smalls's bookshelf: all en-US Sun, 29 Mar 2020 14:21:59 -0700 60 smalls's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America]]> 41918 323 Alex Kotlowitz 0385265565 smalls 0 currently-reading 4.30 1991 There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America
author: Alex Kotlowitz
name: smalls
average rating: 4.30
book published: 1991
rating: 0
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]]> Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes 51740 304 Chris Crutcher 0060094893 smalls 4 3.93 1993 Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes
author: Chris Crutcher
name: smalls
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1993
rating: 4
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]]> Plaguemaker 2187688 391 Tim Downs 1595540229 smalls 0 currently-reading 3.98 2006 Plaguemaker
author: Tim Downs
name: smalls
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2006
rating: 0
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]]> Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1) 136782 256 Anthony Horowitz 014240165X smalls 4 3.98 2000 Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1)
author: Anthony Horowitz
name: smalls
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2000
rating: 4
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Good book. Keeps the pace going. My son liked it a lot at age 12. My dad likes it a lot at age 78!
]]> <![CDATA[Wicked Appetite (Lizzy & Diesel, #1)]]> 9205833
With delectable characters and non-stop thrills that have made Janet Evanovich a household name, Wicked Appetite will leave you hungry for more.]]> 352 Janet Evanovich 1429961910 smalls 2 3.48 2009 Wicked Appetite (Lizzy & Diesel, #1)
author: Janet Evanovich
name: smalls
average rating: 3.48
book published: 2009
rating: 2
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I’m only on chapter 10 and it’s not as good as her Stephany plum books which is funny because it’s the same character.
]]> <![CDATA[Wicked Appetite (Lizzy & Diesel, #1)]]> 8205669
That would include Elizabeth Tucker, the woman he needs to find the Stones. She’s freshly transplanted from New York City to Boston’s North Shore. With a new job as pastry chef at Dazzle’s bakery and an old house inherited from her Aunt Ophelia, her life is pretty much on track …until it’s suddenly derailed by a guy named Diesel, a rude monkey, and a ninja cat.

Lizzy can handle the monkey and the cat. She’s not sure about Diesel. He’s offering up his own set of unusual talents, promising to protect her from Grimoire. The kind of protection that Lizzy suspects might involve guarding her body day and night.

The Seven Deadly Sins are pride, greed, lust, envy wrath, sloth and gluttony. That pretty much covers everything that is wicked. Diesel thinks it also pretty much covers everything that’s fun. And Lizzy thinks Diesel and the Seven Deadly Sins cover everything her mother warned her about.]]> 319 Janet Evanovich 0312652917 smalls 2 3.77 2009 Wicked Appetite (Lizzy & Diesel, #1)
author: Janet Evanovich
name: smalls
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2009
rating: 2
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The book is a chic lit version of infinity wars. If you’ve read Stephany plum novels it’s basically Stephany teamed up with Thor to find the infinity stones before A bigger muscular version of Loki finds them. It was comical in some parts but just a so so book. I like the Stephany plum books better. But it was an ok light read. Not sure if I’m gonna read the rest.
]]> The Thief of Always 32638 225 Clive Barker 0060177241 smalls 5 4.22 1992 The Thief of Always
author: Clive Barker
name: smalls
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1992
rating: 5
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I enjoyed this book. I think my son will like it too. It’s a scarier version of Pinocchio. Fast paced. Well done. I want to read more of his books now.
]]> Doll Bones 25951812 My name is Eleanor Kerchner.

You can call me the Queen.

I died in 1895.

Now it's time to play.

A chilling ghost story by the bestselling author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, Holly Black.

Recipient of a Newbery Honor Award. An ALA Notable Book. A Kirkus Reviews Best Book. A School Library Journal Best Book. A Booklist Editor's Choice Books for Youth. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book. A 2013 Ĺ·±¦ÓéŔÖ Choice award nominee. A People Magazine 'Best New Kids Book'.]]> 244 Holly Black 0545766028 smalls 0 3.62 2013 Doll Bones
author: Holly Black
name: smalls
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2013
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]]> Wonder (Wonder, #1) 11387515 I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Wonder, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others.]]> 315 R.J. Palacio 0375869026 smalls 0 4.34 2012 Wonder (Wonder, #1)
author: R.J. Palacio
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average rating: 4.34
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> Still Photo 21805952 272 Kim Harnes 1771307676 smalls 5 4.44 2014 Still Photo
author: Kim Harnes
name: smalls
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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This book! Oh my goodness. At first it feels very typical teenager book and predictable. But damn! So not! It was so fun to know all the places mentioned in the book. My daughter attends the same high school. We live in the same area. I am so impressed! I highly recommend this book to my local book friends! Very well done. You have to commit to reading it all the way through. Once u get to a certain point u won’t want to put it down. But until then promise to read it all the way through. I don’t think you will regret it! What a crazy ride!
]]> Doll Bones 15944406
But one night the girls pay Zach a visit, and tell him about a series of mysterious occurrences. Poppy swears that she is now being haunted by a china doll � who claims that it is made from the ground-up bones of a murdered girl. They must return the doll to where the girl lived, and bury it. Otherwise the three children will be cursed for eternity . . .]]> 256 Holly Black 1416963987 smalls 3 3.68 2013 Doll Bones
author: Holly Black
name: smalls
average rating: 3.68
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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enjoyed the premise of this book but towards the end when the storyline should be picking up and be the most exciting it fell flat. Things that happen on their adventure could be explained away because they were outside. As a mater of fact i felt it was not even close to feeling like it was a spirit. But for kids maybe it would. And then ends leaving you feel like nothing was resolved. Very unsatisfying ending. Like the author just got tired of writing the story so she just ended it quick.
]]> Esperanza Rising 1518570 336 Pam Muñoz Ryan 0439120411 smalls 4 4.19 2000 Esperanza Rising
author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
name: smalls
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2000
rating: 4
read at: 2019/06/09
date added: 2019/06/09
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It was a good book. A bit hard for my kiddo to read as she likes happy stories. I did feel it was a bit of an agenda in the curriculum with so much happening with immigration right now however I had it in my tbr pile before my daughters teacher picked it. So I read it along with my daughter as a way to know what was happening in class. In another time or day I would just see it as a good book. Worth the read.
]]> The Enchanted Places 24206277 Millions of readers throughout the world have grown up with the stories and verses of A. A. Milne; have envied Christopher Robin in his enchanted world; laughed at Pooh - a bear of very little brain - and worried about Piglet and his problems. But what was it like to be the small boy with the long hair, smock and wellington boots?

At the age of fifty-four Christopher Milne recalled his early childhood, remembering 'the enchanted places' where he used to play in Sussex. The Hundred Acre Wood, Galleon's Lap and Poohsticks Bridge existed not only in the stories and poems but were part of the real world surrounding the Milne home at Cotchford Farm.

With deftness and artistry Milne draws a memorable portrait of his father, and an evocative reconstruction of a happy childhood in London and Sussex. It is a story told with humour and modesty.

]]> 162 Christopher Milne smalls 0 to-read 3.97 1974 The Enchanted Places
author: Christopher Milne
name: smalls
average rating: 3.97
book published: 1974
rating: 0
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]]> Goliath (Leviathan, #3) 9918083
While on their top-secret mission, Alek finally discovers Deryn's deeply kept secret. Two, actually. Not only is Deryn a girl disguised as a guy...she has feelings for Alek.

The crown, true love with a commoner, and the destruction of a great city all hang on Alek's next--and final--move.

The thunderous conclusion to Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan series, which was called "sure to become a classic" (SLJ).]]> 543 Scott Westerfeld 1416971777 smalls 0 to-read 4.23 2011 Goliath (Leviathan, #3)
author: Scott Westerfeld
name: smalls
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Way of Agape: Understanding God's Love (The King's High Way Series)]]> 784022 367 Chuck Missler 1880532565 smalls 5 4.13 1995 The Way of Agape: Understanding God's Love (The King's High Way Series)
author: Chuck Missler
name: smalls
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1995
rating: 5
read at: 1997/02/01
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On my must read books for any relationship of mine. Very insightful.
]]> Sidekicks 12881733 336 Jack D. Ferraiolo 1419701851 smalls 0 currently-reading 4.10 2011 Sidekicks
author: Jack D. Ferraiolo
name: smalls
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2011
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]]> <![CDATA[ADHD and Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table]]> 1019801 192 Blake E.S. Taylor 1572245220 smalls 5
The hyper part is so much easier to deal with compared to the impulsivity. Then there's the hyper focus! Say what? Focus? Yes a hyper focus on one thing. I think it's why they give him a diagnosis of OCD as well.

What this book did for me is give me a look into my son's head. The energy and strength it takes to stop and don't do. Most powerful for me was the pebbles and just wanting to see them fly. Over and over again not learning the consequences of the pebbles flying.

I actually wouldn't suggest this book for anyone not suffering from ADHD or does not have a loved one or friend with ADHD. You won't get it. It looks like they are just being punks making poor choices on purpose. If you don't live it or live near it, you see something else. I don't wish autism on anyone, but if you say your child is autistic people understand it's a real disorder. If you say your child is ADHD or severe ADHD they just kind of roll their eyes or just kind of nod in fake understanding. So frustrating

But if you have ADHD as a kids or adult it's great! It gives you hope and proof you can succeed and get organized. there are teachers and professors that understand and help you succeed while still making you responsible. It's a short book so not overwhelming to read. My 11 year old is reading it next]]> 3.69 2008 ADHD and Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table
author: Blake E.S. Taylor
name: smalls
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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This book is great! Easy to read. Keeps you interested, and makes you shake your head and ask," what in the world??" As a mom of a child with Severe ADHD I'm thankful to have stumbled upon this book. I always look at my son and shake my head and wonder what in world are you thinking?? What is going through your head? He is too young to put it all into words. Actually he is getting old enough but I still forget he has an issue with self control and impulsivity. As well as low self esteem.

The hyper part is so much easier to deal with compared to the impulsivity. Then there's the hyper focus! Say what? Focus? Yes a hyper focus on one thing. I think it's why they give him a diagnosis of OCD as well.

What this book did for me is give me a look into my son's head. The energy and strength it takes to stop and don't do. Most powerful for me was the pebbles and just wanting to see them fly. Over and over again not learning the consequences of the pebbles flying.

I actually wouldn't suggest this book for anyone not suffering from ADHD or does not have a loved one or friend with ADHD. You won't get it. It looks like they are just being punks making poor choices on purpose. If you don't live it or live near it, you see something else. I don't wish autism on anyone, but if you say your child is autistic people understand it's a real disorder. If you say your child is ADHD or severe ADHD they just kind of roll their eyes or just kind of nod in fake understanding. So frustrating

But if you have ADHD as a kids or adult it's great! It gives you hope and proof you can succeed and get organized. there are teachers and professors that understand and help you succeed while still making you responsible. It's a short book so not overwhelming to read. My 11 year old is reading it next
]]> <![CDATA[Damaged Angels: A Mother Discovers the Terrible Cost of Alcohol in Pregnancy]]> 30130917 336 Bonnie Buxton 0307368599 smalls 3 3.33 Damaged Angels: A Mother Discovers the Terrible Cost of Alcohol in Pregnancy
author: Bonnie Buxton
name: smalls
average rating: 3.33
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I finally finished this book. It resembles my child and things were making sense. But it was also depressing because her child still wound up on the streets. Sometimes o felt like there were too many stories of other families. I wanted to hear more about her family. Some of the stories I really appreciated, there are some good information in here but I discovered that my state of Nevada does not have adequate therapy specialist here. There were a few suggestion that I really wanted to try but my therapist said we don't have anything like that here. I kept wanting a happy ending but I didn't get it. I wonder how they are doing today
]]> Holes 444312 (Librarian's Note: Alternate Cover Edition for ISBN 9780440414803)

Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys� detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.

