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A visionary account of American life--and the long-awaited sequel to one of the most celebrated novels of the past decade--Independence Day reveals a man and our country with unflinching comedy and the specter of hope and even permanence, all of which Richard Ford evokes with keen intelligence, perfect emotional pitch, and a voice invested with absolute authority.
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The Pulitzer-Prize Winning novel for 1996.
In this visionary sequel to The Sportswriter, Richard Ford deepens his portrait of one of the most unforgettable characters in American fiction, and in so doing gives us an indelible portrait of America.
Frank Bascombe, in the aftermath of his divorce and the ruin of his career, has entered an "Existence Period", selling real estate in Haddam, New Jersey, and mastering the high-wire act of normalcy. But over one Fourth of July weekend, Frank is called into sudden, bewildering engagement with life.
Independence Day is moving, peerlessly funny odyssey through America and through the layered consciousness of one of its most compelling literary incarnations, conducted by a novelist of astonishing empathy and perception.
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A Pulitzer???.......2007-09-21
I had high hopes for this book but was sadly disappointed. Read this book if you want to study long long sentence construction. Each sentence was a test of my concentration. The story however did warrant this much effort. Perhaps Pulitzer is a reward for the most number of words with the fewest periods? I gave up.
Babbitt has a midlife crisis and fails catharsis 101.......2007-07-09
Many people in America are reluctant to confront authority.
When they say this is a good novel and they are the "authority" , what is then
my natural reaction? This novel reminds me very much of the novel Babbitt
that I was forced to read for English literature and the author seems to be
without the connection to his extreme in materialism. ( He seems to
think he is a liberal.) I got to really dislike the protagonist in the first 100 pages
and even to dread reading more of his overationalizing morbidity.
I was left longing for the sincere freshness of Sinclair Lewis!
Making a point in some worthwhile theme would be good.
Woody Allen makes his points more clearly and maybe
with less name dropping . There is no convincing change ...
the hero doesn't get the point when he allows harm to come to his son.
It doesn't really seem to get through: mowing his lawn isn't a radical
change in behavior. He says a lot without ever saying anything:
he writes well without ever making a point.
He describes much without seeming to be able to find any meaning in what he sees.
I had a very negative reaction to this form of intellectualism.
I suppose that there must be some method here , but for me it is lost in excessive verbiage.
I prefer Tortilla Flats or Sweet Thursday where the point is in the results...
I keep asking the author to actually understand something in his own
reality. Obfuscation with window dressing of intellectualism...
If the protagonist were actually in touch with himself,
he'd put rocks in his pocket and walk into a river ( or someone
else would do it for him?). Calling this novel a literary master piece seems
to me to be a a form of intellectual sadomasochism: a lie.
Something to Cheer About.......2007-06-21
We have been waiting a long time for this kind of writing. For me, not since Updike's Rabbit have I read such an engrossing, attractive, masculine character. What makes Frank Bascombe so attractive is his ordinariness, not at all an easy thing to accomplish. Intellectuals are easy for intellectuals to construct, but to find a guy who likes hot dogs, real estate and women is rare, and the reader knows it. This is, in some ways, Hemingway territory, but Bascombe is happy, unlike Mr. Hemingways's anxiety-driven specimens. New Jersey makes for a wonderful setting. Together with Philip Roth, Ford has made certain that Jersey has replaced Mississippi as the center of the American landscape. It's glorious country.
