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Fever 1793
Fever 1793
Fever 1793
Fever 1793
Wonderful.
This is wonderful and is historically acurate it is set at the time of the fever in philidalphia and goes through robbers, deaths, and life in the 1700's.
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Epidemics    5. Fiction    6. Health & Daily Living - Diseases    7. Historical - United States - Colonial    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Pennsylvania    10. Philadelphia    11. Survival    12. Yellow fever    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Health / Diseases   

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Despereaux is a fun book.
I would recommend this book, The Tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo for animal lovers and lovers of fantasy. Despereaux, a mouse, is born in the medieval times.A rat named Roscuro captures the princess and the brave mouse Despereaux goes to save her. The book is about bravery no matter how small you are.
A book review of "The Tale of Despereaux" by Chris C.
The main characters in this book are a mouse named Despereaux, the Thread Master, Princess Pea, King Phillip, Miggery Sow and a rat named Roscuro.The story mainly takes place in King Phillip's castle and the dungeon.The story begins when Despereaux Tilling is born.He was born in the light.He was born with his eyes open and he had big ears.All of the mice were very suspicious of him since he was born with his eyes open.He was the smallest mouse to be seen by the other mice in all of the castle.Only his family was nice to him.
A book review of "The Tale of Despereaux" by Chris C.
The main characters in this book are a mouse named Despereaux, the Thread Master, Princess Pea, King Phillip, Miggery Sow and a rat named Roscuro.The story mainly takes place in King Phillip's castle and the dungeon.The story begins when Despereaux Tilling is born.He was born in the light.He was born with his eyes open and he had big ears.All of the mice were very suspicious of him since he was born with his eyes open.He was the smallest mouse to be seen by the other mice in all of the castle.Only his family was nice to him.
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"The Baudelaire orphans looked out the grimy window of the train and gazed at the gloomy blackness of the Finite Forest, wondering if their lives would ever get better," begins Read more

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Series of Unfortunate Events The MIserable Mill
In this book there are three very smart children who have been trying to get away for this guy named Count Olaf.Count Olaf is a very mean person who is always in disguise and trying to get closer to the orphans to steal their fortune.At the beginning of the book the children are forced to work at the Mill.Then Klaus fell and broke his glasses so then he had to go to the eye doctor to get a new pair.He didn't come back for a long time and Violet and Sunny were getting worried. He came back acting all weird and they new that Count Olaf was near. I really like this book because its not like the rest of the books it has a great ending.

a delitful miserable story
The Baudelaire children are on a new adventure, going to yet a new house with another new caretaker. For every time they have to run from Count Loaf's mischievous plans. Count Loaf is a horrible man with horrible assistants and horrible disguises. He is after the Baudelaire orphans left owner money from their parents' fatal accident. In Lemony Snicket's Series of unfortunate Events, The Miserable Mill, these children Claus the reader, sunny the biter & Violet the inventor have to work at a miserable mill to line. Their new caretaker does not care much for them and makes them work very hard. In return for their work, he will protect them form that Mischievous count Loaf.
A Scary Book
You really feel sorry for the children. Life in the mill is just miserable. You can't put the book down... you just gotta find out what happens next. ... Read more

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PERFECT FOR TELLING AROUND THE CAMPFIRE!
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK has classic campfire stories, such as ''The Hook'', and ''Me-Tie Daughty Walker'' along with lesser known tales like ''Alligators'' and ''May I Carry Your Basket''? Some stories are funny, such as ''The Viper'' (I've come to vipe your vindows) and ''The Ghost With Bloody Fingers'' (cool it dude, get a band-aid) while others are genuinely spooky, like ''The Guests'' and ''Cold as Clay''. The book was clearly intended for reading out loud, many stories even have tips for the reader, such as when to raise and lower your voice. Stephen Gammell's pictures are mysterious and darkly beautiful. I highly recommend this book for those looking for a spooky read aloud.

Pretty darn creepy
First of all, at 14 years old, I have never been the most courageous of all, especially when it comes to ghost stories and psychological fear, the fear that lurks in your head; I have ALWAYS possessed that peculiar human craving to be scared out of my wits by a good ghost story, but like the human I am, have more often than not chickened out before getting to the "punchline" of the tale.
A LOT better than R.C. Welch's "Scary Stories For Stormy Nights"!
A LOT better than R.C. Welch's "Scary Stories For Stormy Nights"! Unlike that book, these stories are original (and not sad).
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Folklore    4. Ghost stories, American    5. Ghosts    6. Horror & Ghost Stories    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile Horror / Ghost Stories    9. Short Stories    10. Tales, American    11. Juvenile Fiction / Horror & Ghost Stories   

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frindle
AMAZED
great book
Frindle is a good book to read. Once you read the first page you can't put it down! One day Nick starts calling pens "frindle" and gets everybody else calling pens "frindle". Mrs Granger trys to stop him but does she win?

