-Catholic sentiment can hardly be denied as Twain himself urged reviewers not to mention it when the book first came out. "Please don't let on that there are any slurs at the Church," he told a sympathetic reviewer in the Boston Herald. "I want to catch the reader unawares, and modify his views if I can."
So Twain engaged in what we know today as the "last acceptable prejudice." By way of a simple comparison, let us imagine that, instead of Catholics, Twain had chosen Jews, Mormons, or Evangelicals as the villains of Connecticut Yankee. Would it still occupy the exalted position it does as an American classic? Or would it be relegated to those dusty shelves where reside other scurrilous works or racist manifestos to be studied as a historical curiosity of a meaner age?
For me, the most annoying aspect of Connecticut Yankee was Twain's almost total ignorance of history--or, perhaps more accurately, his decision to turn history on its head to better fit his polemical aims of blaming all the ills of society on the Catholic Church. This is a classic example of what happens, I suppose, when a journalist with a wide breadth of knowledge but no depth attempts to novelize about a historical subject. To address some of Twain's errors:
1.) Slavery in antiquity was in no way the fault of the Church. That pernicious institution long predated Christianity and was endemic to classical pagan societies. Indeed, the Church has a long history of making the lot of slaves more tolerable and being among the premier abolitionist institutions in the world.
2.) The idea that the Church suppresses intellectual freedom is a fable made up during the Protestant rebellion, though it is heartily embraced by Twain. Far more erudite scholars than I have examined this fallacy in detail, so rather than address this topic in detail here, I would point the reader to Tom Woods's excellent book, How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization.
3.) Twain writes naively of democracy, putting in Hank Morgan's mouth the notion that "Where every man in a state has a vote, brutal laws are impossible." One wonders what Twain would have made of our modern America, where not only every man, but every woman has a vote, and yet the ghastly practice of abortion is not only legal, but enshrined as a human right. Democracy of itself does not ensure enlightened government. Without the temper of religion, democracy is as likely to produce brutal and repulsive laws as the worst monarchy. De Tocqueville understood this. It's a wonder that Twain did not.
There are many more, but this review is already more prolix that I had intended.
As always, Twain's writing sparkles in Connecticut Yankee and his lampooning of the style of Mallory is very funny. His characters, however, viewed 120 years later, are crudely drawn. Hank Morgan is an Alger-esque self-made man whose compendious knowledge of all subjects is just a little too convenient. The legendary Arthurians are all soulless pawns that Twain moves around to further his polemic. No insight is offered into their characters at all. They are all cruel and completely self-serving--as they must be in Twain's mind because they belong to the aristocracy. The story ends on a bizarrely depressing note for a tale that was predominantly a humorous satire for the first seven-eighths of its length.
In short, this is not a book I will be reading to my kids as a bedtime story. For me, it is to be considered a shameful period piece, written at a time when it was acceptable and even laudatory to be a Know-Nothing and make up slanders about the Catholic Church. That it is a cleverly-written slander is only another mark against it. Amusing slanders are pleasing to read but have the potential to do real harm both to the target and the reader.
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Love Twain's writing, but not so much in this one
Rating  (3)
Date: 2008-06-30
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Although I usually enjoy Twain's writing style, and his sense of wry humor, there was something about A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court that was less than satisfying.
Some of the situations that the protagonist gets himself into are "classic" Twain. When the narrator is transported back to the time of Camelot, he begins to speculate about rituals, customs and general style of life. There is one part where the townspeople are convinced that he can perform great magical feats (he actually has Merlin as his rival), and when they corner him about performing one, he has to think of a way to please them or face punishment. He realizes that he can remember when an eclipse is going to come, and there is the way out of his situation. There are many adventures, where the narrator becomes critical of their ways, as a time warp will do. He is a fish out of water in many ways in this new world, not understanding, for instance, their need to have extravagant adventures: "Hardly a month went by without one of these tramps arriving; and generally loaded with some tale about some princess or other wanting help to get her out of some faraway castle where she was being held in captivity by a lawless scoundrel..." Because of his ability to perform great acts, he becomes known as the Boss, and helps to free some poor peasants from terrible punishments.
Maybe what made this less of a story was that it became too "preachy" and filled with social commentary. Although this is what usually makes Twain's novels, here it seemed to detract from the over all story. I was much more interested in hearing about the next adventure, but the narrator continued to rattle on and on about what he felt was wrong with this society. You get the feeling that Twain, not the narrator, is speaking after awhile. In the end, I guess it wasn't really the book I expected it to be. Still, it has its moments, and there are some parts that will have you chuckling to yourself as you read.
