A Light in the Attic

Book Description

Last night while I lay thinking here
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
And pranced and partied all night long
And sang their same old Whatif song:

Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?...

Here in the attic of Shel Silverstein you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. You will talk with Broiled Face, and find out what happens when Somebody steals your knees, you get caught by the Quick-Digesting Gink, a Mountain snores, and They Put a Brassiere on the Camel.

From the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up, here is another wondrous book of poems and drawings.

Customer Reviews:

As sweet as they used to be.......2007-05-25

Silverstein is our favorite author of children's books. He is just perfect! In fact his works are as good for the parents as for their children. Whichever Silverstein's book I bought for any of my five children (each one of them has his own Silverstein), we have ALL read them. That includes my children, myself, and even sometimes my husband. "Light in the Attic" is no exception to that rule. I think that all of Shel's books are equally good. Check also Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook, A Giraffe and a Half, Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings. If you are a loving mother that wants to see smile on your child's face, give him Silverstein - it's children's literature classic and a safe bet. A recent discovery for me is Boszenna Nowiki and her series Why Some Cats are Rascals, Book 1, Why Some Cats are Rascals, Book 2, Why Some Cats are Rascals ( Book 3) with some very touching stories of speaking cats...

Excellent Book!!.......2007-05-14

I have loved this book since I was a kid. I just recently bought this to replace my old ones (which I will always keep). This book is great for people of all ages!

A really great book for children of all ages........2007-05-07

I love Shel Silverstein's books. I've purchased them as gifts for friends on several occasions. :-)

a wonderful poem book that makes me laugh........2007-04-15

This book makes me laugh every minute I read. It makes me confused sometimes. Like the poem the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt. It was somehow confusing but still as funny as any poem in that book. This book could be for any age because no matter what age you are, it will still make you laugh. A Light In The Attic is for anyone who loves funny poems like me. Shel Silverstein's books have wonderful illustrations especially the one on the front cover that has a boy with a roof shaped head with someone smaller looking out. I only had one question about Shel Silverstein's books. It is that I have no idea how he got all these ideas for all his poems .

A Light in the Attic.......2007-03-17

I have been buying this book and Where the Sidewalk Ends as gifts for children for many years. As a reading teacher, I guarantee these books certainly will get kids into reading very funny poetry. Many of the now "grown up" kids tell me they still have this book from their childhood. That's a pretty good review in itself.

Children's Ministry Resource Bible Helping Children Grow In The Light Of God's Word

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Best childrens resource on the market that I have seen.
A Great Resource for Teachers of Children 5 - 12 years old
Awesome Resource for teaching kids!
Best Bible Ever for Children's Workers
Become a more dynamic teacher of 5- to 12- year olds

Children's Ministry Resource Bible Helping Children Grow In The Light Of God's Word

Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0840785070

Book Description

No need to reinvent the wheel. The Children's Ministry Resource Bible, developed in conjunction with Child Evangelism Fellowship, is filled with almost endless options for Bible study with children whether at home, school, or Sunday school.

Fully developed lesson outlines make planning easy, while sidebar and footnote information let you take the lessons as deep as you want to go. Full-page articles and pronunciation dictionary complement the lessons. Comes complete with a special teacher training section and the Wordless Book, a colorful way to share the gospel message. The Children's Ministry Resource Bible provides just what you need to lead children ages five to twelve into a vital relationship with God.

Customer Reviews:

Best childrens resource on the market that I have seen........2007-09-10

This resource is the best resource that I have seen. It is a great resouce for studing the bible as well as a resouce for teaching children.

A Great Resource for Teachers of Children 5 - 12 years old.......2007-01-15

This book is simply the New King James Version of the Holy Bible with a lot of extra's like good study notes, dozens of lesson plans, job aids, teacher training lessons, and other resources. It lives up to its title. I have used it for four years and have shared it with my Christian friends. A must have if you're a Sunday School teacher in a scripturely based church. Also a good tool for Christian Home School teachers.

Awesome Resource for teaching kids!.......2006-01-17

This Bible is such a great resource! It's NKJ so it's a literal translation and there are footnotes for all the words kids might not understand. There are lessons throughout it that each present the gospel message in a way that both ties into the lesson and is clear for even very young children. I can't say enough good things about this Bible, even if you don't teach children, it is still an excellent resource. Anyone who has kids in their home or anyone who knows a kid should have this in their library.

Best Bible Ever for Children's Workers.......2002-11-04

The Children's Ministry Resource Bible is the best. With all the helpful lessons in it, right with the text, anyone can easily teach an evangelistic or discipleship lesson for children. There are more resources in in that I have ever used and I have had one for over 10 years. A constant friend and companion for a Bible teacher for children, my Children's Ministry Bible is the totally the BEST!!

