tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72642510526635973892024-03-13T09:13:51.410-04:00PVHG ReadsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-60195802537211944672010-03-28T15:06:00.000-04:002010-03-28T15:06:32.565-04:00"Scent of the Missing"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Title: Scent of the Missing</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Author: Susannah Charleson<br />
Age Range: 12+<br />
Reviewer: Heather<br />
Note: This book will not be released until April 14th, 2010<br />
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<u>Scent of the Missing</u> is a well-written and captivating book about Search and Rescue, Susannah Charleson writes openly and in great detail. She uses many metaphors – and a lot of them made me laugh because they were so creative.</span><br />
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The book doesn’t have any real plot, but while reading it you don’t notice because it’s not that type of story. It’s a true account of the author’s journey of assisting and observing other search dog teams before she decides to train her own dog.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">She gets Puzzle, a golden retriever, as a small puppy and writes about the good and bad, the easy and hard of training her to be a good search dog. It’s sometimes frustrating work for Susannah, but Puzzle seems born to search and does her job well.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><u>Scent of the Missing</u> doesn’t have much action, and I was surprised at how many of the searches she went on with Puzzle and other dogs were not actually successful. It’s mainly about her learning alongside her dog to help them both become part of the team.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a great book for anyone wanting to know more about the Search and Rescue program, or for those who want to actually train a Search and Rescue dog. It gave me a huge amount of insight on the subject.<br />
</span>Pam Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-28432916793345967962010-03-28T08:15:00.005-04:002010-03-28T13:52:30.295-04:00Crunch by Leslie ConnorTitle: Crunch<br />Author: Leslie Connor<br />Age Range: 10 and up<br />Reviewer: Rose<br />Note: This book will be release May 2010<br /><br />Crunch is part mystery, part realistic fiction, and part science fiction but in an entirely realistic way. It's about a complete lack of fuel and how suddenly bikes are a lot more valuable. And with so many bikes on the road, you're going to need a repair shop. Dewey Marriss's dad runs a bike repair shop, but he got stuck up in Canada with Dewey's mom. So that leaves Dewey and his four siblings to run the place, repairing bikes, dealing with customers, doing farm chores and tolerating each other and a kleptomaniac neighbor, which they manage to do wonderfully, remaining cheerful under stress for the sake of the five-year-old twins, Eva and Angus. But when a surprising thief is caught stealing parts from the Bike Barn, they're featured on television, bringing in customers they never wanted. Soon everyone is under too much strain and they snap. Can Dewey bring everyone back together again before their much awaited parents return home?<br /><br />With an engaging (although a bit confusing), beginning and distinctive characters, Crunch is a book that most readers will find enjoyable. I wish that Leslie Connor had said more about why there was a lack of fuel, but doing so might have made the book sound preachy. I was really struck by how much fun it would be to bike down the freeway with other riders, hardly worrying about traffic!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-54434962433914871122010-03-28T08:15:00.004-04:002010-03-28T13:51:50.310-04:00Hawksmaid by Kathryn LaskyTitle: Hawksmaid<br />Author: Kathryn Lasky<br />Age Range: 10 and up<br />Reviewer: Rose<br />Note: This book will be released May 2010<br /><br />With strong characters and a well-developed plot line, Hawksmaid pulls the reader into a new version of the story of Robin Hood. Seen through the eyes of Matty Fitzwalter (who would later take the name Maid Marian), Robert Woodfyn (later Robin Hood) and the hawks Matty learns to fly, this story tells of corruption, loyalty and coming of age. For an added twist, author Kathryn Lasky masterfully brings in the ancient art of falconry.<br /><br />I found this book impossible to put down and very well done. My one problem with it was that when the author told the story from the hawks point of view they didn't seem very hawk-like. They were too pack-minded and hawks tend to be solitary birds. But other than that one detail this story was a great read.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-56326026229487180972010-03-27T09:01:00.005-04:002010-03-28T13:52:41.451-04:00Charles Darwin and the Mystery of MysteriesTitle: Charles Darwin and the Mystery of Mysteries<br />Author: Niles Eldredge and Susan Pearson<br />Age Range: 9-14<br />Reviewer: Rose<br />Note: This book will not be released until May 2010<br /><br />This enjoyable book on the life of Charles Darwin is well worth reading. It's very informative and covers all aspects of his life and work in a way that is easy to understand without having to reread every sentence twice. It tells of how Darwin pieced together the mystery of Natural Selection and the people who influenced him to do so. In the margins are facts about those people and things that happened during Darwin’s lifetime, but they are not so frequent as to disrupt the story.<br />Charles Darwin and the Mystery of Mysteries is a must read book!