Attack of the Mutant Underwear2 reviews Tom Birdseye Puffin, 2006 Hilarious and good leisure material + They like it! Cody Carson faces fifth grade with a journal intended to record his new life in a new school, where nobody should suspect he was a mess-up onstage. His attempt to change his personality and avoid embarrassment and disaster soon proves disastrous as he faces an attack of mutant underwear and a blow ...             Alice in Jeopardy: A Novel27 reviews Ed McBain Pocket, 2006 Let's Hear It For Ed McBain! + Ed McBain's last novel is still a good one. He was a great writer This book was to be the start of a new series of mysteries by Ed McBain - but, alas, he passed away in 2005 after only completing this volume. This book studies the crime from the perspective of the victim, Alice Glendenning, who must take charge of her life when her two children are kidnapped ...             Girl with a Pearl Earring789 reviews Tracy Chevalier Plume, 2001 suprisingly good + Beautiful + Loved it + One of the best books I've ever read + mysterious story, great taste             My Brother's Hero5 reviews Adrian Fogelin Peachtree Publishers, 2005 Another Great Book by Adrian Fogelin! + Praise for Adrian Fogelin's Books and a reaction to a previous review + Great Story, but watch the language + A Florida adventure that will stay with you for a long time + Friendship, Heroism, Adventure             Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic92 reviews Alison Bechdel Houghton Mifflin, 2006 Rich and impressive - doesn't feel skimpy like other graphic novels + Great Book, Worth Reading + The complexities of identity + Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic             Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying (Junie B. Jones, No. 4)20 reviews Barbara Park Random House Books for Young Readers, 1994 Could Junie B. Jones teacher be a grape thief? + Junie B. Jones and some sneaky peeky spying + A hit! + Fun book by AD from North Boulevard             Learning Tree20 reviews Gordon Parks Fawcett, 1987 Rereading a favorite! + I cannot wait for the DVD + Learningtree / Gordon Parks I first read "The Learning Tree" in a college Literature for Adolescents class twenty years ago and recently reread it for a book discussion group. And I still love this novel. I regret that because of the language, which is certainly appropriate to its subject, I cannot teach it in my conservative ...             Gossip Girl #1: A Novel (Gossip Girl Series)321 reviews Cecily Von Ziegesar Poppy, 2002 A good book, but not the best. + This is Manhattan, 2008: New York was never so scandalous It's not the best book, but I did find it pretty good. S is back from boarding school. Her hair is longer, paler. Her blue eyes have that deep mysteriousness of kept secrets...If we aren't careful, S is going to win our teachers, wear that dress we couldn't fit into, eat the last olive, spill ...             As I Lay Dying191 reviews William Faulkner Vintage, 1991 Homegoing + Worth the effort! + A Grim, Morbid, and Compelling Tale + Now I can get them teeth...             So Far from the Bamboo Grove86 reviews Yoko Kawashima Watkins HarperTrophy, 1994 Compelling Japanese viewpoint of Pacific War and Korean Occupation + An inspiring and thought provoking story. . . + i liked it A detailed and compelling memoir. Eleven-year-old Yoko and her family must move from Naman, North Korea, at the end of World War II and the end of the Japanese Occupation of Korea. The father is imprisoned, son is separated, mother is ill, and she and two daughters take a journey of peril, ...             Reluctantly Alice16 reviews Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Aladdin, 2000 Great! + Laugh-out-loud funny + reluctantly alice + A solid Alice book + Pretty darn good!             The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics)511 reviews Mark Twain Penguin Classics, 2002 Great book! When addressing controversy think of context. + Finn & Sawyer Part 2 + Exceptional edition + Huckleberry Finn + Huck Finn             The Da Vinci Code3866 reviews Dan Brown Doubleday, 2003 Calm down people! + Women beyond belief I haven't read this book in a long time, but I feel obligated to write a review due to the vast amount of controversy over it. First, let me just tell you my impressions of the book. I found it riveting to read. It is definitely a page-turner which keeps you hooked until the very end. The ...             The Spoken Word Revolution: Slam, Hip Hop & the Poetry of a New Generation8 reviews Billy Collins Sourcebooks MediaFusion, 2003 get excited about poetry + Great book, with a great CD + Spin poetry spin + Great for the classroom + Be ready to learn about radical new styles of spoken word which blend poetry with social insights             Cassell's Dictionary of Slang: A Major New Edition of the Market-Leading Dictionary of Slang (Dictionary)1 review Jonathon Green Cassell, 2006 a monumental work The dictionary is fantastic .Tracing slang from the 16th century to the present is no mean feat.However, the omission of some slang expressions , namely between a rock and a hard place or couldn't organize a two-car funeral , is odd.I personally prefer dictioaries that are organized according to ...             The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman51 reviews Ernest J. Gaines Bantam, 1982 Miss Jane Pittman + Excellent Historical Fiction + Moving I read the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman as an independent reading project for my English class this year, and I loved it. Although it was a little dry at times, it was a very thought-provoking book with a plot that made you want to keep reading. Although it is fictional, the author has a way ...             Lily's Ghosts33 reviews Laura Ruby HarperTrophy, 2005 Gotta Say . . . I Loved It! + Fantasy and mystery + A fun ghost story with likable characters + Intriguing             Daughters of Eve84 reviews Lois Duncan Laurel Leaf, 1990 Daughters of Eve + Great Book! + intriguing Daughters of Eve The book Daughters of Eve by Lois Duncan is one of my favorite books to read. It's filled with suspense, romance, and tragedies. The story takes place at a high school and at the girls' homes. A high school teacher uses her feminist strategies to control the lives of a ...             Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media85 reviews Edward S. Herman, Noam Chomsky Pantheon, 2002 Your life could depend on reading this book. + Eye Opener + Eye Opening + One of Chomsky's best (and still applicable today) + Chomsky's pinnacle             In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection)101 reviews HarperCollins, 1996 My feelings have changed about this book over time + Get the Scholastic Sendak collection DVD to enjoy the book even more + A Multi-generational classic As a mother and a teacher, I am always looking for quality books to read to my fourth graders as well as my 3 year old daughter. Although I would never be able to read In the Night Kitchen to my class (parent complaints and such), it didn't take long for my little girl to fall in love with this ...