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Added on 07/08/08

It's 1953 in Red-baiting, blacklisting Los Angeles, a moral tar pit ready to swallow Easy Rawlins. Easy is out of "the hurting business" and into the housing (and favor) business when a racist IRS agent nails him for tax evasion. Special Agent Darryl... See more

It's 1953 in Red-baiting, blacklisting Los Angeles, a moral tar pit ready to swallow Easy Rawlins. Easy is out of "the hurting business" and into the housing (and favor) business when a racist IRS agent nails him for tax evasion. Special Agent Darryl T. Craxton, FBI, offers to bail him out if he agrees to infiltrate the First American Baptist Church and spy on alleged communist organizer Chaim Wenzler. That's when the murders begin.... See less

Added on 07/08/08

A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love. It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a... See more

A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love. It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen-year-old Jewish girl, is forced to flee Spain with her father. But Hannah is no ordinary refugee. Her gift of "Sight," the ability to foresee the future, is priceless in the troubled times of the Tudor court. Hannah is adopted by the glamorous Robert Dudley, the charismatic son of King Edward's protector, who brings her to court as a "holy fool" for Queen Mary and, ultimately, Queen Elizabeth. Hired as a fool but working as a spy; promised in wedlock but in love with her master; endangered by the laws against heresy, treason, and witchcraft, Hannah must choose between the safe life of a commoner and the dangerous intrigues of the royal family that are inextricably bound up in her own yearnings and desires. Teeming with vibrant... See less

Added on 06/03/08

It's gettin hot in here, November 21, 2006 A Kid's Review Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, focuses on Guy Montag. Montag is working fireman, but his job is to do the exact oppisite of taking down fires, instead he makes the fires. All is well, until... See more

It's gettin hot in here, November 21, 2006 A Kid's Review Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury, focuses on Guy Montag. Montag is working fireman, but his job is to do the exact oppisite of taking down fires, instead he makes the fires. All is well, until he meets a professour who tells him about the dreaded future with new and advanced technology. It's up to Montag to dispose the new future, that could be tomorrow, where burning a building gets him into big mess. In my opinion Fahrenheit 451 has a very unique and compelling plot that is dearly recommended to fantasy and science fiction novel fans. Fahrenheit 451 is also recommended to readers who focus on challenging themselfs because of some of the language and transitions the novel makes. Comment | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) See less

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Added on 05/24/08

Anyone who has ever entertained the notion of "little people" living furtively among us will adore this artfully spun classic. The Borrowers--a Carnegie Medal winner, a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award book, and an ALA Distinguished Book--has stolen the... See more

Anyone who has ever entertained the notion of "little people" living furtively among us will adore this artfully spun classic. The Borrowers--a Carnegie Medal winner, a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award book, and an ALA Distinguished Book--has stolen the hearts of thousands of readers since its 1953 publication. Mary Norton (1903-1993) creates a make-believe world in which tiny people live hidden from humankind beneath the floorboards of a quiet country house in England. Pod, Homily, and daughter Arrietty of the diminutive Clock family outfit their subterranean quarters with the tidbits and trinkets they've "borrowed" from "human beans," employing matchboxes for storage and postage stamps for paintings. Readers will delight in the resourceful way the Borrowers recycle household objects. For example, "Homily had made her a small pair of Turkish bloomers from two glove fingers for 'knocking about in the mornings.'" The persistent pilfering goes undetected until a boy (with a ferret!) comes to... See less

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Added on 05/17/08

Antoine de Saint-Exupery's 'Le petit prince' is one of the characters that I hold very dear. The wistful, dreamy conservations and eventual journey of the little prince and his friend the gentle pilot reflect upon human foibles and idiocy, and also... See more

Antoine de Saint-Exupery's 'Le petit prince' is one of the characters that I hold very dear. The wistful, dreamy conservations and eventual journey of the little prince and his friend the gentle pilot reflect upon human foibles and idiocy, and also provide a mirror to the reader. Thus presenting a timeless philosophy in a very accessible and direct way. With the little prince Antoine de Saint-Exupery created one of the most enchanting characters, ever to make its appearance in fiction. The innocence, sweetness and kindness of the little prince will appeal to many readers. The reader shouldn't be fazed by the age indication, this book is for all ages. Lovely and simple illustrations accompany this story. If you know French, then read this original edition and savour it in all its glory. This beautiful, wistful story which is as well a great tale of friendship and love between the little prince and the pilot. A treasure on my bookshelves! Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to... See less

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Added on 05/17/08

In Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, a scholarly, pious teenager is wracked with guilt at having survived the horror of the Holocaust and the genocidal campaign that consumed his family. His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps... See more

In Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's memoir Night, a scholarly, pious teenager is wracked with guilt at having survived the horror of the Holocaust and the genocidal campaign that consumed his family. His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps present him with an intolerable question: how can the God he once so fervently believed in have allowed these monstrous events to occur? See less

Added on 05/17/08

At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey.