It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.]]> 233 Louis Sachar 0374332657 smalls 5 jasmine-s-shelf 4.13 1998 Holes
author: Louis Sachar
name: smalls
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1998
rating: 5
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This book is a never judge a book by its cover. My daughter was not looking forward to reading this. It looked boring. I made her read it anyways. She wound up loving it!! She couldn't put it down! My son had to read it in school, but he also loved it! They got to watch the movie after reading it. But it is one of my daughter's favorites now!
]]> <![CDATA[Damaged Angels: A Mother Discovers the Terrible Cost of Alcohol in Pregnancy]]> 1309455 336 Bonnie Buxton 0676976387 smalls 4 4.50 2004 Damaged Angels: A Mother Discovers the Terrible Cost of Alcohol in Pregnancy
author: Bonnie Buxton
name: smalls
average rating: 4.50
book published: 2004
rating: 4
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]]> One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9) 220968
The gunman worked from a parking structure just thirty yards away–point-blank range for a trained military sniper like James Barr. His victims were in the wrong place at the wrong time. But why does Barr want Reacher at his side? There are good reasons why Reacher is the last person Barr would want to see. But when Reacher hears Barr’s own words, he understands. And a slam-dunk case explodes. Soon Reacher is teamed with a young defense lawyer who is working against her D.A. father and dueling with a prosecution team that has an explosive secret of its own. Like most things Reacher has known in life, this case is a complex battlefield. But, as always, in battle, Reacher is at his best.

Moving in the shadows, picking his spots, Reacher gets closer and closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. And for Reacher, the only way to take him down is to know his ruthlessness and respect his cunning–and then match him shot for shot…]]> 466 Lee Child 0440241022 smalls 5 4.21 2005 One Shot (Jack Reacher, #9)
author: Lee Child
name: smalls
average rating: 4.21
book published: 2005
rating: 5
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]]> The Client 5359 483 John Grisham 0385339089 smalls 5 4.06 1993 The Client
author: John Grisham
name: smalls
average rating: 4.06
book published: 1993
rating: 5
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]]> The Butterfly Revolution 19292806
Winnie is a quiet, bookish boy, small for his age - a reader of Plato and Thoreau.
Frank is older than his years, hot-tempered, instinctive, intelligent - a natural leader.
The Butterfly Revolution is a chilling tale of terror in a world without adults. On the surface it is the compulsively readable story of a bloodless revolution at High Pines Summer Camp for Boys - a revolution that gets out of hand and turns into a nightmare. But General Frank is the dictator that men instinctively seek. The boys' totalitarian government - its organization, its psychology, its brutality - is a mirror of the adult world. And Winston Weyn - despised bookworm, hater of the fuhrer principle - is attracted like the rest through the cunning of the leader.
Inevitably this is a book that will be read and compared with Lord of the Flies and A Separate Peace.]]> 221 William Butler smalls 0 3.80 1961 The Butterfly Revolution
author: William Butler
name: smalls
average rating: 3.80
book published: 1961
rating: 0
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]]> The Scorpio Races 10626594
At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.

Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition � the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.]]> 409 Maggie Stiefvater 054522490X smalls 0 to-read 4.09 2011 The Scorpio Races
author: Maggie Stiefvater
name: smalls
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Forgotten (Animorphs, #11)]]> 363392
That's when things go terribly wrong. Before they know it, Jake, the other Animorphs, and Ax find themselves in another place. Another time. And there's no way home...]]> 162 K.A. Applegate 0590997327 smalls 0 3.74 1997 The Forgotten (Animorphs, #11)
author: K.A. Applegate
name: smalls
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1997
rating: 0
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]]> The Small Woman 1235380 221 Alan Burgess 1568491840 smalls 5 4.28 1957 The Small Woman
author: Alan Burgess
name: smalls
average rating: 4.28
book published: 1957
rating: 5
read at: 1996/08/01
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Again, my inspiration, amazing life!
]]> House 19747756 A mind-bending supernatural thriller from the creators of This Present Darkness and Saint.

Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker -- two of the most acclaimed writers of supernatural thrillers -- have joined forces for the first time to craft a story unlike any you've ever read. Enter House -- where you'll find yourself thrown into a killer's deadly game in which the only way to win is to lose... and the only way out is in.

The stakes of the game become clear when a tin can is tossed into the house with rules scrawled on it. Rules that only a madman—or worse—could have written. Rules that make no sense yet must be followed.

One game. Seven players. Three rules. Game ends at dawn.

]]> 354 Frank E. Peretti smalls 5 christian-authors 3.58 2006 House
author: Frank E. Peretti
name: smalls
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 2007/05/01
date added: 2014/10/30
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This book was a trip. It is hard to even explain it. There were some freaky parts, and plenty of interesting parts. Scary in a nonslasher way. Good, fun, read.
]]> The Sound and the Echoes 15818775
One Sound especially must die. The Prince's Sound. The Fate Sealers and Fortune Tellers will make sure of that! Because after this Sound dies, the Echo Prince will have to die too.

Now, twelve-year-old Will Cleary is about to discover that he is the Sound the Echoes are hunting.

And so begins his perilous adventure into a see-through, sparkling world, filled with spying crystal balls, an eerie fortress of castaway children, a hunt for clues in an ancient book of riddles, and a last-chance escape through a frozen gem-studded lake into a secret land that holds the key to placing the Prince on the throne and returning freedom to the Echoes.]]> 582 Dew Pellucid smalls 0 to-read 3.69 2012 The Sound and the Echoes
author: Dew Pellucid
name: smalls
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[David: A Man of Passion and Destiny (Great Lives from God's Word, #1)]]> 161453 304 Charles R. Swindoll 0849913829 smalls 5 christian-authors 4.32 1988 David: A Man of Passion and Destiny (Great Lives from God's Word, #1)
author: Charles R. Swindoll
name: smalls
average rating: 4.32
book published: 1988
rating: 5
read at: 2004/08/01
date added: 2014/07/31
shelves: christian-authors
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This particular book was hard for me to get through. I actually stopped half way through. I think it is because I was comparing David's life to Joseph's life. I read Joseph right before this one. The two are so different. I got very confused with what God was allowing here with the two men. But if I would have continued to read, I would have seen the consequences of David's actions. Even though he was still concidered a man after God's own heart, he had consequences for his sins. It affected not just him, but his whole family. There was a domino effect that lasted many, years after. This book brought me to a place to learn about true grace and mercy. Something I don't ever want to take for granite. Highly recommended.
]]> <![CDATA[Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter]]> 82751
A Chinese proverb says, "Falling leaves return to their roots." In Chinese Cinderella, Adeline Yen Mah returns to her roots to tell the story of her painful childhood and her ultimate triumph and courage in the face of despair. Adeline's affluent, powerful family considers her bad luck after her mother dies giving birth to her. Life does not get any easier when her father remarries. She and her siblings are subjected to the disdain of her stepmother, while her stepbrother and stepsister are spoiled. Although Adeline wins prizes at school, they are not enough to compensate for what she really yearns for -- the love and understanding of her family.

Following the success of the critically acclaimed adult bestseller Falling Leaves, this memoir is a moving telling of the classic Cinderella story, with Adeline Yen Mah providing her own courageous voice.]]> 205 Adeline Yen Mah 0440228654 smalls 5 Excellent!

Anways, here is a favorite passage from it.
"No prying eyes, spiteful remarks, pitying glances. I was alone with my beloved books. What bliss! To be left in peace with Cordelia, Regan, Gonoril and Lear himself-Characters more real then my family back home or my schoolmates downstairs. The rhythm! The story! The magical words! What happiness! What comfort!"
A passage from Chinese Cinderella; the true story of an unwanted daughter by Adeline Yen Mah. Great book! I though of all of you on this website after I read that passage. Little Adeline is 13 when she said this. And sitting on a toilet seat in the girls bathroom with a stack of books. I wanted to share this with you all because I think we all can relate to some degree. Keep in mind the subtitle.
]]> 4.08 1999 Chinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter
author: Adeline Yen Mah
name: smalls
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2005/07/01
date added: 2014/07/31
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I read this book. I loved it!
Excellent!

Anways, here is a favorite passage from it.
"No prying eyes, spiteful remarks, pitying glances. I was alone with my beloved books. What bliss! To be left in peace with Cordelia, Regan, Gonoril and Lear himself-Characters more real then my family back home or my schoolmates downstairs. The rhythm! The story! The magical words! What happiness! What comfort!"
A passage from Chinese Cinderella; the true story of an unwanted daughter by Adeline Yen Mah. Great book! I though of all of you on this website after I read that passage. Little Adeline is 13 when she said this. And sitting on a toilet seat in the girls bathroom with a stack of books. I wanted to share this with you all because I think we all can relate to some degree. Keep in mind the subtitle.

]]> <![CDATA[First the Dead (Bug Man Series #3)]]> 2241845 Unless you're the Bug Man.
When Hurricane Katrina strikes New Orleans, forensic entomologist Nick Polchak signs up to help with the recovery effort. He is known as the Bug Man for his knowledge of insects and what they can reveal about the dead. The government's mandate is clear--rescue the living first, recover the dead later.
But something is very wrong in the toxic soup-bowl of post-Katrina New Orleans.
Someone is using the cover of disaster to kill . . . hiding the victims of murder in the same watery grave as the victims of Katrina.
It's a tale only the dead can tell. But no one besides the Bug Man is listening.

" . . . stands out from the pack of CSI-inspired mysteries with its quirky hero and creative handling of the Hurricane Katrina disaster."

--"Publishers Weekly" (Starred Review)]]> 363 Tim Downs 1595540245 smalls 5 4.25 2008 First the Dead (Bug Man Series #3)
author: Tim Downs
name: smalls
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2014/04/07
date added: 2014/06/07
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This was my first bugman book. I found it at the used book store, and I passed it up several times, then finally took it. I am glad I did. I love how the author writes about what it was like for people in New Orleans at the time. I like what he says in the foot notes about the cops and why he wrote it that way. The story moved along at a good pace for me, and I enjoyed the bugman character a lot. I loved the kid even more! Can't wait to read more of his stories. This is also my first Tim Downs book too.
]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)]]> 224926 Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE]
ACE #1

For twelve long years, the dread fortress of Azkaban held an infamous prisoner named Sirius Black. Convicted of killing thirteen people with a single curse, he was said to be the heir apparent to the Dark Lord, Voldemort.