I consider Twain to be one of my favorite authors, but this is one of his lesser achievements.
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Promising premise, disappointing and remarkably dour delivery
Rating (2)
Date: 2008-03-16
Twain spoils a promising premise with bloated preachifying, colorless prose, and an uneven, nigh-absurdist plot arc.
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by Robert A. Lytle
ISBN: 0971269254
Paperback: 344 pages
Condition: Used: Very Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. No publisher marks, no creases in spine, no writing. Light edge wear.
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Phenomenal! Both my 13 year old son and I LOVED this book!
Rating (5)
Date: 2005-11-26
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
I have a hard time finding books that my 13 year old sports nut will read. After reading him the first chapter, he was hooked and finished this book within 1 week. He loved it. I was intriqued and decided to read it as well. I loved it. It tells about how a 13 year old travels back in time to 1864 to play baseball. Teaches lots about history without seeming to be at all educational. Great book. Strongly recommend it.
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by Zoey Dean
ISBN: 0316010936
Paperback: 320 pages
Condition: Used: Like New
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Good book series for teens
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-05-02
My 14 year old daughter has been reading this entire series and absolutely loves them!
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Some Like It Hot
Rating (4)
Date: 2008-02-11
Troubled romance is in the air, Ben is coming back for the summer. Who is Anna's true love or at least that what's she though. Anna discovered that Ben has a family friend coming to stay with them over the summer. Her name is Maddy, she was obese but had come to the Midwest for a stomach stapling and lifestyle makeover. She's a very sweet and kind person, but Anna can't tell if Maddy has a crush on Ben. But you would think that after what Ben and Anna have been through, Ben wouldn't dare have feelings for Maddy, right?
The Fiction book Some Like It Hot by Zoey Dean continues the saga about the fast time of Hollywood and its rich and fabulous people. Sam is an obese girl but shows the world that being "fat" and "beautiful" is fabulous. She's dating Eduardo who lives in France. But Parker had a little thing for Sam. Anna and Ben are a couple, or at least until Maddy moved into Bens house.
I personally loved this book it was very fast paced, it also had a lot of twists involving Eduardo and Sam and Cammie and Adam. Its one of those books that once you pick it up you just can't stop it leaves you asking for more. I would recommend this book for girls 13-17.
Zoey Dean is trying to show that you should realize the people who are your real friends are and be grateful you have them. She also shows that insecurity and low self esteem negatively affect relationships. I see that Sam needs to realize that it's bad for her to be picturing Eduardo with other girls, as if she wasn't worthy of his loyalty. I really liked how Zoey Dean put these real life issues in Some Like It Hot because these problems do happen to teenagers today.
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Amazing, interesting read!
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-08-05
Zoey Dean is back with her sixth book in the A- List series. In this book, it's Prom at the Beverly Hills High School and noone on the A- List goes, but when Sam hears about a film contest, and when Anna wants to go, she decides to go and make a video on the prom weenies b- listers. Also Anna gets jealous of a gorgeous junior staying at Ben's house for school, but she gets over it and she and her friends help for her prom. At Anna's prom everything goes a little too well and Sam decides not to release her film because she's to happy and was awarded prom queen. Cammie on the other hand a horrofying secret that her father had an affair with Sam's mother during the time of Cammie's mother's death. Zoey Dean is back with her probably best book so far in the series, leaving her fans dying to read the next book. I would definitely recommend this book and this series.
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Awesome details
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-10-30
I love all of Zoey Deans books because she uses so much description and detail. It's amazing. This book is great because it has mystery and it also has some unexpected things in it. I love how Maddie didn't really like Ben. I really love these books.I also recommend these to teenage girls.
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Loved It!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rating (5)
Date: 2006-08-10
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This had to be the best A- List book. There was so much intriguy in it. It also was the longest A- List book. It was all set around prom and all the stress that goes into it. The new information that Cammie found out about her mother's death was scary, but it added a new twist. Also with Maddy and her crush on her math teacher. I have to admitt, It was kind of funny when Cammie found out that she burned down an LA landmark. I reccoamend this to everyone!
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by Michael Winerip (Reader: Patrick G. Lawlor)
ISBN: 1597370916
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Lazy Writing
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-12-31
Adam Canfield is the student co-editor of his Elementary/Middle School newspaper, The Slash. In an effort to continue The Slash's tradition of great and responsible journalism, Adam and his friend Jennifer begin to uncover a scandal that will rock the school and the town.
