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Mother night (Bard books) 98 reviews
Kurt Vonnegut
Avon, 1972
A Dark Novel with a Valuable Moral Lesson
~Mother Night~ by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a dark novel set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany initially in the 1930s. An American expatriate living abroad Howard W. Campbell, Jr. marries a German woman Helga, and works as a playwright in Germany. But a dark cloud looms over the horizon, the spectre of Nazi Germany and its violent ideology of ultra-nationalism. Campbell's parents depart Germany ...
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The China Garden119 reviews
Liz Berry
HarperTeen, 1999
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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Llama, Llama Red Pajama104 reviews
Viking Juvenile, 2005
A favorite
One of my all-time favorite children's books! The pictures are lovely, the story is great, it has a great flow to it and is easy for children to memorize and "read" to themselves. (With rhymes like "llama drama" how can you go wrong?) My 2-year old wants to read it every night, and we've had it for 6 months!
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1010 reviews
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
The most powerful book I have ever read...
Many of us have felt hopeless, scared and frustrated since 9/11. We see anger building, more disaster looming and see little hope through governmental leadership. This incredible story, about a man who against all odds builds a school for a Pakistani village that nursed him through a near-death experience, provides a solution, at least the beginning of a solution, to the spiral of hatred and ...
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The Kissing Hand109 reviews
Audrey Penn
Tanglewood Press, 2006
The sweetest book around!
The Kissing hand is a wonderful book that show's how strong the bond is between a mother and her child. We started reading this book to my daughter when she was two years old. She is now seven and we still do the "Kissing Hand". It is a sweet story that you will fall in love with and your children will ask for it for years to come. I would strongly recommend this book to everyone, especially ...
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So B. It100 reviews
Sarah Weeks
HarperTrophy, 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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The Lost Boy: Foster Child's Search For the Love of a Family (Sequel to A Child Called It)445 reviews
David J. Pelzer
Omaha Press Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1994
The Lost Boy
This is a story about a young boy who gets abused and treated unfairly. He doesn't have any clothes besides the ones he caries in a brown paper bag. He runs away from the world he hates. He has no home to go to, then he finds hope. To find out more information about this book find it and venture into it.
In my opinion this book was excellent and amazing.Why? Because it made me cry on ...
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For Laci: A Mother's Story of Love, Loss, and Justice267 reviews
Sharon Rocha
Crown, 2005
Great Book
I loved this book! My heart goes out to Sharon Rocha and the rest of Laci's family.
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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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Heart and Soul of Nick Carter: Secrets Only a Mother Knows149 reviews
Jane Carter
Tandem Library, 1998
The Heart and Soul of Nick Carter by Jane Carter
I've got to admit, I was quite impressed with this book and I also found it to be very interesting reading... in fact, I find it so interesting that I end up reading it over and over again. Heck, I might even start reading it again tonight. This book has all interesting facts about Nick Carter (even if some of it is outdated). It has everything about from how his parents decided to name Nick as ...
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A Mother for Choco66 reviews
Keiko Kasza
Putnam Juvenile, 2003
A mother for Choco; a story for my daughter
I absolutely adore this book. My sister gave it to us before we traveled to China to adopt our daughter. She's just over two now and has read this book with me dozens of times. We both love the illustrations, and even at a very young age, she "gets" the idea that Choco finds a mother in Mrs. Bear, regardless of the fact that they look nothing alike. (I confess I still get misty every time I read ...
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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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I Love You Stinky Face65 reviews
Lisa McCourt, Cyd Moore
Troll Communications, 1997
I love you stinky face
I love this book!! It is a must have!! This book is great for all ages and it has a great message! There are little puppets that can be purchased to go along with this book; they are really cute and get students really engaged.
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The Child Called It81 reviews
David J. Pelzer
Omaha Pr Pub Co, 1993
a truley touching story.
The story a child called "it" it shows us the life of a boy longing to be loved. he is abused by his alcoholic mother. his father is torn between the two but chooses not to tell anyone. all his younger syblings are treated with love and care. he is trying to survive in his mothers 'hell'. i recommend this book to teens and young adults it will open your eyes to smoething you might have been ...
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Someday91 reviews
Alison McGhee
Atheneum, 2007
Will bring you to tears!
I checked this book out of the library on a whim one day and as I was reading it to my daughter, I couldn't even read a couple of the pages because I'm such a sentimental thing and started to bawl. I instantly went to Amazon to buy a copy for my daughter and two for baby gifts. A tad schlocky at times, but a wonderful gift for a new mom, who is probably so hormonal that she, too, will be moved ...
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Is Your Mama a Llama?52 reviews
Deborah Guarino
Scholastic, 1997
Love it!
I just love this book, its addictive! When choosing a book to read my daughter before bed I usually end up picking this one!
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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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Waiting for Birdy: A Year of Frantic Tedium, Neurotic Angst, and the Wild Magic of Growing a Family54 reviews
Catherine Newman
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
I laughed out loud!
A great read for any parent! Fast, funny and authentic, this memoir about the arrival of baby number two captures the mingled joy, turmoil and uncertainty of parenthood. Newman's writing is clear and lively, and her account is both realistic and reassuring.
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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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Requiem for a Dream: A Novel80 reviews
Hubert Selby Jr.
Da Capo Press, 2000
Prepare yourself before you read
You need to be ready before you read this book. Upon finishing this little dandy I was physically shaking. I can't think of any other book that has made of shake. The manic style and never ending punch in the face flow of this Hubert Selby Jr. masterpiece will stay with you for the rest of your life. If you saw the movie and so decided to not read the book, you are making a mistake. The book is a ...
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