Now he has escaped, leaving only two clues as to where he might be headed; Harry Potter's defeat of You-Know-Who was Black's downfall as well. And the Azkaban guards heard Black muttering in his sleep, "He's at Hogwarts . . . he's at Hogwarts."

Harry Potter isn't safe, not even within the walls of his magical school, surrounded by his friends. Because on top of it all, there may well be a traitor in this midst.]]> 435 J.K. Rowling smalls 5 4.60 1999 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: smalls
average rating: 4.60
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2009/08/04
date added: 2014/04/19
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This one has a lot more in it then the movies did. It kept my attention well. I Poor Hermione! Her story was really down played in the movie! But the rest was fairly accurate. One thing I find interesting is that in the movie I really like Snape! Altough he is a tough nut, he has a good heart and watches out for the kids. But in the book, he is really mean. And I don't have a soft spot in my heart for him. It is weird that they let him be portrayed two different ways even with the Author having so much input on the screenplay. But I really do enjoy hearing the stories. I hope the same guy reads them all, because now I am used to his character voices and know who is who. I wish he didn't make Hermione so whiney sounding, but other then that, I really like it. Each book seems to get better. I know the next one is full of things the movie didnt have in it, so I am excited to listen to that one next!
]]> <![CDATA[Bound by Guilt (Thicker Than Blood #2)]]> 19463726
Police officer Abby Dawson has witnessed the worst of society, and not just at work. Her high-powered attorney ex-husband has wrested her daughter away from her in a bitter custody battle, and she’s lucky if she sees her daughter at all. The job she once loved has become a chore, the world isn’t any safer, and her life seems to have no purpose.

One fateful night a botched robbery changes both Abby’s and Roxi’s lives forever. While Abby searches for justice, Roxi finds herself on the run in the small town of Elk Valley, Colorado. Will the power of forgiveness set them free, or will they both remain bound by guilt?]]> 402 C.J. Darlington 0989162184 smalls 0 to-read 4.45 2011 Bound by Guilt (Thicker Than Blood #2)
author: C.J. Darlington
name: smalls
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal]]> 28881 Philadelphia Inquirer).

Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more—except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala—and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight.]]> 444 Christopher Moore 0380813815 smalls 3 some of my favorite lines were
"Revelations 2; Just When you thought it was safe to sin."
and "Actually , I thought I'd stay Josh. Your mother needs someone to look after her, and she's still a relatively attractive woman. I mean a guy could do worse."

My absolute favorite part was the lizard in the beginning. I laughed so hard! very fun and creative.

It got slow for me while he was visiting the wisemen. But I did laugh once in a while. Definately not as much as in the beginning.

The End...
I was nervous reading the part during His ministry. Being a Born Again Christian, I knew this could be difficult. I did struggle with a few things, and to me they were important. Well, at least two things. First, the scorging, "At least it wasn't a Roman scourge they lashed him with. He took thirty nine lashes, but it was just leather, not the lead -tipped whip that the romands use. "
A cat of nine tails was used with other devices. It was the Romans scourging so it was a roman scourge. Pieces of glass and metal shards are embedded in the leather strips, and they rip through the flesh. Important to me because I want others to know how bad the penalty for our sins was.

Second part was the crusificiton, the poisen. This is a fictional work. But Mr. Moore did do a lot of research for this book as well. And I always have to take a stand on the belief of the real death and resurection of Jesus. I found myself praying that the book wouldn't go that route. But it did, and you are lead to believe that he drinks it. Thankfully Moore didn't let the ending be the poisen.

Now that that is said, I would like to say that I loved that no matter how raunchy the book got, or made me shake my head, the ending was still sad. His followers didn't get it, didn't want to believe it even. It ripped them to shreds inside. With how the book was going,I kept expecting humor in the crusifiction, but it was well done emotionally. If there was a poisen that could work like that, I would have wanted to try it to save Him too. It is too much to fathom that the person you have been friends with for even the time that the real diciples were with Him, was going to have to bear that torture, and then to understand He was coming back, and that it was being done to save the world, I wouldn't have gotten it either. Because of the Bible, those who believe have hindsight. I really appreciated that Moore stayed true to at least the tragedy and pain that His friends had to wittness.

Jesus swearing as a kid, didn't seem to bother me quite as much as it did as He aged. Once the book got to the part that is written, it was much harder for me to find the humor in certain things. But there were some. Like when Biff talks about his mom and Joshua says, "she still plagued with demons?" Lines like that cracked me up.

Thanks for letting me read the book. It was interesting and at times fun. I will still reccomend it to one more of my friends who I know can handle it as a Born Again believer. But it is definately a book I have to be careful of recomendations. Only because so many "Christians" that I know would have a fit reading this book.
But I did pass it on to a friend of mine, who is a christian, but who also has a great sense of humor.]]> 4.23 2002 Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal
author: Christopher Moore
name: smalls
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2002
rating: 3
read at: 2006/12/01
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OK, I finished the book! Whoohoo! All in all, it was ok for me. I laughed a lot in the beginning...
some of my favorite lines were
"Revelations 2; Just When you thought it was safe to sin."
and "Actually , I thought I'd stay Josh. Your mother needs someone to look after her, and she's still a relatively attractive woman. I mean a guy could do worse."

My absolute favorite part was the lizard in the beginning. I laughed so hard! very fun and creative.

It got slow for me while he was visiting the wisemen. But I did laugh once in a while. Definately not as much as in the beginning.

The End...
I was nervous reading the part during His ministry. Being a Born Again Christian, I knew this could be difficult. I did struggle with a few things, and to me they were important. Well, at least two things. First, the scorging, "At least it wasn't a Roman scourge they lashed him with. He took thirty nine lashes, but it was just leather, not the lead -tipped whip that the romands use. "
A cat of nine tails was used with other devices. It was the Romans scourging so it was a roman scourge. Pieces of glass and metal shards are embedded in the leather strips, and they rip through the flesh. Important to me because I want others to know how bad the penalty for our sins was.

Second part was the crusificiton, the poisen. This is a fictional work. But Mr. Moore did do a lot of research for this book as well. And I always have to take a stand on the belief of the real death and resurection of Jesus. I found myself praying that the book wouldn't go that route. But it did, and you are lead to believe that he drinks it. Thankfully Moore didn't let the ending be the poisen.

Now that that is said, I would like to say that I loved that no matter how raunchy the book got, or made me shake my head, the ending was still sad. His followers didn't get it, didn't want to believe it even. It ripped them to shreds inside. With how the book was going,I kept expecting humor in the crusifiction, but it was well done emotionally. If there was a poisen that could work like that, I would have wanted to try it to save Him too. It is too much to fathom that the person you have been friends with for even the time that the real diciples were with Him, was going to have to bear that torture, and then to understand He was coming back, and that it was being done to save the world, I wouldn't have gotten it either. Because of the Bible, those who believe have hindsight. I really appreciated that Moore stayed true to at least the tragedy and pain that His friends had to wittness.

Jesus swearing as a kid, didn't seem to bother me quite as much as it did as He aged. Once the book got to the part that is written, it was much harder for me to find the humor in certain things. But there were some. Like when Biff talks about his mom and Joshua says, "she still plagued with demons?" Lines like that cracked me up.

Thanks for letting me read the book. It was interesting and at times fun. I will still reccomend it to one more of my friends who I know can handle it as a Born Again believer. But it is definately a book I have to be careful of recomendations. Only because so many "Christians" that I know would have a fit reading this book.
But I did pass it on to a friend of mine, who is a christian, but who also has a great sense of humor.
]]> House Rules 7775590 532 Jodi Picoult 0743296443 smalls 4 4.03 2010 House Rules
author: Jodi Picoult
name: smalls
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at: 2013/08/25
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This book was a page turner. The crime is figured out pretty quickly. But the ache you feel for this boy at times are intense. Other times he's just funny! Fastest I've ever read a picoult book. However it loses a star for the ending though. It just felt rushed and there was so much more that could if continued the story.
]]> <![CDATA[Hangman's Curse (Veritas Project, #1)]]> 327684 312 Frank E. Peretti 1400303710 smalls 0 to-read 3.88 2001 Hangman's Curse (Veritas Project, #1)
author: Frank E. Peretti
name: smalls
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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Have the movie, and loved it for a good scare that was clean and free of sex, words, and gore. Had the best time showing it to my 5th grade girls sunday school class. Found the book at GrassRoots in Reno and I am so excited! Wish I didn't already know how it ends, best part of the mysteries, but glad I saw the movie first. I probably wouldn't have liked the movie if I had read the book first. Let you know how it is when I am done.
]]> Leviathan (Leviathan, #1) 7826215 Leviathan is a whale airship, and the most masterful beast in the British fleet.

Aleksandar Ferdinand, a Clanker, and Deryn Sharp, a Darwinist, are on opposite sides of the war. But their paths cross in the most unexpected way, taking them both aboard the Leviathan on a fantastical, around-the-world adventure�.One that will change both their lives forever.]]> 440 Scott Westerfeld 1416971742 smalls 3 That being said, I have really enjoyed it so far. Not at all what I expected. It's weird, full of action, and a good storyline so far. Half way through the book I kept wondering when the two characters would meet? At page 232 they have finally met. I will finish the review after I finish the book. Oh, and I had to look up steampunk. ;)]]> 3.94 2009 Leviathan (Leviathan, #1)
author: Scott Westerfeld
name: smalls
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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Not done with this book yet, but I must say, I am thankful that my friends son gave it to me to read. I would have never picked it for myself. First from the cover it isn't my type. Second the description is war, another not my type of book. Wouldn't have even given it a second glance let alone read it.
That being said, I have really enjoyed it so far. Not at all what I expected. It's weird, full of action, and a good storyline so far. Half way through the book I kept wondering when the two characters would meet? At page 232 they have finally met. I will finish the review after I finish the book. Oh, and I had to look up steampunk. ;)
]]> <![CDATA[Fallen Angel (Only in Tokyo Mystery, #2)]]> 17681629 The dangers of wealth and beauty emerge from the shadows in the latest Only in Tokyo Mystery... Like a modern geisha, Hoshi makes a handsome living as the #1 hostboy at Club Nova, pouring champagne and whispering sweet nothings into the ears of women who pay him a fortune for the pleasure of his company. But the party's over when Tokyo Detective Kenji Nakamura begins looking into the death of one of Hoshi's customers, a young woman found dead after spending an evening with him.As Kenji's search for the killer leads him deep into the red-light district, the last person he expects to run into is part-time English translator, Yumi Hata. But fear for her friend Coco has drawn her into Club Nova, and she agrees to help Kenji hunt down the predator who is targeting the desperate women of Tokyo.Kenji and Yumi's chase leads them from love hotels to a hidden museum where family secrets unfold like a diabolical puzzle, trying to catch the killer before it's too late...]]> 358 Jonelle Patrick 1101578815 smalls 0 to-read 3.87 2013 Fallen Angel (Only in Tokyo Mystery, #2)
author: Jonelle Patrick
name: smalls
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2013
rating: 0
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]]> Cape Refuge (Cape Refuge, #1) 305438 400 Terri Blackstock 0310235928 smalls 0 4.12 2002 Cape Refuge (Cape Refuge, #1)
author: Terri Blackstock
name: smalls
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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]]> One-Eyed Cat 853352 Ned fired the forbidden rifle just once, at a flickering shadow in the autumn moonlight. But someone -- a face, fleetingly seen staring at him from an attic window -- was watching.
And when a one-eyed cat turns up at an elderly neighbor's woodshed, Ned is caught in a web of guilt, fear, and shame that he cannot escape -- until another moonlit night, come spring, brings redemption and surprising revelations.]]> 224 Paula Fox 0689839707 smalls 0 to-read 3.41 1984 One-Eyed Cat
author: Paula Fox
name: smalls
average rating: 3.41
book published: 1984
rating: 0
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Based on the reviews I'm going to read this one first before I let Jasmine read it.
]]> Monkey Island 99744 Paula Fox 185213853X smalls 0 to-read, jasmine-s-shelf 3.61 1991 Monkey Island
author: Paula Fox
name: smalls
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1991
rating: 0
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]]> Secret Letters from 0 to 10 1186383 144 Susie Morgenstern 0141308192 smalls 0 jasmine-s-shelf, to-read 4.07 1996 Secret Letters from 0 to 10
author: Susie Morgenstern
name: smalls
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1996
rating: 0
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]]> The Village by the Sea 172051


