Book: Memory Boy Author: Will Weaver Year Published: 2001 Genre: YA Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Teens Romance/Sex: Not really. Setting: Minneapolis and other places around there Characters: A boy named Miles, his family, and an old mentor. Plot: In 2006, Mount Rainer erupted. From 2006 to 2008, food supplies in the world became lower and lower, forcing people to scrounge for what they could find and plunging the world into a semi-dark age. Miles and his family decide to … [Read more...]
Jan 2, 2012
Review: Mixed Signals by Liz Curtis Higgs
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Book: Mixed Signals Author: Liz Curtis Higgs Year Published: 1999 Genre: Inspirational romance Overall Rating: 3 stars Target Audience: Women and teens Romance: Mild Setting: 1999, as far as I can tell. Characters: Belle the main character, Norah supporting, Patrick the love interest, David the love interest, and some minor characters Plot: A 32 year old woman has a career in radio. Her radio station suddenly switches to sports, so she decides to go to a new radio station with her … [Read more...]
Dec 19, 2011
Review: Other Book Review Site
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So, I don't have a book to review, because I took my most recent book and wrapped it as a present for myself. :-) But if you want to read some great reviews, check out the site All Readers. You can search for books by genre, or title and author. It's pretty cool. … [Read more...]
Oct 10, 2011
Review: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
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Book: Howl's Moving Castle Author: Diana Wynne Jones Year Published: 1986 Genre: Older children’s fantasy Overall Rating: 4 stars Target Audience: Children between 10 and 15 Romance: Several, all innocent Setting: The magical country of Ingary Characters: Sophie, Howl, the Witch of the Waste, Michael, Calcifer, Sophie’s sisters and several others Plot: In this story, Sophie is a young girl, about 18, and the oldest of three sisters. She knows she is set to have a boring life … [Read more...]
Aug 16, 2010
Review: The Legend of the Firefish by George Bryan Polivka
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The Legend of the Firefish is an inspirational book set in a fictional universe. In this book the main character, Parker, is a failed seminary student who took up sword fighting instead. He determines to stow away on a pirate ship to help them search for the legendary firefish, which in this universe, is the type of fish that swallowed Jonah from the Bible. The story follows Parker as he completes his search for the fish, and it also follows his arch-nemesis, a woman named Talon, and his … [Read more...]
Aug 2, 2010
Review: Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
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Owl Moon is a very young children's story about a girl and her father who take a night walk. During the walk they experience many sights and sounds, and also encounter snow and owls. This book won the Caldecott Medal for illustration and was featured on the TV show Reading Rainbow. This book is what I label as a very traditional children's story. The story reads more like poetry, and there is little plot other than what relates to what happens in the text. I personally do not like this … [Read more...]
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