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Come on, Rain! by Karen Hesse by stefs13  Pros: Beautifully written. Illustrations are vivid and help to carry the story.
Cons: Slightly dated. My students didn't know what a phonograph was. I’m a first grade teacher, and I was first introduced to Karen Hesse’s book Come On, Rain! through the reading specialist on my campus. I was doing a lesson in building text-to-self connections with my ELL students and I needed a ...
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Nov 26 '09 |
Overall Rating: Helpful |
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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1902) – Possibly the Best Version by pestyside Pros: Hague's illustrations, well-constructed fantasy of Claus, the immortals, Claus
Cons: The older style of English might intimidate young readers at first, no Mrs. Claus Growing up in the Midwest during the last century there were three Santa’s in my life: Coca Cola’s, L. Frank Baum’s, and Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade’s Santas. Much earlier depictions of Saint Nicholas from Washington ...
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Nov 26 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Skinwalker - Vampire hunting in New Orleans by phungus Pros: Great main character and genuine New Orleans setting
Cons: Nothing major I found Faith Hunter's excellent new Skinwalker novel while browsing the sci-fi/fantasy section of Amazon.com. It popped up as a recommendation based on what other people had bought, and I couldn't ignore the hot leather-clad biker chick on the ...
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Nov 26 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Your colleagues are dying, all by a different Manner of Death by trailhound Pros: Good mystery. Interesting characters. Psychological thriller.
Cons: Drags at times with excess dialogue. Author Stephen White has written an impressive collection of novels over the last 15 years or so. Many of them feature fictional psychologist Dr. Alan Gregory, who seems to get tangled up in all sorts of deadly mysteries. In the book Manner of ...
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Nov 26 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"I'm a perfect devil. Tell me how bad I am." Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles by teamfreak16 Pros: The original trilogy packaged up into one ornate volume
Cons: None - overall, it's a five-star package Eleven books comprise The Vampire Chronicles, Anne Rice’s popular series featuring Lestat, a brash, impetuous bloodsucker. Even so, mention the Chronicles to casual fans and most will think of that series’ first three novels, ...
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Nov 26 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Don’t mess with Corsica by texas-swede Pros: Great humor, exciting, action packed adventure, innocent, enjoyable for both adults and children.
Cons: Some stereotyping of Corsicans (friendly though). Asterix is a series of French comic albums (bound comic books made from cartoon strips). The series is written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. It is probably the most famous comic book series in the world. The series is set in ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Former FBI Agent Is a Target in Twisted by Andrea Kane by dragonfire88 Pros: Entertaining thriller for most part.
Cons: Issues with dialogue and characters. Could have more suspense. Several years ago, I read a few books by Andrea Kane that I enjoyed. I've gone a long time without reading any of her books and I picked up her book Twisted when I found it.Former FBI agent Sloane Burbank is still ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Thanksgiving Mice! by serc Pros: cute way to tell the Thanksgiving story
Cons: text of the story rhymes... and then doesn't...and then does again To help celebrate Thanksgiving, I located all the children's books that we had that addressed the holiday. Compared to the piles of books with Halloween and Christmas themes, my Thanksgiving stack was rather paltry, but the books we have did still ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Pilgrim cat arrives on the Mayflower for the first Thanksgiving by dandj Pros: Author's opening note; cat lovers will appreciate it; challenging to young readers
Cons: Author's opening note; would have preferred oil paintings; a little long for young listeners As Faith Barrett and her family stand upon the Mayflower's deck awaiting departure, she sees a cat jump aboard the ship. A few days later, she spots him again in the hold chasing after a rat and names him "Pounce" due to his tendency to ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"World's Greatest Auto Show" - Celebrating Cars, Cheesecake And Capitalism In Chicago by rkingfish Pros: Professional photography, exclusively. Indexed by make. Miss Lithuania demonstrates the "Plymouth Power Top".
Cons: Chapter arrangement is not chronological. Mayor Daley's foreword is of little interest. In our current world of automotive busts and bankruptcies, it may be difficult for some to comprehend a time where the infamous saying “As General Motors goes, so goes the nation”. Then again, maybe not . . . Now that both GM ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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On the Road with Max and Owen by a_r_egerton Pros: Entertaining dialogue and appealing lead characters.
Cons: Weak ending. No Such Creature is the tale of Max and Owen, an uncle and a nephew who share a novel hobby: They like to crash fancy parties and rob the guests. As Max used to be an actor (and later wig salesman), he and Owen have many disguises. They spend ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Head to Bangkok in "Breathing Water" by Timothy Hallinan by kevintipple Pros: Everything.
Cons: Nothing. The card game wasn't supposed to be high stakes enough to attract the "Big Guy" but it did. A simple poker game undercover operation designed to net lower level casino cheats, has drawn "Khun Pan" one of the richest men in Thailand. Offended, ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A Book Baby Can Relate To by soulkissed2003 Pros: Refreshing board book, both brief and meaningful, for the littlest readers.