Luckily, Emma makes a friend, Bertie, and the two girls begin a project on the beach. Together they build tiny houses out of stones, shells, and all sorts of sea treasures. Here at the beach with Bertie, Emma finds comfort and friendship and takes pride in her carefully planned village.



Then one day Emma and Bertie's village is destroyed...]]> 160 Paula Fox 0440402999 smalls 0 jasmine-s-shelf, to-read 3.71 1988 The Village by the Sea
author: Paula Fox
name: smalls
average rating: 3.71
book published: 1988
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Hatching Magic (Hatching Magic #1)]]> 6440923
Poor Gideon! Wycca, his pet wyvern, has disappeared through a magic hole in time in search of a place to lay her egg. Kobold, Gideon's wizard rival, wants nothing more than to get his hands on Wycca. In a desperate attempt to rescue Wycca from Kobold's evil clutches, Gideon follows her through the magic hole(and finds himself transported from thirteenth-century England to the terrifyingly modern world of Boston, Massachusetts, in the twenty-first century.

Soon Theodora's involved with a chocoholic baby wyvern, a mysterious wyvern playing card, a couple of desperate wizards -- and the summer vacation of her life!]]> 242 Ann Downer-Hazell 0439691710 smalls 0 to-read, jasmine-s-shelf 3.83 2003 Hatching Magic (Hatching Magic #1)
author: Ann Downer-Hazell
name: smalls
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2003
rating: 0
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]]> The Predator (Animorphs, #5) 125337
Jake, Rachel, Cassie, and Tobias know why Marco feels the way he does. He's worried about his dad—the only family Marco has left. And if anything happens to him, his father will be all alone.

But something is about to change Marco's mind. It seems the Yeerks have a little surprise waiting for him. And it's definitely not nice.

Now Marco has a reason to fight...]]> 150 K.A. Applegate 0590629816 smalls 5 3.89 1996 The Predator (Animorphs, #5)
author: K.A. Applegate
name: smalls
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1996
rating: 5
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This was a bit more intense then number four. Kind of funny since Marco is the jokester of the group. I figured out Visser one in chapter 19. And I raced through the other chapters to see if I was right. I did not expect the events in the end of chapter 23. I enjoyed #5but it wasn't as funny as #4. I do like the addition if Ax! great character! Keeps a good pace, and a range of emotions. Can't wait to start #6!
]]> <![CDATA[Switched (My Sister the Vampire, #1)]]> 1013389 208 Sienna Mercer 006087113X smalls 3 4.14 2007 Switched (My Sister the Vampire, #1)
author: Sienna Mercer
name: smalls
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 2013/05/05
date added: 2013/05/05
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Cute story. Started with book 8 I think. Loved learning about the first meet. As a mom don't like they are thirteen and dating on their own, but love the boyfriends character and virtue. I like that they are light hearted relationships. My 8 year old loves the series but way too young for relationships. So I just tell her to think of them as high schoolers. All I'm all we love the series!
]]> The Message (Animorphs, #4) 366784 151 K.A. Applegate 0590629808 smalls 5 jasmine-s-shelf 3.89 1996 The Message (Animorphs, #4)
author: K.A. Applegate
name: smalls
average rating: 3.89
book published: 1996
rating: 5
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This was a fun one to read. Again I can't say enough about the authors ability to bring you into the mind of the animal. The dolphins were so fun and you could get lost in the fun and playfulness with the characters! This was the first book to make my daughter laugh out loud. I can see why. Well done.
]]> <![CDATA[The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, #3)]]> 12893742 406 Rick Riordan 1423140575 smalls 0 to-read 4.27 2012 The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, #3)
author: Rick Riordan
name: smalls
average rating: 4.27
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, #2)]]> 9067850
And now their most threatening enemy yet - the chaos snake Apophis - is rising. If they don't prevent him from breaking free in a few days' time, the world will come to an end. In other words, it's a typical week for the Kane family.

To have any chance of battling the Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra. But that would be a feat more powerful than any magician has ever accomplished.

First they have to search the world for the three sections of the Book of Ra, then they have to learn how to chant its spells. Oh, and did we mention that no one knows where Ra is exactly?

Narrated in two different wisecracking voices, featuring a large cast of new and unforgettable characters, and with adventures spanning the globe, this second installment in the Kane Chronicles is nothing short of a thrill ride.]]> 452 Rick Riordan 1423140567 smalls 0 to-read 4.18 2011 The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, #2)
author: Rick Riordan
name: smalls
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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]]> Monster Road 1239429 132 David Lubar 0590281682 smalls 3 3.82 1999 Monster Road
author: David Lubar
name: smalls
average rating: 3.82
book published: 1999
rating: 3
read at: 2013/02/28
date added: 2013/02/28
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I got this book from my dad. Origionally he got it for my nephew to see if he could get him to read it. My dad enjoyed the book and it's quirky ways the monsters meet their demise. I liked it. It was fairly predictable though for me. The ending was the best part for me. I also loved the relationship between the uncle and the nephew. The nephew reminded me of my own son. And how he gets into trouble without really meaning to get into trouble. It was a cute book, and I think my daughter will love reading it. I also think my son will love it next year when he is old enough to read it. I will let you all know my 8 year olds thoughts when she gets to read it.
]]> <![CDATA[The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)]]> 7090447
On Christmas Eve, Sadie and Carter are reunited when their father brings them to the British Museum, with a promise that he's going to "make things right." But all does not go according to plan: Carter and Sadie watch as Julius summons a mysterious figure, who quickly banishes their father and causes a fiery explosion.

Soon Carter and Sadie discover that the gods of Ancient Egypt are waking, and the worst of them—Set—has a frightening scheme. To save their father, they must embark on a dangerous journey—a quest that brings them ever closer to the truth about their family and its links to the House of Life, a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.]]> 528 Rick Riordan 1423113381 smalls 0 to-read 4.10 2010 The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
name: smalls
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> Me Talk Pretty One Day 4137 272 David Sedaris 0349113912 smalls 2 didn-t-like 4.01 2000 Me Talk Pretty One Day
author: David Sedaris
name: smalls
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2000
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[If Wishes Were Horses (Wind Dancers, #1)]]> 5451564
Four tiny horses with shiny manes and shimmery wings burst from a dandelion seed. Four magical horses who can fly! Dancing on the wind, surrounded by magical haloes, they are the Wind Dancers. Delighted with themselves and with their newly discovered magic, the four new friends—Kona, Brisa, Sumatra, and Sirocco—set out to discover all that their magic has to offer.

Readers can really let their imaginations fly with this magical new series based on Breyer's beautifully-colored model horses, The Wind Dancers, four tiny horses with childlike personalities girls will readily identify with.

Sure to begin an enduring love of horses.
]]> 80 Sibley Miller 0312382804 smalls 5 jasmine-s-shelf 3.95 2008 If Wishes Were Horses (Wind Dancers, #1)
author: Sibley Miller
name: smalls
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2013/02/20
date added: 2013/02/20
shelves: jasmine-s-shelf
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I will have my daughter put a comment on this soon, but as a parent this book did exactly what I wanted it to. It gave my daughter, who hated reading at this time, a love for reading! She reads like crazy now and it is because of this book series. She fell in love with it, it wasn't too long, had a few pictures, and she got to get the horses to go with it after reading the book. They are beautiful too! She loves this series even though she has moved on to longer chapter books, she still loves reading any new ones in this series! From what I heard it promotes team work, and individuality, and fun, hard work, and friendship. Couldn't ask for more from a book. This may not be the book for your child to turn their reading love around, but it was for mine. She is a huge animal lover, as well as a girly girl. So tiny horses with wings tha are born from a child blowing on a dandelion wish, was just what my 7 year old needed!
]]> Two Little Girls in Blue 154423 New York Times bestselling writer Mary Higgins Clark brilliantly weaves the mystery of twin telepathy into a mother's search for a kidnapped child, presumed dead.

When Margaret and Steve Frawley come home to Connecticut from a black-tie dinner in New York, their three-year-old twins, Kathy and Kelly, are gone. The police found the babysitter unconscious, and a ransom note from the Pied Piper demands eight million dollars. Steve's global investment firm puts up the money, but when they go to retrieve the twins, only Kelly is in the car. The dead driver's suicide note says he inadvertently killed Kathy.

At the memorial, Kelly tugs Margaret's arm and says: Mommy, Kathy is very scared of that lady. She wants to come home right now. At first, only Margaret believes that the twins are communicating and that Kathy is still alive. But as Kelly's warnings become increasingly specific and alarming, FBI agents set out on a desperate search.]]> 416 Mary Higgins Clark 0743497295 smalls 3 3.88 2006 Two Little Girls in Blue
author: Mary Higgins Clark
name: smalls
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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This is my first book by her that wasn't a holiday book. The back info seemed interesting. But I wish it would have left a little more to the reader's surprise. I'm only 7 chapters into it, so I hope I enjoy it.
]]> The Snow Child 11250053
This little girl, who calls herself Faina, seems to be a child of the woods. She hunts with a red fox at her side, skims lightly across the snow, and somehow survives alone in the Alaskan wilderness. As Jack and Mabel struggle to understand this child who could have stepped from the pages of a fairy tale, they come to love her as their own daughter. But in this beautiful, violent place, things are rarely as they appear, and what they eventually learn about Faina will transform all of them.]]> 386 Eowyn Ivey 0316175676 smalls 0 to-read 3.94 2012 The Snow Child
author: Eowyn Ivey
name: smalls
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2012
rating: 0
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]]> A Single Deadly Truth 10267836
Urban sets the story on the waters of Cape Cod and Buzzards Bay and gives the reader a rewarding blend of adventure, seaside escapism, and maritime history. Fans of Clive Cussler, Peter Benchley, and Randy Wayne White will find a new hero in Steve Decatur.]]> 262 John Urban smalls 0 to-read 3.63 2010 A Single Deadly Truth
author: John Urban
name: smalls
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2010
rating: 0
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]]> The Shack 1812457
In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!]]> 248 William Paul Young 0964729237 smalls 0 to-read 3.73 2007 The Shack
author: William Paul Young
name: smalls
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> Falling Leaves 54529
A compelling, painful, and ultimately triumphant story of a girl's journey into adulthood, Adeline's story is a testament to the most basic of human needs: acceptance, love, and understanding. With a powerful voice that speaks of the harsh realities of growing up female in a family and society that kept girls in emotional chains, Falling Leaves is a work of heartfelt intimacy and a rare authentic portrait of twentieth-century China.]]> 278 Adeline Yen Mah 0767903579 smalls 3 3.91 1997 Falling Leaves
author: Adeline Yen Mah
name: smalls
average rating: 3.91
book published: 1997
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)]]> 7260188 My name is Katniss Everdeen.
Why am I not dead?
I should be dead.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.