Just A Little At A Time.......2007-06-03
So many books are ones which "I just couldn't put down" but our lives rarely allow us to focus like that - we have all kinds of little things that require our attention. This books reads like the pull and push of our lives and you can take a little in at a time, go on to something else you need to do and then return as naturally as we do in our actual lives. I have rarely had that kind of experience with a book. Thanks.
long short story.......2007-02-26
There are isolated moments of real insight here and it's a shame they're lost in such a meandering, pointless story. The book is strongest when it shows the impact that a realtor has on the lives of his clients -- something I hadn't really considered previously. The story of the Markhams, how the compromises they must make in settling for the home they can afford instead of the one they really want is a powerful metaphor for the lives of these two people, for the choices they've made and how they will live out their remaining years. It's about making tough decisions and being honest about yourself and your situation in life. I would have loved to see this as a short story. Unfortunately, the novel has little else to offer. The protagonist's insights into his own life are fairly shallow and repetitive (if I had to read the term "Existence Period" one more time I was going to put the book down for good). Pulitzer prize? Come on.
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The British ruled over Palestine, the state that would become Israel, from the end of World War I to 1948. In those three decades, writes A.J. Sherman, British colonial administrators "dimly appreciated that Palestine might present something of a problem, since it contained not merely a native Arab population firmly attached to their lands and traditions, but also a European-educated, sophisticated class of Zionist Jewish immigrants and settlers." That dim recognition, and the fond hope that Palestine would somehow fit into the scheme of a worldwide Pax Britannica, quickly gave way to resignation in the face of guerrilla war conducted by Arabs and Jews alike, waged against each other and against their occupiers, whose story Sherman ably tells. --Gregory McNamee
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One of the great dramas in British imperial history, the strife-torn three decades of British rule in Palestine, known as the Mandate, remain controversial even now, more than fifty years after the last British High Commissioner left Jerusalem. British policies, promises, and the mere presence of Britain in the Holy Land are still passionately debated and deplored. The thousands of British citizens who actually lived and worked in Palestine have, however, been overlooked. Here for the first time is their story, drawn largely from personal letters, diaries, and memoirs that vividly describe their success in adapting to life in Palestine, their attitudes toward Arabs and Jews, their accomplishments and missteps, and their strong sense of imperial mission. This powerful account brings to life a notable chapter in the history of the Middle East and provides a new perspective on the struggle there for independence and nationhood.
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A Beautiful Book.......2006-03-09
In this compact book the stories of British lives in Palestine is told through their diaries and life experiences. This is not the story of war or occupation or colonialism or polemic we are used to but a poignant fair account of individual people trapped in a hard situation, living their everyday lives. We learn of the early mandate, of Zionism and anti-Semitism among the English officers and their wives. We learn about the riots, the various governors, the Palestinian revolt, the Jewish terrorism, the war years when Rommel seemed on the border of victory, all these things and more. An immensely fair account given the nature of the story and the subsequent controversy, this book, more than most, perhaps captures the truth behind `colonialism' it wasn't a racist terrible thing made up of brutal unfeeling people, rather the colonialists were everyday people concerned with themselves and the events around them and usually working to improve the lots of the country to which they had entrusted their lives. The mandate period is fascinating and this is a fair and just picture of it.
Seth J. Frantzman
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- A review of Indian Independance Movements-Heroes and Pretend
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- A Richly Detailed Story. . .
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The birth of the Indian National Conference in 1885 served as the formal beginning to India's long struggle to evict the British. When independence finally arrived on August 15, 1947, India soon found itself fighting yet another enemy: itself. Without a solid blueprint from which to draw its own government and infrastructure, India's internal struggles meant enormous suffering for the population. As Anthony Read and David Fisher clearly point out, much of the turmoil resulted from the inability of Indian leaders to work in concert, pitting India and Pakistan against one another before they could even begin to celebrate their freedom. It's evident the authors find much to admire in India, but their evenhanded analysis prevents even a touch of the hagiographical; even the failings of the legendary Gandhi are expanded upon. Nehru, Lord Mountbatten, and the Muslim leader Jinnah are also skewered for their poor choices and lack of vision and leadership. In all fairness, the transition to democratic self-rule was no small task, particularly in regard to dealing fairly with the multiple ethnic and religious groups that abound in India, but the authors elaborate on the past sins of the Indian government, because it is within these failings that the true story of modern India is found. These long gazes into the past also help determine what the impact of the current crisis within the Congress Party may be now that Hindu nationalists and religious fundamentalists are in control.