Become a more dynamic teacher of 5- to 12- year olds.......1999-02-28

Special features: "The Wordless Book" uses colors to present the gospel message *Teacher Training section shows how to communicate Bible stories simply *Lesson outlines *Footnotes clarify important terms, phrases, and ideas *Concordance *Color maps *Presentation page *and more! size 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 1 1/2" 1760 pages hardcover from Nelson

I saw this at "Teaching Children Effectively" by Child Evangelism Fellowship. This looks like the perfect companion to the level 1 training. If you are a Sunday School teacher, Good News Club leader, AWANA Director, or Children's ministry worker, this is the book for you.

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Short, to the point, not a lot of substance

Boring

Very powerful novel

Vendela Vida's clean, spartan prose makes every word count

A Wonderful Talent Not Yet Fulfilled

Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name: A Novel
Vendela Vida
Manufacturer: Ecco
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Paula Spencer

And Now You Can Go.

What Is the What

On Chesil Beach: A Novel

Away: A Novel

ASIN: 0060828374
Release Date: 2007-01-02

Book Description

On the day of her father's funeral, twenty-eight-year-old Clarissa Iverton discovers that he wasn't her biological father after all. Her mother disappeared fourteen years earlier, and now Clarissa is alone and adrift. The one person she feels she can trust, her fiancé, Pankaj, has just revealed a terrible and life-changing secret to her. In the cycle of a day, all the truths in Clarissa's world become myths and rumors, and she is catapulted out of the life she knew.

She finds her birth certificate, which leads her from New York to Helsinki, and then north of the Arctic Circle, to mystical Lapland, where she believes she'll meet her real father. There, under the northern lights of a sunless winter, Clarissa comes to know the Sami, the indigenous population, and seeks out a local priest, the one man who may hold the key to her origins. Along her travels she meets an elderly Sami healer named Anna Kristine, who has her own secrets, and a handsome young reindeer herder named Henrik, who accompanies Clarissa to a hotel made of ice. There she is confronted with the truth about her mother's past and finally must make a decision about how—and where—to live the rest of her life.

Joan Didion said of Vendela Vida's last book: "And Now You Can Go is so fast, so mesmerizing to read, and so accomplished that it's hard to think of it as a first novel, which it is. Vendela Vida has promise to spare." With Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name, Vida more than lives up to that promise as she gives us a remarkable protagonist who is both fierce and funny, and an unforgettable literary thriller that questions whether we can ever truly know where we've come from—and if it is possible to escape our pasts.

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Short, to the point, not a lot of substance.......2007-06-12

the reviews for this were so grand, I had to read it for myself. I agree that there is not a wasted word or phrase in this story. Every word does count. But there isn't much there. Girl's mom leaves. Girl tries to find her mom. Girl discovers things about herself. It's your basic trying to find yourself novel, with one main character, and lots of other minor characters, with no real substance into any of the others. A good short read, it took me only a few hours to get through it, but now I'm ready for something with more meat. this book is kind of like a short resting point before you jump into something bigger.

Boring.......2007-05-21

Did not care for this novel, sorry I bought it. The best thing about it is it's title.

Protagonist Clarissa comes across as not especially bright.

Very powerful novel.......2007-05-02

Many readers have admired Vendela's spare prose. Unlike most other readers, I was at first put off by what seemed to me like the hard, awkward prose of a non-native speaker. Nonetheless, I was quickly drawn into what I ultimately found to be a compelling and even haunting novel. I did not like the main character who I found to be at times gratuitously cruel. I did not like many of the characters. However, Vendela draws you into a world of difficult, hard events in which her characters make hard, surprising choices that achieve for them a kind of redemption and which made me question the easy, accepted choices we make in our lives. I only gave this book a 4 instead of a 5 because ultimately I was not won over by Vendela's prose although the story and even the characters were for me compelling. I could not put the book down once started and I know I will never forget it.

Vendela Vida's clean, spartan prose makes every word count .......2007-03-24

I read an excellent review of Vendela Vida's latest novel in People Magazine and decided straight away to give it try. I was not disappointed. I fairly blitzed through this book - others here mention going cover-to-cover in one sitting. It took me two, but it's the type of work that encourages you to read 'just one more chapter' before putting the book down. And, in fact, you never do put it down. Though only 226 clean (almost spartan, in fact) pages, you won't feel cheated. Vida makes every single word count. You never have to amble through overstuffed, toss-away passages.

In the process, I learned quite a bit about Lapland and its people. Vida did some excellent first-hand info-gathering there. Her legwork really manifests itself in a knowledgeable fashion. The map - courtesy of Paul J. Pugliese - provides clarity and is a touchstone for readers throughout the text. I highly recommend this book.

