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Nettie Parker's Backyard
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Smith, C. V.
kidztales
, September 23, 2011
Nettie Parker’s Backyard is a gentle yet action packed and war ��" torn story. It’s the story of Nettie’s life which is full of prejudice and bullying. Early in her life she starts seeing and hearing signs. What do these signs mean? Are they magical? Only Nettie can find that out. When Nettie is nineteen-years-old, she travels to London, England to study to be a nurse. Upon her arrival, the nursing administrator is very nice to her but soon she is met with more prejudice from others. Is this because of her physical challenge or because of her race? Nettie meets two young boys one day when their ball flies across the fence and into the Charring Cross Hospital grounds. The boys don’t think they’ll ever get their ball back and are very hestitant to talk ask for it. Nettie’s caring and compassionate nature can’t understand this but she soon will. She talks with the boys for awhile and is surprised to learn that the boys were sent to London by their parents to escape the horrors of World War II. Kind, compassionate Nettie doesn’t think there’s enough hate or fear in the world to make parents and children separate! She soon finds out differently! It was very hard for this reviewer to put this book down. Throughout this well written account of Nettie Parker, not only do you learn about her ancestry and her adventures in London but you learn a secret language too! I highly recommend Nettie Parker’s backyard. Although the historical fiction is written for children, adults will thoroughly enjoy this magical book too!
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Life Goes On
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Linda Nance
kidztales
, June 11, 2011
John and Becky had a wonderful life until one day disaster struck. John was laid off at the factory and they all had to move into a rundown apartment building in a very bad neighborhood. Unknown to their children, John and Becky have received an eviction notice to vacate the apartment in ten days. Their two oldest children were caught up in the neighborhoods activities. Bobby was learning the tricks of the trade of running drugs with the gang he considered his family. The oldest daughter, teenaged Donna, was caught up in the wrong type of crowd constantly partying, doing drugs and drinking. The youngest child, Stacy, was still a good kid but was beginning to following in her older sibling’s footsteps. It looks like all hope is gone for the family. Ah, but John has a plan. He secretly contacts a relative for help. The relative is more than helpful and offers John more than he could ever hope for. Neither John nor Becky wanted runaway kids on their hands. They love their children too much and knew the life their kids would be running too. But John and his relative have a plan already in motion to prevent that. I have to admit that at first I didn’t like Life Goes On since there’s so much attitude and disrespect from the kids. Although this is very realistic, it doesn’t make a relaxing read for me. So, I started it over and was pleasantly surprised after I read on just why Linda Nance started the book the way she did. Soon, I couldn’t put Life Goes On down. I highly recommend action packed story for both adults and young adults. Life Goes On is a story about what real families can do in the toughest times. Even if the families are separated by states!
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Ferry Tales
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Brendan Gisby
kidztales
, April 14, 2011
Brendan Gisby has done it again! In this touching memoir, we’re transported back to 1950/60’s Scotland where the author grew up and are given a glimpse of his childhood. I highly recommend this collection of short stories for anyone who enjoys travelling back to a simpler time. Both adults and young adults will like this humorous, sometimes sad but very relatable memoir. In this collection of short stories, we meet his family and his friends and know everybody. If we don’t know them personally, we’re close to people very much like them. We suffer the hardships he and his family (and so many other families at the time) had to endure. We go on childhood adventures with him. We work alongside Mr. Gisby and his father. We even take his Dad’s place at work at one point in the book. While this reviewer was reading Ferry Tales, she couldn’t help but think things like: “You’d think he’s talking about my sister.” Or, “I had a friend just like that.” There were several times throughout the book when I’d think, “I used to do things like that!” What is best about this book is that you don’t have to be from Scotland to relate to these stories or the cast of characters. Ferry Tales shows you throughout the book that people are the same the world over. Like Mr. Gisby’s other books, the characters and places are painted so realistically that we can reach out and touch them. If you would like to learn more about Mr. Gisby and his works just visit his website at: http://www.brendangisby.com. He also has two Facebook pages! Just sign in at http://www.facebook.com and search for either Brendan Gisby, Scottish Author or Brendan Gisby.
