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This is a real page turner. Although it is promoted as a middle reader, the audience appeal will be much wider. There is adventure, southern charm, mysterious goings on and a couple of kids who kept me thoroughly entertained. Take a small town cafe in a place in North Carolina where everybody knows everybody's name and their business, add in a lawman and his female deputy, an unexpected murder, a race car driver named Lavender, an Upstream mother and messages in bottles, the crochety yet beloved Colonel, and a strong smart girl who calls herself Mo LoBeau; mix it up in a great big pottery bowl, throw it is Miss Lana's oven and you've got a story that practically tells itself. Three Times Lucky is a terrific summer read; quite simply, a winner!
Why, oh why, did it take me so long to get to this? 5 stars are woefully inadequate; The Book Thief is a modern classic in every sense. Although not for the young ones, this is an all-ages, who wouldn't be engaged, kind of book. Wonderful characters that you want to befriend, a multi-faceted story that begs you not to forget, history lessons and life all piled up together and death narrates the whole thing. Markus Zusak can WRITE!!! What a book group discussion this will be!
This one sent me right over the moon. Art of Hearing Heartbeats is an evocative, haunting love story that caught my interest on page 2 and never let go. Set in Burma, told from different perspectives and unlike anything I've read before.
The author is German, the translation is wonderful, the story simply brilliant! How could a tale about a grown American daughter searching for a reason for her father's disappearance be SO GOOD? It simply is. This book has spoiled me for anything else. Do yourself a big favor and read this amazing story.
This grabbed me at page 1 and did not let go! Wildwood is SO much more than a middle reader; it is an ageless fantasy for all. Portland setting with forests and knights and queens and a mailman and regular kids on a life-changing mission. The illustrations are stunning and add mightily to the story. Lucky for us, this is the beginning of a series; sad for me,
it cannot happen soon enough. Wildwood will become a new modern classic - IF we get the word out. Perfect holiday gift... Pass it on!
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This grabbed me at page 1 and did not let go! Wildwood is SO much more than a middle reader; it is an ageless fantasy for all. Portland setting with forests and knights and queens and a mailman and regular kids on a life-changing mission. The illustrations are stunning and add mightily to the story. Lucky for us, this is the beginning of a series; sad for me,
it cannot happen soon enough. Wildwood will become a new modern classic - IF we get the word out. Perfect holiday gift... Pass it on!
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Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
bookwoman51, May 9, 2012
This is a real page turner. Although it is promoted as a middle reader, the audience appeal will be much wider. There is adventure, southern charm, mysterious goings on and a couple of kids who kept me thoroughly entertained. Take a small town cafe in a place in North Carolina where everybody knows everybody's name and their business, add in a lawman and his female deputy, an unexpected murder, a race car driver named Lavender, an Upstream mother and messages in bottles, the crochety yet beloved Colonel, and a strong smart girl who calls herself Mo LoBeau; mix it up in a great big pottery bowl, throw it is Miss Lana's oven and you've got a story that practically tells itself. Three Times Lucky is a terrific summer read; quite simply, a winner!The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
bookwoman51, March 31, 2012
Why, oh why, did it take me so long to get to this? 5 stars are woefully inadequate; The Book Thief is a modern classic in every sense. Although not for the young ones, this is an all-ages, who wouldn't be engaged, kind of book. Wonderful characters that you want to befriend, a multi-faceted story that begs you not to forget, history lessons and life all piled up together and death narrates the whole thing. Markus Zusak can WRITE!!! What a book group discussion this will be!The Art of Hearing Heartbeats by Jan Philipp Sendker
bookwoman51, February 11, 2012
This one sent me right over the moon. Art of Hearing Heartbeats is an evocative, haunting love story that caught my interest on page 2 and never let go. Set in Burma, told from different perspectives and unlike anything I've read before.The author is German, the translation is wonderful, the story simply brilliant! How could a tale about a grown American daughter searching for a reason for her father's disappearance be SO GOOD? It simply is. This book has spoiled me for anything else. Do yourself a big favor and read this amazing story.
Wildwood by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis
bookwoman51, December 4, 2011
This grabbed me at page 1 and did not let go! Wildwood is SO much more than a middle reader; it is an ageless fantasy for all. Portland setting with forests and knights and queens and a mailman and regular kids on a life-changing mission. The illustrations are stunning and add mightily to the story. Lucky for us, this is the beginning of a series; sad for me,it cannot happen soon enough. Wildwood will become a new modern classic - IF we get the word out. Perfect holiday gift... Pass it on!
(3 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)
Wildwood by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis
bookwoman51, December 4, 2011
This grabbed me at page 1 and did not let go! Wildwood is SO much more than a middle reader; it is an ageless fantasy for all. Portland setting with forests and knights and queens and a mailman and regular kids on a life-changing mission. The illustrations are stunning and add mightily to the story. Lucky for us, this is the beginning of a series; sad for me,it cannot happen soon enough. Wildwood will become a new modern classic - IF we get the word out. Perfect holiday gift... Pass it on!
(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
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