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Tom Patire's Personal Protection Handbook: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know to Keep Yourself, Your ... 150 reviews
Tom Patire
Three Rivers Press, 2003
Information To Teh Safer Side
A family from my town in Wisconsin recently appeared on the Montel Show. Watching the show one had to feel for the terrible ordeal that the family went through during their violent home invasion. At the end of the show Montel brought out a security expert named Tom Patire. Mr. Patire's comments were for everyday people and his tone and way of speaking showed his compasion for human life and left ...
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)2599 reviews
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic, 1999
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban book 3
Like the first two Harry Potter books this book is great, it is in this book that parents should beware; it starts to have a few more moments that might scare the younger reader, it takes on a darker side as Harry ages and Voldemort begins to gain his power back, Definately makes you want to continue to read the complete set, this is my second time thru the books and I never tire of reading ...
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The Only Alien on the Planet75 reviews
Kristen D. Randle
Scholastic Trade, 1995
Will make you think...
A total ten!! A truly thought-provoking, intense & emotional book. I am having my dtr (11) read this book and the discussions will be endless. It opens up dialogue between parents & kids about common misconceptions and snap judgements that we ALL make on a daily basis, sometimes unintentionally, sometimes on purpose. I would say this is more geared to a 6th grader or older unless you judge your ...
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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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One Child167 reviews
Torey L. Hayden
Avon, 1981
Interesting but Sad
This is one I could not put down. Possibly Torey's best book!
Shelia, a bright 6-year-old girl who tied up a 4-year-old and set him on fire and was put in Torey's "crazy kid" class until a space opened up in the State mental hospital for her. She had a high IQ, was a bed wetter, had an abusive, alcoholic father and was abandoned on a freeway by her mother who kept her younger brother. She ...
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Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communications of the Dying153 reviews
Patricia Kelley, Maggie Callanan
Bantam, 1993
A Real Gift
For anyone who works with Hospice,or the elderly, or who have family members on hospice care, it is an invaluable book. To learn about the communications of a dying person, and their needs to die in peace, it can radically transform the dying experience for the person and their loved ones from one of sadness to one of sacred beauty. Not to read it, could mean missing out on the important signs ...
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All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger188 reviews
Lloyd Kaufman, James Gunn, ...
Berkley Trade, 1998
HOLY CAPTAIN OBIVIOUS
I BOUGHT THIS FROM LLOYD HIMSELF AT CRYPTICON AND I WENT HOME AND SAT ON THE CAN AND THATS WHERE I STAYED FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS I READ ONE OF THE GREATEST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ IT WAS AWESOME TO FIND OUT THE DETAILS OF SUCH A AWESOME INDEPENDENT STUDIO I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN EVEN IF I WANTED TO LLOYD ATTACHED SOME SORT OF ADHESIVE SO I REALLY WAS FORCED TO READ IT SO CHECK IT OUT ITS A ...
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El Niņo Sin Nombre: La lucha de un niņo por sobrevivir81 reviews
Dave Pelzer
HCI Espanol, 2003
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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So B. It100 reviews
Sarah Weeks
HarperTrophy, 2004
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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Lucky Man: A Memoir209 reviews
Simon & Schuster Audio, 2002
A memoir that is good and fun to read
I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. Would it be just about Michael J Fox's life or would it center too much on his Parkinson's disease. I'm not usually big on reading celebrity autobiographies and memoirs.
This one is definitely worth reading! Mr. Fox shares his story with humor and humility and a wonderful honesty. He speaks honestly about his struggles with Parkinson's and ...
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Baby Signs Complete Starter Kit: Everything You Need to Get Started Signing With Your Baby62 reviews
Susan Goodwyn, Linda Acredolo
Baby Signs, 2006
Great books
We really enjoy the board books that are part of this product. Our baby loves to play with them.
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A Mango-Shaped Space72 reviews
Wendy Mass
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2003
LOOK AT ALL THE COLORS!!!