A Wonderful Talent Not Yet Fulfilled.......2007-03-10

Vendela Vida has a way with words, a veritable gift, and she bestows this sometimes snappily ironic, sometimes woe-is-me sardonic, gift upon Clarissa Iverton, the young narrator of Vida's beautifully written--but oh so consciously written--novel Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name. The book is spare, deliberate, cold. Clarissa is supposed to be (I think) impulsive, lost, and not-to-be-blamed-for-being cold. As the story unfolds there are hints that Clarissa might be able to achieve some balance between unwavering froideur and emotional dynamism. And as the story opens, and Clarissa feeds us her back-story, the odd and unexamined behavior of family and friends keeps us just enough off-balance that it's easy to read just for plot. We can accept Clarissa's genetically endowed, inalienable right to constitutional coldness because, on that point, the plot is persuasive--an egoistically sadistic, abandoning mom; an overly attentive boyfriend who has consistently lied to Clarissa about her true origins; a dad who dies without revealing that he's not her biological dad. Betrayed by every person she ought to be able to trust, Clarissa makes a credible victim. Plot-wise, that is. We automatically hand her our sympathy; it shouldn't take very much to keep it.

But accepting the character's status as entitled victim is not the same thing as feeling transported by a tale that examines human suffering, human hatred--there are some terrible people here--and human carelessness. This novel settles for the depiction of Clarissa's cramped consciousness, suggesting that the cramping is the result of other people's lies and failures; it does not aim to carry us beyond the trap. A gut-level curiosity compels Clarissa to find her biological father, but the struggle over whether or not to forgive anyone-- her dead step dad, her misguided boyfriend, even herself--never even arises in the morally closed landscape of Vida's tale. With slightly more editorial care, Vida could have nailed an unreliable narration--she could have made Clarissa an obviously self-serving fabulist--but, as it stands now, the young woman seems sardonic and vain, modestly smug and pleased over her fine prose, but never emotionally dynamic, troubling, or vulnerable enough to demand the reader's ongoing engagement. Geography is what makes her story pop open. If Clarissa hadn't gone someplace as intriguing as Lapland, I never would have followed.

By hermetically sealing Clarissa's story inside her single consciousness, much of the potentially fabulous material provided by that trip to Finnish Lapland remains unrealized, unexamined. A sizeable polyglot population appears within the pages of this very short novel--and there's lots of travel--but because Clarissa never ventures outside her own self-centered head, we're stuck inside it too. The Other lies forever outside our mutual range. I'm fully aware that this may be exactly the plight that Vida is trying to convey through her tale--that a trauma at the source of a person's origins may prove to be so damaging that such a person might never regain sufficient trust to crawl out of her own brain again. She may become unattractive, vain, self-centered, and boring no matter what happens in her life. And, yes, when she does sit down to tell her story, maybe all she can spin is a perfectly modulated, prettified tale with a soupcon of hipster-ish ennui thrown in. Maybe that's credible, but Vendela Vida's obvious talent could accomplish much greater things. A wonderfully written, ultimately disappointing venture.

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Hysterical Fiction
Excellent Teen Novel
Great read for adults too!
Great Story
A Pleasure to be savored...for Adults as well

A Northern Light
Jennifer Donnelly
Manufacturer: Harcourt Paperbacks
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ASIN: 0152053107

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It's 1906 and 16-year-old Mattie Gokey is at a crossroads in her life. She's escaped the overwhelming responsibilities of helping to run her father's brokedown farm in exchange for a paid summer job as a serving girl at a fancy hotel in the Adirondacks. She's saving as much of her salary as she can, but she's having trouble deciding how she's going to use the money at the end of the summer. Mattie's gift is for writing and she's been accepted to Barnard College in New York City, but she's held back by her sense of responsibility to her family--and by her budding romance with handsome-but-dull Royal Loomis. Royal awakens feelings in Mattie that she doesn't want to ignore, but she can't deny her passion for words and her desire to write.

At the hotel, Mattie gets caught up in the disappearance of a young couple who had gone out together in a rowboat. Mattie spoke with the young woman, Grace Brown, just before the fateful boating trip, when Grace gave her a packet of love letters and asked her to burn them. When Grace is found drowned, Mattie reads the letters and finds that she holds the key to unraveling the girl's death and her beau's mysterious disappearance. Grace Brown's story is a true one (it's the same story told in Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy and in the film adaptation, A Place in the Sun), and author Jennifer Donnelly masterfully interweaves the real-life story with Mattie's, making her seem even more real.

Mattie's frank voice reveals much about poverty, racism, and feminism at the turn of the twentieth century. She witnesses illness and death at a range far closer than most teens do today, and she's there when her best friend Minnie gives birth to twins. Mattie describes Minnie's harrowing labor with gut-wrenching clarity, and a visit with Minnie and the twins a few weeks later dispels any romance from the reality of young motherhood (and marriage). Overall, readers will get a taste of how bitter--and how sweet--ordinary life in the early 1900s could be. Despite the wide variety of troubles Mattie describes, the book never feels melodramatic, just heartbreakingly real. (14 and older) --Jennifer Lindsay

Book Description

Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of letters. But when Grace's drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder.

Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy, Jennifer Donnelly's astonishing debut novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, and real, and wholly original.

Includes a reader's guide and an interview with the author.

Customer Reviews:

Hysterical Fiction.......2007-08-09

The Amazon reviewer writes that "the book never feels melodramatic," and the SLJ writes that "Donnelly's characters ring true to life," and, "an outstanding choice for historical fiction fans." Perhaps the reviewers at Amazon and the SLJ are young teenagers?

A Northern Light is not a bad book, it's just not what I hoped or expected it would be, based on descriptions and reviews. First, it's a YA book through and through. Some might call it a coming of age story, but it is so chock-full of "lessons" for adolescents that it seems more like a classroom than a story. In almost every chapter, and every week, of young Mattie's life, there is an eye-opening and paradigm-expanding "experience," all of them methodically sequenced in order to help Mattie - and the young readers of this book - step into less-than-innocent adulthood. There are all the usual lessons of coming of age YA novels, such as boyfriends, girlfriends, kissing, desire, sex, and love. There are additional lessons in pregnancy, birth, postpartum depression, disease, lust, adultery, greed, and racism. And then there is a rather odd and protracted lesson in masturbation and exhibitionism.

As I said, the lessons get in the way of the story, or rather, the story is the vehicle for the lessons. I do not consider this historical fiction, as there are precious few lessons in history, and the characters do not "ring true." For example, there is one black character, Weaver. Weaver and his mother are the only two black people that Mattie has ever seen or known. Weaver's father was lynched. Weaver is Mattie's best friend and he is the smartest kid around, on track to go to a fine university on scholarship. Everyone likes Weaver, he is friends with all the white folks, he goes to the same schools, is welcomed in everyone's home, and works at the same jobs as the white kids. But Weaver brandishes physical rage against anyone who shows him any kind of disrespect. Weaver always manages to escape the consequences of his destructive behavior, because everybody, including the sheriffs and the judges, like him so much. This hardly rings true to life.

The real mystery of this story is the murder, the real-life murder of Grace Brown. At the end, I wondered why the author included it. The murder and its investigation do not play an important role in the story. For most of the story it's barely in the background. And yet, Mattie has letters from the victim showing that Grace was murdered, and even after Mattie realizes this, she goes on with her adolescent life as if she didn't know. She decides to give the letters to the sheriff only at the end, but there's no explanation as to why Mattie waited that long. I think perhaps the best parts of this book are the real-life letters that Grace Brown had written, which are included in the story as Mattie reads about one each day. Given that we know Grace's fate, the letters evoke even more empathy, and make this book worth reading, almost.

Excellent Teen Novel.......2007-08-06

This novel is probably one of the best coming-of-age novels I've ever read. It details accurately the life back in the twenteeith century, as well as giving two stories at the same time. This book is recommended to everyone out there; I know you're going to love it because I did. Excellent teen debut novel from an excellent author.

Great read for adults too!.......2007-07-27

I loved A Northern Light. Mattie is a fully drawn main character and the author paints a compelling picture of life in the Adirondacks in the early 1900s. The first chapter really draws you in.

My only (minor) complaint is that the jumping back and forth in time got a little confusing. The book starts out only about a day before the point where it ends. Almost everything in between is in the past, but it's hard at times to know for sure what is in the past, and what is real time in the chapters between the beginning and the end.

Other than that, it's a great read for older young adults and just plain adults as well!

Great Story.......2007-07-16

When I picked up this book at the half price bookstore, I did not realize it was a young adult book. The book summary on the back of the book got my attention. I read the book, and what a surprise! A very good story. I like that it tied into a true story. Makes me want to read more about the real story, An American Tragedy (Signet Classics) I loved the character development. Jennifer Donnelly is a great storyteller. There were sad moments, happy moments, laugh out loud moments and just good thinking about "life in general" moments. I really enjoyed her style of writing so much, I went and bought The Tea Rose. Once again, the prologue already got me wanting more!. I have read 80 pages of this book and I am throughly enjoying every page. I was lucky enough to find a copy of the next book, The Winter Rose which is difficult to get at the moment. Cannot wait to read it, and I understand that there will be a third book, The Wild Rose. (Triology). I highly recommend this author. Great summer reading.

A Pleasure to be savored...for Adults as well.......2007-07-03

This was a wonderful story. I loved the characters and the time period and the setting.

I loved the Mattie Gokey, our 16 year old narrator, who struggles to make choices that will shape the rest of her life. She is a bright and gifted young woman who is the eldest sister in a farming family.

The story takes place in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. Where Mattie eventually goes to work at the Glenmore Hotel on Big Moose Lake serving the rich tourists in the dinning room.