At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. See less

Added on 05/17/08

Book Description Anne is a young orphan who finally finds a home at Green Gables, but it's not exactly smooth-sailing. Anne always seems to find herself getting into scrapes! This easy-to-read adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's classic is guaranteed to... See more

Book Description Anne is a young orphan who finally finds a home at Green Gables, but it's not exactly smooth-sailing. Anne always seems to find herself getting into scrapes! This easy-to-read adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's classic is guaranteed to hook beginning readers not yet ready to tackle the original. Card catalog description Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. See less

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Added on 05/17/08

A Wrinkle in time is a children's science fantasy about teleportation, time travel, coming of age, yearning for a missing parent and such other themes. It was published in 1962 after 26 rejections and went on to win several awards including the... See more

A Wrinkle in time is a children's science fantasy about teleportation, time travel, coming of age, yearning for a missing parent and such other themes. It was published in 1962 after 26 rejections and went on to win several awards including the Newbery Medal and the Hans Christian Anderson Award. It begins with the widely used phrase "It was a dark and stormy night," originally used by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, as the beginning of his 1830 novel 'Paul Clifford'. Reading childrens' books through adult eyes you tend to pick up on some interesting things. Meg Murry, a teenage girl, her younger brother and a friend, go searching for her lost father. They are aided by three odd-looking witch-like women who imply that their quest is important for the future of the world. They are transported to various worlds before confronting their nemesis. The story is a classic good vs. evil struggle. How these terms are defined says a lot about the writer. Here good is love - of family and friends,... See less

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Added on 05/17/08

by E. B. White (Author), Garth Williams (Author), Edith Goodkind Rosenwald (Author), Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) (Author) "WHERE'S Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for... See more

by E. B. White (Author), Garth Williams (Author), Edith Goodkind Rosenwald (Author), Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) (Author) "WHERE'S Papa going with that ax?" said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast..." (more) Key Phrases: barn cellar, spring pig, grey spider, Fair Grounds, Henry Fussy, Uncle Homer (more...) See less

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Added on 05/17/08

Amazon.com In all Mildred D. Taylor's unforgettable novels she recounts "not only the joy of growing up in a large and supportive family, but my own feelings of being faced with segregation and bigotry." Her Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder,... See more

Amazon.com In all Mildred D. Taylor's unforgettable novels she recounts "not only the joy of growing up in a large and supportive family, but my own feelings of being faced with segregation and bigotry." Her Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry tells the story of one African American family, fighting to stay together and strong in the face of brutal racist attacks, illness, poverty, and betrayal in the Deep South of the 1930s. Nine-year-old Cassie Logan, growing up protected by her loving family, has never had reason to suspect that any white person could consider her inferior or wish her harm. But during the course of one devastating year when her community begins to be ripped apart by angry night riders threatening African Americans, she and her three brothers come to understand why the land they own means so much to their Papa. "Look out there, Cassie girl. All that belongs to you. You ain't never had to live on nobody's place but your own and long as I live and the... See less

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Added on 05/17/08

Uncle Tom, Topsy, Sambo, Simon Legree, little Eva: their names are American bywords, and all of them are characters in Harriet Beecher Stowe's remarkable novel of the pre-Civil War South. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was revolutionary in 1852 for its... See more

Uncle Tom, Topsy, Sambo, Simon Legree, little Eva: their names are American bywords, and all of them are characters in Harriet Beecher Stowe's remarkable novel of the pre-Civil War South. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was revolutionary in 1852 for its passionate indictment of slavery and for its presentation of Tom, "a man of humanity," as the first black hero in American fiction. Labeled racist and condescending by some contemporary critics, it remains a shocking, controversial, and powerful work -- exposing the attitudes of white nineteenth-century society toward "the peculiar institution" and documenting, in heartrending detail, the tragic breakup of black Kentucky families "sold down the river." An immediate international sensation, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" sold 300,000 copies in the first year, was translated into thirty-seven languages, and has never gone out of print: its political impact was immense, its emotional influence immeasurable. See less

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Added on 05/17/08

The Victorian poet and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson once said, "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." The author of the magical A Child's Garden of Verses and the chilling The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr.... See more

The Victorian poet and novelist Robert Louis Stevenson once said, "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant." The author of the magical A Child's Garden of Verses and the chilling The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson indeed planted powerful literary seeds -- that grew into undisputed classics. See less

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