Pam Muñoz ryan4 stars I get so mad at the way they treated her, the only girl. Her only friends being sweet big eared Hayward and horse loving Vern the horse keeper at the orphanage. But she was tough and determined. She would not be kept as a kitchen maid. The only choice was to run away, to get a chance to do the only thing she loves was to pretend to be a man. Even if she survived running away; no one questions a young boy walking around. Riding horse, working for them, driving them. Will she come close enough to her dream to grab it? This book is pretty short in pages but long in love and hislory. this bittersweet tale is a true one. It has a few drawings but still readable big kids. I say good 4th-lazy 8th graders should read this book. This author has written many (read two) other books that are so amazing you should consider reading them. ;) Also many for young children (that I don't think have been read by me).
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Sarah Dessen4 stars I went to the library and checked out every Dessen book: this one. Again: summer romance. This one has a different plot though. Dead father and hard working mother with her 5th husband. She is not a lover. She thinks she knows everything about love; it does not last, she's seem her mother's relationships end. She doesn't know what her mom is going to do after she goes off to collage across the country. And I don't know that she cares. She's goes looking for a summer fling. She wants no strings attached when she leaves in September. When she goes to the car dealership to talk to her soon-to-be-stepfather about his wedding. She meets Dexter. A clumsy boy with untied shoes and a pen in which he writes his number. Grabbing her hand he writes the number across her palm. Claiming he feels natural chemistry between them, all in an across the room glance. She ends up leaving with a string, but it's OK. And what she get's in the mail in collage confirms that. I say middle and high (I know, again). There are some concepts some youngers might not get, but nothing bad. It's beautifully written and will you happy with cheeks stretched from laughing. Caroline B. CooneyI am a century changer, she thought. I have visited both sides of time. People think they own time. They have watches and clocks and digital pulses. But they are wrong. Time owns them. I am a property of Time, just as Harriet will be property of her husband. ^^ exterpt from Both Sides of Time (end of page 147 and beginning of 148) ^^^ 4 stars I've been reading a lot of good books lately, that's why I am putting all the 4 stars out there. It's hard to get a 5 from me, that demands a sort of perfection. This book was amazing on so many levels. It had the time traveling, which is just plain cool. And you got to see some history from two centuries (1995 and 1885). Also the fact that in mostly the past men can be awful. They think they own everything, especially the women, they are just property. Annie sees this with her own father in the "present". She thinks she's ruining peoples lives on both sides of time. And she does. But I think she ends up making it better too. She opens up some opportunities that were never opened before. I think this is a 5th-8th grade kind of book. It has an interesting point of view scheme. A bit difficult if you don't like skipping around to different people and third person. Also really interesting. You can always try reading it... if you don't like it... stop. It's not a life or death decision. Or is it? Sarah DessenIf you like her other books, you'll probably like this one. I've noticed she has a steady sense of style in her writing and both stories (this one and the Truth About Forever) seem to have the same story outline. No very good parents, amazing, sweet boys, summer, jobs and learning of life. She goes to live with her selfish, inconsideratet, loving, writing father and (in her opinion) annoying stepmother. Who says too much too loudly all the time with too much pink. "Then in the summer I fell in love and everything changed. I'm sure you've heard that story before." I want to point out this is not a direct quote; the line went something like this though. Eli is quiet and mysterious. Abe is dead; and so was Eli before he met Auden. He helps her redo her childhood with a quest; food fights, bowling, newspaper routes and the best pie ever. All at night. Late to early. You have to want to learn something about life, to read this. It has really interesting idea, if you read between the lines. It's a romance. A summer with a romance, seems cliché.... it's not!! Again middle and high; most of my books will be... John Green5 stars I'd like to point out a few details. First and foremost: Look at that title. That is an awesome title; I think names and titles are important it's what can make you remember