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Great fun for any Jane Austen fan, or even as an introduction to her complex world of the eligible bachelorettes of 200 years ago. Wonderful details test and inform your knowledge of the era. Endings become harder to predict than one might imagine as you choose your next move in the quest to marry well and for love. In an interesting twist, you keep track of points you earn (or lose) with each accomplishment, character trait, or connection. I couldn't put it down until I had read every ending!
All of the Hiccup books are tremendously good fun--disgusting humor for kids of all ages, and a subtle irony for the parents or older kids who read to the young ones. Pen & ink drawings add visual interest. Here we get to see Toothless infatuated with a pretty little compulsive liar. On a less-than-ideal 12th birthday, Hiccup and friends Fishlegs & Kamikazi battle new types of dragons and the Meathead's Hairy Scary Librarian for a chance at Viking's freedom of speech--access to the "public" library. This series is perfect for the young chapter-book readers of your family or anyone with a warped sense of humor.
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Before Hiccup ever trained a dragon, and certainly long before he was a Viking Hero, he was a scared little boy about to take his first vogage. My children loved Old Wrinkly with his long beard and Hiccup's father, chief Stoick, who was proven wrong when he claimed that "Vikings never get seasick!" A funny and reassuring glimpse of Hiccup as a small boy.
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I thoroughly enjoyed previewing this book for my two young children, then decided it was more to my taste than theirs. After they've read more of the "Mary Poppins" type nanny and orphan stories they'll get the humor better; perhaps they also aren't quite old enough to be a little cynical themselves yet.
Really great listening, including, of course, the Glossary's tongue-in-cheek definitions and tangents. What would have been a terrible tragedy in another genre becomes a case of just desserts--and there are lots of desserts! Great fun for all of us former English majors or anyone who craves a witty laugh.
What starts slowly with an isolated girl having to sleep with her cat in an Egyptian sarcophagus (again) turns into a faster-paced adventure with chases, rescues, pickpockets and an international ring of terrorists. Outsiders would say Theodosia is a paranoid and eccentric child, but when we start to see what she sees we are sympathetic with her fascination for hieroglyphics, amulets, and bits of wax for absorbing curses. An interesting glimpse into ancient Egyptian religion with a peek into British life of 100 years ago.
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Lost in Austen: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure by Emma Campbell Webster
FrankSara, December 7, 2009
Great fun for any Jane Austen fan, or even as an introduction to her complex world of the eligible bachelorettes of 200 years ago. Wonderful details test and inform your knowledge of the era. Endings become harder to predict than one might imagine as you choose your next move in the quest to marry well and for love. In an interesting twist, you keep track of points you earn (or lose) with each accomplishment, character trait, or connection. I couldn't put it down until I had read every ending!A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup the Viking) by Cressida Cowell
FrankSara, December 7, 2009
All of the Hiccup books are tremendously good fun--disgusting humor for kids of all ages, and a subtle irony for the parents or older kids who read to the young ones. Pen & ink drawings add visual interest. Here we get to see Toothless infatuated with a pretty little compulsive liar. On a less-than-ideal 12th birthday, Hiccup and friends Fishlegs & Kamikazi battle new types of dragons and the Meathead's Hairy Scary Librarian for a chance at Viking's freedom of speech--access to the "public" library. This series is perfect for the young chapter-book readers of your family or anyone with a warped sense of humor.(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Hiccup the Viking Who Was Seasick by Cressida Cowell
FrankSara, May 11, 2009
Before Hiccup ever trained a dragon, and certainly long before he was a Viking Hero, he was a scared little boy about to take his first vogage. My children loved Old Wrinkly with his long beard and Hiccup's father, chief Stoick, who was proven wrong when he claimed that "Vikings never get seasick!" A funny and reassuring glimpse of Hiccup as a small boy.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry
FrankSara, May 4, 2009
I thoroughly enjoyed previewing this book for my two young children, then decided it was more to my taste than theirs. After they've read more of the "Mary Poppins" type nanny and orphan stories they'll get the humor better; perhaps they also aren't quite old enough to be a little cynical themselves yet.Really great listening, including, of course, the Glossary's tongue-in-cheek definitions and tangents. What would have been a terrible tragedy in another genre becomes a case of just desserts--and there are lots of desserts! Great fun for all of us former English majors or anyone who craves a witty laugh.
Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. La Fevers
FrankSara, May 3, 2009
What starts slowly with an isolated girl having to sleep with her cat in an Egyptian sarcophagus (again) turns into a faster-paced adventure with chases, rescues, pickpockets and an international ring of terrorists. Outsiders would say Theodosia is a paranoid and eccentric child, but when we start to see what she sees we are sympathetic with her fascination for hieroglyphics, amulets, and bits of wax for absorbing curses. An interesting glimpse into ancient Egyptian religion with a peek into British life of 100 years ago.(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
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