I was torn the entire time I spent reading this book.
On one hand, I was turning pages quickly to see how Adam and Jennifer discovered/uncovered the problems. I couldn't wait to see how they'd solve their problems. As a middle school teacher, this book (at times) made me wish my school had a student paper, and I think Adam and Jennifer will steer a ton of kids interests towards journalism.
On the other hand - where do I begin? I thought the characters and situations presented in this book were completely unrealistic. Adam and Jennifer appeared to me to be mere charactatures of talented middle school students. They acted far too adult and experienced to be even remotely believable - which led me to believe that this must be some sort of heightened comedy, but I never was able to decide if that was the tone of the book or not. There is no journalism teacher or staff advisor for the newspaper, so where do these kids get the ability to run a newspaper? Where did they learn about journalistic ethics? Where did they learn to interview, to write headlines, to format a paper?
I felt the characterization was lazy. Instead of creating "real" characters, the author gave us ridiculous stereotypes - the all-knowing janitor, the precocious little brainiac, the students who are smarter than all the adults, the wise old teacher, the adult friend who provides guidance, and those were the more believable ones. I really found the angry vindictive principal, the bumbling county board members, and the ridiculous zoning comittee supervisor to be insulting to the intelligence of the intended readers. Fifth and sixth graders aren't adults (as they're characterized in the book), but they are too intelligent to be talked down to like this - create some real characters for them to relate to.
What made this book even worse for me was the incredibly unrealistic situations that the author used. They screamed laziness to me. I won't list every single situation that bugged me, but middle school kids meeting at a local diner, third graders sneaking out of the house at night to meet older kids at an abandoned wharehouse, principals adding classes to the start and end of the school day with no question from parents, lawyers going out of their way to help kids because their impressed with the student's journalistic integrity, adults clamoring for and asking for subscriptions to middle school newspapers... Again, some of these made me wonder if this was intended to be a comedy, but I couldn't figure out the author's tone or intent.
Personally, I didn't think the book was terrible (as I said, the plot moved along and I remained interested enough to stick it out to the end), but I won't recommend it to my students. I don't see how this book has been nominated for numerous awards when there are so many other new books for this age group that are far superior. If you'd like students to read about school controversies check out the much better The Truth About Truman School or Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature.
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english review
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-30
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
The book was very interesting. I liked how it showed a middle school kid just like me. Adam and I are just as overworked and tired. Now back to the story it is one of my personal favorites. My favorite part in the story is when you find out about the donation. At first you get all suspenseful and excited. Then you start to think what this money is actually going to support. In the end it gets extremely suspenseful because someone may lose their job and you are guessing why.
I would recommend this book to any children who are soon to be journalists. Also this is for kids who like to solve mysteries. The book is a little bit long so if you have trouble reading you may not choose it for a book report. Also if you don't like suspenseful books this is not for you. If you don't like mystery this also is not for you. Lastly this book is also for any detectives. In all this is my favorite mystery story.
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book review for english project
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-30
The book was very interesting. I liked how it showeed a middle school kid just like me. Me and adam are just as overworked and tired. Now back to the story it is one of my personal favorites. My favorite part in the story is when you find out about the donation. At first you get all suspenful and excited. Then you start to think what is this money actually going to support. In the end it gets extremely suspensful because someone may loses their job and you are guessing why.
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good story
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-07-20
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
My son, who is an avid reader, loved this book. He is begging for anything else by this author.
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The Article of a Lifetime
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-04-09
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
Adam Canfield of the Slash, by Michael Winerip shows the true meaning of guts. In the story, Adam Canfield, the co-editor of the Slash, (the school's newspaper), has a hard time finding stories to issue in the newspaper but little does he know that there is a mammoth story waiting to be revealed right there at Harris Elementary Middle School. Mrs. Marris, the school principal, takes money that was supposed to be donated to the school, and uses it to purchase gold plumbing in her bunker lavatory. Adam jumps all over the story but takes an immense risk that his permanent record will be scared for ever if he publishes the story in the paper. Adam has a poised sidekick named Jennifer who is an amazing student, and also extraordinarily intelligent. They have to put up with third grade club reporter Phoebe who won't stay out of their faces. Even though very annoying, and hyper, Phoebe has a very intoxicating pen, and a very keen sense of sniffing out front page stories. After a sequence of events happen Adam, Jennifer, and Phoebe realize the theme of this book, which is that if you work hard, and put a bunch of meaning into something, than it will be all worth it in the long shot.