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The Olive Branch
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Brendan Gisby
kidztales
, March 02, 2011
Completely startled, his mouth still agape, Jeff glanced quickly along the coastline, trying to pinpoint the origin of the explosions. His eyes finally came to rest at a point on the far left of his vision and opened in utter horror and disbelief as they watched the giant superstructure of the Forth Rail Bridge sink slowly and gracefully into a steaming sea; large orange flames licked around those parts not yet submerged. ~excerpt from The Olive Branch. The communists have joined forces and are taking over Eastern Europe. Will they succeed? The Olive Branch has all the emotion, suffering and drama that come with war. Once again master storyteller, Brendan Gisby, brings us another amazing story in The Olive Branch. With the author’s talents for weaving a good story we feel despair and love. We feel the defiance of patriotism and the pain of torture. The reader can actually hear the pounding, crashing and the shrill squeal of bombs as they fly through the air. We watch through the eyes of Jeff, as the world he knows and loves, crumbles around him. We witness the horror of sexual abuse at any evil soldiers’ whim. What did Eastern Europe do to deserve such treatment? In an attempt to save the peaceful world they know, small bands of resistance groups are springing up. Will they manage to do this? I’m not fond of war stories but I highly recommend The Olive Branch. Through Brendan Gisby’s descriptive talents, he takes you through the range of emotions the characters feel. You actually experience what they experience. The characters are just ordinary people in an extra-ordinary position. They’re so relatable that I actually felt like I knew the characters! What was best about The Olive Branch is the fact that Mr. Gisby shows us that something good can even come out of something bad. In the book we witness true love blossom and develop. If you would like to learn more about Brendan Gisby, there are a few places to learn about him. One is at his website at: http://www.brendangisby.com. You can also visit with him on either of his Facebook pages. After you sign in to Facebook, just search Brendan Gisby, Scottish Author or go to his personal page by searching Brendan Gisby.
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Coming Up for Air
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Rose Mary Boehm
kidztales
, January 17, 2011
This is the story of Anne Marie Becker who grew up during World War II. She was only two-years-old when the bombs started falling. As the author states, part of this novel is fiction, part fact and part autobiographical. In any case, Coming Up For Air is a hard book to put down. Through her excellent writing, Ms. Boehm transports us right into the war and shows us all the horrors and atrocities that happened then. As we watch Anne Marie grow up we experience her first love and then date rape. When she is old enough to get a job, older men have some particular ideas. Rose Mary doesn’t just describe to us what happens; she shows us in such detail that we experience everything that Anne Marie goes through! This page turner just isn’t a story of growing up through that terrible war either. It’s a story of growing up fast and finding your own freedom. It’s about shaking off the chains of a previously rigid existence, coming up for air, taking a deep breath and finding your own life. This reviewer was transported back to live through that terrible time. I highly recommend Coming Up For Air to all young adults and adults.
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Leaving England
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Carole Hart
kidztales
, December 28, 2010
What would you do if you could do what you’ve always dreamed about? That’s what happens in Leaving England by Carole Hart. In this well written and often humorous memoir, Carole Hart and her husband are finally free of their everyday obligations. We travel with the Hart’s as they make their way to start a new life in Cornwall. They arrive with their cat, Norman; they settle in the town of St. Columb and buy a house to start their dream job. They seem to have taken a step back in time. When they finally find a house to buy, whatever can go wrong, does go wrong. While Carole and her husband are busy trying to get their new house repaired and in order, they decide that they have to meet the people of the town. After all, if they are going to start a business they should make themselves known. Right? The people they encounter are quirky characters and Ms. Hart paints each one with humor and gives them their own distinctive color and personalities. When Carole and her husband finally open their business, they are host to some very quirky visitors from all over the world. Each visitor has his or her own idiosyncrasies that drive the Hart’s to learn more patience. I highly recommend Leaving England. This memoir is filled with a gentleness that isn’t normally found in today’s world. That’s because this reviewer has learned that Cornwall has held on to its old traditions. I have also learned that even though Cornwall is a part of England, the residents don’t quite think they are. So, make yourself a cup of tea, curl up in your favorite chair and read Leaving England. The only thing that could make this easy reading book better would be a cozy afghan along with a hot cup of tea!