She waits on a young couple there and sadly before the end of the day the woman, Grace Brown, is pulled from the lake, dead. Earlier in the day she had given Mattie a bundle of secret letters. Mattie realizes that they hold the answers to what really happened to Grace and her missing companion.

Why this was marketed as a young adult novel I don't know...I thought it was well written, rich with detailed narrative and dealt with serious issues; adultery, marriage, feminism, parenthood, racism, death and murder. There are several different story lines with conflict and tension, all realistic and realistically resolved.

I also liked the fact that the story line revolving around Grace Brown was inspired by historical facts.

I thought this was a really enjoyable read. The only criticism I can make is that I thought Jennifer Donnelly could have added more physical descriptions of the many different characters in this story. Otherwise is was just perfect.

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The genius of Odyssey
Sensational Stories, Lifelong Lessons from Odyssey!

Into the Light: (Adventures in Odyssey)

Manufacturer: Tyndale Entertainment
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 1589974468

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Volume #46, "A Date with Dad" ended with Eugene finding his father Leonard--an action-adventure that involved spy agencies, a train crash, and other exciting elements. The story continues in Volume #47 with the introduction of a new villain, Dalton, who is an archeologist competitor of Eugene's father and is trying to capture Leonard. Also in this volume, you'll hear teenager Mandy struggling with her parents separation.

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The genius of Odyssey.......2007-06-18

I have listened to Adventures in Odyssey for 8 years, It is by far the greatest Radio Drama Series I have ever heard. The genius in Odyssey consists not only of the interesting stories, characters, and superb writing. But, in the understated comedy of the show, When listening to this you will find yourself smiling, and laughing (and maybe even falling off your chair) In the midst of the craziness and stress of life. It teaches christian values and principals, all while keeping kids laughing and interested, Though its geared toward children, its a show for all ages. With something to keep everyone interested. This particular Odyssey album Into the Light, is a fantastic example of everything Odyssey has represented throughout the years. As the 47th album in a long line of wonderful albums, It definately lives up to Odysseys legacy. I would highly recommend this album and all the others to people of every age. You will not be sorry, and you'll catch yourself buying up all the other albums as well.... A very worth while investment.

Sensational Stories, Lifelong Lessons from Odyssey!.......2007-03-07

This 4-CD set includes 12 'Adventures in Odyssey' episodes...

COVER OF DARKNESS
Trusting God
After much searching, Eugene has finally found his father. But their meeting isn't anything like Eugene hoped. Secrecy still surrounds Leonard Meltsner. Who is the ruthless archeologist who shadows Leonard's steps? And will Eugene's faith lead to a new bond with his dad...or separate them more than ever?

OUT OF OUR HANDS
God is in control
Mandy is determined to help her separated parents come back together, while her brother David seems indifferent. David's attitude sends him down a dark path, while Mandy schemes up a way to force her parents to see how their acting.

MY FAVORITE THING
Spending time with family
With a little help from their dad, Marvin and Tamika decide to take their mom out to a very fancy restaurant for her birthday. But when the Rathbones show up and hope to con their way into a five-course meal, nothing goes as planned.

BLOOD, SWEAT AND FEARS
Facing Fear
Eugene's organization is chosen to coordinate Odyssey's annual blood drive. The problem? Eugene's terrified of needles! Meanwhile, Trent assists the effort by interviewing blood donors on Kids' Radio. His problem? He's terrified of the microphone. Will the two conquer their fears?

THE NUDGE
Prayer
Marvin is excited when he wins the bike of his dreams. But soon he thinks that God may be telling him to do something unexpected. Meanwhile, Grady tries to understand how God can listen to him. They both learn about how prayer works and how God can use people.

BERNARD AND JEREMIAH
Faith and obedience
Marvin Washington is very frustrated with evangelism. It seems like no one ever listens to him...all they ever do is laugh! Bernard thinks that Marvin needs to hear the story of Jeremiah, another person who had trouble getting people to pay attention. Through the experience, Marvin starts to understand what it means to be faithful.

MUM'S THE WORD
Honesty
School bully Max Hampton once had Trent DeWhite deliver a secret valentine to Mandy. But the problem was that Mandy now assumes that Trent gave her the valentine. Trent spills the whole situation to Connie, starting a web of confusion and secrets that reaches epic proportions.

THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR
Family Relationships
With her mom busy and her dad no longer at home, Mandy looks to the Washingtons next door as a "replacement family." But when Tamika becomes jealous of Mandy's attention, will Mandy wear out her welcome?

LIKE FATHER, LIKE WOOTON
Confession
Looking for material for her book, Connie goes undercover as a clown at Odyssey's carnival... and gets in deeper than she ever imagined! Also at the carnival, Grady's desperate to impress his friends, so he has to find a replacement father fast... and chooses Wooton.

