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This book has stayed with me for years. Welcome to Little Jon's adventures after he has fallen from his world[no hate,prejuduce,envy or animal cruelty] to ours. Enough sci-fi and mystery here to capture the imagination of any child and all but the most jaded adults.
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Four short stories that have a holiday theme except the last one.Thank yous go out to Bantam for bringing these gems back for us. They all read way to fast and you are looking for more,but that's how it is in Nero and Archies world. An excellent rainy Saturday read with the fireplace blazing.
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First, thank goodness Bantam Crime Line has begun reprinting the Nero Wolfe titles for a new generation. Fer-De-Lance is the first Nero Wolfe mystery that Rex Stout wrote and a good one it is. You don't have to worry about the order though because each story is a stand alone. Here we have murder,attempted murder, and a deadly snake. Start with this one and you will be hooked.
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Hawthorne's classic is a web of storytelling not be missed. Meet Hepzibah,Clifford,Phoebe,and lodger Holgrave. Ghosts,murders,secret tresure,a haunted house...what a great book.
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If you have grade school children,do not let them grow up without either reading this to them or having them read it themselves. It is a jewel in a crowded,poorly written,and generally sad childrens book market. A parent won't regret this one.
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The Forgotten Door (Apple Paperbacks)
ragruger1022, January 9, 2009
This book has stayed with me for years. Welcome to Little Jon's adventures after he has fallen from his world[no hate,prejuduce,envy or animal cruelty] to ours. Enough sci-fi and mystery here to capture the imagination of any child and all but the most jaded adults.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
And Four to Go (Crime Line) by Rex Stout
ragruger1022, January 8, 2009
Four short stories that have a holiday theme except the last one.Thank yous go out to Bantam for bringing these gems back for us. They all read way to fast and you are looking for more,but that's how it is in Nero and Archies world. An excellent rainy Saturday read with the fireplace blazing.(3 of 5 readers found this comment helpful)
Fer de Lance (Crime Line) by Rex Stout
ragruger1022, January 7, 2009
First, thank goodness Bantam Crime Line has begun reprinting the Nero Wolfe titles for a new generation. Fer-De-Lance is the first Nero Wolfe mystery that Rex Stout wrote and a good one it is. You don't have to worry about the order though because each story is a stand alone. Here we have murder,attempted murder, and a deadly snake. Start with this one and you will be hooked.(2 of 3 readers found this comment helpful)
The House of the Seven Gables (Penguin Classics) by Nathaniel Hawthorne
ragruger1022, January 6, 2009
Hawthorne's classic is a web of storytelling not be missed. Meet Hepzibah,Clifford,Phoebe,and lodger Holgrave. Ghosts,murders,secret tresure,a haunted house...what a great book.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
Stone Soup by Marcia Brown
ragruger1022, January 5, 2009
If you have grade school children,do not let them grow up without either reading this to them or having them read it themselves. It is a jewel in a crowded,poorly written,and generally sad childrens book market. A parent won't regret this one.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)
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