an 8 year old's perspective
This is a wonderflythrilling book that puts creativity in a boy or girls mind.It will play a follow the leaders game in thier mind,showing that since the main charactar can change the world so can they. and to top that, put tons of excitement in the
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A rich part of this bilingual Canadian's heritage
Among my very early memories is as one of several children sitting on the sloped lawn between two of my neighbour's houses, each of us reading a different story - and so, in no particular order - from "Les Aventures de Tintin." This was my introduction to the most extraordinary comics world ever created, a part of my French-language heritage, though the series has been translated into many languages including English. My goal with these reviews (one for each volume) is to explain to an American audience why Tintin is such a phenomenon in the rest of the world.
The Adventures of Tintin: Tintin in America / Cigars of the Pharaoh / The Blue Lotus (3 Complete Adventures in One Volume, Vol.
Very good story for children and aldult as well

The Adventures of Tintin : Volume 1
I love it!Sometimes I think this is the best books out of the Tintin series.I think people of all ages should try Tintin, starting with this book. ... Read more

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AMUSTHAVEFORCHILDRENWHO HAVEFEARS.
I have read this book with my two boys ages 8 and 10. We all have anxiety in different degrees and I am trying to help them to learn to cope and move forward. I cannot recommend this book enough to loved ones and parents who have children with fears or worries that are causing problems in their daily functioning. I have read many books on this subject and never found one as good as this for children and even for adults to use. I would not think twice about buying this book if anyone in your home struggles with fears. Bravo for finally writing a book on this subject that children can use. Childhood is where we need to begin to help in this area.

One of the best self-help books for children ever written
As a child and family therapist, I am constantly searching for books to use with the children that I work with. I am usually disappointed with most books that address problems of childhood, because they either treat the subjects too lightly and offer no real solutions for children who have already used the obvious ideas, or are far too complex for the average child to relate to. This book is wonderful. Not only is it written in extremely child-friendly terms, it is comprehensive and gives many good-quality, proven techniques for dealing with fear and anxiety. Read more

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Warriors of the Dawn
If you havn't read the series this book may be confusing. It is a very good book. The characters were mazing. There were five cats that walked all the way to the sun drown place. Feathertail dies but she saved all of the other cats. When they get back with thier Clan Squirrelpaw was told that her sister was captured by the two-legs. Squirrelpaw ended up saving her and a bunch of other cats. Graystripe was caught in the process of the rescue. Near the middle of the book the two-legs drive the cats out of the forrest. They head for the mountians to get to thier new home on the other side. In the mountians they find the tribe cats who helped save the kits. They stay with the tribe cats to regain thier strength an move on. I loved this book, it was amazing. If you like cats you will love this book.

Dawn: The BEST book in the seires so far by: Rogueheart, a WindClan warrior
Dawn is the greatest book in the seires! I love it! I think that it is awsome how Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw like each other so much. It's really sad how Graystripe is captured. And how Stormfur joins the Tribe of Rushing Water to be with Brook. But, all in all, this book is a great recovery from Moonrise. Me and my friend Blackeye,a ShadowClan warrior, were thrilled when we found out that Firestar and Sandstorm had kits, so it's nice to get both Leafpaw's and Squirrelpaw's point of view!

Dawn: The BEST book in the seires so far by: Rogueheart, a WindClan warrior
Dawn is the greatest book in the seires! I love it! I think that it is awsome how Brambleclaw and Squirrelpaw like each other so much. It's really sad how Graystripe is captured. And how Stormfur joins the Tribe of Rushing Water to be with Brook. But, all in all, this book is a great recovery from Moonrise. Me and my friend Blackeye,a ShadowClan warrior, were thrilled when we found out that Firestar and Sandstorm had kits, so it's nice to get both Leafpaw's and Squirrelpaw's point of view! ... Read more

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love this book!!!
this book is the best ever i have some friendship problems
AWSOME BOOK!
If you have any friendship problems with your friends this book is the one for you! Even if you don't have friendship problems this book helps you get better at learning to deal with it. I would recomend this book for anyone! Even an adult! Two thumbs up!
Very Helpful Book
Okay, so most of us girls have seen "Ask Fill-in-the-Blank" and "Advice Column".Andmost of us have heard "Fill-in-Name-of-Celebrity is going to be on Fill-in-Name-of-TV-Show tonight to give friendship advice".But most of it, though not all of it, isn't helpful.I found this book interesting and fun to read, while also very helpful.There were a lot of feelings and troubles that I could relate to, and a lot of good advice and stories that girls, having friendship troubles or not, need to read.The quizzes were fun to take, but I wouldn't take the results TOO, TOO seriously.They are about the most accurate quizzes there are friendship-wise, but if you listen too carefully to the ranking, rating, etc. you come out as, you could end up breaking off a friendship that could've been rescued.Overall, I think this book is both entertaining and useful at the same time.Though I don't agree with some of the things that they say, I think most of the advice was really good.I would recommend this book to all girls. ... Read more