THE CHOSEN ONE, PART I
Sacrifice
A new girl named Kelly arrives at Whit's End and promptly makes a big impression. She plays the piano beautifully, gives Connie help on her book, and even gives Ed good parenting advice. But is there more to this young girl than meets the eye?

THE CHOSEN ONE, PART II
Sacrifice
The gang at Whit's End learns the truth of Kelly's difficult situation and quickly feel bad that they couldn't do more for her. When Kelly makes a special request about the Washington family, Ed wonders if God is telling him it's time for a big decision.

THE UNDENIABLE TRUTH
Making a difference as a Christian
Hand-Up, Eugene's charitable organization, gets in hot water when a local newspaper accuses Eugene of stealing the donation money. Eugene's father, Leonard, continues to criticize the organization as a waste of time. Eugene hopes that this crisis will show his father the true value of spending his time putting his faith in action.

Children of the Sun: Prince of Fire (Book 2) (Berkley Sensation)

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I just couldn't get into it
4.5 stars
Queen Keelia has a fire of her own.
good triology
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Children of the Sun: Prince of Fire (Book 2) (Berkley Sensation)
Linda Winstead Jones
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ASIN: 0425214818

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Following the acclaimed Sisters of the Sun trilogy comes the Children of the Sun, a trilogy about the sisters' first-born children. Here in its second installment, Keelia, Queen of the Anwyn, falls for her shape-shifting kidnapper, but still cannot deny the ever-looming Prophecy of the Firstborn: She will betray love in the name of victory.

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I just couldn't get into it.......2007-08-28

This is the story of Keelia, oldest daughter of Juliet and Ryn, (the second book in the Sisters of the Sun Trilogy.) And to my mind the most potentially interesting character in the Prophecy of the First Born. POF. starts out well, Keelia (great name) has been captured and imprisoned by a mysterious somone. A somone who is not only the sworn enemy of Keelia's people, but who also just happens to quite literally be the man of her dreams. Keelia and Joryn eventually come to an uneasy truce, and begin to work together to against the demonic evil which threatens all who oppose it with corruption or annihilation. all while growing to love one another and discovering the depth of The Red Queen's power. A greater destiny awaits then either can fathom.

Unfortunately the exicution falls far short of the promise. to put it bluntly I found Prince of Fire boring, and passionless, from a narrative stand point. There were interesting points throughout the story, but nothing had me rivited to the page. I coudn't muster much concern for the characters, or the plot. sadly I was glad to see the end of Prince of Fire.

4.5 stars.......2007-08-15

I am going to brief because I don't want to inadvertantly give away any story lines.

This was a wonderful tale. I am coming to greatly enjoy the romance fantasy/para genre precisely because of book like these. Queen Keelia and Jorwyn are thrown together due to a prophesy and quest, and they become mates along the way. The H/H really have great chemistry, and this book is my fave among the trilogy for this reason.

It is the 'along the way' that makes this such a good book. They travel together , learn to trust each other and love each other while defeating a deluded mage.
Good reading!
I would recommend reading them in order though.

Queen Keelia has a fire of her own........2007-07-06

The second book in the Prophesy of the Firstborn trilogy is my favorite by far. Queen Keelia and Prince Joryn's story is very imaginative and very well put together. I couldnt put it down. While I reccomend that you read the books in order this can be read alone. I finished all three books in a matter of days. I would love to see more of Queen Keelia and the Caradon and Anwyn people in future books. Queen Keelia is just learning what her and Joryn's people can do and be like in this book and I feel strongly that it is an unfinished tale. Hint Hint Ms Jones. I really enjoyed this book and feel anyone that is interested in paranormal romance would also.

good triology.......2007-06-12

easy read, not to stressful and has a very imaginative flavor. Great summer reading if you like books that include magic exct.

A Disappointment From Such a Brilliant Writer.......2007-06-10

Keelia, Queen of the Anwyn, has been kidnapped. When she finds the kidnapper to be none other than a Caradon, she cannot believe it. Not only is he a Caradon, but a shape-shifting mountain cat that has haunted her dreams in vivid sexual explicitly. He has taken her because he thinks she is the caster of spells on his people, but is she? What does he have planned for her?

PRINCE OF FIRE is by Linda Winstead Jones. This book started out with such promise, the hook in the beginning is one of the best this reviewer has read in a longtime, but it stops there. After reading the Sun Witch, Moon Witch and Star Witch, PRINCE OF FIRE disappointed this reader.
A passive voice and heavy handed use of `was' marred the enjoyment of PRINCE OF FIRE. By the end, this reviewer could have sworn a different author wrote it, the style of writing that different, that unpolished.

Keelia cannot understand why this man, this shifter, thinks she is the cause of his people's misery. They might be enemies, but she would never inflict that kind of horror on another. Even as she faces her captor, seeing him for the first time, she is stunned how much he looks like the lover from her dreams, yet there is no kindness in the way he treats her in real life.

