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The Invisible Princess 1 review
Dragonfly Books, 2001
Faith Ringgold fans will not be disappointed!
The Invisible Princess is an enchanting 'fairy tale' that draws on African American Slave myths and legends. As always, Ringgold provides fascinating background information at the close of the story. The only character on the plantation who can see the daughter of two slaves, the Invisible ...
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Bronzeville Boys and Girls 1 review
Gwendolyn Brooks
Amistad, 2007
A tip of the hat to an all time great
We needn't act so surprised that the great twentieth century American poet Gwendolyn Brooks wrote books of poetry for children. What could be more natural? This poet shares her gifts with the small people that inhabit her hometown (in this case, Chicago). What did surprise me was the original ...
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Eve Green
Susan Fletcher
HarperPerennial, 2005
With the death of a mother and the abduction of a young girl, Susan Fletcher has written a vividly beautiful novel about the innocence and terror of childhood. Following the loss of her mother, eight-year-old Evie is sent to a new life in rural Wales -- a dripping place, where flowers appear mysteriously on doorsteps and people look at her twice. With a sense of being lied to she sets out to ...
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Sons of Yocahu: A Saga of the Tainos' Devastation on Hispaniola3 reviews
Gloria Bond
S & S Press, 2007
Best Read of the Year
+ Sons of Yocahu
+ A Compelling Saga
I found the story--the narrative--riveting for its own sake. I was also appropriately horrified by the metaphor. This is a "man's inhumanity to man" story based on the worst manifestation of egomania gone mad. Because the tale is a cautionary fable, it informs, once again, that brutality thrives ...
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The Samurai's Garden: A Novel 118 reviews
Gail Tsukiyama
St. Martin's Griffin, 1996
Beautiful
+ Beautiful and Moving
+ Great Read!
+ A beautifully crafted novel
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the Green glass Sea15 reviews
Ellen Klages
Scholastic, 2007
A Gem for Middle Schoolers
+ Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club.com
+ loved it
+ Good read for most thinking persons
+ Overall good reading
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Shadow Spinner (A Jean Karl Book)66 reviews
Susan Fletcher
Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999
Great read!
+ wanting more
This book was both spell-binding and educational. I read it to my 11 and 12 year old daughters. They could read it themselves, but I enjoyed it too. It has a mature theme, but it is handled well. It also has a subtle wisdom that is neither preachy nor heavy handed. Love is the greatest of ...
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The Language of Threads: A Novel29 reviews
Gail Tsukiyama
St. Martin's Griffin, 2000
So Much To Like about this author's Wrting Style
+ A wonderful sequel.
+ The Language of Threads
+ The Language of Threads: A Novel
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Eve Green: A Novel6 reviews
Susan Fletcher
W. W. Norton, 2005
Beautifully written, lyrical prose & a riveting story!
+ Simply Stunning
+ recommended read!
+ Eve Green A Welsh Treat
+ "Love is as varied and unpredictable as the rain is"
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Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy 4 reviews
Bruce Sterling, Garth Nix, ...
Night Shade Books, 2007
Best Original Stories in Some Time
This is one of the best original anthologies that I have read in some time. Several of the stories here made my Hugo nominations ballot. I am not a huge fan of fantasy, but I loved "The Last and Only, or Mr. Moscowitz Becomes French" by Peter S. Beagle, "In the Forest of the Queen" by Gwyneth ...
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The Anti-Baby-Sitter Plot
Susan Fletcher
Apple, 1994
When Aurora's mom hires a full-time German baby-sitter named Tanja, Aurora decides that she is too old for a baby-sitter, and she concocts a clever plot for the newcomer. Reprint. PW.
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The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization 403 reviews
Thomas L. Friedman
Anchor, 2000
The Lexus and the Olive Tree
This book provides a very good understanding of globilisation by integrating various issues and concepts with critical, illustrative and at times poignant examples. This helps appreciate what globilisation means currently and the historical summary helps explain how we got to where we are today. ...
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Sign of the Dove (The Dragon Chronicles, Book 3)11 reviews
Susan Fletcher
Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999
best book i have read in five years
+ This book rules
+ I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!
+ Sign of the Dove
+ WOW
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Guts55 reviews
Gary Paulsen
Laurel Leaf, 2002
Heart Pumping
+ Perfect for my current Boy Scout camp job
+ Guts was Great
+ Explains His Other Books
+ Guts by Gary Paulsen
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The Call of the Wild (Aladdin Classics)52 reviews
Jack London
Aladdin, 2003
a gripping, compelling read
+ Amazing
+ This book teaches so much...
+ Stark, Powerful Wilderness Tale
+ A great read with powerful messages for all ages
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Night of Many Dreams: A Novel32 reviews
Gail Tsukiyama
St. Martin's Griffin, 1999
I enjoyed the book, but not the sequence of events
+ Tsukeyama delivers through her voice
I found this book in a hospital waiting room recently while waiting for a family member receiving a treatment. After about three pages, I was hooked and conned a nurse into letting me borrow it from the hospital.
Overall, the book was well written, interesting, and informative. If it is ...
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Stealing Freedom19 reviews
Elisa Carbone
Yearling, 2001
Dr. Ellwood Harvey, the real person behind "Dr. H"
+ The Slavery Insurment
+ The Slavery Insurment
+ I loving it.
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Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky7 reviews
Faith Ringgold
Dragonfly Books, 1995
A Magical Trip on the Underground Railroad.....
+ Great learning tool
+ An imaginative journey based on historical information
+ An excellent book
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Dreaming Water18 reviews
Gail Tsukiyama
St. Martin's Griffin, 2003
The Nature of Loss
+ She did it again!
This is the first book I've read by this author and it was passed to me by a friend who had enjoyed it. I think it is one of the finest stories I've read on the nature of loss in all its forms and how it is experienced by everyone that is touched by loss. Max lost his freedom; Cate lost her dream ...
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Lawn Boy18 reviews
Gary Paulsen
Wendy Lamb Books, 2007
Good read!
+ 11YR. OLD SON LOVED THIS ONE
+ Great book!!
+ What can happen when you start your own business?
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