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In 1835, Lord Macaulay, in his Minute on Indian Education, had prophesied that the eventual self-rule of India would be "the proudest day in British history." And yet when independence came on the stroke of midnight of August 14, 1947, events unfolded with a violence that shocked the world: entire trainloads of Muslim and Hindu refugees were slaughtered on their flight to safety --not by the British, but by each other. Macaulay's dream had become a flawed and bloody reality. The Proudest Day is a riveting account of the end of the Raj, the most romantic of all the great empires. Anthony Read and David Fisher tell the whole epic story in compelling and colorful detail from its beginnings more than a century earlier; their powerful narrative takes a fresh look at many of the events and personalities involved, especially the three charismatic giants --Gandhi, Nehru, and Jinnah --who dominated the final, increasingly bitter thirty years. Meanwhile, a succession of British politicians and viceroys veered wildly between liberalism and repression until the Raj became a powder keg, wanting only a match.
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A review of Indian Independance Movements-Heroes and Pretend.......2002-02-06
An exellent book delaing with the Indian independence movement.
It starts with the British massacre of hundreds of Indians attending a peaceful meeting in Jallianwallah Bagh, which turned the tide and ends with division of of the subcontinent into Muslin Pakistan and more secular India and the loss of millions of lives on both sides of the devide during the ensuing riots, and the birth of the the Indepenedent India and Pakistan. The book colorfully portrays the charecters involved in the drama-the likes of Jinnah the father of modern Pakistan, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawahrlal Nehru and Mountabatten their arrogance and vanity, Gandhi's apparent dislike of Jinnah from the very begining and his non-democratic management of the congress party. Jinnah was a secular muslim. In the begining it was not his intention to carve a seperate Islamic Pakistan from the Indian subcontinent. The dogmatic refusal to accept the Cripps Mission, whose offer of dominion status would have saved the division of the subcontinent and subsequent loss of millions of lives. The initial arrogance and later withdrawl of the British in a hurry without a great deal of thought resulting not only the worst religiously motivated riots, massive loss of lives and boarder problems between India and Pakistan. Only the common people of India emerge as the heroes in this book. It is a well researched thoughtfully written book and it should be read by any with an interest in the subcontinent.
A delightful and instructive overview of British India........2000-08-19
I am glad I bought this book. There is nothing new here for the reader well versed in the history of India. However, the language and presentation model is quite brisk and makes for a easy read. The material is fairly encompassing given that the purpose of the book is for the general reader. I found the narrative both interesting and fast moving. A good start for someone desiring to know present day India.
A Richly Detailed Story. . ........1999-07-10
Given that so much has been written on the movement towards independence already in the last few years, I came with skepticism to this book, given that neither of the authors had significant experience in Indian history before. This becomes clear in their research and writing, which at times seems to borrow too extensively from prior works and in effect surveys previous surveys. Nonetheless, The Proudest Day accomplishes one singular feat: it paints a coherent story of more than 60 years of struggle, full of coloured yet flawed personalities such as Jinnah and Gahndi and momentous occasions, from the Amritsar Massacre to the endgame hysteria after WWII. It gives form to what more than anything was a series of stop and goes over a half a century.
Much of the author's criticism of the main protagonists is not new. The myth of Gahndi's pacifism is debunked. In Nehru's uncompromising idealism, the authors lay the blame for eventual partition. Jinnah is the consumate lawyer, manipulating and playing with legal vagueries. But it is for Mountbatten and the Congress hard-liners that the harshest criticism is reserved. Partition comes down to one missed chance in the summer of 1946. Whether or not in the emotional-charged atmosphere of Indian-Pakistan history you accept this proposition, the authors succeed in leaving that bitter feeling in the reader's mind- that partition, the holocaust that ensued after August 1947 in Punjab, and years of ensuing conflict could have all been avoided even after 50+ years of heated struggle if only in that last instance, the main protagonists laid aside their prior histories, showed their courage and seized the moment.
