The Call of the Wild (Aladdin Classics)52 reviews Jack London Aladdin, 2003 a gripping, compelling read + Amazing + This book teaches so much... + Stark, Powerful Wilderness Tale + A great read with powerful messages for all ages             Lawn Boy18 reviews Gary Paulsen Wendy Lamb Books, 2007 Good read! + 11YR. OLD SON LOVED THIS ONE + Great book!! + What can happen when you start your own business?             The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century1168 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Picador, 2007 Approachable for all readers, essential for understanding our flat world. This book should be on everyones "must read" list + Friedman is a True Patriot! I found the first section (263 pages) difficult to plow through - I come from a software / engineering background and found the techie speak in the first section dry. Understandably this book was written for a broad audience, and this section was a prerequisite for the remainder of the book as it ...             Sarah And the Naked Truth1 review Elisa Lynn Carbone Cloonfad Press, 2006 Miriam's Review I really liked the book Sarah and the Naked Truth. This book is about real friendship amoung three girls, who each have a special secret. Reading the story you see that you should always be your true self even if you are afraid. Also be prepared for some really funny parts!! P.S. This is also a ...             Stealing Freedom19 reviews Elisa Carbone Yearling, 2001 Dr. Ellwood Harvey, the real person behind "Dr. H" + The Slavery Insurment + The Slavery Insurment + I loving it.             Shadow Spinner (A Jean Karl Book)66 reviews Susan Fletcher Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999 Great read! + wanting more This book was both spell-binding and educational. I read it to my 11 and 12 year old daughters. They could read it themselves, but I enjoyed it too. It has a mature theme, but it is handled well. It also has a subtle wisdom that is neither preachy nor heavy handed. Love is the greatest of ...             the Green glass Sea15 reviews Ellen Klages Scholastic, 2007 A Gem for Middle Schoolers + Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club.com + loved it + Good read for most thinking persons + Overall good reading             The Anti-Baby-Sitter Plot Susan Fletcher Apple, 1994 When Aurora's mom hires a full-time German baby-sitter named Tanja, Aurora decides that she is too old for a baby-sitter, and she concocts a clever plot for the newcomer. Reprint. PW.             Dreaming Water18 reviews Gail Tsukiyama St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 The Nature of Loss + She did it again! This is the first book I've read by this author and it was passed to me by a friend who had enjoyed it. I think it is one of the finest stories I've read on the nature of loss in all its forms and how it is experienced by everyone that is touched by loss. Max lost his freedom; Cate lost her dream ...             Night of Many Dreams: A Novel32 reviews Gail Tsukiyama St. Martin's Griffin, 1999 I enjoyed the book, but not the sequence of events + Tsukeyama delivers through her voice I found this book in a hospital waiting room recently while waiting for a family member receiving a treatment. After about three pages, I was hooked and conned a nurse into letting me borrow it from the hospital. Overall, the book was well written, interesting, and informative. If it is ...             Eve Green: A Novel6 reviews Susan Fletcher W. W. Norton, 2005 Beautifully written, lyrical prose & a riveting story!  + Simply Stunning + recommended read! + Eve Green A Welsh Treat + "Love is as varied and unpredictable as the rain is"             Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction And Fantasy4 reviews Bruce Sterling, Garth Nix, ... Night Shade Books, 2007 Best Original Stories in Some Time This is one of the best original anthologies that I have read in some time. Several of the stories here made my Hugo nominations ballot. I am not a huge fan of fantasy, but I loved "The Last and Only, or Mr. Moscowitz Becomes French" by Peter S. Beagle, "In the Forest of the Queen" by Gwyneth ...             Eve Green Susan Fletcher HarperPerennial, 2005 With the death of a mother and the abduction of a young girl, Susan Fletcher has written a vividly beautiful novel about the innocence and terror of childhood. Following the loss of her mother, eight-year-old Evie is sent to a new life in rural Wales -- a dripping place, where flowers appear mysteriously on doorsteps and people look at her twice. With a sense of being lied to she sets out to ...             The Tortilla Factory2 reviews Gary Paulsen Voyager Books, 1998 A lovely story + HONORING THE CYCLE OF LIFE I found this at our local library and it's one of my 3 year old son's favorite books. I've now bought a copy because he knew it by heart after we returned our library copy. I've read other Gary Paulsen books and have enjoyed them as well, but this simple story with it's beautiful illustrations is ...             The River (A Yearling book)195 reviews Gary Paulsen Yearling, 1993 The River + describing what is the obvious + Paulsen good author + The River             The Joy Luck Club12 reviews Amy Tan Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 magnificent + Beautifully written, insightful + Very Good Amy Tan is a magnificent writer, telling us stories that translate across cultures, nationalities and even ages. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.             Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky7 reviews Faith Ringgold Dragonfly Books, 1995 A Magical Trip on the Underground Railroad..... + Great learning tool + An imaginative journey based on historical information + An excellent book             Guts55 reviews Gary Paulsen Laurel Leaf, 2002 Heart Pumping + Perfect for my current Boy Scout camp job + Guts was Great + Explains His Other Books + Guts by Gary Paulsen             The Language of Threads: A Novel29 reviews Gail Tsukiyama St. Martin's Griffin, 2000 So Much To Like about this author's Wrting Style + A wonderful sequel. + The Language of Threads + The Language of Threads: A Novel             Sign of the Dove (The Dragon Chronicles, Book 3)11 reviews Susan Fletcher Aladdin Paperbacks, 1999 best book i have read in five years + This book rules + I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! + Sign of the Dove + WOW