It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans—except Katniss.

The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay—no matter what the personal cost.]]> 390 Suzanne Collins 0439023513 smalls 5 4.10 2010 Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: smalls
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2013/01/01
date added: 2013/02/09
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]]> <![CDATA[Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)]]> 6148028 Sparks are igniting.
Flames are spreading.
And the Capitol wants revenge.

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the Hunger Games. She and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark are miraculously still alive. Katniss should be relieved, happy even. After all, she has returned to her family and her longtime friend, Gale. Yet nothing is the way Katniss wishes it to be. Gale holds her at an icy distance. Peeta has turned his back on her completely. And there are whispers of a rebellion against the Capitol—a rebellion that Katniss and Peeta may have helped create.

Much to her shock, Katniss has fueled an unrest that she's afraid she cannot stop. And what scares her even more is that she's not entirely convinced she should try. As time draws near for Katniss and Peeta to visit the districts on the Capitol's cruel Victory Tour, the stakes are higher than ever. If they can't prove, without a shadow of a doubt, that they are lost in their love for each other, the consequences will be horrifying.

In Catching Fire, the second novel of the Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins continues the story of Katniss Everdeen, testing her more than ever before . . . and surprising readers at every turn.]]> 391 Suzanne Collins 0439023491 smalls 4 4.34 2009 Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: smalls
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2012/12/01
date added: 2013/02/09
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)]]> 2767052
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.]]> 374 Suzanne Collins smalls 5 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
author: Suzanne Collins
name: smalls
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2012/11/01
date added: 2013/02/09
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]]> The Invasion (Animorphs, #1) 776877
Now Jake, Rachel, Cassie, Tobias, and Marco have the power to morph into any animal they choose. And they must use that power to outsmart an evil that is greater than anything the world has ever seen...]]> 184 K.A. Applegate 0590629778 smalls 4
Personally, I actually enjoyed it and thought it was fast paced. I read some pretty intense murder mysteries, and this author actually made me cringe and my skin craw. The descriptive is just enough to really make you feel what the kids are sensing and feeling. The difference between the animal's brain and the humans. The lack of control, and the way they see things. I think she did an amazing job at this. However, now I am hooked enough to want to know how it ends and their seem to be hundreds of these books! OK, I am exagerating, but there are a lot! So now I am torn between reading my daughters books and trying to read my own books as well!

But yes, I would reccomend this to any kid in this age group regardless of what genre they like. they may be pleasantly surprised to find they like it. I know I was, and so was my daughter!]]> 3.88 1996 The Invasion (Animorphs, #1)
author: K.A. Applegate
name: smalls
average rating: 3.88
book published: 1996
rating: 4
read at: 2013/02/09
date added: 2013/02/09
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Another book my 8 year old asked me to read. We origionally got this book so we could get the book of the girl morphing into a Dolphin. My girl loves Dolphins. So we decided we should at least know what happens at first before we just pick by animals. She is currently reading the dolphin one now. I just finished this tonight. I never thought I would be reading fantasy and sci fi, but that is what my daughter has picked up recently. It is an interesting idea, and parts of it for her, mostly the beginning were scary. She typically reads Animal Ark books and Wind Dancer (winged magical tiny ponies) so this is a big jump in genre for her. She almost didn't continue reading it, but I convinced her it might be less scary if she gets to the end. She found some parts funny, but it must have grabbed her attention enough to where she wanted to jump into the next book.

Personally, I actually enjoyed it and thought it was fast paced. I read some pretty intense murder mysteries, and this author actually made me cringe and my skin craw. The descriptive is just enough to really make you feel what the kids are sensing and feeling. The difference between the animal's brain and the humans. The lack of control, and the way they see things. I think she did an amazing job at this. However, now I am hooked enough to want to know how it ends and their seem to be hundreds of these books! OK, I am exagerating, but there are a lot! So now I am torn between reading my daughters books and trying to read my own books as well!

But yes, I would reccomend this to any kid in this age group regardless of what genre they like. they may be pleasantly surprised to find they like it. I know I was, and so was my daughter!
]]> <![CDATA[Lucky Break (My Sister the Vampire, #7)]]> 10884655 256 Sienna Mercer 1405256990 smalls 4
I let her finish the book, and then told her no more from the series until I read it. The book was actually pretty cute. I did point out to her the girls were in high school, and had to remind her she was a bit too young for parts of it. But for the most part the story was cute.

I decided to let her read the other books after I read them first. So far the second book I read, again out of order, was fun and fast paced, and had lots of silly moments in it. You do get hooked on them pretty quickly, they are a fun story line.]]> 4.25 2011 Lucky Break (My Sister the Vampire, #7)
author: Sienna Mercer
name: smalls
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2013/01/01
date added: 2013/02/09
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My 8 year old asked for this book from her scholastics book order. Atually it was the first book, so I figured it was appropriate for her. Maybe I am getting old. When she Came down stairs all excited telling about the book I was pleased, until I heard the plot of "she is trying out for Juliet, so that she can have her first kiss with her boyfriend." Whoa!

I let her finish the book, and then told her no more from the series until I read it. The book was actually pretty cute. I did point out to her the girls were in high school, and had to remind her she was a bit too young for parts of it. But for the most part the story was cute.

I decided to let her read the other books after I read them first. So far the second book I read, again out of order, was fun and fast paced, and had lots of silly moments in it. You do get hooked on them pretty quickly, they are a fun story line.
]]> The Crystal Drop 1173124 212 Monica Hughes 0671791958 smalls 3

]]> 3.08 1992 The Crystal Drop
author: Monica Hughes
name: smalls
average rating: 3.08
book published: 1992
rating: 3
read at: 2005/07/01
date added: 2012/01/29
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This book grabs you right away. An eleven year old girl helps her mother give birth to her new brother, only to have them both die. It is now up the her to get her seven year old brother and herself to her uncles house in another state. It is set in the near future and suggests that the world has run out of water, and has destroyed most of the land. They are up against Survivalists, and wild animals as they travel alone. Very good story, for a young readers book.



]]> <![CDATA[Heads Up, Horses! (Wind Dancers, #5)]]> 6547898 80 Sibley Miller 0312562209 smalls 5 jasmine-s-shelf

As her mom, I love that the books hooked her to want to read. I have been looking for a genre for her for quite some time that would get her to want to read. She HAS to read every night for an hour for school. I was having a hard time finding something that would get her excited about reading instead of being a reluctant reader. This one has done just that. She is a girly, girl. She loves ALL types of animals. She loves pretty, cute, and magical things. This book has all that and more. The illustrations are great and there are still a lot of words. It takes her about 2-3 hours to read these stories. She doesn't cry or complain when I ask her to go read when she is reading about the wind dancers. There are also small toy horses that you can buy and she got one with her book at Christmas. As insentive I told her she couldn't open the toy until she read the book. Now she has read 2 of the books and hasn't opened the toy yet by her choice. She is almost finished with her second winddancer book and then she wants to open her toy. As a mom of a reluctant reader, I couldn't have asked for more. -Jody

]]> 4.38 2009 Heads Up, Horses! (Wind Dancers, #5)
author: Sibley Miller
name: smalls
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2012/01/06
date added: 2012/01/21
shelves: jasmine-s-shelf
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I like this book because the main horses name is Kona and that is an Island in Hawaii and I really want to go to Hawaii some day. I like how creative Kona is in the end. I love how pretty the things were that she made. Kona loves to kick and she saw kids playing soccer and thought it was a cool game. So now she wants all the other winddancers to learn to play this game with her! I hate reading, but I love reading these books! I am 7 years old and in the 2nd grade. -Jasmine


As her mom, I love that the books hooked her to want to read. I have been looking for a genre for her for quite some time that would get her to want to read. She HAS to read every night for an hour for school. I was having a hard time finding something that would get her excited about reading instead of being a reluctant reader. This one has done just that. She is a girly, girl. She loves ALL types of animals. She loves pretty, cute, and magical things. This book has all that and more. The illustrations are great and there are still a lot of words. It takes her about 2-3 hours to read these stories. She doesn't cry or complain when I ask her to go read when she is reading about the wind dancers. There are also small toy horses that you can buy and she got one with her book at Christmas. As insentive I told her she couldn't open the toy until she read the book. Now she has read 2 of the books and hasn't opened the toy yet by her choice. She is almost finished with her second winddancer book and then she wants to open her toy. As a mom of a reluctant reader, I couldn't have asked for more. -Jody


]]> Blessed Child 610345 351 Bill Bright 0849943124 smalls 4 4.12 2001 Blessed Child
author: Bill Bright
name: smalls
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2001
rating: 4
read at: 2007/08/01
date added: 2012/01/10
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I absolutely loved this book! It evoked all of my emotions. What would it be like if our world experienced a child like Caleb? I don't think we would know what to do. Anyone who is a fan of Dekker will enjoy this book too.
]]> <![CDATA[Visions of Sugar Plums (Stephanie Plum, #8.5)]]> 6420 **A Stephanie Plum “In Between the Numbers� Christmas novel**

It's five days before Christmas and things are not looking merry for Fugitive Apprehension Agent Stephanie Plum. She hasn't got a tree. She hasn't bought any presents. The malls are jam-packed with staggering shoppers. There's not a twinkle light anywhere to be seen in her apartment.

And there's a strange man in her kitchen.

