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To Kill a Mockingbird 1718 reviews
Harper Lee
Grand Central Publishing, 1988
Kevin's book review
To Kill a Mockingbird
The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961. It's about two children in the 1930s going through the hardship of their father's losing battle in court. Jem, Scout and their friend Dill, spend their summers getting up to something. But as a controversial court case arises, they have to deal with derogatory terms and the fact that the case ...
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Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know105 reviews
Meg Md Meeker
Ballantine Books, 2007
Great Book for any Dad
Really informative. Some of the stats are scary but I think we need that some times instead of going through life with rose colored glasses. Being a Dad today is hard and even harder for being a Father. This book helped me focus on what is really important... My daughters
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The Gravedigger's Daughter: A Novel (P.S.) 36 reviews
Joyce Carol Oates
Harper Perennial, 2008
couldn't put it down
Yes, I know that's the worst sort of cliche, but it's also true. This is the first Oates novel I have ever read, and it was hard to put down. I can't give a book higher praise than that. Maybe not to everyone's taste, but if this is your cup of tea, it's terrific.
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The Girl with No Shadow 4 reviews
Joanne Harris
William Morrow, 2008
Deliciously wonderful novel!
The Girl with No Shadow is an absolutely brilliant sequel to Chocolat.
If you also enjoyed Gentlemen and Players then you'll find this newest novel doubly delightful.
No, the novel is not Disneyesque; but then neither was "Chocolat" really.
More like the Talented Mr.Ripley takes a trip to the Twilight Zone and meets Harry Potter in Paris. :-)
What I found interesting was how the ...
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter 798 reviews
Kim Edwards
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
Full of twists and turns
This book was full of twists and turns, and it was a good and entertaining read. It is not a book that I would call a 'quick read' because of a lot of details in the plot, but it had a very nice ending. Definitely worth reading...it had a lot of substance and touched your heart. Recommended!
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Certain Girls: A Novel41 reviews
Jennifer Weiner
Atria, 2008
Great book!
My wife loved the book. She read the entire thing in one night. Made a great gift.
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))131 reviews
Hyperion, 2004
A Great Read Aloud
This book is a gem. The children love the blend of photography and Willems cartoon drawings. It has appeal across many ages. This story is one that all children can relate to...getting their point across. I love that mom is the know it all and dad saves the day. The children love Trixie's language and adapt it to using in real life situations. Parents can relate to Trixie going "boneless" ...
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Reinventing Your Life: The Breakthough Program to End Negative Behavior...and Feel Great Again39 reviews
Jeffrey E. Young, Janet S. Klosko
Plume, 1994
Very difficult to find a book about schemas
I was recommended to buy this book as it deals with specifics that you can relate to. I'm in Australia and it is very hard to find any book about schemas. Sometimes you can get into the whole CBT thing but it's difficult to understand. I found this book to be quite easy to read and i have learnt alot about myself from reading it. Definatlely the book to read if you are familiar with CBT ...
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The Daring Book for Girls128 reviews
Andrea J. Buchanan, Miriam Peskowitz
Collins, 2007
Let your tween girl have an adventure
My daughter is an avid reader and seeks out challenging reads. She also craves adventure and is not really a girly girl in the traditional sense. She is the middle child with two brothers and loves riding her bike and skateboard. We had so much fun with this book. Highly recommended.
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The Paper Bag Princess (Classic Munsch)106 reviews
Robert N. Munsch
Annick Press, 1992
she doesn't end up with the prince
one of the reasons this story is great is because its one of the few books where the story doesn't end with the girl getting a guy. princesses and romance go hand in hand, even when the princess is a tough, adventure-seeking, swash-buckling tomboy, for the most part they end up with a guy. in fact stories with female protagonists that don't end up with a guy could probably be counted on one hand, ...
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Things I Want My Daughters to Know: A Novel3 reviews
Elizabeth Noble
William Morrow, 2008
Love this Book!
