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Mandy and James are helping with the school play, when they find out that there is a bunch of squirrels living in school. The school plans to poison them unless Mandy and James can find another way to get rid of them.
This book is not quite as good as some of the Animal Ark books. It felt rushed and a bit flat. The characters and plot are still good, it's just the writing that is a bit wobbly.
Cara knows she can't afford her own horse. She works hard to earn riding lessons and helps her friends and trainer. When she hears that a girl with a horse is going to college and needs someone to ride and groom her horse while she is gone she immediately applies for the job. And gets it! She and Lucas get along well and she even gets to show him on the behalf of his owner. But the horse isn't hers, and by losing her heart to him she is setting herself up to get hurt when his real owner decides to sell him.
Charmingly cliche is the best way to describe this book. Although the plot and characters are not new and our heroine is definitely a Mary Sue, the writing and retelling are engaging. Tween horse lovers will likely fall as head over heels in love with this book as I did at that age.
Riker is assigned to a remote terraforming operation to check that everything is going well. At first everything is: he meets an old friend, get to go mountain climbing, and the operation seems to be working well. But there is a secret the terraformers were keeping from him, they created a monster with genetic engineering and it got loose. Now wild beasts roam the planet, posing a danger to those who venture outside the main settlement.
While Riker is on this mission Starfleet assigns Commander Stone as his replacement aboard the Enterprise. Stone has been a problem officer, but Starfleet hopes Picard can whip him into shape, that or finally prove he is an unsafe officer to have in service.
David is one of the most skilled ST:TNG authors. He avoids most of the common cliche alien races and scenarios, while using his dry humor and witty dialogue to keep you glued to the page. His characterizations are spot on. This book is excellent for fans of Star Trek, and will make you want to give more of his work a go.
Caribou only took the baby because no one else could or would and names him Reindeer. She didn't mean to love him, but that is what happened. As he grows from child to young man it becomes clear he is not any normal human; he is a trangl, able to change from human to deer as he likes. When he is a young man he leaves to live with the reindeer. However Caribou and her people are in trouble; earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and wildfires are destroying their homeland. Reindeer returns and tells Caribou that there is a safe place and he will guide her there. Then on the journey the two of them fall in love.
Mediocre to poor book. The plot was quite thin and the characters flat. The writing was bland and often confusing, with too many rambling spots that left the reader in a completely different spot then they started in, with no easy way to get back into the flow of things. It really bothered me that Caribou raised and even breastfed the child, yet hopped right into bed with him as an adult. I know that technically they were not related, but it still seemed too close to incest for my taste.
Brendan and Gary have always been teased. They have always been the bottom of the barrel. Always ignored, no one notices them except to punish them or hurt them. But they make that change when the come to a school dance armed and take their classmates and teachers hostage.
I am not sure what to say about this book. It opens with Gary's suicide note and a collage student trying to understand why these boys would do something like this. It continues as interviews, chat logs and e-mails. It is a book that makes you extremely uncomfortable because you can almost see why these boys did this. It almost makes sense and seems reasonable. That is a horrifying thought, because when would shooting ANYONE be reasonable? This book is hard to read, but I think reading this kind of book opens your mind and lets you see a little bit of that dark, evil spot in everyone's head. It makes you wonder and actively think about what you could do, because after seeing that darkness you can't just ignore it.
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Animal Ark #17: Squirrels in the School by Ben M Baglio
emmejo, December 19, 2009
Mandy and James are helping with the school play, when they find out that there is a bunch of squirrels living in school. The school plans to poison them unless Mandy and James can find another way to get rid of them.This book is not quite as good as some of the Animal Ark books. It felt rushed and a bit flat. The characters and plot are still good, it's just the writing that is a bit wobbly.
Most Beautiful Horse in the World by Diane Redmond
emmejo, December 19, 2009
Cara knows she can't afford her own horse. She works hard to earn riding lessons and helps her friends and trainer. When she hears that a girl with a horse is going to college and needs someone to ride and groom her horse while she is gone she immediately applies for the job. And gets it! She and Lucas get along well and she even gets to show him on the behalf of his owner. But the horse isn't hers, and by losing her heart to him she is setting herself up to get hurt when his real owner decides to sell him.Charmingly cliche is the best way to describe this book. Although the plot and characters are not new and our heroine is definitely a Mary Sue, the writing and retelling are engaging. Tween horse lovers will likely fall as head over heels in love with this book as I did at that age.
Rock & a Hard Place by Peter David
emmejo, December 19, 2009
Riker is assigned to a remote terraforming operation to check that everything is going well. At first everything is: he meets an old friend, get to go mountain climbing, and the operation seems to be working well. But there is a secret the terraformers were keeping from him, they created a monster with genetic engineering and it got loose. Now wild beasts roam the planet, posing a danger to those who venture outside the main settlement.While Riker is on this mission Starfleet assigns Commander Stone as his replacement aboard the Enterprise. Stone has been a problem officer, but Starfleet hopes Picard can whip him into shape, that or finally prove he is an unsafe officer to have in service.
David is one of the most skilled ST:TNG authors. He avoids most of the common cliche alien races and scenarios, while using his dry humor and witty dialogue to keep you glued to the page. His characterizations are spot on. This book is excellent for fans of Star Trek, and will make you want to give more of his work a go.
The Woman Who Loved Reindeer by Meredith Ann Pierce
emmejo, December 15, 2009
Caribou only took the baby because no one else could or would and names him Reindeer. She didn't mean to love him, but that is what happened. As he grows from child to young man it becomes clear he is not any normal human; he is a trangl, able to change from human to deer as he likes. When he is a young man he leaves to live with the reindeer. However Caribou and her people are in trouble; earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and wildfires are destroying their homeland. Reindeer returns and tells Caribou that there is a safe place and he will guide her there. Then on the journey the two of them fall in love.Mediocre to poor book. The plot was quite thin and the characters flat. The writing was bland and often confusing, with too many rambling spots that left the reader in a completely different spot then they started in, with no easy way to get back into the flow of things. It really bothered me that Caribou raised and even breastfed the child, yet hopped right into bed with him as an adult. I know that technically they were not related, but it still seemed too close to incest for my taste.
Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser
emmejo, December 15, 2009
Brendan and Gary have always been teased. They have always been the bottom of the barrel. Always ignored, no one notices them except to punish them or hurt them. But they make that change when the come to a school dance armed and take their classmates and teachers hostage.I am not sure what to say about this book. It opens with Gary's suicide note and a collage student trying to understand why these boys would do something like this. It continues as interviews, chat logs and e-mails. It is a book that makes you extremely uncomfortable because you can almost see why these boys did this. It almost makes sense and seems reasonable. That is a horrifying thought, because when would shooting ANYONE be reasonable? This book is hard to read, but I think reading this kind of book opens your mind and lets you see a little bit of that dark, evil spot in everyone's head. It makes you wonder and actively think about what you could do, because after seeing that darkness you can't just ignore it.
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