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The City of Ember - Agreatread!
TheCityofEmberisansci-fiepicwrittenbyJeanneDuprau.Sheisoneoftoday'sbestwellknownauthors.ThisepicbeginsinacityofdarknesscalledEmber.Thecityifentirelyconsumedbydarkness.Thereareveryfewlightsinthecityandthosearetheonespoweredbythegenerator.Thecityitselfisdyingduetothelackoffoodandelectricity.TheonlyhopethisdisasterhasisayounggirlcalledLinaandaboycalledDoon.
Bizarre 3rd book in ember series.
Like most people I read the "city of ember", the first book in the series and was hooked.The city of ember is wonderfully creative and keeps you turning pages quickly.The second book in the series "the people of sparks" is less captivating with a slower story, but still readable and enjoyable.This third book is awful.It is slow and uninteresting.There is little plot conflict to compel the reader.The characters are thinly developed.What plot does exist is often bizarre.The author has obviously run out of creative ideas.It seems to me the problem is that everyone loved the underground city sci-fi setting of the first book, but that book ends with the abandonment of the city.So the author had no room for a sequel.The author should have started this prequel with the apocalyptic end of civilization and the population of the city of ember.Then the book could have focused on the people struggling to colonize the new underground city.Perhaps that will be book number 4.If so, that may be worth reading.This slow moving thinly plotted and down right boring book that is wholly disconnected from the other 2 books should be skipped.You are missing nothing, trust me.
Best book ever!
This book was the best of the three. It answered many questions but left more mysteries to be solved. I wanted to read it again right when I finished it. There better be a fourth book! ... Read more

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"Hanging Low, Keeping Cool," "A Hairy Question," "Feeling Private/Feeling Guilty," "You Don't See Any Blind, Crazy Morons Around Here, Do Ya?"Read more

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Great Book
My son is actually reading and enjoying the book. As a teenager he has many questions but he is hesitant to ask. This book came handy it covers wide range of subjects and answers questions in a direct way.

Like a textbook
My 12 year old son keeps this book in a stack by his bed, but finds it too clinical--like a textbook.He likes "What's Going on On There" better because it's has a more humorous approach.As time goes on, however, he may appreciate the deeper lever of detail and information provided here.

A helpful resource
While no book on this subject is going to cover everything exactly the way you might prefer, this book does a very good job of covering a variety of topics related to sexual development.The material is presented in an easy-to-read, factual manner.After reviewing the book myself, I gave it to my 12 year old son, who looked at me as if to say "I know this stuff already".Yet the next day, he thanked me for giving him the book and said it had cleared up some misunderstandings he had.We were then able to talk about some of his questions and impressions from the book. ... Read more

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Real Math
Learning these methods of teaching math was what finally helped me to understand number.It connected my everyday knowledge with the book learning I had memorized, but not understood.No one should be a college graduate before they connect with numbers in a meaningful way.This is the way mathematically gifted children teach themselves.It is the way we should teach our children.

Do I Need the "Anniversary Edition?"
I ordered the "Anniversary Edition," not knowing what made it different, really.It comes with the original spiral bound Math Their Way text as well as another book of daily lessons and a workbook of masters to run off for graphing, charting and other activities.If you're going to jump in the program, you'll need those masters.The great thing about this curriculum is it tells you everything you need to know theoretically and in practice.It gives you ideas on how to inexpensively collect learning materials and use everyday objects in your lessons.It's a little pricey, so I hope you're able to buy it with school money!

Math Their Way a Must for Kindergarten
Mary Baratta-Lorton has put together a phenomenal math resource forteachers.A foundation for your math program is in this book. Lessons areeasy to follow and often there is a section of why a particular skill isimportant for young children to learn.An excellent resource for Kteachers. ... Read more

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Mary Johnson's Review
I loved this book.I had to read it for summer reading and I had never read poetry.Made me laugh out loud!My favorite is about taking out the Garbage!Funny funny book!
Where The Sidewalk Ends
This book was very enjoyable.It made me laugh out loud.My favorite is Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would not take the Garbage Out! I really recommend it for everyone!