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Tomorrows Children
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J. T. Wheeling
kidztales
, August 25, 2010
“Go on, Marc, get him before he runs. Let’s strip him and throw him in the dung heap, that’s where dirty Ells belong.” Marc, a full head taller than Yani, reached out to grab Yani’s hair. Last night the dream message had changed. “Today is your fourteenth birthday, now your powers awaken and you can begin to fight.” ~ excerpt from Tomorrow’s Children Legend of the Ells by J.T. Wheeling. We meet Yani on his fourteenth birthday and his life changes that day. First, his good friend Mika dies. Then, he begins a journey with his faithful dog, Bob, across 25th century Spain. Not only that, but Yani discovers that he can somehow make fire fly out of a broomhandle! Along Yani’s journey, he makes the first friends his own age. He’s been a stable boy his whole life and has only known bullies. He tells his new friends about his life. He also tells them how he was forced to work for the town bullies and was constantly called a ‘dirty Ell.’ But he doesn’t know what an Ell is. He is convinced that it’s something bad. Will his new friends tell him what an Ell is? His friends are heading for a town called Altania. They tell Yani that he will find out everything he wants to know. But they have no idea who they have just befriended or of the adventures they’re in for! When Yani and his friends reach Altania, he is sent to The Tower. He is told that he must go now. There’s no time to lose! What is The Tower and what happens there? Is it some sort of punishment for running away from the bullies he worked for? When the evil Count Aranda learns of Yani, Lord Zandor disappears along with one of Yani’s new friends. Their dangerous adventures never stop! They escape many more cruel bullies on their journey. Yani and his friends even have to battle raging rivers, fight gorrats with his staff and even rescue a damsel in distress! One question remains for Yani. Who is he? Tomorrow’s Children The Legends of the Ells is the first book of a trilogy. I highly recommend this science fiction/fantasy. This page turner had me this reviewer enthralled. There are so many twists and turns I found this book so hard to put down. I can’t wait to read the next book!
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The Accursed Dawn
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Glenn Stuart
kidztales
, July 20, 2010
Fifteen-year-old Max is moving to an island away from the mainland of England. Max is amazed at what he sees when his family arrives. His new home is a series of large buildings. Max checks out his bedroom. It’s bigger than his whole apartment was at home! Leaning against a wall he looks around and sees a chest-of-drawers sitting against one of the walls. Max gets a strange feeling that something isn’t right with this place. He looks toward the chest-of- drawers and a drawer slowly opens but there’s no-one there… While Max is putting his clothes away in the chest-of-drawers, he finds a note and reads it: My good friend, ‘Now that I have your attention perhaps you would be so good as to lend me your services. We have so much to do; do not waiver. As you discover the truth, do not dismiss, do not shirk. The truth will out. Find the cellar, my good friend, and begin to put things right the wrongs which have been done.’ ~ excerpt from The Accursed Dawn. Who opened the drawer and who wrote this note? No-one has been in his new home except for the caretaker. Max and his friend, Stan, look for the cellar trying to find out what the note means. Once the cellar is found, Max’s adventure begins. He also starts hearing unseen voices. What are these voices and why are they urging him on? Max turns to his friends to ask them for help. After all, what are friends for? They suggest going into town and visit the island’s mysterious historian. But why are people on the island dying? It’s up to Max to solve this mystery. Little does he know, this is an adventure of a lifetime. It’s also an adventure he’d rather forget. This paranormal mystery takes you from the present back to a horrific time in the world’s history. This page turner will have up all night! The Accursed Dawn is brilliantly written and isn’t just another ghost story. It’s a well written mystery about young love, lost love, lies, deceit and revenge. You’ll definitely have trouble putting this book down!
