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Someone Knows My Name
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Lawrence Hill
readerl
, October 10, 2010
This was an incredible book to read! Lawrence Hill has written the book from the first person experience of an African American woman starting the late 1795's in Africa and ending in the early 1800's in London. Many times I truly felt tranported to her events. She speaks with such a consistent voice - it was almost like reading an autiobiography. Based around historical events and filled in with fictionalized activities, Mr. Hill has done a wonderful job of making Meena "speak" in what seemed, to me, to be very believable age appropriate reactions. I don't know the tricks he used, but I could see her grow up in the very choices she made in difficult situations and in how she choose to react to people as she aged. There was only one chapter where I thought the story seemed to drag, but it quickly picked back up. Although he certainly could have ended the story differently, I'm glad it ended the way it did!
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Generation Text Raising Well Adjusted Kids in an Age of Instant Everything
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Michael Osit
readerl
, August 19, 2008
SUP? EMSG ABT YA GF. TTTT. SRY. PAW CU TAM F2F GN Are you "up" on the latest about text messaging? Does your child send 5,000 - 7,000 text messages a month? If this is an issue that concerns you,this book is for you! It's a great review of what is happening to our youth as they enter the generation where they really do know more about personal electronics than their parents do. The author gives some advice that seems to have come from professional and perhaps personal experiences. We can help our youth make decisions in a better manner than just using electronics to communicate. BOL 2 all of us(Best of luck to all of us. Both we and our youth need it!) The message above? What's up? Email me about your girlfriend. These things take time. Sorry. Parents are watching. See you tomorrow morning face to face. Good night.
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