Sure, this has happened to Stephanie Plum before. Strangers, weirdos, felons, creeps, and lunatics are always finding their way to her front door. But this guy is different. This guy is mysterious, sexy-and he has his own agenda. His name is Diesel and he is a man on a mission. And Diesel is unlike anyone Stephanie has ever met before in her life. The question is, what does he want with her? Can he help her find a little old toy maker who has skipped out on his bail right before Christmas? Can he survive the Plum family holiday dinner? Can he get Stephanie a tree that doesn't look like it was grown next to a nuclear power plant? These questions and more are keeping Stephanie awake at night. Not to mention the fact that she needs to find a bunch of nasty elves, her sister Valerie has a Christmas "surprise" for the Plums, her niece Mary Alice doesn't believe in Santa anymore, and Grandma Mazur has a new stud muffin. So bring out the plastic reindeer, strap on your jingle bells, and get ready to celebrate the holidays--Jersey style. In Janet Evanovich's Visions of Sugar Plums, the world of Plum has never been merrier!]]> 152 Janet Evanovich 0312986343 smalls 4 3.71 2002 Visions of Sugar Plums (Stephanie Plum, #8.5)
author: Janet Evanovich
name: smalls
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 2007/12/01
date added: 2012/01/10
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this was a light, quick read. I laughed outloud several times. No sex scenes. It was a perfectly fun christmas read.
]]> Thr3e 125963 423 Ted Dekker 1595543414 smalls 4 christian-authors 4.09 2003 Thr3e
author: Ted Dekker
name: smalls
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2007/10/01
date added: 2012/01/10
shelves: christian-authors
review:
This was a great book! As always Ted Grabs you from the start and keeps you guessing until the very end! So much fun!
]]> The Manny Files 509734
"Be interesting."

That's what the manny tells Keats Dalinger the first time he packs Keats's school lunch, but for Keats that's not always the easiest thing to do. Even though he's the only boy at home, it always feels like no one ever remembers him. His sisters are everywhere! Lulu is the smart one, India is the creative one, and Belly . . . well, Belly is the naked one. And the baby. School isn't much better. There, he's the shortest kid in the entire class.

But now the manny is the Dalinger's new babysitter, and things are starting to look up. It seems as though the manny always knows the right thing to do. Not everyone likes the manny as much as Keats does, however. Lulu finds the manny embarrassing, and she's started to make a list of all the crazy things that he does, such as serenading the kids with "La Cucaracha" from the front yard or wearing underwear on his head or meeting the school bus with Belly, dressed as limo drivers. Keats is worried. What if Lulu's "Manny Files" makes his parents fire the manny? Who will teach him how to be interesting then?]]> 304 Christian Burch 141690039X smalls 4 4.10 2006 The Manny Files
author: Christian Burch
name: smalls
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2007/05/01
date added: 2012/01/10
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I really loved this book! It is a preteen book, but just a good story. I laughed a lot! It is a quick read. I may find a copy to keep as my permanent collection.
]]> <![CDATA[Among the Free (Shadow Children, #7)]]> 303455 ENOUGH GAMES.

Luke Garner is a third-born in a restrictive society that allows only two children per family. Risking his life, he came out of hiding to fight against the Population Police laws. Now, in the final volume of Margaret Peterson Haddix's suspenseful Shadow Children series, Luke inadvertently sets off a rebellion that results in the overthrow of the government. The people are finally free. But who is in charge now? And will this new freedom be everything they had hoped?]]> 208 Margaret Peterson Haddix 0689857985 smalls 4 4.12 2006 Among the Free (Shadow Children, #7)
author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
name: smalls
average rating: 4.12
book published: 2006
rating: 4
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]]> Adam 1866046 379 Ted Dekker 1595540075 smalls 3 3.92 2008 Adam
author: Ted Dekker
name: smalls
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 2011/11/01
date added: 2012/01/10
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I am currently reading this book along with another one. I enjoy how it is written. And I think I have just figured it out. But still about 1/2 the book to go. The part I find intersting is how the victims are being murdered. And that part of the story is written as the detective tries to solve the case, and the other part that is woven in is a newspaper or magazine article in instalments after the crime has already been solved.
]]> The Lovely Bones 12232938
So begins the story of Susie Salmon, who is adjusting to her new home in heaven, a place that is not at all what she expected, even as she is watching life on earth continue without her -- her friends trading rumors about her disappearance, her killer trying to cover his tracks, her grief-stricken family unraveling. Out of unspeakable tragedy and loss, The Lovely Bones succeeds, miraculously, in building a tale filled with hope, humor, suspense, even joy.]]> 372 Alice Sebold 0316166685 smalls 3 3.87 2002 The Lovely Bones
author: Alice Sebold
name: smalls
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2002
rating: 3
read at: 2003/09/01
date added: 2011/08/09
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This book started out creepy and sad, and it ended the same way. I was frustrated through out much of the story. The ending really bothered me and I wish it would have been different. There was another reviewer who wrote about two rapes in this book, and I agree with him. When reading this book, I felt empty, angry, and sad. I think this is what the author wanted. Maybe the Author wanted us to notice two rapes. I kept waiting for something happy to happen, but maybe she wasn't writing to come up with a happy ending. Maybe she wanted to focus more on the consequences of our actions. We can only guess without talking to the author herself. It's funny, some of my favorite movies are ones that don't have a happy ending or an ending you would expect. My dad calls all the movies that end with a happy ending, The Karate Kid. Basically, there is an underdog, then a struggle and challenge for the underdog, and then the underdog wins. These are great light no brainer movies, but don't we really enjoy the ones that end different? Like the Secret Window. I loved the ending of that movie! So why is this book any different? I don't know, I just know I really wanted something happy while I was reading it.
]]> Walk Two Moons 69497
Beneath Phoebe's story is Sal's story and that of her mother, who left on day for Idaho and has not returned. Sal has less than a week to get to Idaho in time from her mother's birthday and bring her back. Despite her father's warning that she is fishing in the air, Sal knows this journey is the only chance she has for reuniting her family.]]> 280 Sharon Creech 0590674099 smalls 5 I loved it! Huzza huzza! 4.17 1994 Walk Two Moons
author: Sharon Creech
name: smalls
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1994
rating: 5
read at: 2007/04/01
date added: 2011/06/17
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I loved it! Huzza huzza!
]]> Benny and Babe 227867 288 Eoin Colfer 1423102835 smalls 0 to-read 3.58 2001 Benny and Babe
author: Eoin Colfer
name: smalls
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> BoneMan's Daughters 6004667 Would you kill an innocent man to save your daughter?

They call him BoneMan, a serial killer who's abducted six young women. He's the perfect father looking for the perfect daughter, and when his victims fail to meet his lofty expectations, he kills them by breaking their bones and leaving them to die.

Intelligence officer Ryan Evans, on the other hand, has lost all hope of ever being the perfect father. His daughter and wife have written him out of their lives.

Everything changes when BoneMan takes Ryan's estranged daughter, Bethany, as his seventh victim. Ryan goes after BoneMan on his own.

But the FBI sees it differently. New evidence points to the suspicion that Ryan is BoneMan. Now the hunter is the hunted, and in the end, only one father will stand.]]> 401 Ted Dekker 1599951959 smalls 4 3.78 2009 BoneMan's Daughters
author: Ted Dekker
name: smalls
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2009
rating: 4
read at: 2010/07/23
date added: 2010/08/02
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Great book. It took me a bit to get into it, once he was captured, it picked up for me. Which is only chapter 2. At first I thought it was similar to another book I read by Dekker, but it wasn't. For him being a military man in his poistion, I thought he would have probably jumped in quicker to end it, but I understand why he didn't. Good book.
]]> The Testament 78182
Nate O'Riley is a high-octane Washington litigator who's lived too hard, too fast, for too long.  His second marriage in a shambles, and he is emerging from his fourth stay in rehab armed with little more than his fragile sobriety, good intentions, and resilient sense of humor.  Returning to the real world is always difficult, but this time it's going to be murder.

Rachel Lane is a young woman who chose to give her life to God, who walked away from the modern world with all its strivings and trappings and encumbrances, and went to live and work with a primitive tribe of Indians in the deepest jungles of Brazil.

In a story that mixes legal suspense with a remarkable adventure, their lives are forever altered by the startling secret of The Testament .]]> 360 John Grisham 0553456350 smalls 4 3.83 1999 The Testament
author: John Grisham
name: smalls
average rating: 3.83
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at: 2010/07/15
date added: 2010/07/29
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Fun book, I found myself often shaking my head and saying, what are you thinking? But I really enjoyed it. For a nonchristian book, I think many of my christian friends would really enjoy this one. Some characters are stereo typical, but still a good book. I wanted such a different ending but this was appropriate too.
]]> <![CDATA[Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13)]]> 1429271 NEW SECRETS, OLD FLAMES AND HIDDEN AGENDAS ARE ABOUT TO SEND BOUNTY HUNTER STEPHANIE PLUM ON HER MOST OUTRAGEOUS ADVENTURE YET!

MISTAKE NO. 1: Dickie Orr.
Stephanie was married to him for about fifteen minutes before she caught him cheating on her with her arch nemesis, Joyce Barnhardt. Fifteen minutes after that, Stephanie filed for divorce, hoping never to see either one of them again.

MISTAKE NO. 2: Doing favours for super bounty hunter Carlos Manoso (aka Ranger).
Ranger needs Stephanie to meet with Dickie and find out if he's doing something shady. Turns out, he is. Turns out Dickie's also back to doing Joyce Barnhardt. And it turns out Ranger's favours always come with a price...

MISTAKE NO. 3: Going completely nuts while doing the favour for Ranger and trying to apply bodily injury to Dickie in front of the entire office.

Now Dickie has disappeared and Stephanie is the prime suspect in his disappearance. Is Dickie dead? Can he be found? And can Stephanie Plum stay one step ahead in this new, dangerous game? Joe Morelli, the hottest cop in Trenton, New Jersey, is also keeping Stephanie on her toes - and he may know more than he's saying about many things in Stephanie's life. It's a cat-and-mouse game for Stephanie Plum and the ultimate prize might be her life.]]> 309 Janet Evanovich 0755337573 smalls 3 3.80 2007 Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, #13)
author: Janet Evanovich
name: smalls
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 2010/07/15
date added: 2010/07/25
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Liked the story line on this one, but the F word is used a lot and that is not the norm for her writing. Kind of ruined the story for me.
]]> <![CDATA[When Heaven Weeps (The Heaven Trilogy, #2)]]> 6490408 256 Ted Dekker smalls 0 to-read 3.70 2001 When Heaven Weeps (The Heaven Trilogy, #2)
author: Ted Dekker
name: smalls
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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date added: 2010/07/09
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]]> Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6) 6858 Hot Six, for example, a sequence of new and hideous cars bite the dust; she finds herself lumbered with a policeman's multiply incontinent dog; and she has several bad skin days. All this when she is trying to prove her distinctly more competent colleague and occasional boyfriend Ranger innocent of a mob hit; avoid the heavies trailing her in the hope of finding him; and cope with a wife-abusing bail defaulter with nasty habits, such as setting Stephanie on fire.]]> 336 Janet Evanovich 0312976275 smalls 5 4.19 2000 Hot Six (Stephanie Plum, #6)
author: Janet Evanovich
name: smalls
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 2010/07/03
date added: 2010/07/03
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]]> <![CDATA[One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)]]> 6853
She’s a product of the “burg,� a blue-collar pocket of Trenton where houses are attached and narrow, cars are American, windows are clean, and (God forbid you should be late) dinner is served at six.