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-56341199443900495102010-03-27T09:01:00.004-04:002010-03-28T13:51:33.853-04:00Mary Mae and the Gospel TruthTitle: Mary Mae and the Gospel Truth<br />Author: Sandra Dutton<br />Age Range: 8-12<br />Reviewer: Rose<br />Note: This book will not be released until June 2010<br /><br />Mary Mae and the Gospel Truth tells the story of a girl who starts noticing that what her teacher teaches about fossils and what her pastor teaches at church don't agree. She persists until finally her mom pulls her out of school to homeschool her with the<br />Bible. But Mary Mae isn't happy being homeschooled and tries to find ways to go back to school. The ending is satisfying, with both parties coming to an agreement that works out.<br /><br />As a (non-Christian) homeschooler myself, my bone to pick with this book was that homeschooling was portrayed in a negative and untruthful<br />light. While the situation in the book could happen (and unfortunately does occasionally) a majority of the time homeschooling is a much more postive and well thought out experience.<br /><br />Over all, I think that this book encourages kids to think and decide for themselves whether they believe in Creationism, Evolution or both but with a slightly heavier emphasis on Creationism.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-3973635317060578642010-03-02T17:03:00.000-05:002010-03-02T17:03:34.852-05:00Pony Pals #2: A Pony for Keeps<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px;">Title: Pony Pals<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>#2 A Pony for Keeps</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Author: Jeanne Betancourt <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Age Range: 7 and up<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Reviewer: Sophia Hatfield<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Do you love ponies?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then you might like this book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is about a girl named Anna.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anna loves her pony Acorn. She does not want to give him away, but she might have to because her parents think Acorn is the reason she is doing badly in school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anna has two friends Pam and Lulu, they have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ponies too. The three girls<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>call themselves the Pony Pals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will the Pony Pals be able to help Anna and Acorn?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px;"><br />
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But Then Evangeline's parents go missing in the jungle.</div><div> </div><div>You will have to read the book to find out what happens next.</div></span>Pam Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-61001330570862952492009-10-02T14:10:00.003-04:002009-10-02T14:14:38.088-04:00Fly By NightTitle: Fly By Night<br />Author: Frances Hardinge<br />Age Range: 9-12<br />Reviewer: Sequoia LeBreux<div> <p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“When words take flight, heroes are born”<o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Twelve-year-old Mosca Mye hasent got much. Her cruel uncle keeps her locked up in his mill, and her only friend is a goose named Saracan, who’ll bite anything in his path.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Meet Eponymouse Clent “a poet and storyteller, a creator of ballads and sagas” or as Mosca puts it he “tells lies for money.” With Clent came the adventure Mosca had been waiting for.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mosca <u>LOVES</u> words, hearing Clent walk into her little town called Chough using word like “mendacity and mellifluous”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Mosca didn’t know what they meant,” but the words made shapes in her mind. She memorized them, and stroked them in her thoughts like the curved backs of cats. Words, words, wonderful words.”</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Dive into a world were coffee houses can float down the river and mere posters can send a city screaming. Were the word “Birdcatcher” can make people run and cower and white takes on a whole new meaning!</p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>Pam Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-55019761350872753922009-09-25T13:26:00.001-04:002009-09-25T13:28:25.934-04:00Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:16px;">Title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Author: J.K. Rowling</div><div>Age Range:7+</div><div>Reviewer: Tiana Urey age 8 1/2</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>This is the first book in the Harry Potter series.</div><div><br /></div><div>This book is about an eleven year old boy that finds out that he is a wizard and goes to a school called Hogwarts. Harry Potter is always in danger of a dark wizard by the name of Voldemort.</div><div><br /></div><div>Luckily, Harry Potter has friends (Ron&Hermione) to help him.</div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div>I would highly recommend Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone because it has good characters.</div><div><br /></div><div>It does contain some scary and gruesome images but is good.