The Polysyllabic Spree35 reviews Nick Hornby McSweeney's, Believer Books, 2004 Delightful + Polysyllabic + Have Pen and Paper Handy + Hornby's KnockOut !!             A Year Down Yonder153 reviews Richard Peck Puffin, 2002 Wonderful + Funny, Funny, Funny! + A Year Down Yonder + Very Nice + Wonderful book             He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys827 reviews Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2004 Super Satisfy + A "Must-read" for Perplexed Single Women + Better to Deal With the Truth + !!!!             Lumber Camp Library1 review Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, James Bernardin, 2002 For the love of reading This is an old fashioned story with all the elements of a good read. The Pa in the story dies, leaving behind a wife and 11 children. Ruby, the oldest, has been going to school just long enough to learn how to read and write. With Pa gone, she must quit school to care for the younger children ...             Tathea75 reviews Anne Perry Deseret Book Company, 1999 Incredible + Be patient, and let the riches unfold + Dive in the water's deep I am not completely done with it, work in progress, but so far Anne Perry has done a great job with her visualizations and connecting me emotionally to the characters and their qwests. If you have read part of it before and quit, I really suggest giving it another try. If you can brave through ...             The Library Card47 reviews Jerry Spinelli Scholastic Paperbacks, 1998 cicada + Library Card After Words + The Thriller The book I read was the library card it was quite interesting because there were two boys named Bobby Morgan (aka Weasel) and Jamie Hill (aka Mongoose) they were the school bullies. They were best friends, ever sense they were little kids and now they're buddies. This book starts off when Mongoose ...             A Little House Christmas: Holiday Stories From the Little House Books Laura Ingalls Wilder HarperTrophy, 1995 In her beloved Little House books, Laura Ingalls Wilder describes some of the Christmases she and her family celebrate on the frontier. Even if they don't have much money for presents, they always have one another, and that's enough to make any Christmas merry. This lavish gift book gathers together five of Laura's classic Christmas stories from Little House in the Big Woods, Little Houes on the ...             Burden of Desire (Harvest Book)12 reviews Robert MacNeil Harvest/HBJ Book, 1998 Burden of Desire + captivating! + Wonderful period piece, book of ideas + ONE OF THE MOST TOUCHING STORIES I'VE READ IN YEARS!!             In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights (Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction ...6 reviews Russell Freedman Holiday House, 2003 An outstanding discussion of the Bill of Rights + A Remarkable Explanation of the Amendments + Book for Classrooms In my opinion, every public library should have two copies of this book - one for the children/young adult section (its primary audience) and another for the adult nonfiction section. In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights is as straightforward and educational as any book ...             Simplicity Lessons: A 12-Step Guide to Living Simply8 reviews Linda Breen Pierce Gallagher Press, 2003 Inspiring and essential reading for the conscious traveler... + Simplicity Lessons: A 12 step Guide to Living Simple + This is an excellent practical guide for those wanting to live more simply Embarking on the path of simplicity is simply one of the best things I've done in my entire life. After years of accumulating more and more stuff, I reached a point where it didn't make any sense to keep accumulating more material possessions. More, was definitely not better. If you read the ...             Winter Mittens, The Tim Arnold Margaret K. McElderry, 1988 When Addie finds a pair of old mittens and tries them on, it suddenly begins to snow, to the delight of all the children. Realizing the mittens' magical gift, she decides to make it snow and snow--until a blizzard commences and she is unable to take the mittens off. Full-color illustrations.             Character Under Attack: & What You Can Do About It (Sommer, Carl)9 reviews Carl Sommer Advance Publishing(TX), 2004 Educators and Librabians continue to be intolerant + Issues of Character in Today's Society + Challange To say that there is a "major role" for children's storybooks, is too narrow and limited. No one has the right to decide what the main focus of children's literature should be. Literature is an art form, and it's content should not be dictated by one group. In my 25 years of raising children, I ...             Sweden-- In Pictures (Visual Geography. Second Series) Jo McDonald Lerner Publishing Group, 1990 Text and photographs introduce Sweden's history, geography, economy, people, and government.             Fever 1793299 reviews Laurie Halse Anderson Aladdin, 2002 Excellent historical fiction for US history! + Fabulous Story + This book was so well written, I did not want to stop reading! + Informative read! + J. Conkey's Book Review             Kit's Wilderness (Readers Circle)91 reviews David Almond Laurel Leaf, 2001 GREAT BOOK!!! + Beautiful and Poetic. One of My Favorite Books + Surprisingly Good Book for both Young Adults and Adults! + Original and atmospheric plot             In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed (Plus)39 reviews Carl Honore HarperOne, 2005 changing my life + To be slow or not, that is the question + Everyone Can Learn From This This book is quite simply changing my life - the way I live, eat, move, work, drive, interact with people; well, the list goes on and on. My life is so much richer now. It is one of the most important books I have ever read.             Chronicle Of America: Colonial Times, 1600-1700 (Chronicle of America)1 review Joy Masoff Scholastic Reference, 2000 A nice place to start for browsers Rich in little known facts, Colonial Times offers a taste of each part of life in the New World from the journey there to the fight to keep it. Details on the necessities of food, shelter and clothing are provided, along with the basics of medicine, worship, education, work, war, and play. A lot ...             The Winter Room35 reviews Gary Paulsen Laurel Leaf, 1998 My Favorite Gary Paulsen book + A wonderful book by a skilled author + Breathtaking and Homey Can you tell me who had to survive on their farm during the winter? The only way you can find out is reading the book The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen. Well, it wasn't always like that for Wayne and his family. It was spring in Minnesota. Everything was good for Wayne who owns a farm with his ...             Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression16 reviews Studs Terkel W. W. Norton & Company, 2000 gives voices to those who lived through the Depression + The revolution that shoulda, coulda been + Not great, but still very good. As a former grad student in History, I found this book fascinating. Author Studs Terkel interviews people who lived through the Depression and gets their takes on that difficult period. We hear the experiences and memories of those who lived through it from multiple points of view. The book was ...             Made from Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth2 reviews Jean Zimmerman Free Press, 2003 A "pleasure" to read! "Made From Scratch: Reclaiming the Pleasures of the American Hearth" by Jean Zimmerman is a beautifully written book describing the history and current state of the art of homemaking in America. Zimmerman, who comes from a long line of Southern roots matrons, was hit head on with the power of ...