Review:Just too wordy - not engaging like her past novels - do not care for a male center character - drags out - have been reading it for two weeks and just not one I would suggest - seems to lack a good flow - I think too much information surrounding it all - Read more

Review:Hey, let's just give Clare Vanderpool an automatic Newbery award for each book she writes!!! She has definitely got a "gift" when it comes to story telling.I was skeptical about whether or not she could find another tale as great as Moon Over Manifest in her arsenal of words...not to worry, she did! Navigating Early is compelling, mysterious, and completely endearing. Read more

Review:This book has really good detail, but some people may not like the amount of detail. This book is about a boy named Curzon in the revolutionary war and his old master find his and say his is his slave when Curzon is a free man and he gets to escape again. Read more

Review:My 5th grader was assigned this book as an assignment. Me being the extra involved Mom, decided to read it and couldn't put it down. I actually bored it from the teacher, then purchased a copy. This was only book of the series that interest me. Read more

Review:It was impossible to put down once started. A heartbreaking story of a woman who could not understand what was being done to her. It takes the reader on a fast race while we cheer her on and wish her to understand and for someone to take the time to explain her condition. It was sad, but the triumph of her spirit was inspirational. Definitely I would recommend reading it. Read more

Review:This was my introduction to the Sharpe series. Before buying the books I was big fan of the Sharpe movies on TV, I used to love watching them and am glad to say upon finding the series of books my opinion of Sharpe has raised many times over.
This book is set the peninsular wars. Sharpe has not yet met Harper (there is a small section about harpers experiences though) and he is not enjoying his life as a commissioned officer in his majesty's army. This book gives Sharpe just the kind of ad... Read more

Review:Told from several points of view--each a believable voice--the novel brings history to life. The condescending attitudes of the British toward (and their outrageous treatment of) the aborigines, a smuggling ship, a vicar in search of the Garden of Eden, and a doctor who theorizes about racial characteristics are all skillfully brought together to make a rollicking good read. Read more

Review:Love, love, Loved this book. Stayed up late and woke early to keep reading. Jean Grainger transported me on on a fabulous journey. Heartbreaking at times, just beautiful at others. Thank-you . Didn't want this book to finish. Read more

Review:I honestly almost didn't continue reading this novel because I had a hard time understanding the Cajun way of speaking. I am now glad I hung in there because the story was amazing. Highly recommend. Read more

Review:This book will make you run the gamut of emotions. It starts out with a seemingly happy family whose individual personalities emerge as the young mother of three is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Secrets are revealed as the young father isolates the children from their loving grandparents. Eventually there is a happy reunion. Read more