books about: stepfamily (buttermilk cinderella)

books about: stepfamily

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27 reviews
Jonathan Evison

Soft Skull Press, 2008

debutiful
Evison is able to mix broadly different emotions into his compact debut, covering the gambit from mourning, friendship, loyalty, adolescent crush, jealousy, sexual frenzy, generosity, cruelty, compassion and redemption. It can be a risk to try to populate a roughly 300 page novel with such varied shades of a first person narrator. It could seem forcefully channelled unless displayed at a graceful ...

3 NBs Of Julian Drew

17 reviews
James M. Deem

Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2004

No word Can Fully Describe This Book
This book seriously defies the mind. When I picked up this book + read the 1st page I knew that it was going 2 B like no book that I have ever read. I had some knowledge of pager code before hand so it was not as difficult for me as it would B for someone who hadn't. I was intrigued w/ 16 y.o Julian who's life + everything in it couldn't be described as anything but [the underworld]. This book ...

Blind Beauty

32 reviews
K. M. Peyton

Puffin, 2005

Better Than Your Average Horse Book
When I first picked up Blind Beauty, a book by K M Peyton, I wasn't expecting much of it, it was just going to be another silly horse book I'd read to pass the time. I couldn't have been any more wrong. Blind Beauty is a story of a girl and a horse that don't fit in and have troubled lives. They find each other by destiny, and develop an undying bond of love. The girl, Tessa, has always loved ...

From The Files Of Madison Finn- Super Edition: To Have And To Hold (From the Files of Madison Finn)

15 reviews
Laura Dower

Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2004

Best in series
Madison Finn is back! And in a whole new, exciting way. On the first page, the book just sucks you in, wanting you to read more. It begins with Maddie's Dad announcing his engagement to his long-time girlfriend, Stephanie. Suddenly, Madison's world turns topsy turvy, and she's become part of the wedding rush. As if her Dad getting married wasn't enough...it's going to be far away from home...in ...

The Tales of Three Trees

75 reviews
Angela Elwell Hunt

Cook Communications, 2004

Christian Classic
There is something absolutely timeless about this story--that is probably where the "traditional folktale" bit comes in. I'm not sure just how old the story itself is but I can see why it is still loved today. Ms. Hunt does an incredible job retelling this meaningful and beautiful story of a connection with Jesus Christ through sweet, emotional prose and fantastic pictures. Definitely a keeper.

The Stepbrother (Fear Street)

17 reviews
R. L. Stine

Demco Media, 1998

R.L. Stine at his finest!!!
Ever since Sondra's stepbrother moved in, she's been having these nightmares. Nightmares about her death. But what she doesn't know is that the events Sondra is remembering is from a past life. And now she believes, with help from her friends and a psychic, that the person from the past is after her in this life. All fingers are pointing towards her stepbrother ... could it be him? With a ...

White Noise: Text and Criticism (Viking Critical Library)

21 reviews
Don DeLillo

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998

Get this edition!
I've sometimes asked myself why I don't get a library card and save the money I spend buying books. This book answered that question, because the reviews and essays featured in this edition provided such insight and enlightenment that I was inspired to return to the novel again and again for a more penetrating read. The novel itself is beautifully, brilliantly written; DeLillo is a master ...

Hostile Witness

14 reviews
Rebecca Forster

Signet, 2004

Absolutely riveting from start to finish
I haven't read many legal thrillers in the past few years, but I think I am going to have to add more books of this genre to my future reading list - especially those written by Rebecca Forster. Hostile Witness is just a fantastic, completely absorbing read, the kind of book that makes you hate your job because having to get up early for work means having to set the novel aside in the wee hours ...

Cinderella (Limited Edition): A Pop-Up Fairy Tale

41 reviews

Little Simon, 2005

It'll do magic, believe it or not!
A fully dimensional fairyland coach! A rat that turns into a footman before your very eyes! Cinderella dressed magically for the ball! The glass slipper! Twirling dancers! Matthew Reinhart has as much genius in his designs as the fairy godmother had magic in her wand. Highly recommend this book to children (with supervision) and adults, too.

Table For Five

16 reviews
Susan Wiggs

Mira, 2005

Wonderful ....
The only reason why I picked this book up at my hairdresser's is because I wanted to see why readers love Susan Wiggs' books so much. Well, after finishing this book in five hours, I can see why. It's such a wonderful book .... it made me laugh and cry. It made me sigh and it was just wonderful. I couldn't put it down for one minute. This book focuses on Lily, a school teacher who is content ...