An excelent read, both informative and gripping.......1999-03-19
The book is one of the most comprehensive historical works on the British Raj in India. I was pleasently surprised to read a relatively unbiased approach to history. The authors view of historical fact is remarkably uncolored by reverence and they are presented as such. The book is also not judgemental of history and reader is presented with differing historical reactions, leaving the reader to make up his own mind. The research is extensive and well documented. All in all a must read for anybody interested in the History of the India during the British Rule.
Outstanding Overview.......1998-09-24
This is an outstanding book and a must read for anyone interested in the world's largest democracy and the sub-continent.
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Reinterpreting the first century of American history, Brendan McConville argues that colonial society developed a political culture marked by strong attachment to Great Britain's monarchs. This intense allegiance continued almost until the moment of independence, an event defined by an emotional break with the king. By reading American history forward from the seventeenth century rather than backward from the Revolution, McConville shows that political conflicts long assumed to foreshadow the events of 1776 were in fact fought out by factions who invoked competing visions of the king and appropriated royal rites rather than used abstract republican rights or pro-democratic proclamations. The American Revolution, McConville contends, emerged out of the fissure caused by the unstable mix of affective attachments to the king and a weak imperial government. Sure to provoke debate, The King's Three Faces offers a powerful counterthesis to the dominant American historiography.
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Good Book for Sci-Fi Fans.......2004-06-01
Being a fan of the movie, ID4, I ordered this book because this book starts at the very beginning. We've all seen the movie, but I was curious to find out how it all started.
The book centers around Dr. Okun, and how he became involved with Area 51, and the trials he goes through finding the clues to the alien invaders.
This book is a nice addition to the movie, and can't wait the read "War in the desert."
If anyone has a used hardcover of the book Independence Day: War in the Desert, they can sell me, please email me at rking@king7.com
Must-read for any sci-fi fan, or a good book for any reader.......2001-10-31
Independence Day: Silent Zone takes place before the alien attack and is about research on the alien ship. Okun, a young and spirited scientist, gets hired to Area 51 to work on research. As all the scientists work, Okun finds a huge government cover-up to hide secrets, so work is limited.
Silent Zone is a really good book. Its plot is incredible, and the writing style is easy to read. Okun, the protagonist, is an interesting character (interesting is to say the least...) He was written to be cool, and he does come off as that, for the most part. He also can be considered a nerd, but he's still cool. The other scientists at Area 51 are also interesting characters.
The writing is descriptive, and that pays off to add detail to science fiction. That style also keeps the reader interested to read on.
The prolouge, which takes place on July 5 after the attacks, is one of the best introductions I have ever read. It is also very descriptive, and is sets a very fun tone for the rest of the book. Once I read that, I realized that the book would be a really good one.
I really suggest that you read this book. It is a read-and-read-again book, so I also suggest that you buy it. Read, and then enjoy.
COOL TO THE POWER OF TEN!.......2001-02-14
Just as Okun says in the book--- it's most definately cool to the power of ten! This halarious story gives us the prequil to the popular 1996 film. It follows the exploits of Okun (hippie genius with a 2.7 gpa) and the old scientists from Area 51 who were there from the start with the Roswell Incident. Set in the 1970's, it's a wonderfully told tale thats funny, and whimsical as well as smart. The style of writing RULES and the images you get from reading it are stunning! This book it totally "Groovalicious" (head nodding) READ THIS ONE!
A great time-filler!.......2000-06-13
This interpretation of the Roswell incident and Area 51 according to the characters in INDEPENDENCE DAY is extremely entertaining. The story charts the progress from college to Area 51 of Dr Brackish Okun, the longhair hippie throwback scientist from the movie. As his work into alien existence becomes more classified, he discovers the link between alien abductions and the forthcoming ID4 invasion. Some of the descriptions of the alien abductions are surprisingly plausible. Although this spin-off is not as technologically advanced as Rober Doherty's AREA 51 series, it is still well worth a read.