</div><div><br /></div></span></div>Pam Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-37311829462592748352009-09-24T13:11:00.001-04:002009-09-24T13:12:53.194-04:00Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Title:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Charlie and the Chocolate Factory<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Author:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Roald Dahl<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Age Range:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>6 and up (Mom read it aloud to me)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Reviewer:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Joe (as dictated to Mom)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is about a boy named Charlie who finds the last golden ticket and he gets to go to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>At the factory, there are lots of rooms full of different candies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There are five kids that go to the factory and afterward they get a lifetime supply of candy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>First Augustus Gloop gets sucked up by a fudge pipe because he fell in the chocolate river<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>because he was drinking it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>And then Violet Beauregarde chews up bubble gum that she wasn't supposed to chew because Willly Wonka hadn't made it right and it made her turn into a giant blueberry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Veruca Salt goes into the Nut Room where squirrels attack her and push her down the garbage shoot and she goes into the furnace along with her mom and dad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Then Mike Teavee goes into a t.v. room and sees chocolate get sent over him and them Mike Teavee sends himself by television and he wasn't supposed to and he gets really small and he has a tantrum because he wants to watch t.v. and his mom won't let him anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Charlie is the last kid left and Willy Wonka gives him the chocolate factory because he won.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He was the only one left because all of the other kids did bad things.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none; text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">I liked the book because it was funny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I think kids would like it too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Pam Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-26688502580831660342009-09-14T19:41:00.002-04:002009-09-14T21:04:41.726-04:00The Boxcar ChildrenTitle: The Boxcar Children<br />
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner<br />
Age Range: 6-12 years old<br />
Reviewer: Sophia<br />
<div></div>“One warm night four children stood in front of a bakery. No one knew them. No one knew where they had come from.” That is how The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner begins. The four children where orphans they did not want to go to their grandfather, and they roamed in the forest and found a boxcar and made it their home. <br />
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My favorite character is the oldest girl, named Jessie. The children were very smart and helped each other. My favorite part is when the oldest boy named Henry won a race.<br />
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The book was exciting and is the first in a series. I am looking forward to reading them all. I am a beginner reader and the book was hard but not too hard. I recommend it to anyone who likes exciting books about families helping each other.Pam Victorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01997629664057863762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-50315880985038982312009-09-13T09:12:00.002-04:002009-09-13T09:12:00.045-04:00Leaving the Bellweathers by Kristin Clark VenutiTitle: Leaving the Bellweathers (released September 22, 2009)<br />
Author: Kristin Clark Venuti<br />
Age Range: 9-12<br />
Reviewer: Rose<br />
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<span lang="EN-GB">This is a tale of trials endured by Benway, the Bellweather family’s indentured butler, who wishes to leave employment, but cannot because of a family promise made 200 years ago. His trials include Endangered Albino Alligators, cleaning up after five children including triplets who only speak in a shout or a whisper, and dealing with Dr. Bellweather’s drastic sense of humor. Benway, who knows that the 200 year promise is almost over, can’t wait to leave the chaos and lack of appreciation. But as the time gets closer, the Bellweather children, realizing he how much he does for them, each work in their own strange way to convince him to stay. </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB">Action-packed doesn’t even begin to describe this book. Even children who don’t care much for reading will be eagerly turning each page to see what this crazy household comes up with next.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-25386545784408157922009-09-13T06:00:00.005-04:002009-09-13T06:00:03.207-04:00Drawing Made Easy by E.G. Lutz<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Title: Drawing Made Easy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Author: E. G. Lutz</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Age Range: 7+<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Reviewer: Heather</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">This is a great book to learn how to draw. It gives easy to follow step-by-step instructions of how to draw all kinds of things—flowers, many different animals (though some of the animals aren’t my style) people and faces, plus other random stuff. You learn using a kind of outline technique, sort of doing the outside first and going in and doing the details after the main shape has been created.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">In the beginning of the book it walks you through the basics, like how to use a pencil compass, what items you need to have for a good drawing session, learning how to draw smooth curves etc. This is a good place to start. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">This is a review for the 2009 edition of Drawing Made Easy, there is a previous edition that is a bit different (less learning how to draw faces and it’s shorter).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">And, the 2009 edition has a foreward by James Gurney, author of <a href="http://pvhgreads.blogspot.com/2009/09/dinotopia-land-apart-from-time-by-james.html">Dinotopia</a>!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-44654123382614374562009-09-12T10:08:00.002-04:002009-09-12T10:08:00.043-04:00Redwoods by Jason ChinTitle: Redwoods<br />