Out of work and out of money, Stephanie blackmails her bail-bondsman cousin Vinnie into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. Stephanie knows zilch about the job requirements, but she figures her new pal, el-primo bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook. Her first nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one. Morelli’s the inamorato who charmed Stephanie out of her virginity at age sixteen. There’s still powerful chemistry between them, so the chase should be interesting…and could also be extremely dangerous.]]> 320 Janet Evanovich 0312362080 smalls 5 4.05 1994 One for the Money (Stephanie Plum, #1)
author: Janet Evanovich
name: smalls
average rating: 4.05
book published: 1994
rating: 5
read at: 2010/06/14
date added: 2010/06/15
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I can see why so many people got hooked on these books. I have read them out of order, but now after reading the first one, I would easily have gotten hooked on reading the rest. This first book made you laugh, but mostly kept you on the edge of your seat, wanting to see how it all ended. The bad guy is truely creepy, and makes you check all your doors and windows. Stephanie is one tough cookie, and an excellent character. I loved it.
]]> The Bride Collector 6884938 384 Ted Dekker 0340964987 smalls 0 to-read 3.85 2009 The Bride Collector
author: Ted Dekker
name: smalls
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2009
rating: 0
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date added: 2010/06/10
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]]> Tell No One 43933
Everyone tells him it's time to move on, to forget the past once and for all. But for David Beck, there can be no closure. A message has appeared on his computer, a phrase only he and his dead wife know. Suddenly Beck is taunted with the impossible- that somewhere, somehow, Elizabeth is alive.

Beck has been warned to tell no one. And he doesn't. Instead, he runs from the people he trusts the most, plunging headlong into a search for the shadowy figure whose messages hold out a desperate hope.

But already Beck is being hunted down. He's headed straight into the heart of a dark and deadly secret- and someone intends to stop him before he gets there.]]> 370 Harlan Coben 0440236703 smalls 5 4.06 2001 Tell No One
author: Harlan Coben
name: smalls
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2001
rating: 5
read at: 2010/05/10
date added: 2010/06/10
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Super fast read, and great story! Good twists, and keeps you wanting to turn the page instead of closing the book. It was reccomended to me by a friend and found I had two copies I had not gotten a chance to read yet!
]]> <![CDATA[Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14)]]> 2292384 Personal vendettas, hidden treasure, and a monkey named Carl will send bounty hunter Stephanie Plum on her most explosive adventure yet.

The Crime: Armed robbery to the tune of nine million dollars

Dom Rizzi robbed a bank, stashed the money, and did the time. His family couldn't be more proud. He always was the smart one.

The Cousin: Joe Morelli

Joe Morelli, Dom Rizzi, and Dom's sister, Loretta, are cousins. Morelli is a cop, Rizzi robs banks, and Loretta is a single mother waiting tables at the firehouse. The all-American family.

The Complications: Murder, kidnapping, destruction of personal property, and acid reflux

Less than a week after Dom's release from prison, Joe Morelli has shadowy figures breaking into his house and dying in his basement. He's getting threatening messages, Loretta is kidnapped, and Dom is missing.

The Catastrophe: Moonman

Morelli hires Walter "Mooner" Dunphy, stoner and "inventor" turned crime fighter, to protect his house. Morelli can't afford a lot on a cop's salary, and Mooner will work for potatoes.

The Cupcake: Stephanie Plum

Stephanie and Morelli have a long-standing relationship that involves sex, affection, and driving each other nuts. She's a bond enforcement agent with more luck than talent, and she's involved in this bank-robbery-gone-bad disaster from day one.

The Crisis: A favor for Ranger

Security expert Carlos Manoso, street name Ranger, has a job for Stephanie that will involve night work. Morelli has his own ideas regarding Stephanie's evening activities.

The Conclusion: Only the fearless should read Fourteen.

Thrills, chills, and incontinence may result.]]> 310 Janet Evanovich 0312349513 smalls 5
Someone asked if I reccomended this, but couldn't respond because I wasn't part of the group. so I will try it here. YES! I am loving this book! I have laughed out loud more times with this book then with many of the others. Of course Grandma Mazure is in it a lot, and she is freakin hillarious!

Grandma Mazure: "If we found the money, I could get a sports car!"
Her Daughter:" You don't have a license."
Grandma Mazure:"And a hot driver to go along with it!"

She just cracks me up!

Ok, just finished this book today and I really loved it! The one thing I notice with the Stephanie plum books is that you get towards the end and think how can there only be ten pages left, we haven't solved the crime yet. It almost feels like the climax is the end. There isn't a climb then a cimax, and then the downhill ride. It is a steady climb to the end and it typically ends at the top. Some how it works. And I am so glad there are more of her books for me to read.]]> 4.04 2008 Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, #14)
author: Janet Evanovich
name: smalls
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2010/04/19
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I guess I wanted light hearted and funny instead of mysterious drama this time.

Someone asked if I reccomended this, but couldn't respond because I wasn't part of the group. so I will try it here. YES! I am loving this book! I have laughed out loud more times with this book then with many of the others. Of course Grandma Mazure is in it a lot, and she is freakin hillarious!

Grandma Mazure: "If we found the money, I could get a sports car!"
Her Daughter:" You don't have a license."
Grandma Mazure:"And a hot driver to go along with it!"

She just cracks me up!

Ok, just finished this book today and I really loved it! The one thing I notice with the Stephanie plum books is that you get towards the end and think how can there only be ten pages left, we haven't solved the crime yet. It almost feels like the climax is the end. There isn't a climb then a cimax, and then the downhill ride. It is a steady climb to the end and it typically ends at the top. Some how it works. And I am so glad there are more of her books for me to read.
]]> <![CDATA[Raise the Titanic! (Dirk Pitt, #4)]]> 41706
The President's secret task force has developed an unprecedented defensive weapon that relies on an extremely rare radioactive element—and Dirk Pitt has followed a twisted trail to a secret cache of the substance. Now, racing against brutal storms, Soviet spies, and a ticking clock, Pitt begins his most thrilling mission—to raise from its watery grave the shipwreck of the century...]]> 545 Clive Cussler 0425194523 smalls 4
OK, I have just another chapter before I am done with this book, but I think I can post my review.

This book caught me in the beginning right away! Then the next few chapters were a little drudging for me, but once they finally got into the miners story, the book picked up again and it was hard to put down. It was only a few chapters into the book before it got to this part. It is all necessary, but had a hard time keeping my attention until the Miner's story. Then from there it just flew. Good action, good mystery, good interpersonal relations, was only dissapointed with one part of the book, but I can't say without spoiling it. But I really wanted a happy ending for one character in particular. And it may have been ok, but it was just not what I wanted for him. Dirk Pitt is a great character. Loved his part in it all. Not as action packed as I would have liked, but the mystery kept it rolling nicely. I would reccomend this book, and will probably read more of the Dirk Pitt series.]]> 3.98 1976 Raise the Titanic! (Dirk Pitt, #4)
author: Clive Cussler
name: smalls
average rating: 3.98
book published: 1976
rating: 4
read at: 2010/03/27
date added: 2010/03/27
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Just started this one. It is one of my dad's books and it sounded interesting. Wonder if I will be the next Dirk Pitt fan? We will see.

OK, I have just another chapter before I am done with this book, but I think I can post my review.

This book caught me in the beginning right away! Then the next few chapters were a little drudging for me, but once they finally got into the miners story, the book picked up again and it was hard to put down. It was only a few chapters into the book before it got to this part. It is all necessary, but had a hard time keeping my attention until the Miner's story. Then from there it just flew. Good action, good mystery, good interpersonal relations, was only dissapointed with one part of the book, but I can't say without spoiling it. But I really wanted a happy ending for one character in particular. And it may have been ok, but it was just not what I wanted for him. Dirk Pitt is a great character. Loved his part in it all. Not as action packed as I would have liked, but the mystery kept it rolling nicely. I would reccomend this book, and will probably read more of the Dirk Pitt series.
]]> <![CDATA[Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]> 498 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 smalls 3
I didn't realize I hadn't returned to post my full review. I did finish the book. Now keep in mind as I write my review I am not a big romance reader. I love mystery, and action. A small ammount of romance is ok, but I am not a gusher. With that in mind, this book was just "ok" for me. It was very anticlimatic. I watched the movie, and though the book for the most part was better, the battle to protect his love in the movie was much better then the book. In the book it felt like he showed up, and she passed out and next thing you know you are in the hospital. No details really. I think this book would have been much better if the author got together with an action writer and co-wrote the battle scene. I think it would have made thier "romance" that much better. It stayed a teeny bopper book for me through out the entire book. If I was a teen I would have probably loved it like the rest, maybe. I dont' know if I will read the rest of the series or not, I dont' get a lot of time to read and I have a ton of other books that I really want to read, so for now, I am not moving forward with this series. ]]> 3.66 2005 Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: smalls
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 2010/02/12
date added: 2010/03/27
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Ok, I finally gave in and am giving this book a try. So far it is mostly a teeny bopper book. I didn't start to get hooked in the book until page 168. But it is still mostly a teeny bopper book. Let you know what I think when I am done.

I didn't realize I hadn't returned to post my full review. I did finish the book. Now keep in mind as I write my review I am not a big romance reader. I love mystery, and action. A small ammount of romance is ok, but I am not a gusher. With that in mind, this book was just "ok" for me. It was very anticlimatic. I watched the movie, and though the book for the most part was better, the battle to protect his love in the movie was much better then the book. In the book it felt like he showed up, and she passed out and next thing you know you are in the hospital. No details really. I think this book would have been much better if the author got together with an action writer and co-wrote the battle scene. I think it would have made thier "romance" that much better. It stayed a teeny bopper book for me through out the entire book. If I was a teen I would have probably loved it like the rest, maybe. I dont' know if I will read the rest of the series or not, I dont' get a lot of time to read and I have a ton of other books that I really want to read, so for now, I am not moving forward with this series.
]]> <![CDATA[High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5)]]> 527790 317 Janet Evanovich 0312971346 smalls 5 4.01 1999 High Five (Stephanie Plum, #5)
author: Janet Evanovich
name: smalls
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1999
rating: 5
read at: 2010/01/16
date added: 2010/01/16
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I finally held on to this book long enough to finish it! I absolutely loved it! A very good read, some very scary characters and some absolutely funny characters. I laughed a lot especially towards the end. Now I can just remember what numbers I haven't read so I know which one to do next!
]]> <![CDATA[The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society]]> 2728527
“Treat yourself to this book, please - I can’t recommend it highly enough.� (Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love)

“I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.�

January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb....

As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends - and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island - boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all. Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society’s members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.

Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.