Excellent.......1999-11-03
In my opinion, "Silent Zone" was one of the best written books I have ever read. Stephen Molstad wrote this in a manner that was easy to follow and a joy to read. The style he used kept me interested and above all, open minded. The adventures that Dr. Okun take are entertaining and keep the story flowing. It is a must read for any sci-fi fan or someone looking for a good book.
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It is the Fourth of July. Reeling from the enemy onslaught, a few surviving military pilots gather in the Saudi Arabian desert. Two of the best fliers, flight instructors Reg and Faisal, self-appointed leaders of the Saudi Forces, can barely contain their animosity when a message from the Americans forces them to unite.
A weak point has been found in the alien "City Destroyers." The air war against them was costly--but it worked!...Or did it? Too late, Reg and Faisal discover their "victory" was an illusion--part of a secret ambush that will open the planet to unimaginable horror, unless these overmatched warriors from several Middle Eastern nations can overcome long-standing hatreds and unite against the aliens in the fiercest hand-to-hand combat of the war.
Capturing the spectacular action of the blockbuster Twentieth Century Fox film, this authorized novel adds exciting new material to the ID4 story!
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An original twist on the ID4 story........2004-08-20
Who would have thought that a short, one minute scene from a blockbuster film, would have inspired such a good book?
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS. DO NOT READ IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS.
On July 2nd, alien ships arrive over the cities of the Earth. One ship arrives over Jerusalem, where RAF Major Reg Cummins has been sent to retrieve some British fighter pilots and their planes. En route back to their base, the alien ship destroys Jerusalem and the alien fighters kill most of the RAF pilots. Only Reg, Col Thomson, Lt Sutton and Airman Michael Tye survive. They take cover in the middle of the Saudi Desert, where aircraft and pilots from many Middle Eastern countries have also hidden from the aliens.
When, on July 4th, the pilots receive a message from the Americans saying that they can bring down the shield on the alien destroyers, the fighter pilots must put aside their personal differences and unite to defeat the alien invaders. Various plans are discussed, but Saudi Captain Faisal has his own plans for personal glory. Reg and Faisal have differing ideas over what to do as the alien ship heads towards Mecca...
When the alien destroyer is downed, the pilots think they've won the war. But some of the aliens have survived the crash, and have stolen some biological weapons which they intend to use against the human race. Now Reg and his team - Sutton; Tye; Israelis Miriyam Marx and Yossi; Palastinean Edward; Saudis Fadeela Yamani and Captain Ali Hassan; and Ethiopian Remi - have to put aside their differences once again to save the human race, whilst also trying to deal with Faisal who has imprisoned Fadeela's brother Khalid, who has been accused of being a traitor.
Overall I found this a good read that added to the ID4 story in a good way. The first third of the book deals with the timeframe in the film - July 2nd to July 4th - and the attempts to defeat the alien city destroyers. Some events from the film - such as the American nuclear attack on the ship over Houston - were referred to, and of course the scene where Reg and Thomson receive the message about the shields was lifted directly from the film. Afterwards, where the film would have ended, our story continues until July 6th when another battle to save the world occurs. I also liked the various subplots that happened during the book and how they all tied in with each other.
The cast of characters were wide and all had real personalities, and I liked how Reg's team had their own, human problems to deal with as well as the alien problem. One slight nitpick is that we only knew half the main characters' full names. Sutton's first name or Edward's last name were never revealed, and I feel this made them slightly less "human". We are supposed to care about these characters yet we don't know their full names. This might just be me though.
The various relationships between the main characters were also done well. I enjoyed the bickering between Edward and Yossi about each other's grandmothers and various other things! Captain Ali Hassan also developed well during the book. When we first meet him, he is rude to the Israelis - in fact, we don't even discover Ali's name until later on in the book - but by the end of the book he is a valued member of Reg's team. He has risked everything to join the team and cares about the others. Sutton's constant moaning about things was also quite amusing.