Author: Jason Chin<br />
Age Range: 4/5+<br />
Reviewer: Rose<br />
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Follow the adventures of a boy who steps off the New York Subway and into a giant redwood forest. Watch him learn about how these trees survive, grow, and even how their crown is an almost separate ecosystem! Written and illustrated in a fun and unusual way, this book will capture the attention of readers of all ages.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-15500108620494114372009-09-12T08:23:00.004-04:002009-09-12T09:08:44.300-04:00Dinotopia: Land Apart from Time by James Gurney<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Title: Dinotopia: Land Apart From Time </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Author: James Gurney</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Age Range: 8+</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Reviewer: Heather</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Dinotopia is a story set in the late 1800s, where a man called Arthur Denison writes about his life living on the island of Dinotopia. He has a son, Will Denison, a 12 year old who gets older as the book progresses.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Dinotopia is very realistic, and the stunning illustrations of oil paint done by the author, James Gurney, make it feel even more real. The art is a main part of the book, it would be completely different without it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The story does not have much plot, it’s mostly just telling you how life is on Dinotopia. Dinosaurs and humans live side by side, neither of them in control over the other, it’s more of a partnership. The dinosaurs have their own language, and an alphabet they use to communicate with humans. I had a great time learning how to write it! There is a key in the book that tells you what each letter and number is. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">The book brings you through many of the Dinotopian towns, which can all be found on the handy map in the beginning of the book. My favorite is Treetown, where the humans live in treehouses.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Will Denison becomes a Skybax rider, one of the many that ride the <i>Quetzalcoatlus Skybax</i>, a flying dinosaur. The book takes you through his journey of learning how to ride and making friends with another rider.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">All of the dinosaurs in this book actually existed, though some of the names are fictional. This adds a very real touch.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">This is a great book full of charm and just makes you want to sail off and become a Dinotopian!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">This is the first book in a series of three (so far).</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-39017221661802355092009-09-11T20:56:00.001-04:002009-09-11T21:00:09.391-04:00The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTitle: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy<br />
Author: Douglas Adams<br />
Age Range: ?<br />
Reviewer: Jake<br />
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'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', by Douglas Adams, is one of the most interestingly random books I have ever read. The book is about a ordinary fellow in England named Arthur Dent. Arthur walks out the door, and about 10 minutes later, his house is demolished. Unfortunately, Dent has no time to hit the construction workers with large sticks because a bunch of blob-like creatures called Vogons blow up the world. All before the end of the fifth chapter. The only reason that Arthur survived, is because one of his best friends, a fellow known as Ford Prefect, is actually a researcher for the most interestingly random book in the entire galaxy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.” The rest of the book is really rather simple, yet utterly impossible to understand. If you liked it, I advise you read the second, third, forth, and fifth books (in that order). I advise this book for every young adult sci-fi enjoyer, who is bored of unhumorus stories.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7264251052663597389.post-47084829388175763782009-09-10T19:02:00.002-04:002009-09-11T08:29:12.719-04:00How to Write Your Life's Story by Ralph FletcherTitle: How to write your life’s story<br />
Author: Ralph Fletcher<br />
Age Range: 6-12<br />
Reviewer: Rose<br />
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From the author of A Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You and Marshfield Dreams, this book starts in a new way. The introduction (a must read) is about his father’s ‘Buffalo’ and his memories around it. Ralph then goes on to describe how to map out your life. He also tells you four lies about writing your life’s story. Through out the book, he includes some samples of kids’ writings, which I find necessary in a book that is for kids. Interviews with three adult authors are also included. <br />
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I enjoyed this book, although it was not too inspiring. I would really recommend it if you were looking for a book that showed you a step by step process of how to write your life’s story, however if you already knew how to write a story, this book is more for beginners. <br />
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One part that I found particularly useful was the list of multi-genre. He listed several new types that I had not come across, including weather report (describing yourself as if you were weather), recipe, and obituary. I enjoyed his metaphors and found that he really knew how to begin and end a book. I look forward to read more of his books.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0