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Combine animal noises, a talent show, and a trampoline to get one fun story the whole family will want to read again and again.
This book can be fun for those kids who just can't sit still. With a bit of suspense and sound effects, the story takes Tiddler on an exciting - and tiresome - adventure.
The music of Flogging Molly is at times beautiful, and at others pulse-pounding and ruckus-inspiring. Yet this seven member crew has captivated fans (including myself) by combining their obvious instrumental skill with their phenomenal song writing abilities.
This movie surprised me. Wonderful and heartfelt performances by all the cast truly makes this movie work. The people are interesting and the story is unique without being over-the-top. I loved it.
Whether or not you're a Picoult fan, this one's a keeper. Her usual mix of heart, humor, and controversial current issues are all here. The main character, a child named Willow, is impossible not to love and the dilemma surrounding her and her family is heart-wrenching. You will find yourself wondering about the choices we make for the ones we love and how far we are willing to go. I dare you to guess the ending. I usually have a pretty good idea and I was not even close. Read and enjoy!
Try the books by author Jake Maddox, who has written an number of high-interest, easy-reading sports stories for both girls and boys. His books cover a wide range of sports with titles such as Board Rebel (skateboarding), Paintball Invasion, Takedown (wrestling), BMX Bully, Wild Hike, Batter Up (baseball), and Jump Serve (volleyball). Not only do these exciting stories deal with the skill and speed of a sport, but also obstacles and topics like self-confidence, persistence, and courage....
Every once in a while I read a book which I cannot stop talking or thinking about. How to live safely in a science fictional universe by Charles Yu is such a book. The protagonist is a time machine mechanic. He lives with his dog that is not real and his boss is a computer program. When others try to change their pasts and therefore upset the delicate balance of the universe he shows up doubling as repair man and therapist. If these funny anecdotes about people’s...
I picked up this book on a whim. Just walking by a library shelf, the title caught my eye. I like humorous books, and this one had a great title and quotes on the cover so I decided to give it a try.
What I didn't expect was to find myself laughing out loud in public, at home, and in private- making anyone around eyeball me with curiosity. In fact, when it came to the last few chapters I found myself in between two family members who decided to have a late night conversation across me. I couldn...
As with other books by Laura Numeroff, If You Give a Cat a Cupcake takes you on sequential tale that gets sillier and sillier as you turn the page. Following along with the characters just doesn't get old.
Set in late eighteenth century Haiti, the story is based around the life of a mulatto slave and her complicated relationship with her master who is a French-born sugar plantation owner. Her “true” love is a slave who runs away from the plantation and later becomes a leader in an uprising that changes the political climate of the country. The master flees Haiti and takes her child (who he fathered) to the safety of New Orleans. She leaves Haiti and follows him for the sake of her...