Imacutie425@aol.com
I dont normally find myself reading children's books because they frustrate me. But I have finally found a series I have fallen in love with: A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. From the first pages of The Bag Beginning (book one in the series) Mr. Snicket has me rolling with laughter. It all begins when you meet the three children. Violet, a 14 year old girl whom you can aways tell when she is inventing things because her hair is tied up in a ribbon and doesnt want to be bothered by something as trivial as her hair. Klaus, who is 12 and the only boy, loves to read. And Sunny is the infant, who is greatly fond of random things with her four, very sharp teeth. One hazy day the three children are at the beach when Mr. Poe, the family's banker, comes to tell them there has been a terrible fire at their mansion. Their parents and all of their belongings have parished in the fire. Afterward, they are sent to live with Count Olaf, a distant relative whom they have never met. His home is filthy, he leaves them all day with huge lists of chores, and expects them to cook for not only him, but also the ten horrible members of his theater troupe. And things only get worse from there.
Two of the things I love best about these books, petty as they may be, keep me longing for me. For instance, Lemony will use the word rickity to describe the trolly the children take to the beach and will then say something like here the word rickity means something about the lines of "unstable" or "most likely to collapse when the three children are riding upon it to the beach." Also, Sunny can not speak much Englsih, being only a baby. Instead she screams random words like "florp" After Sunny's blurt a sentance follows saying: Its hard to tell what she's saying but it may be "Look at the man with the square looking head that is ammerging from out of the fog coming ever so closer towards us!"
These books will keep you asking for more. With nine books in all, these are not books to be left off your "To Read" list.
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j_3101@yahoo.ca
Some of the best books that I have read lately were published a long time ago. One of my favorites series is defintely the Anne of Green Gables series by L.M. Montgomery. I have read those books countless times. I think that they are really just so beautiful. The writing is captivating, and the stories are a refreshing respite from all the stories about totured souls that are so common right now. There's nothing wrong with characters that have a little grit, but these books just have so much old-fashioned charm. I have heard Anne described as wierd, which I think does not describe her at all, though she is hardly average. I think she is a truly original, and unique(in the good way) person. PLus there is a really sweet love story in there.
My other favorite is the Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien, which a unbelievable story. The writing is scintillating, and the amount of detail the Tolkien put into it seriously, just blows my mind. There are also tons of books that explain the history of Middle-Earth, where the stories are set, all worth checking out. Plus, His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman is a great fantasy trilogy.
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nelson@atcjet.net
I am reading A Tree Grows In Brooklyn by Betty Smith. Its about childhood and family relationships in the early 1900's.It is a pretty big book but it is pretty good. Also I have read What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones. It is probably the BEST book that I have read. It is about a girl's first and second loves and it is easy to relate to.
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09jemaye@girlsacademy.org.uk
I finished Sabriel and thought it was excellent! I am really looking forward to reading Lireal now but first I'd like to tell you about an even better book!!!
Witch Child by Celia Rees is the one of the best books I have read and it is a compelling, dramatic, energetic story. It is full of sadness and excitement and I would reccomend it to people of about 12- 15 year old. I think Mary Newbury is a fantastic Character and I can't wait until I get Sorceress next week.
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Strawberry0637@aol.com
I'm currently reading Witch Child by Celia Rees. It is very exciting especially since it is real diary entrys from a young girl. She has to leave her home because of witch hunts. She flees to America with people she doesn't know. Her grandmother is tried as a witch and hung. She must survive in America and not let anyone know her past. She has to hide her power and run away from all the chaos about witches. I would give it 4 stars.
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Debradmasmom@aol.com
chicken soup fot the teenage soul book 2 it is very good
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ChicaKita2@aol.com
I Have read Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging, On the bright side I am now dating a sex God and knocked down by my nugga nuggas I love those books so much when sometimes I am laughing so hard that I cry and sometimes I feel bad for Georgia I loved these books so much they are hilarious !!!
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wildctbabe05@yahoo.com
I just finished reading Monster. I can't remember who it's by, but it was an awesome book. It really drew me in all throughout the book, and I never wanted to put it down. I recommend this to all mature readers.