This is definetly one of those books that you don't want to put down. Enjoyed reading it very much. This story has inspired me to keep a journal for my children to give them years to come.
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Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of ...93 reviews
Rosalind Wiseman
Three Rivers Press, 2002
Enlightening for Dad
Simply put, I found the book to far exceed my expectations for it. As a male, the author's insights into girls' social roles and interactions were a huge eye-opener. And as the father of three girls, I appreciate all the examples of specific situations girls may find themselves in, how their thinking/social conditioning may have contributed, and how they can extricate themselves.
As others ...
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Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her Father 6 reviews
John Matteson
W. W. Norton, 2007
excellent biography!
The author manages to do justice to both his subjects, Louisa May Alcott and her father. He also creates an excellent picture of the time and explains the transcendtalist movement. Besides L.M. Alcott and B. Alcott one learns a lot about Emerson, Thoreau, Elizabeth Peabody and other luminaries of the time. The book is fact driven, there are often long quotations from original material and it is ...
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Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up In Polygamy12 reviews
Dorothy Allred Solomon
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Daughter of the Saints
Daughter of the Saints is a long-time labor over a difficult subject and with many risks. Much of the intrique in the book is the unconscious recognition by the reader that this author is unusual in the sense that she'd even consider wrting about such a bizare upbringing. Anyone who has even considered expressing non-consenting views of one's own family and especially their religion---no matter ...
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Pandora's Daughter32 reviews
Iris Johansen
St. Martin's Press, 2007
a very compelling story
Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
After her mother was murdered when she was 15, Megan Blair went to live with her uncle, and has almost completely silenced the voices she heard in her head as a young girl. What Megan doesn't understand is that she is a Listener, able to hear the voices of people who have died. Until someone tries to kill her...
Neal Grady has been protecting Megan ever ...
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Family Driven Faith: Doing What It Takes to Raise Sons and Daughters Who Walk with God16 reviews
Voddie T. Baucham Jr.
Crossway Books, 2007
Challenges your thinking
Interesting a reviewer said Baucham teaches "Beating kids=good! Evolution=Bad!" ...it tells you right there that reviewer has succumbed to the culture that Baucham ironically warns people against (the culture says spanking=beating kids and macroevolution=fact). For everyone else, this book shows Christians how our practices have been influenced by the culture (rather than the other way around) ...
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The Almost Moon: A Novel 139 reviews
Alice Sebold
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
Intensely psychological and dark
You will either love this book or hate it. (As all the critics did.) It helps if you have no preconceived notions about the author. (I haven't read "Lovely Bones" yet.) Think that taking care of your elderly parent isn't hard and tiring? Ever been puzzled and horrified by the thought of a person suddenly reaching their breaking point and snapping? Then read this book. If you bear with it ...
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Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China346 reviews
Jung Chang
Touchstone, 2003
The reality of China for three generations of women
Some books are to be savored slowly and take me months to finish. Other books, like this one, are a delicious overindulgence of reading, the narrative sweep so compelling that I gobbled up all 505 in almost one fell swoop. Subtitled "Three Daughters of China", this 1991 autobiography is the story of 20th Century China itself. Here we meet three women, the grandmother and mother of the ...
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Her Last Death: A Memoir45 reviews
Susanna Sonnenberg
Scribner, 2008
The Book of the Year
Brilliant. Mesmerizing. I know people with crazy mothers. I know people (including myself) who have done everything she describes in this memoir. Forget the reviewers who have the audacity to criticize and judge Susanna. Applaud her for the courage it must have taken to reveal all that pain on the page. Bravo.
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The Secret Between Us34 reviews
Barbara Delinsky
Doubleday, 2008
Fabulous book!
This is the first book I have read by Barbara Delinsky and it won't be the last! I love the realistic way she creates a mother-daughter dynamic that many people have experienced and can relate to, a definite worthwhile read!
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