something and really hook you in. Also yes, I did rate this FIVE STARS. That is because it is amazing and heart breaking and wonderful and horrible and a good book. Also I made a new Catagory: Real Fiction. I know this doesn't really igsist, I made it up. But the fact is this could have happen, could still happen. Real life but made up. This is a love story; the ultimate one may I point out. Hazel first meets Augustus (Gus) at a cancer thing. When he tells her she's beautiful. They fall in love. Even if Hazel doesn't know if she wants to. He uses his Cancer Wish to go to Asterdam in Europe. To meet the author of her favorite book The Imperial Affection. He turns out to be a useless, drunk jerk. But she helps him, later on without realizing it. They do and think of amazing things together. Gus is amazing and loves Hazel. He has his own funeral while he is alive, in a basement at the last minute late at night. He helps Isack by letting him throw raw eggs at his ex's house and car. Even though he is blind. Definitely something or older people (late middle and early high?). You will just understand it better and get the full effect and enjoy it more if you're older with more to relate to. Lauren OliverI love you. Remember. They cannot Take that. 5 stars I screamed at the end of this book and immediately went online to get the next book, tears trickling down my face. I stayed up till 1AM reading this story. It is amazing and beautiful. The ultimate story of love. In this dystopian fiction the society is one of the most messed up I've read. There is no love. You get the cured at 18. In the procedure they get rid of the disease. Then you get sent off to school and paired to have children. Boys and girls are completely segregated, illegal to touch. Romeo and Juliet is a cautionary tale. Only approved books and music, no fairy tales or poetry. There are raids and ID and labs. It's obviously a romance but nothing sketchy happens. Just a few not very descriptive kisses. I HIGHLY reccomend for middle and high schoolers. LAUREN OLIVER: the rest of this AMAZING series: Pandemonium and Requiem Before I Fall Liesly and Po [< might have first name spelled wrong] Sarah Dessen5 stars I would like to point out that first of all that title is awesome. This book almost made me break my computer. Once because I almost threw it at a wall and later because I cried on it. Macy (yes, like the store) is a boring, quiet, kind of smart girl with a perfect, boring, too smart, independent I think awful boyfriend. Then he goes away and sends and email. Her mom hires Deilia for catering. Bert jumps out behind a bush thinking she's Wes. She sort of meets Wes. And her first mistake is helping Deilia. Just kidding it's the best thing she ever did! And everything happens and the library job sucks and the catering job is good don't remember any of this later and Wes is Wes and Bert is insane Lucy must be adorable and the car the one thing she couldn't remember was it needed gas. And then she get's grounded It helps if you read it fast. I really loved this book. There's a romance but it's sweet and only one (the most romantic of all time) kiss at the end. I recomened this for middle maybe high schoolers. I really hope you read this book and more of Dessen's work! If you like romance fiction or The Fault in Our Stars (John Green). Sarah Dessen: Along for the Ride Lock and Key Someone like you Keeping the Moon Cynthia VoightSad, infuiating, humorous, wonderful, crazy. Jeff's father is a proffesser who doesn't really know how to be a father. Jeff's mother pretends to love Jeff and I'm sure she does. But she lies and leaves and sort of goes crazy (in my opinion). Jeff finds comfort in music, even though it was something his mom did. And the very strange family of the Tillermans. He does a lot of crazy stuff like rowing to an island and sleeping on the beach, coming back and sinking the boat on purpose; or riding the same roller coaster or and over. I recommend this book for middle schoolers who like a true, heartfelt, touching, sad story. OTHER WORK BY CYNTHIA VOIGT:
Jonathan StroudBartimaeus Trilogy (#1) Scary, sad, hilarious, infuriating, interesting, binding. This book was amazing. It was about a boy (your not suppose to know his name) who becomes a magician. He is completely underestimated by everyone, even his own master. He summons a djinni, a powerful demon, to steal something; revenge. There's Simon Lovelace who's evil. The boy beats him easily and saves the world. No, not really, but he is pretty awesome. I reccomend this book to 5th - 7th graders, but almost anyone could read it. I'd say this is fantasy fiction filled with action, mild violence, no romance and the best kind of humor. This book was so fun and can't wait to read the next two books! |
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