Seeing shapes and colors when ever you hear sounds would be amazing! But it could get in the way of trying to go through your normal everyday life though. Mia, the main character in the novel A Mango-Shaped Space does. This book, by Wendy Mass, tells you about the little known condition called "synesthesia", as it gives you the point of view of someone who has the condition. This book is great ...
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Ryan White: My Own Story64 reviews
Ryan White, Ann Marie Cunningham
Tandem Library, 1999
He was my friend
Today is World AIDS Day and each year I remember my childhood friend, Ryan White. His sister and I were both Rollerskaters and skated in the same skating rinks. Knowing Ryan personally and having his book for years now, it is still a story that resonates with me. It is true, thoughtful, and in his own words.
I'll never forget the hatred the spewed from the city of Kokomo against him. It was ...
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Follow My Leader62 reviews
James B. Garfield
Tandem Library, 1999
25 years later, still one of the top ten
I first read this in third grade. And re-read it at least a dozen times. I was enthralled by how the dog was trained, how the kid learned to read braille... I even checked out books on braille and tried to make my own using a pin to bump up paper. I'm now in my mid30s and still have vivid memories of this book. Along with "From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler," it's in my Top 10 ...
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Till Death Do Us Part75 reviews
Lurlene Mcdaniel
Laurel Leaf, 1997
A book of my experience
As the widow of a man with cystic fibrosis I can relate to this book as if it was my own. I was amazed at the reality used in this book and how true it can be to the actual feelings that a person feels in this situation. When my husband asked me to marry him at age 23 (me being 19) I agreed thinking that we would have many happy years together. However after being married exactly one year to the ...
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Karen70 reviews
Marie Killilea
Buccaneer Books, 1993
Heartwarming and inspirational
I read this the first time as an adult. I had asked a librarian if she could recommend a good heartwarming book, and she insisted this was what I needed to read. It instantly became one of my all time favorites. The main reason I wanted to review it here, is I notice so many fellow readers complaining about the mother's approach to her daughter's disability, etc, and I want to point out,when ...
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Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio74 reviews
Peg Kehret
Albert Whitman & Company, 2006
A touching first-hand account of the great suffering that polio inflicted
In our modern age of vaccinations, it seems inconceivable that in 1949, 42,033 cases of polio were diagnosed. It was a disease without a vaccine or antidote that meant excruciating pain, followed by extensive physical therapy assuming that the patient didn't die from complications. There are three main variants: spinal polio, which causes rapid paralysis of the arms and legs (generally ...
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There Are Survivors: The Michael Cuccione Story67 reviews
Michael Cuccione, Jane Macsporran
Making a Difference Publishing, 1998
One of the best books ever!
I truely do believe this is one of the best books ever written. You can see right into Michael's life as he struggles with cancer, which threatens to kill him many times. The book is set up in a "diary" format, with actual exerpts from his grandmother's diary. At the end of the book, there are lyrics to Michael's songs on his solo CD (purchase at [internet address]) as well as the ...
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Man Who Loved Clowns56 reviews
June Rae Wood
Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2005
The best book ever written!
This is the greatest book. Perfect for children of all ages. ITs a heart touching story, and shows how families need to stick together no matter the circumstance. This story is a great example of how no families are perfect. Punky is a wonderful character/person, he touched my life. This book makes you want to smile and cry at the same time. Its an amazing book, don't just take my word for it, go ...
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Over My Head : A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out59 reviews
Claudia L. Osborn
Andrews Mcmeel Pub, 1998
Brain Fog Unfogged -- A Feat in Communication
Osborn does what is virtually impossible. She translates the fog of a damaged brain's function into vignettes that an undamaged brain can comprehend.
In her case, this translation is from experiences which were by definition wordless, disorganized, incomprehensible, frightening and often completely mindless to their opposites. The level of Dr. Osborn's skill in doing this may be best ...
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