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Mara Daughter of the Nile 154 reviews
Eloise Jarvis McGraw
Peter Smith Publisher Inc, 1991
Great Book!!
I first read this book when I was eleven years old, and have loved it ever since. I cannot even count the number of times I have re-read it. It is excellently written with a deep plot, well-made characters, and an amazingly believable feel of the world of Ancient Egypt. Even if you are not a fan of ancient Egyptian books, you will soon become interested in the characters and before you know it, ...
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It Whispers71 reviews
Joanne T. Lewis
Amazon, 2007
Polished, Refined, Riveting Writing!
Having read a significant number of the ABNA entries, enough to sample the generally high quality of writing from young authors brave enough to place an excerpt before the reading public for comment, this reader is more than a little impressed with Joanne T. Lewis' IT WHISPERS. She has a mature writing style (surely she has some experience in the field before this excerpt!), the ability capture ...
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The China Garden119 reviews
Liz Berry
Topeka Bindery, 2001
The China Garden Review
Liz Berry's book, The China Garden, was... insightful. She has an incredible ability to paint a picture with her words. Never before have I felt more into another world. She transforms your mind and makes you view what her characters are seeing. Not as keen with feeling, nothing to the extent of, say, Stephenie Meyer in the emotional front. However, the pictures she provided were grand and all ...
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The Lost Years: Surviving a Mother and Daughter's Worst Nightmare75 reviews
Kristina Wandzilak, Constance Curry
Jeffers Press, 2006
A Million TRUTHFUL Pieces
This book is so clearly one whose time has come. Waiting for a decade to pass before writing the story down allowed the events to be processed and fully digested. Feelings on all sides were clearly no longer raw, hostility had passed, and growth had occured which gave way for honesty and truth to shine through on every page.
This book gives people hope that change - in many forms - is ...
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The Living Blood90 reviews
Tananarive Due
Atria, 2001
Great Read
I found this book less engaging but more fullfilling than My Soul To Keep.
The Living Blood gave a few characters a chance to redeem themselves in what was a dire situation from the first book.
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So B. It100 reviews
S. Weeks
Tandem Library, 2005
Brigett's Review
I like this book because it is like a mystery because she wants to know her mom but she is living with a girl that they lived next door to. Will she saw pitchers of her mom and was disarmed to find out were she was at. She found out were she was and wanted to see her so she razed money she got a bus ticket and went to were her mom was and could not finder for a long time and then one day she ...
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Goddess of the Night (Daughters of the Moon 1)138 reviews
Lynne Ewing
Volo, 2000
AWSOME
omg! this series gets better and better as it goes along! its start is sort of annoying and slow, but other than that its absolutely worth getting! book one is just the start of an amazing series that i hope becomes a movie or tv series soon!
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Into the Cold Fire (Daughters of the Moon #2)70 reviews
Lynne Ewing
Volo, 2000
Into the Cold Fire Review By: Diana
This book is about a girl who might be endangered by a groupd of people who is after her. These group of people are bad people who try to bring good people to the bad side. This book is a magical book with girls who have powers and they are trying to fight the bad people away. I liked this book because each character has a different personality and different ways to handle things in situations ...
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Stealing Karma112 reviews
Aneesha Capur
Amazon, 2007
"Journey's Through Lifetimes"
After reading the manuscript review by Publishers Weekly provided in the Editorial Reviews concerning the novel `Stealing Karma' by Aneesha Capur I couldn't wait to read the nine pages submitted to Amazon's ABNA contest. Here is a book containing a plethora of subject matter near and dear to my heart; prophetic dreams, Hindu deities, astrological omens, African tribal beliefs and Jungian ...
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Daughters of Darkness (Night World)129 reviews
Lisa Smith
Hodder Children's Books, 1997
Soul-mates
I have read nearly all of the books in the Night-world series, and I have to say that this one is my favourite, without a doubt! It is Ash of course that just makes this book, he is irrestible, I became hooked on him from the very first, I guess it's the whole 'bad-boy' vampyre thing he's got going on that you become addicted to him! I started reading these books years ago, but they went out of ...