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Feisty Family Values (Five Star Expressions)
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B. D. Tharp
kidztales
, July 05, 2010
A cab stops in front of the Victorian mansion in a well-to-do neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. The passenger fumbles through her wallet for the correct fare. Finding everything but thirty cents, she dives into her cracked vinyl purse in search of it. The passenger walks up the steps of the mansion to see if her cousin, Regina, will take her in. But why is she here? Regina, a bitter lady, a snob and born with a silver spoon in her mouth, hesitantly lets her poor relation in. After all, Annabelle is family. Regina is sure that her cousin’s stay will only be temporary. It has to be temporary! What will the neighbors think and how did Annabelle get that black eye? Tillie joins Regina at the door and makes up Regina’s mind for her. Tillie is Regina’s best friend. She also lives in the old Victorian. Tillie is the total opposite of Regina. She’s full of life, accepts people for who they are, never hesitates to tell Regina what she thinks and is also a gourmet cook. In short, she’s one feisty lady! Annabelle is different from either Regina or Tillie. Life has made her a timid creature so she doesn’t really speak up much. She is so eager to please her cousin that she’s even willing to learn to cook the way Tillie does! Will Annabelle overcome her shyness? Will these three women be able to live together as a family unit? After all, each lady is in her 60’s and life has made each totally different from the other. What’s happening to Regina’s perfect life? Now, there’s a cat in the house not to mention the chaos of Annabelle’s three grandchildren that are there periodically. What has made Regina so bitter? We don’t find this out until the end of the book. To complicate matters even more, a hunk of a man moves in right across the street from the ladies. All three ladies fall for their handsome neighbor. Will he fall for one of them? I highly recommend Feisty Family Values. This is a very compelling and relatable tale that I had trouble putting down. Everyone knows people like Regina, Tillie and Annabelle. B.D. Tharp’s book deals with cancer, parental abuse, child abuse, love in your 60’s and more. Not only did she touch on some very real issues in her book but she wrote a very entertaining one. Feisty Family Values keeps you turning the pages!
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The Island of Whispers
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Brendan Gisby
kidztales
, June 17, 2010
Twisted Foot, a Watcher, is a black rat who lives in an abandoned monastery on Inchgarvie Island. As Twisted Foot stands watch in the Upperworld, he realizes how cruel his home in the Underworld is. He also considers what happened during the Selection. Broken Tail, the Chief Protector sniffed out the deformed and weaker of the newborn rats. He would swipe each across the snout marking them for destruction. Then, the newborns would be herded and guarded by the Protectors for food for the Rulers. Twisted Foot remembers that he had lost a couple of children this way. He reminds himself they were broken up into different classes of rats. There were the Rulers who depend on the rat colony for substance and everything else for that matter. Next in the pecking order are the Inner Circle. These few advised the Rulers. There were the Hunters. The Hunters held a position of honor since they hunt each night to provide food for the rat colony. Of course, the Rulers get the best pieces of food. Next, come the Protectors. These bullies think that they can torture, kill and rape anyone in a lower class than they are. The ones the Protectors usually attacked were the Watchers and the Slave-rats. Not to mention the she-rats and their young. What to do about such cruelty? Was there a world beyond the Upperworld? When Twisted Foot was on Watcher duty, he could see another land beyond the water. Was there a colony there too? Could they make a bid for freedom and escape? You cheer as Twisted Foot, his friends, their mates and youngsters as they make their escape. The author holds you in suspense as they climb the Giant’s Foot to crawl across it. Will Twisted Foot and his friends find a place where they can start their own society of equality? I fully recommend this book! This reviewer had to start The Island of Whispers several times. This is mainly because I can’t stand rats. The Island of Whispers is a ‘stick with it book.’ It is an engrossing tale from start to finish about breaking away from cruelty and dictatorship. The Island of Whispers is a fascinating and suspenseful story. The Mr. Gisby holds you in suspense from the beginning to the last page! His powers of description will have you both cringing and enthralled.