Naturally Reg is the main character in the book - there are very few scenes without him in them. Sutton and Tye are his constant companions, staying with him most of the time, and the other members of the team join later. One thing I liked was how the characters were introduced. You don't know who will be helping Reg. Ali and Remi in particular are introduced in a "blink and you miss it" style, only for them to reappear later on as main characters.
The descriptions of the alien destroyers and other alien technology are very detailed, offering a better vision into the aliens' world and expanding on what we learnt in the film. Whereas in the film the alien ships themselves were the main threat - and indeed, we hardly see the actual aliens in the film - here the actual aliens are the threat and we also learn a bit more about them as well.
The author has done a successful job of turning the short scene in the film of the British pilots receiving the American message into a good novel, and giving the ID4 story an extra twist in that, unlike the film, this novel has a lot of action on the ground with the actual aliens themselves. Stephen Molstad has managed to resist writing a copy of the original story set in Saudi Arabia instead of America, and instead has managed to write an original story which ties in nicely with the film. I found myself wanting to read more and had to force myself to put the book down at times. The only bad points were the "name problem" I said about earlier, and the lack of reports from the outside world. There are a few places where we discover things such as the ship over Jerusalem is heading for Amman in Jordan, or that there is a ship over Turkey, and I would have liked a few more reports on those lines just to show the global impact of the invasion. I would also have liked to know if the ship near Mecca was the only ship with survivors (if you've read ID4: Silent Zone, you'll know there were no survivors on the ship destroyed by Russell Casse over Area 51) and what the rest of the world was doing. Other than that though, a very good book that is a must for any ID4 fan.
Very interesting companion to movie.......2001-09-02
I picked this one up on a gamble (reduced price) and read it pretty quickly. I was surprised at how well it was done (although the writer made the Aliens and their technology a bit too organic to suit me). I can't think of just what I'd change but felt that some spots needed something. I do really appreciate the continuation of the story, if a sequel is ever made to the movie this is the only practical type of story to do.
This book is a single sitting read!.......1999-11-11
I sat down, one morning, with a cup of coffee and thought I'd read a chapter or two of this little paperback I picked up. Lunch came and went without my notice.
This book is great! Stephen Molstad is an expert at drawing your right in to the events unfolding! Action packed with just a touch of romance on the side! Everybody is getting copies in their Christmas stockings this year!
Wonderful, gripping action!.......1999-10-25
Stephen Molstad keeps your nose in the pages as he unfolds the ID4 aftermath before your eyes. His use of descriptive language and involving action will keep you glued to the story right through to the end. In my opinion, this book is as good as, in fact, better than the movie! I'd love to see it made into a screenplay, it would make the perfect sequel to ID4 (does anyone know why it's called ID4 anyway?).
Anyhow, it rules. Buy it NOW.
This book RULES!!!!.......1999-08-16
This book is one of the best books I have ever read! It startsout in the Middle East around the same time the movie starts, but thegreat thing about this book is that it goes beyond where the original story ends. Alien surviviors from the city destroyers come out with weapons killing everything in sight. The book is exciting and action packed from beggining to end. It has excellent descriptions about the inside of the city destroyer and you get to learn a lot more about the alien technology. I recommend this book to everyone. I couldn't put it down!
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The Declaration of Independance.......2007-01-18
TITLE: The Declaration of Independence
AUTHOR: Anne Mazer
MAIN CHARACTER: Her name is Abby Hayes. She is a fifth grader who loves soccer. Abby has a younger brother and two older sisters who are twins. She also has a mom and a dad whose names are Olivia and Paul Hayes. Abby is outgoing in a way, loves writing, and collects calendars. She is a normal fifth grade girl.