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AshPepp@aol.com
Right now I'm reading The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks for our school book club. Although it's long, it's also as good as everyone says it is. I am not that far yet, so right now I give it four (4) stars. This is good fantasy.
I'm also reading Words by Heart by Ouida Steynsen. I picked it up at Barnes and Noble. It is a short books about a black girl who wins a bible verse contest in a white community. Her family is then targeted because she beat the white boy. That's as far as I got. I give this three (3) stars.
Read the book Night by Elie Wiesel. It's autobiographical about Elie in a concentration camp during the Holocaust with his father trying to survive through deportations, work, very little food, and even an amputation to the liberation. Elie uses great quotes, and this book is so well written in order for you to feel Elie's experience. I give this five (5) stars.
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lalonde_dm@hotmail.com
right now i am reading a book called refugee boy by Benjamin Zephaniah.
This is about a boy named Alem . Alem's father is Ethiopian and his mother Eritrean, and as long as these two countries are at war, Alem's family is not welcome in either place. So Alem is left in England, alone, in the hope that he will find safety as a refugee. Its shows him though the diffcultes of fitting in and his family him being alone and that he cannot let his thoughts and feelings out. It is a great read
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BethLane509@msn.com
I recently read Freak the Mighty and The Giver. They were both really good books, and really moving too. In Freak the Mighty the end made me cry, because you get so attached to these characters. And in The Giver it was just about this place were you think every thing is right and the way it supposed to be and then you are a preteen you find out that everything you know is a lie. I would give them both the BEST ratings you can give!!
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daughter_judy_05@yahoo.com
1.) Soul Harvest- LaHaye, Jenkins 5*s2.) Apollyon- LaHaye, Jenkins 5*s3.) Assassins- LaHaye, Jenkins 5*s4.) A Separate Peace- (Something Like) Knowles 3 1/2 *s
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easlaymaker@yahoo.com
i just finished The House of the Scorpion, it was great!!! I definitely recomend it to other teens!!!! 5 stars
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nagemba@msn.com
Hi! Right now I am reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. It's about a boy named Pip who grows up and gets a big fortune, but he doesn't know who his benefactor is. I'd definitely give this book 5 stars. After all, it is Dickens.
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bordercollieangel@netzero.net
i'm reading Stuck in Neutral. WoW! It is really good!
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michelle_choi83@yahoo.com
I read a book (series) called "Circle of three" by Isobel Bird.It was an amazing book. Actually i came on harperteen.com because i just wanted to find out more about her, but then i guess harperteen is much more then that.Right away when i first saw the cover of that book (meaning circle of three) i knew it was a book for me, since i myself is getting into witchcraft. I believe that her book help the most. But then i still wonder why she became a witch. All i can really say is her book is... magic.
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rockerbarbie141@sbcglobal.net
I am reading the book Conversations with god for teens which even if your not religous also i am reading the book Girl Interrupted which helps you nderstand how peoplefeel sometimes
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fairyprincessm8@yahoo.com
These are the books that I have been reading:
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-The Great Gatsby--*****(5)
-Old Magic--****(4)
-Deep End of Fear--*****(5)
-No Time to Die--*****(5)
-Legacy of Lies--*****(5)
-Don't Tell--*****(5)
-Clan of the Cave Bear--****(4)
-Pride and Prejudice--****(4)
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RavenBe@aol.com
I'm reading Pride and Predjudice by Jane Austen and Romeo and Juliette by Shakespere.
I just finished Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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shkruger@hotmail.com
I just finished reading How Angel Peterson Got His Name by Gary Paulsen. 5 BIG STARS!! I teach 8th grade English in a small town in Michigan. I read the book to my classes and they laughed so hard - they cried! It tells about Gary Paulsen and his friends back when they were 13 years old and all the crazy stunts they used to try. It will make you lol.
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CRedhead14@aol.com
i like the daughter of the moon seris. any one of the 9 books are wonderful. and i give it a rating of 20 out of 10.
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