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Werelove: Dusk Conspiracy
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Lakisha Spletzer
kidztales
, June 07, 2010
Beautiful Laylah LeCroix has everything a teenager could want. She has a nice house, nice clothes and servants, someone to drive her to school every day and a loving family. Or does she? The seventeen-year-old is bullied constantly at academy not to mention at home too. Her father is constantly working and never has time for her. He finds all kinds of things to ground her over. So much so, that Laylah has never been to her best friends’ parties! All she can do at home is be obedient and hope that her father won’t find anything to ground her for…again. One day something goes wrong at school and her father goes ballistic to the point of giving her a smack. Laylah has never been smacked in her life and runs out the back door only to be kidnapped. Or is she? Laylah runs for her life into the forest as she is chased by Zina’s weres. Does she have the smarts to escape the weres? In WERELOVE: DUSK CONSPIRACY we meet Donil Silentshadow who falls in love with Laylah. He even says that she is his mate in life. There is a problem with Laylah and Donil getting together since Henry hates the whole Silentshadow family! Will Laylah ever be able to return Donil’s love or will Mr. Le Croix find a way to keep them apart? Meanwhile, while Laylah is falling in love with Donil, Zina McFin is trying to take over the were’s world. In order to do that she has to kill Laylah LeCroix! When she takes the were’s world over, she’ll be ‘the’ alpha but why kill an innocent young woman? I highly recommend this 384 page science fiction/fantasy. This book is full of the supernatural, romance and action. There is a new twist on every page! Also, at the end of the book is a glossary that explains each term. WERELOVE: DUSK CONSPIRACY will keep you telling yourself, “just one more chapter, just one more.”
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The Guardsman of Murray Hill
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Paul Lanier and R. M. Gibson
kidztales
, May 13, 2010
“All saloons have bars in them, but not all bars are saloons.”-Paul Lanier. The Guardsman of Murray Hill is mostly a fictional account of the happenings in a saloon. In this sentimental collection of short stories the author takes us into The Guardsman, a saloon in New York. He introduces us to the bartenders along with the other patrons. He also takes us along with him to the weddings of the many patrons of The Guardsman. We witness the divorces and funerals throughout the years. Not to mention the business deals made in The Guardsman! The collection of stories in The Guardsman of Murray Hill are very easy reading. They are well written angering and frustrating us. These stories will raise your spirits and make you laugh! Each chapter is a different story or memory making this book very easy to put down at will. I recommend The Guardsman of Murray Hill for older people who have spent time in a saloon or pub since they have many of the same memories.
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Choices Meant for Kings
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Sandy Lender
kidztales
, May 04, 2010
As the two moons rise over Arcana, Chariss has many questions on her mind: What’s Nigel Taiman hiding from me? Why is Julette trying to stop the Taiman line? On the other hand, Chariss is keeping a secret from her fiancé’ as well. A dragon flies to her bedroom chamber balcony every night and Chariss tells it everything that’s bothering her. Why has the dragon befriended her? Dragons don’t befriend people. It’s just not done! Who is the dragon? Could it be that he’s the evil goddess, Julette, who walks the world of Onweald now in a dragon’s body? Maybe she turned one of her soldiers into a dragon to spy on her. Julette will stop at nothing to over throw Onweald & stop the Taiman line. If the line ends, it means the end of geasa. Since the youngest Taiman brother married, Chariss and all of the gods and goddesses of Arcana have lost their geasa. Now, they have to battle the evil goddess Julette to get it back. The Goddess of War, looks out of her bed chamber window to view her army on the front lawn below. We can handle anything Julette hands us. Little does she know that Julette has placed spies among them! To add to Chariss’ problems, she finds that she is also The Masters Protector. The Master is Rohn, God of Onweald. He seems to think that he can do just about anything he did before. He does realize that he’s lost his geasa like the other gods and goddesses. Chariss has her hands full protecting him. Her problems don’t stop with the god Rohn, however. The evil wizard, Drake who is also Julette’s puppet, has been chasing her down since she was little. He wants her for his own evil purposes. I highly recommend this fantasy! This isn’t just your regular romance but it’s also a war story with a high body count. The author takes us into the world of Onweald with ease making us feel like we’re fighting right alongside Chariss and her loyal followers!