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Mothering Mother: A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir41 reviews
Carol D. O'Dell
Kunati Inc., 2009
Mothering Mother
I have given this book to friends and recommended it to others who are steering the difficult passage as caregiver to a parent. O'Dell uncovers moments of frustration and inspiration but above all, truth, as she exchanges roles with her mother who struggles with deteriorating physical and mental health. There's plenty of humor--like when her mother demands O'Dell wear a slip because ladies do not ...
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Owl Moon53 reviews
Jane Yolen
Philomel, 1987
Worthy of an Award - a review of "Owl Moon"
I like Jane Yolen's work - the children do too (lol). But Owl Moon is probably the most poetic of her works that we have read. The word choice and imagery is wonderful; soft and soothing. You can hear the crunch of snow, and feel the biting cold.
Like the others I give it 5 stars, and would add that it makes for a good bed-time book.
Five Stars. Top notch Read-aloud. Artwork is nice, ...
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Seven daughters & seven sons42 reviews
Barbara Cohen
Atheneum, 1984
great!
this story was somewhat reminiscent of the alanna series, what with the cross dressing to fulfill a dream. i'm not all that well versed in arabian culture, but from what i know of it this story seemed to be a valid representation. Buran is one of seven daughters, and of course in a patriarchal society this is not the best of luck as your daughters can't work or (in this case) even go out into ...
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Treasured Misfortunes64 reviews
Mary, Inc, 1999
Touched My Heart
Treasured Misfortunes, is a book that I read many years ago. This book of poety has touched my heart. The illustrations relate to the poetry so well, that I often think of them as much as the words they depict. I have become a different person because of the extent the poetry has affected me in my life. I recommed this book to everyone who needs an awakening to their consienceness.
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Push Not the River64 reviews
James Conroyd Martin
St. Martin's Griffin, 2004
An Historical Fiction Treasure!
I found this historical fiction text to be absolutely enthralling! It has not only provided me with hours of enjoyable, page-turning reading, but has also given me great insight into my Polish ancestry and heritage. The strength, spirit, and heart of the Polish people--MY people--is wonderfully portrayed within the pages of this book. I'm so looking forward to receiving Mr. Martin's sequel, ...
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Change Me Into Zeus' Daughter54 reviews
Barbara Robinette Moss
Mid-Prairie Books, 1999
Find Joy In the Most Desparate of Situations
Change Me Into Zeus's Daughter is a powerful and poignant story of impoverished life as experienced by Barbara Moss.
Surrounded by poverty, alcoholism, abuse, malnutrition and facial deformities, Moss could easily have allowed herself to be trapped in that negative world. Instead, through determination and the kindness of a few strangers along the way, she rose above adversity and has been ...
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The Supernatural Ways of Royalty: Discovering Your Rights and Privileges of Being a Son or Daughter of God44 reviews
Bill Johnson, Kris Vallotton
Destiny Image Publishers, 2006
Best read in 20 years If you are in the kingdom you have to read this
Kris Vallotton and Bill Johnson have shared something here that has the potential to cause a shift amongst Christians that will catapult us into a whole new realm of living as sons and daughters of the God who created everything. I feel that I have cheated myself out of an inheritance over the past twenty years that i have been a Christian as have most believers i have spoken to. The devil will ...
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Sacrifice, The (Daughters of the Moon)58 reviews
Lynne Ewing
Volo, 2001
For what it is...
...I really enjoyed the book. My 18 year old daughter brought the book home last year, and she can't get enough of it or the series of books under the Daughter's of the Moon series.
I wouldn't personally reccommend the book for the younger teen audience, as it deals with some more grown up situations than a 13 or 14 year old may really understand, and with the fantasy elements and the ...
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Daughters of the Moon, Book #4: The Secret Scroll42 reviews
Lynne Ewing
Volo, 2001
Great Book
I read this book over the week-end and loved it. stanton played a great role in this one by the way he went out and helped Catty. The story also introduced a new character but Stanton is still my favorite. The scene at the park was the best with the merry-go-round.
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Color Me Butterfly52 reviews
L. Y. Marlow
El Publishing, 2007
Standing Ovation
This story was wonderful...This is a great read for all ages who has been thorugh something. Even if you haven't- after reading this book you will know you will never have to go through anything. This book will incourage you to that.
This author really went to work on this novel, and I stll cant believe this is her first novel And it's a true story is what got me. It was very well written, it ...
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