This realistic fiction story seems like a nerdy book about a school newspaper but it's not. The Slash is a very fascinating newspaper that all of you would love to read. One of the stories is about a wooden cow that was stolen, and then about a year later some teenagers returned it! The character Adam is a very creative kid who wants to do only good for the world, but there is one thing that just makes him go crazy. His huge schedule. Adam has to balance school, the Slash, and his extracurricular activities. Jennifer is an extremely smart student, and knows a lot about pleasing people. Phoebe is just an annoying third grader who is exceptionally good at being a newspaper journalist. This story is comical at the right times, and gripping at others. I think that this story keeps you on your toes and compels you to keep reading!
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by Jim Burns
ISBN: 0830743030
Paperback: 164 pages
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Gently read copy in like new condition. No reading/ shelf wear.
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by Kenneth Oppel
ISBN: 1933322535
Audio CD: 10 pages
Condition: Used: Very Good
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Airborn
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-12-04
The book had a few surprises. I had never read anything like this before. The whole family enjoyed it.
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Great Book
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-09-30
I downloaded this as an audiobook from my local library. I saw the title and thought it was some kind of medical mystery book. Boy was I surprised when I started into it and found myself listening to a story about a world full of airships. I almost shut it off, but thought I'd give it a chance. I'm glad I did. This was a very enjoyable book. I would recommend it to people of all ages.
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Just OK
Rating (3)
Date: 2008-08-04
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This is a fun book for a 7th - 8th grader, but it takes a long time to get moving. The story of adventure and intrigue and fantasy is fun. The mix of fantasy and science-fiction is creative. The back story takes forever to come to light and the number and manner of coincidences is just overwhelming. The hero was always going to be a hero and everything was always going to be OK in the end. A little more tension would have been OK with me, and the various relationships could have been fleshed out more in order to create more compelling drama. To quote a certain television talent judge, "It was just OK for me."
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One of the best books I've ever read!
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-03-28
Airborn is probably one of my favorite books by Kenneth Oppel. I especially love the style in which he writes. It's very unique because the story is fantasy but yet, you get the feeling that it really could happen! The book is action packed and has a cast of fantastic characters, both good and bad. They make the story unforgettable to the reader. If you love great adventure books you should read Airborn. As soon as I started it I couldn't put it down!
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High Flying Fun
Rating (4)
Date: 2007-11-25
This book had me hooked from page one. Young Matt Cruise, cabin boy aboard the luxury airship "Aurora," adores flying. With three generations of air force pilots in my family, and my own fascination with everything that flies, I understood him at once. More at home in the sky than on the ground, he dreams of working his way up to ship's captain one day. Then, a routine voyage turns into high flying adventure with sky pirates, crash landings, uncharted islands, typhoons, and a girl with a camera determined to find evidence for a creature that no one else believes exists.
Think of this book as a cross between Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, with a delightful dose of humor thrown in. Sure, the constant hair breadth escapes strain the willing suspension of disbelief, but that's why they call it escapist fiction right? Everyone keeps having narrow escapes. That's what makes it fun.
As much as I liked Matt, I found the girl character a bit tedious. She was bold, stubborn, plucky, and that was about it. Clueless for such a well educated lass, her poor decisions necessitated a few extra narrow escapes. Not my kind of heroine.
Even if they weren't the most subtle and sophisticated characters, the cast certainly had a lot of personality. My favorite character may have been the airship "Aurora" itself, so well described in the book I almost felt like I'd been aboard myself.
A very entertaining book. I thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Somewhat violent, but otherwise unoffensive, I'd recommend this book for middle grade readers and up.
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by (Editor: Lisa Yount)
ISBN: 0737719621
Paperback: 187 pages
Condition: Used: Good
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Book in very good condition with light reading wear. EX LIBRARY copy which did not spend much time in circulation before being released. Library markings present but no further markings or imperfections.
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ISBN: 8420728306
Paperback
Condition: Used: Acceptable
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Tight binding. Reading/ shelf wear. This copy is in an ACCEPTABLE condition with writing/ highlighting.
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by Judy Taylor, Joyce Irene Whalley, Anne Stevenson Hobbs, Elizabeth M. Battrick
ISBN: 072323521X
Hardcover: 224 pages
Condition: Used: Like New
Comments: Sold with pride and shipped with confirmation for US addresses. Gently read copy in like new condition. No reading/ shelf wear.
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