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Third Time's a Charm (Sister-To-Sister)
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Virginia Smith
kidztales
, April 21, 2010
TITLE: Third Time’s a Charm: A Novel AUTHOR: Virginia Smith FORMAT: Paperback, Kindle PAGES: 327 PRICE: $10.19 (print), $9.99 (kindle) ISBN-10: 0800732340 ISBN-13: 9780800732349 Tori Sanderson is the youngest of the three Sanderson sisters. She loves to shop for designer clothes and shoes. Her two older sisters fix her up with Ryan, a farm boy from her hometown. Over time Tori slowly falls in love with Ryan, much to her two older sisters’ delight. Unfortunately, Ryan’s busybody sister-in-law interferes way too much, showing up at their first date with her two sons. The two older Sanderson sisters are also not quite as bad at interfering but they do invade their sister’s love life asking Ryan for details after each date. In fact, they go as far as to show up at the hardware store where Ryan works! Tori works at a very high pressure job in a nearby town and has a boss that expects her to work 24/7. She’s also up for a promotion along with her coworker, Mitch. If Mitch gets the promotion, Tori would work for him so the competition between the two is fierce! Mitch also has his eye on Tori and can’t figure out what Tori sees in Ryan. Tori’s possible promotion adds further complications to their relationship since she has to work harder than ever hardly leaving her time to breathe much less date. She has to do her regular job as well as garner experience and get a presentation together for the owners of a restaurant. Whoever has the best presentation and wins the restaurant owners over, gets the promotion. So, the competition between Tori and Mitch is fierce! I truly enjoyed this easy to read book but was a bit disappointed in the beginning. Tori is at the mall buying a gift for her sister, Joan’s, wedding shower present. While she’s in the mall she sees a pair of designer shoes that she thinks she has to have. This makes her late for Joan’s wedding shower! How can you be late for one of your sisters’ biggest events in her life? From there on the book got much better. This is the last book in the Sister-to-Sister series. As a sister myself, I could relate to the three sisters. I’ve never read a book from this trilogy before but after reading this book, I would like to read the other two books. This Christian book is easy to read without being ‘preachy’. This book has to be in any church library and in your own personal library!
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Touch of Cancer
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Jean Charity
kidztales
, March 22, 2010
Does your hair fall out after a few chemotherapy sessions? You might choose to wear wigs. Well, this is an excuse to go shopping! You just might choose to wear fashionable turbans, hats or outlandish scarves. Or you just might choose to go without a head covering. This is another excuse to go shopping. Buy yourself some big hoop earrings (or the style you prefer). You have the perfect excuse to go against fashion and just do what makes you feel better! Touch Of Cancer is a personal story and is written that way. Jean Charity, being a cancer survivor herself, the author gives us all a glimpse of what it’s like being a woman with the disease. This book isn’t only a personal story; it’s a sensitive, touching and sometimes a lighthearted look at cancer from a woman’s point of view. The author delves into issues with a gentle understanding that only another cancer patient can do. She delves into issues such as hair loss, humiliation, sex, self-esteem and many more subjects that only a woman can understand. Ms. Charity also goes into the embarrassing moments of the side effects of medicines. Touch Of Cancer has had an effect on this reviewer. It reminded me that no matter what problem you have, someone always has it worse. It also reminded me that no-one is alone no matter what the problem may be. It also reminded me that your family and your true friends will always be there for you! I fully recommend Touch Of Cancer. In this must-read book the author let’s you know that you aren’t alone in your battle. Ms. Charity also reminds us to count your blessings. Touch Of Cancer would be a good gift for not only the cancer patient but for anyone who knows someone who has the disease. It gives the friend or relative insight of what the cancer patient is going through.