How about a peanut butter sandwich?
When Dr. Seuss died in the early 90s, it seemed as if the entire country went into mourning.I had fond memories of Dr. Seuss too, and I WANTED to be as broken up as everyone else was.But honestly, I wasn't.
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Editorial Review

At birth, Ella is inadvertently cursed by an imprudent fairy named Lucinda, who bestows on her the "gift" of obedience. Anything anyone tells her to do, Ella must obey. Another girl might have been cowed by this affliction, but not feisty Ella: "Instead of making me docile, Lucinda's curse made a rebel of me. Or perhaps I was that way naturally." When her beloved mother dies, leaving her in the care of a mostly absent and avaricious father, and later, a loathsome stepmother and two treacherous stepsisters, Ella's life and well-being seem in grave peril. But her intelligence and saucy nature keep her in good stead as she sets out on a quest for freedom and self-discovery, trying to track down Lucinda to undo the curse, fending off ogres, befriending elves, and falling in love with a prince along the way. Yes, there is a pumpkin coach, a glass slipper, and a happily ever after, but this is the most remarkable, delightful, and profound version of Cinderella you've ever read.Read more

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Almost enchanting
While this was definitely a fun and charming book to read, and one I'd recommend to friends or discerning preteens, I am not sure I would give it to a young child.Despite being clever and inventive, I was somewhat upset at the speciesm and stereotypes present here.Humanoid characters are mostly presented as "good," but characters who are different from humans are usually shown as "bad" or soulless, unworthy of consideration or respect.Natural beauty is always "good," but ugliness is always tied to evil.For instance, when the main character thinks of why she shouldn't listen to the ogres' presuasive speeches when they waylay her on the road, the only substantive reason she presents is that they have blood under the fingernails--her other (and in fact, primary) "reasons" have to do with the fact that they are ugly, hairy, etc.The ogres are likewise presented as unquestionably unsympathetic and "Other" due to the sole fact that they eat humans--and yet neither Ella, nor anyone else, ever thinks to question how non-human animals are treated by the human denizens of her kingdom.Ella tells the ogres, "I am not an IT!" but she enjoys going to see caged animals at the castle, and views non-human characters almost like circus curiosities.Centaurs, being not fully humanoid, are described solely in animal terms, and are presented as "dumb" (both in terms of intelligence and being unable to speak), with empty eyes and without personalities, souls, or feelings.
Ella Enchanted
"That fool of a fairy did not intend to lay a curse on me." Ella Enchanted written by Gail Carson Levine is a book filled with magical edventure, this fantasy book its what you've been looking for! The main characters are Ella, Char, Hattie, Olive, and Mandy. Ella is cursed with the gift of obedience. She must do every thing people command her to do. Ella has tried many times to break the curse but only the person who did the cures can take it. Her father is a merchant. He is almost never home which leaves her alone with her stepmother and her stepsisters who are always ordering her around. It reminds me of Cinderella because their stepmothers are always making them do stuff for them. If you liked Cinderella you'll love Ella Enchanted!
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
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Editorial Review

The seventh book in Lemony Snicket's splendidly gloomy Series of Unfortunate Events shadowsthe three Baudelaire orphans as they plummet headlong into their next misadventure. Mr. Poe, theirineffective legal guardian, having exhausted all options for finding them a new home with relatives(including their 19th cousin), sadly entrusts his young charges' fate to a progressive guardian program formedwith the premise "It takes a village to raise a child." Before they know it, the Baudelaires are being whiskedoff on a bus to a village (vile) named "V.F.D." Snicket fans who read Read more

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Misfortune Comes Again
This book might be one of the most important books of the series so far. Why? Well, first of all it is the last book in the series that Mr. Poe (see book 1) sends the baudelaires to another guardian. Everyone figures out that there really is a Count Olaf (who is the bad guy). To try to get away from Count Olaf the Baudelaire's have to live in a village that is ruled by a bunch of old people and do chores for everybody in the village. They stay at their friend Hector's house (the janitor of the town) and stumble upon a poem by Isadora Quagmire who is an old friend of the baudeliares and has a great fortune too. The baudelaires found out that Count Olaf hid her and her brothers in the same town. The council members catch Count Olaf but it's not really him he just looks like Count Olaf. Now the Baudelaire's have to find their friends and make sure the fake Count Olaf (who is totally innocent) doesn't get burned at the stake. During the story the Baudelaire children get accused of killing the fake Count Olaf and they are to be burned at the stake. Will they be sent to their death in roaring flames or will they escape? You will have to read to find out.
A Bunch of Birds, Life with a Janitor, and a Floating Home.
Dear Reader,
seventh verse, same as the first
Thus begins the seventh book in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Baudelaire orphans have escaped the evil Count Olaf once again and are back with Mr. Poe who is looking to find a new guardian and home for the three children.Where six previous guardians have failed the children in a variety of ways it is decided that a village will be able to do a better job raising the children than an individual.Following the clue "V.F.D" the children select the village of V.F.D. to make their home and hopefully rescue the two Quagmire Triplets.The Village of Fowl Devotees is, of course, nothing like what they had hoped and does not obviously hold the clue they need to find their friends.The village immediately puts the three children to work and Violet, Sunny, and Klaus struggle under the restrictions of the village.
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