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The Berenstain Bears Clean House by mjhollingshead Pros: thirty four thumbs up from Osage County First Grade
Cons: none noted “My goodness,” said Mama. “There are too many things. It is so hard to clean with so many things.” “We will have a yard sale,” said Papa. “We will put some in the yard.” -- From the book Mama Bear is ready to tackle the ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Spot Goes to the Park and Has a Grand Time by bilbopooh Pros: fun story and flaps
Cons: flaps can be torn easily A few blocks away from my house is a park that I frequented as a child and affectionately referred to as "the bug playground" because of its climbable structures, which included a snail, a centipede and an octopus. Most of those are gone now, but a nice ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
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Provocative, theatrical(, Canadian) portrayals of some gay literary celebrities by Stephen_Murray Pros: theater of ideas with mordant humor and striking effects
Cons: "Hester" seems just an acting exercise Sky Gilbert (1952-) is a Toronto gay theater impresario (playwright, director, sometimes actor, founder and long-time head of the Buddies in Bad Time Theatre), film-maker, and novelist whose work postdates my residence in Toronto. Since 2007 he has been ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
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Have fun with this little Funnybunny by cpfun4me  Pros: creative storyline with cute character PJ Funnybunny
Cons: none Children and adults will identify with little PJ Funnybunny's impression that life might just be greener over the next bend as another animal. Three aspects of his life, cooked carrots, a houseful of siblings and unusually large ears, motivate this ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
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A Sprawling Tale of Fates Intertwined by jc_hall Pros: enjoyable in parts; prose; humour; prestigious (Booker of Bookers)
Cons: significant time investment; assumes familiarity with 20th century Indian political history Born at the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1937, at the glorious moment of India’s Independence, Saleem Sinai was a marked child in more ways than one. Growing up in a well-to-do, if somewhat dysfunctional, family and acquiring a strange power to ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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the full spectrum of the influential German artist's work by henryberry Pros: an introduction to and review of Richter's varied art work
Cons: largely a survey of the art work with little historical context If the 80 or so art works were not seen together in this book, you might not recognize them as done by the same artist they are so diverse. There's figures and abstract art; a few works with pronounced, though not assertive, realist qualities; and one ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Big Things Come in Small Packages! The All New Atom: The Hunt For Ray Palmer! by talyseon Pros: Excellent writing with a twisted sense of humor. Great Art.
Cons: We don't seem to be making progress. The All New Atom: The Hunt for Ray Palmer! Story by Gail Simone, Art by Mike Norton. ISBN 9781401217822 Excerpts from the Ivy Town Chamber of Commerce Brochure: Come to visit! Stay a life time! Newly lowered radiation levels mean it’s ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
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Frank and Joe the Liberators by msiduri Pros: Lots going on, lots of excitement and the usual brushes with death
Cons: Convoluted and odd plot, stereotyping This is the thirteenth book in the original Hardy Boys Mystery Series which ran from 1927 to 1979 and was, along with the Nancy Drew, Tom Swift and Bobbsey Twins series, part of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Like “Carolyn Keene” of the Nancy Drew ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
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What A Girl Wants by terrid Pros: Excellent stories and characters
Cons: none For her Pleasure is actually 3 novellas in one book. These stories are intertwined by the characters and the first two could have actually been in one book. However, the last one was a nice chance to see the story of a minor but lovable character from ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
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Why girls are weird. A thoughtful, guilty pleasure by brennailes Pros: Funny, easy to relate to.
Cons: A little simplistic Anna Koval is living a pretty average life. She has good Friends that adore her, an ex-boyfriend that she hasn't stopped trying to figure out, a job in a library that she could do in her sleep. Anna has dreams of acting, her friend Dale loves the stories ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
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Debunking Skin-Care Myths In The New Science Of Perfect Skin~ by jankp Pros: fascinating for info and advice; debunked hype well
Cons: he sells his own products among others; read review for more How can anyone decide which of the hundreds of skin care products are necessary, helpful and right for their particular skin? The skin care market is a jungle of competing hawkers desperate for your business and willing to claim wild promises for their ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Explore Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Edition with The Keep on the Shadowfell. by talyseon Pros: Extremely user friendly, making it ideal for novices and people learning the system.
Cons: Very Simplistic. Keep on the Shadowfell A Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Adventure for Characters of 1st through 3rd level. Designed by Bruce Cordell and Mike Mearls. As always, if you are a Dungeon Master, there is no such thing as a spoiler. If you ...
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Jul 10 '08 |
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So glad we bought this box set!! by notjustamom Pros: Overall, simple language and simple illustrations. My daughter LOVES the hat book.