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Mom's Story
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Mary Jo Nickum
kidztales
, December 08, 2009
Eight-year-old Amy is practicing the piano when she hears a loud thump. Running into the kitchen she finds her mother sitting on the floor. Why did Amy’s mom fall? Amy starts to worry because Mom never falls. Then, Mom starts dropping things. One day, Mom almost goes blind in one eye. Dad takes her to the emergency room where some tests are run. Mom is also given an appointment at the Specialty Clinic. Thus, starts Amy and her family’s journey to learn about Multiple Sclerosis. Amy’s big sister goes to the library and borrows several items about the disease. Dad, Mom and Amy turn to the internet and look up the website for the National MS Society. Through Amy’s journey she learns what she can do to help Mom. She also learns that MS is nothing to be ashamed of. Her big brother, Tony, still has to learn this. We follow Amy as she learns about the disease. She’s very sad and turns to her best friend, Kayla. It turns out that Kayla’s aunt has it too. As a fellow MS’er, I fully recommend this book since so many children have a family member suffering from this disease. This is an easy to read and understand book explaining MS to children. Not only does Ms. Nickum insert the pronunciation of the terms of MS but there is also a glossary in the back of this book where she explains them. Also, in the back of the book the author lists several resources that will help you on your journey to learn about this heart wrenching disease.
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Dirty Little Angels
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Chris Tusa
kidztales
, July 01, 2009
Mom’s had a stillborn child and is flat on her back in bed for awhile. After she can get out of bed, she won’t. It seems that she’s turned her back on life itself. Dad’s down at the pool hall drinking his life away and shooting pool. Velma hears that Wal-Mart is hiring but he won’t apply for the job. Why? He won’t take charity from anyone. So, who’s taking care of the rest of the family? In this gritty, southern gothic we meet sixteen-year-old Hailey. Hailey is definitely to ‘Dirty Little Angels’ that Scout was in ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’. Older brother, Cyrus has already been to jail, is into booze, drugs sex and who knows what else! Hailey tries hard to hold what’s left of her family together. After trying everything else, she turns to religion and hopes for a miracle. The preacher, Moses, is a friend of Cyrus’ and an ex-con who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Moses has a very twisted view of religion and interprets the Bible to suit him. He’s trying to turn a deserted bank into a drive through church and he along with Cyrus are in the process of decorating it. It’s no matter that the statues used to decorate are stolen from a local cemetery. I was intrigued by this heart wrenching tale. Once I started reading this book, I just couldn’t stop even when I wanted to look away. Mr. Tusa does a very good job of showing us the stark reality of life in the slums. This book isn’t a book that you sit down and forget your troubles with. It stays with you, making you count your blessings. It makes you open your eyes.
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Life Is a Game
by
Jim Copeland
kidztales
, June 22, 2009
“Your dreams will never be greater than your reach.” -from Life Is A Game. Written in down to earth language ‘Life Is A Game’ inspires a person (young or old) to follow their dreams and use their God given talents. Each chapter is a step in the path to a career you love. Throughout, the author uses himself as an example. He shows us how, early on, how he found his God given gifts. First, he found he had a gift for communicating with other people. Then he discovered the gift of helping people and enjoyed it! In the book, Mr. Copeland, teaches us how to lay out a life plan for ourselves. He shows us all of our inward conflicts (but what if I fail?) and our outward battles. He uses his own job as a special education teacher in a prison to demonstrate what he means. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is just starting on their career path. I also recommend this for someone who has lost the passion for their chosen career. So, how do you play the game?
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