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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
Get Over It
Ok so my sissy got me hooked on the twilight series and I am so in love with them. When I was going to buy the 4th book I was reading the reviews and was very disappointed when everyone was bashing the book as terrible. It is in no way terrible it is awesome! It was ...
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Inkdeath (Inkheart)
Cornelia Funke
The Chicken House, 2008
Funke is on a serious roll
I love the Inkheart trilogy, I seriously can't get enough of it! I must admit at first I was somewhat reluctant to read the conclusion to the trilogy, afraid it might be a letdown as most serie-enders are becoming, but it was as excellent as the first and second books ...
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Tsar: A Thriller
Ted Bell
Atria, 2008
Keep them coming Ted...
Tsar by Ted Bell is simply a great read. It is what is meant by "take-me away-" entertainment. Bell has that remarkable ability to take complex national security issues and distil them so that people can not only see the dangerous world we live in--but be a part of ...
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The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
HarperCollins, 2008
It takes a graveyard
Imagine Rudyard Kipling's "Jungle Book"... but replace the animals with ghosts, ghouls, werewolves and other such supernatural creatures.
Such is the concept of "The Graveyard Book," which cleverly turns Kipling's classic story into an exquisitely-written, darkly ...
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Brisingr (Inheritance, Book 3)
Christopher Paolini
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008
A good read and a great installment in the series.
I love the "Eragon" Series and am really satisfied with this installment. It has plenty of twist and turns and more than enough action. I suggest this book along with "Eldest" and "Eragon" However good this book is I do suggest you read the aforementioned books first ...
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The 39 Clues (The Maze of Bones, Book 1)
Rick Riordan
Scholastic Press, 2008
My 10 year old Loves The 39 Clues Series
Got Book 1 for my 10 year old daughter. She read the entire book in days, joined the website, and talks about these a lot. She keeps asking me to get her all 39 books - she really loves this series. Previously loved the Daisy Meadows books and still likes Nancy Drew. ...
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
3 cups = 5 stars
The book three cups of tea, is a story of monumental dedication and superhuman efforts to build schools for people who had no hope of education. An inspiring story for any age.
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
Stephenie Meyer
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2006
From A Man Who Has Read 'Twilight'
For many reasons I banned reading this book. Working in retail with teenie girls barraging the bookstands demanding for the next Stephanie Meyer book was just annoying and made me believe these books were meant for the intelligently-deficient. A friend online said I ...
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The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6)
Eoin Colfer
Hyperion Books for Children, 2008
This is my favorite of the series
I've read that male writers tend to be more plot based and female writers more character based. Every time I read a book I've been noticing that this statement is true. Women writers portray more emotion in their characters and this is what makes them so interesting. ...
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The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press, 2008
hungry for more!
i really loved this book. i read it as a recommendation of the author of the Twilight Serives (Stephenie Meyer). This book definitely lived up to the expectation of being a page turner. Suzanne Collin's writing style is sharp, biting, vivid & illustrative. the ...
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Where the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
Harper Collins, 1988
The BEST
Where the Wild Things Are
I purchase this book for my two year old grandson, he loves to hear his poppa read it to him. It is the only way I have found to get a two year old grandchild to set still for about 15 minutes.
Love the book remember it from when I was a ...
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Eclipse (Warriors: Power of Three, Book 4)
Erin Hunter
HarperCollins, 2008
The Warriors Return!
The difference between the New Prophecy and the Power of Three series seems to be astoundingly different. All Warriors fans can say goobye to the cliches and predictable characters of the second series; the Erin Hunters have brought a spectacular new miniseries to ...
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage Books, 2007
Masterpiece Masterpiece Masterpiece
No hyperbole here: The Road is a Masterpiece of American 21st Century Fiction. A seminal book of Fatherhood, Survival, Post-Apocalyptic Awe and Dread, Post-Consumer-Culture Imagining and Natural, Geographical Description.
Terms like "Terribly Excellent," ...
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The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick
Scholastic Press, 2007
Beautiful Storytelling
"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" takes place in Paris, in the early 20th century. It tells the tale of an orphan named Hugo who secretely lives in a train station and fixes the clocks, unbeknownst to the stationmaster. Hugo is not just an ordinary boy however. In ...
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Nation
Terry Pratchett
HarperCollins, 2008
Sweet. Pefect. Beautiful.
To be honest, I picked up this book with more than a little hesitation.
I've been a fan of Terry Pratchett's for years. He's a great writer. One of the best. This cannot be argued.
Still, I knew this book wasn't going to be set in Discworld, so I was nervous. ...
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