The Haunted Hour1 review
Various

Berkley, 1995

a very happy scare

The Haunted Hour features a collection of some of the best short mystery horror fiction I've ever read. All the greats are represented, from Robert Bloch to Bram Stoker to Patricia Highsmith and many more. Particularly good is Ray Bradbury's entry, a thought-provoking story about how long one ...
  
  











  



  
Cujo (Signet)259 reviews
Stephen King

Signet, 1982

Cujo

+ Good Book

Cujo, to me, harkens back to the time when Stephen King's writing was wilder, back then when unbridled classics such as Firestarter and The Stand were still new to the bookstores. Cujo represented a time for me when Stephen would usually put predestrian characters into extraordinary situations and ...
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)5433 reviews
J. K. Rowling

Arthur A. Levine Books, 2003

Anniversary Ed

+ Woven together well
+ Merry, Wary Harry and His Very Scary Adversary
+ Quality Book
+ beautiful book
  
  











  



  
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong423 reviews
James W. Loewen

The New Press, 2005

Read it!!!!!!

+ Just Say Know
+ I have never had a book have such a profound impact on me

This book is so amazing and I recommend it for any person wanting to know some truths about our history. I am a Native American and to read some of Christopher Columbus' journals is appalling. There is an enormous amount of information in this book and as a teacher I think that it's an injustice ...
  
  











  



  
The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel560 reviews
Margaret Atwood

Anchor, 1998

I wasn't expecting this!!!!

+ A 21st century 1984 by George Orwell
+ Great Review

This book was written very well. I had the creeps while I was reading it. It reminded me of the movie "Children of Men" and the book "The Giver". The entire time I was reading this book, I kept thinking of a certain female vice presidential candidate. I am afraid that she would love the form of ...
  
  











  



  
Little Women (Oxford World's Classics)269 reviews
Louisa May Alcott

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

Little Women

+ Little Women -- Centennial Edition
+ This is my favorite book!

This is a classic we wanted our grand daughter to read. The illustrations are professional and wonderful
  
  











  



  
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)2602 reviews
J. K. Rowling

Scholastic, 2004

Brilliant Sequel

+ The magic of Harry Potter
+ Harry Potter
+ Pesky Prisoner, Potions Professor Plus Puzzling Ploys Plague Potter
+ One of the best!
  
  











  



  
The Bonesetter's Daughter307 reviews
Amy Tan

Ballantine Books, 2002

A Stunning Read

+ Mother/daugher generational must read
+ Classic Tan
+ Into the Orient, across generations.
+ I loved this story !
  
  











  



  
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ("The Chronicles of Narnia")
C. S. Lewis

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2005
  
  











  



  
The Cider House Rules: A Novel (Modern Library)346 reviews
John Irving

Modern Library, 1999

A twisting saga like only Irving can write

+ A bit disappointing (review of the AUDIO book)
+ Not only a good read, but this book might make you understand men better
+ Cider Gouse Rules
  
  











  



  
A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain60 reviews
Marilee Strong

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

A Must read for those who care about someone who cuts/hurts themselves

+ excellent book, but R rated
+ Impressive must-read
+ In appreciation
+ Eye Opening
  
  











  



  
7 (Seven) Kinds of Smart: Identifying and Developing Your Multiple Intelligences17 reviews
Thomas Armstrong

Plume, 1999

A Smart Buy

+ Easy read and very informative!
+ Powerful, Insightful and Liberating!
+ Good lay reference re MI
+ Valuable in identifying how we best learn, for effective learning and communicating
  
  











  



  
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden114 reviews
Joanna Greenberg

Henry Holth & Co (J), 1964

Excellent book

+ Interesting 3 1/2
+ I never
+ Regardless of her actual diagnosis, a great read
  
  











  



  
Storm of the Century: An Original Screenplay168 reviews
Stephen King

Pocket, 1999

Exiting Screenplay!

+ A very good effort by the King
+ Storm of the Century

This is the first screenplay that I read of S.King., it is so well written that you can imagine it as if you were actually seen the movie. The story is so good that it keeps you interested at all times, without a clue about what is going to happen at the end.
  
  











  



  
Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls94 reviews
Rachel Simmons

Harvest Books, 2003

must read for youth workers and parents

+ Trip Down Memory Lane
+ A must read for parents and teachers
+ A Must-Read Book 4 Adolescent Girls and Parents
  
  











  



  
The Lighthouse Mystery (Boxcar Children)4 reviews
Gertrude Chandler Warner

Albert Whitman & Company, 1990

The Lighthouse Mystery

+ The Lighthouse Mystery
+ Cool!
+ Lighthouse Mystery - Intriguing and exciting!
  
  











  



  
Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words47 reviews
Susan G. Wooldridge

Three Rivers Press, 1997

Love this - not just for poets only!

+ Crazy about Poemcrazy
+ One of my favorites!
+ Discover the poet within
  
  











  



  
Harriet the Spy145 reviews
Louise Fitzhugh

Yearling, 2001

Still Reaping Rewards!

+ One of My Favorites
+ One of the Greats

I don't remember how old I was when I first read Harriet the Spy, but I read it and read it and read it. Reading it now with my eight-year-old daughter, I am reminded of what a strong influence this book had on me. I tried to spy like Harriet, and got a stern talking to from my mother not to listen ...
  
  











  



  
In the Jaws of the Black Dogs: A Memoir of Depression4 reviews
John Bentley Mays

HarperCollins, 1999

good

+ From a Painfully Depressed Mind Comes a Warm & Honest Book!
+ Too well written?

Average Reader Review: Number of Reviews: 1 1. In the Jaws of the Black Dogs By: Waleska from Alberta As a psychology major, I was fascinated by this account of one man's life-long struggle with depression. While I do not necessarily think his experience is representative of ...
  
  











  



  
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA101 reviews
James D. Watson

Touchstone, 2001

Captivating, even for a layman

+ the book was perfect but it arrived a 2 weeks after the mailing date
+ Science Memoir
+ Good book