When she tries to read his thought, it is like reading a blank piece of paper--nothing. Keelia has been told that would happen when she met her mate, but that cannot be, not a Caradon.

Will Keelia be able to convince this coldhearted man she is not the one he is looking for? Is he her mate? Who has been casting spells on his people and why?

With the fierce competition in the paranormal genre, there is no room for anything but the very best and PRINCE OF FIRE just cannot even compare. You might want to pass on this book.

Reviewed by Janalee Ruschhaupt, 2007
Courtesy of Love Romances and More

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hauntingly beautiful
Intersting.....but
Interesting "slant"
Slow start but a strong finish
Great book, a winner in my eyes

A Certain Slant of Light
Laura Whitcomb
Manufacturer: Graphia
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 061858532X

Book Description

In the class of the high school English teacher she has been haunting, Helen feels them: for the first time in 130 years, human eyes are looking at her. They belong to a boy, a boy who has not seemed remarkable until now. And Helenterrified, but intriguedis drawn to him. The fact that he is in a body and she is not presents this unlikely couple with their first challenge. But as the lovers struggle to find a way to be together, they begin to discover the secrets of their former lives and of the young people they come to possess.

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hauntingly beautiful.......2007-09-10

I particularly enjoyed descriptions of Helen/Jenny's excitement about being able to taste, smell and feel things such as a simple apple.

Some reviewers have described the book as light reading for adults. I am old and found the book very moving.

It does seem strange to me that books are classified as "teen" just because the characters are teenagers.

Actually, Helen and James are emotionally in their 20s, despite being in teen bodies. It is true that they are dealing with teen problems, but from an adult perspective. However, I think the book would be fine for anyone who has reached puberty and has had proper sex-ed.

Perhaps Jenny's born-again parents are something of a stereotype. Her father getting hot for her after he thinks she has had sex with a grown man seemed a bit gratuitous. But as long as there are millions of hypocritical fundamentalists (of various religions) spreading poison in the world, there need to be books that show the evil consequences of that behavior.

Intersting.....but.......2007-09-01

I got into this book and wasn't sure that I was going to make the effort to finish it--but I am not a quitter and I had to see it through to the end. I found that the writing was very unique and the language of the story was beautifully written. I am glad that I read the whole book and didn't give up, but I would not recommend this book to anyone I know especially a young adult. There is a lot of offensive language in it--over the top I think even for today's standards. The situations that the main characters find themselves in are very adult and very descriptive--almost too much for me and way too much for a young adult. I found the concept of the "Christian" family portrayed in this book to be unrealistic and badly stereotyped.
I cried at the end of this book and was glad I gave it a chance--but read it at your own risk.

Interesting "slant" .......2007-08-22

This was captivating with an interesting twist on the ghost / haunting concept.

I wasn't too fond of some of the characterizations, or the frank language - I think the same concepts may be carried off without being as obvious in some respects.

The novel did keep me turning the pages, though I thought the ending was rushed.

Slow start but a strong finish.......2007-08-20

This book started off slow. It took me a couple of chapters to understand what exactly was going on with the main character. Once I connected with the main character though I was intrested and the story had captivated me. I have never read a story like this with this type of plot or characters. It was refreshing and the story compelled me until the beautiful ending. I did not give this book 5 stars because of the time it took to hook me in- I almost stopped reading it, although I am very glad that I did not. The story is quite beautiful and I really enjoy the meaning I found hidden underneath the plot. This is a book that I feel has meaning on many levels. I would say a good age to read this story is in high school or older. You can tell an English teacher wrote the book with all of the many nods to great literature peppered through the book. I think if you are open minded and enjoy a good romantic ghost story this book will be a great read for you!

Great book, a winner in my eyes.......2007-08-10

I've read this book twice now and I can honestly say it made me cry both times. Laura Whitcomb's writing style pulled me in and I found myself finishing the book in a day (both times) People complain that it stereotypes Christianity but to me that is far from true (Christianity isn't even the POINT of the novel). But in regards to those comments, sure, it might be stereotypical, but there are both sides to the spectrum of Christianity- some families are definitely like the one in the novel. Back to the important stuff- I highly recommend this novel to anyone in need of a good read.

A Light in the Attic (20th Anniversary Edition Book & CD)

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My Favorite Poem
A MUST-HAVE!
Wonderful!
Still the greatest after all these years!

