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Small Steps By Louis Sachar
ISBN: 0385733143
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| "Small Steps" is
a good book. Sachar's voice is just as clear, and the situations
are more realistic. He is most successful with relationships,
like Armpit and Ginny a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy whose
family lives on the other side of his family's East Austin duplex.
The publisher should have resisted the temptation to call "Small
Steps" a "companion to Holes" to reduce heavy expectations...
especially since the obvious follow-up would be the story of Stanley,
Zero and their newfound millions, instead of focusing on one of
Camp Green Lake's less appealing characters. |
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Eldest (Inheritance, Book 2) By
Christopher Paolini |
There’s a keenness in the storytelling,
and an excitement for pure adventure and magic, that will ensure
fans of Paolini’s Eragon will find its much-anticipated sequel
every bit as readable and captivating. This young author, who
wrote that debut (very long) novel aged fifteen, has shed some
his earlier less convincing turns of phrase and tendancies to
homage other inspirational works, to come up with a deeper second
novel that is more assured, better balanced and distinctly original.
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Eragon By Christopher Paolini
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| There's always room for another
fantasy quest trilogy--as long as it has distinction, originality
and a cracking plot. Eragon has. This is the first book in Christopher
Paolini's Inheritance Trilogy, which he began writing when aged
only 15, is an amazing debut that demonstrates a written maturity
beyond its creator's years. Any rough edges borne through inexperience
are quickly forgiven as his story takes the reader on an imaginative
journey by way of a host of likable and interesting characters
and several breathtaking and dramatic sequences of high fantasy. |
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(Book 6)
By J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré |
| The long-awaited, eagerly anticipated,
arguably over-hyped Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has
arrived, and the question on the minds of kids, adults, fans,
and skeptics alike is, "Is it worth the hype?" The answer,
luckily, is simple: yep. A magnificent spectacle more than worth
the price of admission, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
will blow you away. However, given that so much has gone into
protecting the secrets of the book (including armored trucks and
injunctions), don't expect any spoilers in this review. It's much
more fun not knowing what's coming--and in the case of Rowling's
delicious sixth book, you don't want to know. Just sit tight,
despite the earth-shattering revelations that will have your head
in your hands as you hope the words will rearrange themselves
into a different story. |
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Inkspell By Cornelia Funke
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| Although a year has passed,
not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of the extraordinary
events of Inkheart, and the story whose characters strode out
of the pages and changed her life forever. But for Dustfinger,
the fire-eater created from words, the need to return to the original
tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller
with the magical ability to read him back into the story, Dustfinger
leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges back into
the Inkworld of his past. Distraught, Farid goes in search of
Meggie, and soon they find their way inside the book too. There
they meet Fenoglio, the author of the original Inkheart, now living
within his own story - but discover it much changed, and threatening
to evolve in sinister ways he could never have imagined. But can
Meggie, Farid and Fenoglio 'write' the wrongs of a charmed world
about to be fought over by rival princes and rebels? |
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Inkheart By Cornelia Funke |
| Mo, a gentle bookbinder with
an extraordinary secret, and his daughter Meggie love books, yet
he has not read aloud to her since her mother disappeared years
ago. After a mysterious stranger visits them, Mo tells Meggie
they must go into hiding. But why? - and from whom? |
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Hoot By Carl Hiaasen |
| Hoot, Carl Hiaasen's debut novel
for younger readers is a very special treat indeed. The writing
is exceptionally good, and the characters extremely quirky and
well realised. It's incredibly readable despite a story premise
that is not sparklingly original. But no matter, there's an engaging
"feel-good" vibe running through the whole book. |
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Flush By Carl Hiaasen |
| Grade 5-8–Noah and his sister,
Abbey, are more understanding of their volatile dad's latest arrest
than their mother, who begins talking of divorce. Dad sank the
Coral Queen, a casino boat on a Florida Key because, he alleges,
its owner, Dusty Muleman, has been illegally dumping raw sewage
into the local waters. Soon enough the kids begin trying to gather
proof that will vindicate their father and put the casino out
of business. The colorful cast includes a drunken lout named Lice
who disappears before he can be persuaded to testify against Dusty,
his former boss. His rough-around-the-edges girlfriend, Shelly,