Cons: Doggies did not make the list of favorite Boynton books in our house! We bought this box set out of default. We were looking to get three of the four books and it happened that getting the box set was only a dollar more, so why not get all four? Well, I'm SO glad we opted for the set! We had originally picked up A to Z ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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If Poltergeist didn't ruin clowns for you, this book will by jurgrace Pros: Charming and quirky main characters, lots of laughs in the early sections
Cons: I had no idea Dean Koontz wrote telenovelas (aka Spanish soap operas) On a recent visit, I described the humor of the S
tephanie
Plum series to my uncle, and he recommended I read Life Expectancy. According to Uncle D., this book was going to make me laugh a lot. He was half right. ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Every Parent's Worst Nightmare by carmenbabylove Pros: Well written, great characters, suspenseful, emotional
Cons: The missing girl should have been developed more I think every parent’s nightmare is something horrible happening to one of their children. In Place Last Seen, a 6 year old girl is separated from her family while on a day hike in the Sierra Wilderness. My daughter once hid from me behind a ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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You'll want to rush right into the kitchen with Fauchald's Indoor S'mores by cpfun4me Pros: Illustrations are excellent and the directions are simple!
Cons: Ingredients don't come with the book! The large picture of a chocolate square and a marshmallow sandwiched between two graham crackers caught my eye. Then the word S'mores drew me in and I was hooked and I had to open the book, Indoor S'mores and other Tasty Treats for Special Occasions. ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
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Ordinary lives achieving the extraordinary by poetchik Pros: Well written; very descriptive; inspiring; good balance of ages/social backgrounds.
Cons: Some of the stories are sad, only focuses on Colorado In Obit: Inspiring Stories of Ordinary People who led extraordinary lives, the stories told within its pages are not about the life and deaths of famous people but instead, the author (Jim Sheeler) seeks to do more than write an obituary, he uses his ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
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Clifford's Good Deeds Don't Always Work Out So Well by bilbopooh Pros: Clifford perseveres and is a hero
Cons: some of his attempts to help do more harm than good It's said that no good deed goes unpunished. I've always found that a downer of a saying, but in Clifford's Good Deeds, by Norman Bridwell, the maxim applies perfectly. This book, like most in the Clifford series, is narrated by Emily Elizabeth, ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Well written book of epic landscapes and prose by pookiebear6 Pros: Beautifully written, excellent scenery
Cons: Characters can be seen as a bit on the unfriendly side With sparse prose and a fluid and extremely moving storyline, Vendela Vida presents an unforgettable, bittersweet tale in Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name about going home, reinventing oneself, and discovering our origins. Her second book ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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A sheer encyclopedia of fun facts and a great protagonist by pookiebear6 Pros: Never a dull moment
Cons: A bit of attention deficit disorder There is a lot that is covered in this book, and just to give you a picture of what it is like, here are just a few of the topics discussed in Scarlett Thomas’s fictional novel PopCo: ---the toy industry (the protagonist works for the 3rd largest ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Assertiveness Training for the Conflict Coward, I Hate Confrontations! by pablothegreat Pros: Assertiveness training, conflict cowards learn to deal better with conflict
Cons: That the life coach does not make house calls Do you hate confrontations? So do I! Avoiding anyone who I think is upset and agreeing just to get away from them when I do have to face them. I seemed to do better with this when in a work situation than in a personal situation! Advocating for my ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Ideas and Adventures 1200-1700 by mjhollingshead Pros: work is a well formatted
Cons: none noted Ideas and Adventures 1200 to 1700 as an eye-opener pertaining to long-ago times; meets reader expectation with a low key, more easy to get to vision of history. One attribute of the book is the writer’s adding of content materials that are not ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Uneven at Times but Enjoyable by carstairs38 Pros: Good story, the main characters
Cons: A late sub-plot bogs down the second half Sometimes the back story on a novel is as interesting as the book itself. The character of Roxanne Prescott originally appeared in G
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and Roses, a cozy type mystery set on a tour of Williamsburg, Virginia. Author ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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"Feet Are For Fun!" by jurgrace Pros: Good message, friendly illustrations
Cons: "Tips" page is not very useful My daughters and I have fallen in love with Free Spirit Publishing's Best Behavior series of books. They like the cute pictures and catchy phrases to remember. I like the fact that they at least give me a frame of reference when I need to ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Very Helpful |
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Escape from Black and White- Harry Potter 3 by babydoll22789 Pros: Emotional story resonance, twisty plot
Cons: A bit of excessive exposition Over the next few weeks I will be reviewing all seven books in the series. These books were very important to me growing up, and I may slip in a spoiler from a later book occasionally, though I will try not to, so please be warned. Harry has ...
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Jul 09 '08 |
Overall Rating: Helpful |
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