A Light in the Attic (20th Anniversary Edition Book & CD)

Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

ASIN: 0066236177
Release Date: 2001-10-09

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For over 20 years, kids and kids at heart have giggled at the jumbled, goofy nonsense poems of Shel Silverstein. And now, lucky readers can listen to his mad meanderings as well with this 20th anniversary edition of A Light in the Attic, which includes a CD read by the author himself. Eleven classics, including "Twistable, Turnable Man," "The Dragon of Grindly Grun," "Prehistoric," and "Backward Bill" are performed by the late virtuoso of verse, while the tremendously popular book contains every one of the original poems that made Silverstein's name a household word: "Poemsicle," "Hula Eel," "Standing Is Stupid," "Moon-Catchin' Net," "Meehoo with an Exactlywatt," and dozens upon dozens more. Silverstein's amusing, cartoonish line drawings are every bit as familiar and beloved to readers as his poems. Gone, but not forgotten, the creator of the irresistible poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up, left an indelible mark on children's poetry. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter

Book Description

Last night while I lay thinking here
Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
And pranced and partied all night long
And sang their same old Whatif song:

Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?...

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic is now available in a special edition containing the classic hardcover book and a CD of highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album.

From the creator of the beloved poetry collections Where the Sidewalk Ends and Falling Up, here is another wondrous book of poems and drawings.

Customer Reviews:

My Favorite Poem.......2007-04-08

My favorite poem is in this book called Backward Bill. I liked this poem because it was fuinny and everything was backwards, such as he pays his boss on paydays. Most of the other poems rhyme and most of them were entertaining. (A.C.B. age 9)

A MUST-HAVE!.......2007-03-14

Every child should experience the genius of Shel Silverstein. His poems "speak" to children, and adults alike. To this day, this is one of our now 18-year-old son's favorite books!

Wonderful!.......2007-01-09

This book is a delight. My daughter loves reading it and having it read to her. My husband found it and I admit I was a little doubtful at first if she would like it. But I was wrong - she pulls it out regularly to read at night.

Still the greatest after all these years!.......2006-02-23

Twenty years after I read this book, I still have "The Sitter", "Crowded Tub", and "Shaking" memorized. The CD with Shel Silverstein reading his work is priceless and his voice makes me laugh and cry with delight. (He's still at the top of my list of people who should've had the chance to grow old!)

This is a great book to give to anyone and everyone on your list...for ANY occasion.

The Sesame Street Songbook: 64 Favorite Songs

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Great piano (guitar/vocal) songbook

The Sesame Street Songbook: 64 Favorite Songs
Ctw
Manufacturer: Scribner
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0025251414

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Great piano (guitar/vocal) songbook.......2006-10-31

Although the back cover states "Easy-to-play arrangements for piano, guitar and voice" this is not at all a beginners book.
Some songs are pretty easy, but overall the level is moderate to pretty advanced. There is quite a variety of "genre" as well I think. Some nice mellow almost ballad like songs, some bluesy tunes, some jazz, a little rock.
I will scan the back cover of the book and upload the image ( if I can ) so everyone can see what songs are included.

Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents (The Little Light of Mine Series)

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Beautifully done
Kindness goes a long way
Kindness
Beautiful book--great for adults as well as kids
I thought it was going to be a picture book.

Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents (The Little Light of Mine Series)
Sarah Conover
Manufacturer: Eastern Washington University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 091005567X

Book Description

Sarah Conover's collection of traditional Buddhist tales leads us to the kind of implicit understanding of ourselves and others that only stories can provide. Following the Buddha through his various transformations, these clarified and often humorous narrative journeys open the ancient master's profound and gentle teachings to persons of all ages, religions, races, and ideological persuasions. Over and over, this marvelous book tells us, "Let go of your anger, your fear, your greedy desire. Embrace gladness. Follow the path." The stories form a wondrous pageant: of elephants, monkeys, monks, and men working through foolishness toward wisdom and delight.

Customer Reviews:

Beautifully done.......2007-04-20

This book is an excellent book to introduce children to Buddhist (and Taoist) philosophy with simple parables and tales.

Kindness goes a long way.......2007-04-04

First I used this book with my children as we learned about different religions and spiritual views. As they got older we visited it again because these Buddhist stories are applicable to so many situations in life regardless of your views on God, theist, or atheist.
Now as a religious education teacher of younger people at the Unitarian Universalist fellowship I use this book extensively when teaching about buddhism, kindness, compassion and many other concepts. Well written and engaging for all ages, but best for elementary school age children. My middle schoolers still love the stories.

Kindness.......2007-02-18

This is a great book with lessons and values for children. It makes them think. It would be a great and thoughtful gift regardless of your religious tradition.

Beautiful book--great for adults as well as kids.......2007-01-19

This is the second Buddhism-for-kids book my 9 year old and I have read together and it is definitely a keeper. The stories are short and interesting--really well edited so that you don't have to dig for the moral, but at the same time you don't feel like your being bashed over the head with the lesson (hmm, not a very Buddhist analogy there). It is a beautifully designed book as well. We're not yet through it all, but I know this is one we will re-read together.

I thought it was going to be a picture book........2007-01-12

It's a good book to read to your kids. Just the words aren't as simple that children would understand the stories easily. But very good for parents and adults!

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