Praise for The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society

“A jewel... Poignant and keenly observed, Guernsey is a small masterpiece about love, war, and the immeasurable sustenance to be found in good books and good friends.� (People)

“A book-lover’s delight, an implicit and sometimes explicit paean to all things literary.� (Chicago Sun-Times)

“A sparkling epistolary novel radiating wit, lightly worn erudition and written with great assurance and aplomb.� (The Sunday Times [London])

“Cooked perfectly à point: subtle and elegant in flavour, yet emotionally satisfying to the finish.� (The Times [London])]]> 277 Mary Ann Shaffer 0385340990 smalls 5 4.13 2008 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
author: Mary Ann Shaffer
name: smalls
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2008
rating: 5
read at: 2010/01/16
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I really loved this book! If you can follow the letters and who is writing it is so much fun! You learn some history, and you grow to love gurnsey just as the main character does. Just a good read.
]]> <![CDATA[Black: The Birth of Evil (The Circle, #1)]]> 1620926 408 Ted Dekker 159554433X smalls 4 christian-authors
The cool thing about Dekker is that some of my nonchristian friends really enjoy him too. He is just a great author!]]> 4.00 2003 Black: The Birth of Evil (The Circle, #1)
author: Ted Dekker
name: smalls
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2010/01/16
date added: 2010/01/16
shelves: christian-authors
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This was an interesting book. It definately keeps you reading because you want to know which world is real and which is the dream. For that it is a fast read. Some of it seems predictable. Or at least for me I think I understood the fantasy world. But there were many parts of it that I am still curious about. Looking forward to the next one in the series. It keeps the action and the interest the whole time. Good book.

The cool thing about Dekker is that some of my nonchristian friends really enjoy him too. He is just a great author!
]]> The Bluest Eye 11337 The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel, a book heralded for its richness of language and boldness of vision. Set in the author's girlhood hometown of Lorain, Ohio, it tells the story of black, eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove. Pecola prays for her eyes to turn blue so that she will be as beautiful and beloved as all the blond, blue-eyed children in America. In the autumn of 1941, the year the marigolds in the Breedloves' garden do not bloom. Pecola's life does change—in painful, devastating ways.

With its vivid evocation of the fear and loneliness at the heart of a child's yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment. The Bluest Eye remains one of Toni Morrison's most powerful, unforgettable novels- and a significant work of American fiction.]]> 216 Toni Morrison smalls 2 4.13 1970 The Bluest Eye
author: Toni Morrison
name: smalls
average rating: 4.13
book published: 1970
rating: 2
read at: 2007/05/01
date added: 2009/12/16
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I always find it interesting when I don't like a book that is popular, or supposed to be a great book. I didn't like the writing style. Flopped around too much. I hated the content of the story. Meaning it pissed me off. I think it's supposed to evoke that emotion. Not what I expected at all.
]]> <![CDATA[Lead, So I Can Follow (Carl Wilcox, #16)]]> 36097 224 Harold Adams 0802775969 smalls 3 3.47 1999 Lead, So I Can Follow (Carl Wilcox, #16)
author: Harold Adams
name: smalls
average rating: 3.47
book published: 1999
rating: 3
read at: 2007/04/01
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this started out as a good story, but it was anticlimatic for me. Quick read.
]]> <![CDATA[His Oldest Friend: The Story of an Unlikely Bond]]> 743604 They met under the most inauspicious circumstances. He was a teenage volunteer at a nursing home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She was a wheelchair-bound resident in her nineties. He was a poor Hispanic, living in a rented room in the barrio, separated from his family. Her life, at least before arthritis hobbled her, was comfortable, with regular visits from her daughters and grandchildren. But when Margaret Oliver's daughter hired Elvis Checo to look in on her mother a few afternoons each week, nobody anticipated that this would be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
In His Oldest Friend , Sonny Kleinfield takes us inside the lives of these two unlikely close friends to explore the world of the very young and the very old. Too often we tend to submerge individuals in the group identity of "youth" and "the elderly," but Checo and Oliver defy the stereotypes, offering each other that rarest of recognition and affirmation as a unique human being.]]> 288 Sonny Kleinfield 0805080600 smalls 4 3.40 2005 His Oldest Friend: The Story of an Unlikely Bond
author: Sonny Kleinfield
name: smalls
average rating: 3.40
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 2007/04/01
date added: 2009/12/16
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Good story. Wish everyone had some of their experiences. Perfect intergenerational example.
]]> To Dance with the White Dog 898697
"A deftly shaped and vivid book...a tender and bracing tale of an octogenarian fighting to live a connected and purposeful life." � The New York Times

"A hauntingly beautiful story about love, family and relationships...I found it all such a moving experience, a lovely enduring tribute to love." ―The Most Reverend Desmond M. Tutu

"Terry Kay is a perfect writer for those who love to read. His prose contains music and passion and fire. His work is tender and heartbreaking and memorable." ―Pat Conroy, New York Times best-selling author

The elderly Sam Peek is still mourning the death of his beloved wife when a mysterious white dog appears. Seen only by Sam, White Dog becomes a part of Sam's grief. Though it's unclear if White Dog is real or phantom, the creature eases Sam's sorrow, brings him closer to his family, and helps him reconcile with his own mortality.

Best-selling author Terry Kay brings Northeast Georgia to life through his elegant prose, and the thought-provoking themes of family, love, and loss will make readers come back to this touching story again and again.

Also an Emmy Award-winning Hallmark Hall of Fame movie starring Hume Cronyn and Academy Award-winner Jessica Tandy.]]> 239 Terry Kay 1561450022 smalls 5 4.17 1990 To Dance with the White Dog
author: Terry Kay
name: smalls
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1990
rating: 5
read at: 2007/04/01
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A very good book. Reminded me of my dad a lot. Light hearted in a way, good humor. Good story.
]]> <![CDATA[All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3)]]> 232123 373 Patricia Cornwell 0684193957 smalls 4 4.08 1992 All That Remains (Kay Scarpetta, #3)
author: Patricia Cornwell
name: smalls
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1992
rating: 4
read at: 2007/03/01
date added: 2009/12/16
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Still reading it, but so far so good. Finished it, good book. typical for her writing style. The mystery was pretty good too.
]]> Of Mice and Men 7612 “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.�

They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. But George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own.

While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in Steinbeck's work of the late 1930s, he narrowed his focus when composing Of Mice and Men, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and a shared dream that makes an individual's existence meaningful.

A unique perspective on life's hardships, this story has achieved the status of timeless classic due to its remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films.]]> 118 John Steinbeck 0553131001 smalls 5 3.87 1937 Of Mice and Men
author: John Steinbeck
name: smalls
average rating: 3.87
book published: 1937
rating: 5
read at: 2005/06/01
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This is the first time I have ever read this book. I loved it! I just finished it a few minutes ago and the ending is still festering in my mind. I won't give it away, but I didn't expect the ending. I can see why it is a classic. I haven't decided if I want to set this one free or not. So for now it will be part of my permanent collection. But I highly recommend it.
]]> Speak 123105
"Speak up for yourself—we want to know what you have to say."

From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. But this time Melinda fights back, refuses to be silent, and thereby achieves a measure of vindication.

In Laurie Halse Anderson's powerful novel, an utterly believable heroine with a bitterly ironic voice delivers a blow to the hypocritical world of high school. She speaks for many a disenfranchised teenager while demonstrating the importance of speaking up for oneself.

Speak was a 1999 National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature.]]> 198 Laurie Halse Anderson 0439640105 smalls 3 4.08 1999 Speak
author: Laurie Halse Anderson
name: smalls
average rating: 4.08
book published: 1999
rating: 3
read at: 2006/09/01
date added: 2009/12/16
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This was an interesting read. Written layout is a bit different then other books. But good storyline. Almost didn't finish it but the ending made the book more worth it for me.
]]> Out of Control 243748 208 Mark Lowry 0849940494 smalls 3 christian-authors 4.01 Out of Control
author: Mark Lowry
name: smalls
average rating: 4.01
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2005/06/01
date added: 2009/12/16
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At first I simply smiled as I read. But by the 4th chapter, I found myself laughing out loud! It is a quick read! This book is a great biography, testimony, humor, and all around fun book!
]]> <![CDATA[Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)]]> 232144 342 Patricia Daniels Cornwell 0671023616 smalls 4 3.74 1990 Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta, #1)
author: Patricia Daniels Cornwell
name: smalls
average rating: 3.74
book published: 1990
rating: 4
read at: 2006/01/01
date added: 2009/12/16
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This is Cornwells first book. And you can tell a big difference in her writing. Her characters have a lot more edge to them. And Her Crimes are more scary. This one had a lot of descriptive in it, and for me it felt a bit dark. A great mystery, but like I said, a bit dark for me. However, I can't wait to start the next one. So many books, so little time.
]]> <![CDATA[Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1)]]> 77163 9780684844770

From the highly acclaimed, award-winning author of Floating in My Mother's Palm comes a stunning novel about ordinary people living in extraordinary times.

Trudi Montag is a Zwerg—a dwarf—short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share—from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he's a girl, to the Jews Trudy harbors in her cellar.

Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth.]]> 525 Ursula Hegi smalls 5 4.10 1994 Stones from the River (Burgdorf Cycle, #1)
author: Ursula Hegi
name: smalls
average rating: 4.10
book published: 1994
rating: 5
read at: 2005/09/01
date added: 2009/12/16
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Thanks again for this book! I really did enjoy it. It did take me about 40 pages to get into it, but once I made that connection with the characters, I was hooked. There are a lot of characters to keep track of,and that was a bit challenging. It is definately a deep book, not a light book at all. It is the longest book I have ever read, and I am glad I pushed past those first 40 pages. I love how you get a perspective of the Germans during this time. I think that is a rare find. It is very truthful and heart wrenching. I think it must have taken some courage to write it. I do need a bit of help with the ending, and I made a forum about it. So any insite you have would be great
]]> Left Behind (Left Behind, #1) 27523 470 Tim LaHaye 0842342702 smalls 5 christian-authors 3.86 1995 Left Behind (Left Behind, #1)
author: Tim LaHaye
name: smalls
average rating: 3.86
book published: 1995
rating: 5
read at: 1998/08/01
date added: 2009/12/16
shelves: christian-authors
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Loved this book! If you are a Christian who believes in Rapture, this book makes it a little easier to understand. But keep in mind it is Fiction based on Biblical truths. And if you like suspense, drama, and action, this book is one you will like! Kept me hooked and reading until I was done! Hope someone else likes it as much. It is the first in a large series.
]]> <![CDATA[Go Eat Worms! (Goosebumps, #21)]]> 161553 THEY'RE CREEPY AND THEY'RE CRAWLY‑THEY'RE TOTALLY DISGUSTING!

Obsessed with worms? That's putting it mildly. Todd is so fascinated with worms, he keeps a worm farm in his basement! Most of all, Todd loves torturing his sister and her best friend with worms. Dropping them in their hair. Down their backs.
Until one day, after cutting a worm in half, Todd notices something strange. The rest of the worms seems to be staring at him! Suddenly worms start showing up in the worst places for Todd. In his bed. In his homework. Even in his spaghetti!
What's a worm lover to do when his own worms are starting to gross him out?]]> 122 R.L. Stine 0590477439 smalls 4
]]> 3.33 1994 Go Eat Worms! (Goosebumps, #21)
author: R.L. Stine
name: smalls
average rating: 3.33
book published: 1994
rating: 4
read at: 2005/11/01
date added: 2009/12/16
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A great mystery for kids, keeps you wondering if it was real or imagined right up to the end.


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