comes through, though, helping the siblings dump dye in the boat's
holding tanks, which finally brings the matter to court. |
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Avalon High By Meg Cabot |
| Grade 7 Up–Elaine's parents
are on sabbatical and she has to spend her junior year in Annapolis,
MD, far from her Minnesota home. While running in the park, she
meets Will, and she finds her life intertwined with a familiar
story. Too many coincidences, like being named after the Lady
of Shallot, and Will's complicated family life make her feel as
though she is living in modern-day Camelot. Even her teacher believes
that King Arthur will be reincarnated. The author weaves together
fantasy, romance, and history. Although the story lacks the humor
of Cabot's previous novels, it is well done with good characters
and a good dose of style. It will fly off the shelves. |
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The Penderwicks By Jeanne Birdsall
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| This enjoyable tale of
four sisters, a new friend, and his snooty mother is rollicking
fun. The girls' father is a gentle, widowed botany professor who
gives his daughters free reign but is always there to support
or comfort them. Rosalind, 12, has become the mother figure. Skye,
11, is fierce and hot-tempered. Jane, 10, is a budding writer
of mysteries who has the disconcerting habit of narrating aloud
whatever is occurring around her. Batty, four, is an endearingly
shy, loving child who always wears butterfly wings. The family
dog, Hound, is her protector. The tale begins as the Penderwicks
embark on a summer holiday in the Berkshire Mountains, at a cottage
on the grounds of a posh mansion owned by the terribly snobbish
Mrs. Tifton. Her son, Jeffrey, is a brilliant pianist, but her
heart is set on him attending a military academy like her beloved
father. The action involves Rosalind's unrequited love for the
18-year-old gardener, Skye's enmity and then friendship with Jeffrey,
Jane's improvement in her melodramatic writing style, and Batty's
encounter with an angry bull whom she rather hopefully calls "nice
horsie." Problems are solved and lessons learned in this
wonderful, humorous book that features characters whom readers
will immediately love, as well as a superb writing style. |
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A hardback large book contains five condensed stories
(Lion King, 101 Dalmatians, Lady and the Tramp, Jungle Book and
Bambi) and is attached to a special holder for a mini-movie projector
and two mini-reels for each story. In the book, colorful illustrations
and large-print words are accompanied by margin pictures showing
which of 16 projector images complements that portion of the text.
This is all done very well; however, the projector is so mini
that it needs to be very close to the wall or screen in order
to be seen (2-3 inches) and the image is very small. Also, the
room needs to be very dark, which makes it difficult to read the
story, even with the projector's second light turned on. |
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This book contains five condensed stories (Cinderella,
Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty and Snow
White) and is attached to a special holder for a mini-movie projector
and two mini-reels for each story. In the book, colorful illustrations
and large-print words are accompanied by margin pictures showing
which of 16 projector images complements that portion of the text.
This is all done very well; however, the projector is SO mini
that it needs to be very close to the wall or screen in order
to be seen (2-3 inches) and the image is very small. Also, the
room needs to be very dark, which makes it difficult to read the
story, even with the projector's second light turned on. The best
way to use this would be to have your child sit in a completely
dark closet looking at the pictures while you sit outside reading
it loudly . |
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In this deluxe storybook and play CD pack, toddlers
and preschoolers have a chance to hum along with the tunes they
all recognize from Nick Jr.'s wildly popular show, Dora the Explorer.
Includes music player with handle and 4 music discs.
Dora's Mami says she can have her friends for a sleepover. It
starts out with an adventure--Dora makes written invitations for
everyone, but they get blown away by the wind. Can she find them
and get her party ready before her guests arrive? A happy ending
has Dora with plenty of friends, food, and fun at the sleepover.
Four play CDs of popular Latino music plus top tunes from the
"Dora the Explorer" TV show provide a musical backdrop
for this original storybook. Selected Spanish lyrics are included,
making this a songbook as well. A removable plastic music player
comes with each pack. |
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Dancing, music, and romance feature prominently
in the lives of the Disney Princesses, and this storybook and
play CD pack offers young fans of the Princesses plenty of opportunity
to sing and dance their days away with Ariel (The Little Mermaid),
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Cinderella, and Belle (Beauty and the
Beast). The pack comes with a 32-page storybook featuring brand
new stories about the princesses, accompanied by a music disk
for each that plays a special song from her movie, plus a selection
of popular classical favorites. |
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