Cons: Can't find any! Ready to find more books by this author. I took the kids to the local library so they could choose some fresh selections for the holiday break. Our one year old just loves books, and enjoys board books she can look at on her own after we've read her the ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"Return to the Hundred Acre Wood"...Sweet as Pooh's Hunny Pots, Smart as Owl's Relations by JediKermit Pros: Wonderful new stories, one new character, charming illustrations...
Cons: None. When I first heard about David Benedictus' 2009 collection of short stories Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, I was skeptical. I've come to terms with the Disney machine that has turned A.A. Milne's beloved creation into a "brand" that has ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Iris Johansen Pits Eve Duncan and Family Against a Vampire Wannabe in Blood Game by gamblin_man Pros: Srong intense action pulls the reader forward
Cons: Occult may be too much for some Iris Johansen has always had a little of the unusual in her fiction. She moves Eve Duncan, forensic sculptor, through various very trying circumstances as she tries to find the remains of her daughter, Bonnie, and "bring her home". Those quests involve ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Kringle--The Santa Fantasy answers childhood questions by pestyside Pros: Kringle, the Runes, Blending into pagan and Christianity, the Goblins
Cons: It only drags a little near the middle, right before the reindeer appear Know that once upon a time there were goblins that roamed the earth when the nights were long and the winters were desolate. Know also that this was a time when a child appears as the one chosen to join with elves, reindeer, and men to end the time of ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Cirque Du Freak #6: Darren goes primal by ssjakira1 Pros: Darren gets awesome and more plot advancement!
Cons: The end part felt a little contrived. Welcome to Darren Shan's Cirque Du Freak series. Located in the teen section of the bookstore, it's probably best left for them to read. Still, if you're interested in a bit of teen horror, it's not a bad series to check ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Blood and Chocolate - Yum by veingogh Pros: Well-crafted; Interestingly exquisite cover art
Cons: Slightly predictable in the beginning; lower reading level than appropriate for age group Summary
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Beautiful and awesomely attractive to the mortals around her, Vivian must find her place among them if she is to ensure the pack's survival after the death of her ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Helpful |
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"It Sounds Like an Adult Video...or a Bad Board Game" by fishifishi Pros: It's not as mind-numbing as the show that it's (sort of) based on
Cons: It's predictable and silly Okay, so I admit I watched two seasons each of Laguna Beach and The Hills, on MTV, the music-less station that has become the home of the most ridiculous reality shows, featuring the extremely spoiled, good looking, and sickening people I ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Just Roll the Dice by terrid Pros: funny, great characters, fast paced
Cons: none The Bunco Babes are a group of women who meet to play bunco, a dice game. There are 12 of them and a waiting list of subs. No one can join unless a regular quits but if someone can’t play a sub is called. These women do more than ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Allie Finkle deals with bullies and mother-in-law issues in The New Girl by jurgrace Pros: Protagonist is a great role model; Lots of good humor
Cons: Kids might not get all the (clean) grown-up humor Nine year old Allie Finkle is a bundle of nerves. She wants to make the best first impression at her new school (her family just moved from the suburbs to an old house ...
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Nov 25 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Thanksgiving Is For Giving Thanks by serc Pros: offers kids a good way to think about Thanksgiving and what they are thankful for
Cons: some adults may find it preachy While there are a lot of children's books in our house celebrating Halloween and Christmas, we don't have very many that mark Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving may be a lot less garish and exciting than the holidays between which it is sandwiched - there ...
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Nov 24 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Ravens (George Dawes Green): Jesus. Lottery Tickets. Dreams. Pathology. by MiDoyle Pros: Pathology, dreams, violence, thrills
Cons: Jesus Jesus. Lottery tickets. Dreams. Pathology.There's lots of talk about Jesus in Ravens by George Dawes Green (2009, Grand Central Publishing, 336 pages), and a good bit about lottery tickets as well. Such is expected in a novel built on ...
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Nov 24 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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The Thanksgiving Day From The Black Lagoon by serc Pros: cute, slightly humorous story with a Thanksgiving theme; fun illustrations
Cons: story is slightly disjointed My 7-year-old daughter, Julia, enjoys Mike Thaler's picture book "Black Lagoon" series. When we saw The Thanksgiving Day From The Black Lagoon in one of her book orders from school, we knew she would enjoy this holiday-themed ...
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Nov 24 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"The Unincorporated Man": SciFi Like Ron Paul Might Write It by scmrak Pros: an interesting premise
Cons: completely buried by political pronouncements The Unincorporated Man by Dani Kollin and Eytan Kollin Justin Cord woke from a nap that put old man Van Winkle to shame; woke to gaze upon an angel. Neela Harper wasn't really an angel though, she was a "reanimation ...
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Nov 24 '09 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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