Chelsea's Tree

8 reviews
Marcy McCann

Inspiration Publications, 2001

Keeping family close
Chelsea's Tree is filled with beautiful illustrations and relevant language and includes maps of both the United States and the world. Having raised three children in a military family, I wish we would have had something like this to help our children trace our families, my children's own travels and the many stations we called home. The many pages for pictures would help a child keep his ...

Wild Roses

12 reviews
Deb Caletti

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005

Taming the Wild
Cassie's stepfather Dino is famous. The world knows him as a talented violinist. Cassie knows him as an unpredictable and violent man. As the story progresses, he nears the brink of self-destruction. You can almost hear the walls shake and see Cassie cringe when Dino raises his voice. Meanwhile, Cassie becomes involved with Ian, another violin virtuoso - and a student of Dino's. While there ...

Buttermilk Hill

10 reviews
Ruth White

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004

A Little Gem - A book to Savor
Piper Berry is special. She has a dog named Booger, a small town that surrounds her (complete with waggling tongues) and her poetry. When Piper's family splits up she is left to make sense of it. While her parents act like children, Piper turns to writing and finds her world through her words. Buttermilk Hill is an unassuming book - the cover looks like a "dog story" and preteenish....but ...

The Place at the Edge of the Earth

9 reviews
Bebe Faas Rice

Clarion Books, 2002

The Place at the Edge of the Earth--Highly recommended!
The Place at the Edge of the Earth by Bebe Faas Rice Scrupulously researched, this book is a fascinating dramatized account of a young Lakota boy who is forced, along with other Indian children, to attend a boarding school in the late 1800s for the purpose of assimilation into white society. The story follows Jonah Flying Cloud on his frightening trip to the school in Pennsylvania where his ...

My So-Called Family

9 reviews
Courtney Sheinmel

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008

Fantastic Read!
I couldn't put this book down! I fell in love with Leah on page 1 and I couldn't wait to see how her story ended. Leah's journey to find her biological siblings from their shared donor is engaging and real. She faces challenges from friends and family along the way and her revelations at the end of what it means to be a family are true and hard won. The author breathes such life into her ...

The Stepfamily Survival Guide

9 reviews
Natalie Nichols Gillespie

Revell, 2004

A Great Resource for Stepfamilies
This well-written book by Natalie Nichols Gillespie is jam-packed with whitty anecdotes and practical advice. The author draws on her own experiences in a stepfamily with many children. Relating to stepchildren and learning how to love even those who don't want to be loved are strong components of the book. The book offers advice on handling discipline, former spouses and co-parenting. She draws ...

Shapesville (Step Chain)

12 reviews
Andy Mills, Becky Osborn

Gurze Books, 2003

Wish I had this when I was young....
I bought this book for my 3 year old daughter. I want her to love herself no matter what size or shape she is. I have struggled with loving myself all of my life. I want her to be happy and positive, not constantly worrying about how people look at her.

Demonkeeper

8 reviews
Royce Buckingham

Puffin, 2008

Richie's Picks: DEMONKEEPER
" 'There's only one copy of this in the nation,' she said. 'I can have it for you in three weeks.' " 'Great! Thank you...' " 'I'm Sandy. And there's the one-dollar interlibrary loan fee.' " 'Right. Of course,' Nat said. He nodded and began dumping dimes, quarters, nickels, lint, and an inspected by tag onto Sandy's pristine desk. "Sandy couldn't help herself -- she stacked the coins by ...

Stepsister from Planet Weird

11 reviews
Francess Lantz

Random House Books for Young Readers, 1996

EXCELLENT!!!
At first I saw the movie, and it was... well... O.K. But then I went To the School librarry, and I saw the book! I read the summery on the back and it sounded great! Boy was I ever right, It was great! No not great EXCELLENT!!!! I read the whole thing in about 4-5 days! And let me tell you, it was way better than the movie!Imean, and they ended differently to! In the book there is this boy who ...

The Curse of Addy McMahon

11 reviews
Katie Davis

Greenwillow, 2008

A witty novel!
Reviewed by Rachael Stein (age 15) for Reader Views (6/08) Addy is convinced that she is a cursed girl. After all, her mother's boyfriend Jonathon is moving in, her worst enemy saw her shopping for a training bra, and her father died of cancer. And even when she has good intentions, such as surprising her best friend Jackie with the spectacular interview she wrote about her, things gets messed ...