PLOT: Abby wants to go to the Halloween festival with her friends and not with her younger brother. So she has to prove to her parents she can be independent and responsible. Abby has to take on more chores that she is not asked to do like making breakfast and cleaning. Abby keeps messing up but she finds a way that she thinks will prove to her parents she can go to the festival alone.
SETTING: It takes place in present time in a little town in a big state. The writer makes the town sound beautiful.
THEME: Abby wants to prove she can be responsible to her parents to show she can go to the Halloween festival alone with her friends.
I like this story because it keeps the reader interested and you just want to keep reading. It also has a great exposition and climax!
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Abby Hayes The Declation of Independence........2007-01-10
The book is called the amazing days of Abby hayes the declaration of independence it is about a girl named Abby Hayes she has blue eyes and red curly hair.She has a colection of calenders to.I love this book becaus it is a general fiction book and it is exiting!oh yea she also writs in the book!I am not going to tell you every thing abot the book exept she relly wants to go to the fall fest with her friends!
Anson Y.'s book review. HK.
.......2005-07-09
This is a very good book. When you read it, it seems so real!
Every year, in high school, they had a Fall Festival. And this year's Festival will be the best ever. Abby wanted to go with her friends--NOT her little brother and her parents. But first, she had to prove how mature she is. So Abby planned alot of plans. Those were a great plan for independence...until disaster struck!
P.S. This'll be the book that were always in your hands.( When you get it! HA-ha-haaaaaaa! )
The Declaration of Independence.......2005-07-01
Abby Hayes, former soccer player wannabe, is now on another mission in which she must prove herself. This time, though, instead of proving that she is worthy of being a part of the Hayes family by becoming a soccer star, she is proving to her parents that she is mature enough to ride bikes to the fall festival at the high school with her friends, and hang out there without her little brother tagging along. But after doing countless chores and trying to act more adult-like (both seeming to be unimpressive to her parents) Abby is wondering if she's EVER going to be considered "mature". Will Abby be able to earn the freedom that she is positive she deserves...or will one mistake ruin everything?
This was a very good book! It's what I refer to as "not fantastic literature, but it requires little thinking and is enjoyable enough that I really like it". I have to say that this book was probably better than the first one. (And now I can't wait to get the third!) My only comment is that ten years old is pretty young to expect that much freedom! Whether Abby gets it or not, I'm not telling, though.
Overall, I say that if you're looking for a fun, light series to read before bedtime, while you're eating a snack, or while you're waiting in a doctor's office, then I recommend "The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes" to you! It's not complicated, and it's very entertaining. I actually waited in anticipation for moments of free time when I could read it!
GO ABBY HAYES!.......2004-04-11
In the second book in the series about Abby Hayes, Abby declares her independence by refusing to take Alex to the Fall Festival, just like she does every year. Abby has to prove herself worthy by acting more mature. She agrees to babysit Alex, so they go to the park. But something terrible happens to Alex. Fortunately, Abby thinks quickly and everything turns out fine and Abby gets to go to the fair with her friends. Buy this great book and every one of them in the series.
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Iron Rangers.......2007-05-20
For anyone interested in the art of photo interpretation, immigration history, radical politics/unionism, and a history of the Mesabi Iron Range, I would heartedly recommend this book. The extensive bibliography and footnotes, alone, are worth the price of the book. Dr. Nemanic has given both the academic world and those interested in the Iron Range much to assimilate. Her interpretation of the interplay of radical politics and unionism and the changing significance of the July Fourth celebrations will challenge more traditional visions/interpretations. The Iron Rangers may be laconic but they certainly were and are not inactive.
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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.
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- Irish Born
- Irish Lace: A Nuala Anne McGrail Novel (Nuala Anne McGrail Novels)
- It Sleeps in Me
- Just a Sister Away: Understanding the Timeless Connection Between Women of Today and Women in the Bible
- Knuffle Bunny (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))
- Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire
- Lincoln's Sword: The Presidency and the Power of Words
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