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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 12:26 pm
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Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 12:27 pm
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Can the book be posted by anyone?
I'll assume so.
The View From Saturday, by E. L. Konigsburg (I mentioned it recently in a post and it's super good).
From Publishers Weekly
Glowing with humor and dusted with magic, this contemporary novel explores the ties that bind the four members of a championship academic quiz-bowl team. Sixth-grade teacher/coach Mrs. Olinski, teaching for the first time since becoming paraplegic, proudly observes her students' victories from the confines of a wheelchair. She is not sure what propelled her to choose the members of her team, nor does she fully comprehend the secret of their success in repeatedly beating older, more sophisticated competitors. Readers will be equally mystified until the backgrounds of the foursome (who call themselves The Souls) unfold during a series of first-person narratives that reveal the links between the students' private lives. Newbery Medalist Konigsburg (From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler) orchestrates a stunning quartet of harmoniously blended voices. She expresses the individual struggles of each of her characters while showing how they unite to reach a common goal. Wrought with deep compassion and a keen sense of balance, her imaginative novel affirms the existence of small miracles in everyday life.
It's meant for pre-teens, and it'll be easy for everyone on here, but please read it, it's ******** awesome.
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 12:59 pm
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 6:06 am
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:00 pm
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The Last Dragon, by Sylvia de Mari
From Amazon.com:
Yorshkrunsquarkljolnerstri, "Yorsh" for short, is the last elf. He lost his mother at a young age, and his grandmother sent him away while she remained in their house and drowned. Though he is one born lately, as he so often reminds his companions, he has already experienced much misery. As Yorsh and the two humans he meets travel through the city of Daligar, he reads a prophecy concerning the last dragon and the last elf breaking the circle. He immediately recognizes himself as the last elf, and knows he must find the last dragon. Armed with his father's traveling map and the support of two humans shunned for helping him, Yorsh sets out to find this last dragon and break the circle.
This book strikes a delicate balance between pathos and humor. Yorsh's disdain for what he perceives as human lack of intelligence is juxtaposed with his own naivete, leading to misunderstandings that while intended to be funny, could become grating if the book relied on them exclusively for its humor. Fortunately, this sort of comedy is just embellishment on a book that is of great substance. As Yorsh grows, he learns about the world around him, and his eyes are opened.
At the heart of the book is the idea that you cannot trust your own preconceived notions about people you've never met. Yorsh's ideas about humans, humans' ideas about elves, and everyone's ideas about dragons turn out to be extremely off-base. Around this theme, Silvana de Mari builds a world populated with characters both endearing and terrifying. This is a dystopian society, but its children live lives filled with hope, despite their desperate conditions. Yorsh, the last dragon, and these children unite to change their world for the better.
While The Last Dragon gets off to a slow start, its characters are so touching that it's worth it to read all the way to the end. Yorsh and his companions are darlings, and you want to see how they fare in their quest to improve their world. I would recommend this book to lovers of fantasy, as well as readers who may need some hope in a dark time of life.
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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:03 pm
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S_Sully Imaginary Tears b0k5 5uk 101 n 3vry1 n05 1t 1f u k33p +yp!n |!k3 +h!$ +h3n y r u in +h!$ gu!ld Man, that took forever to type, I'm sorry but that was just bothering me so. Anyways, Book Among the HiddenAmong the Hidden is a thought-provoking story set in of the not too distant future that explores the choices and challenges faced by an early adolescent boy as he struggles to find his place in a world in which his existence is illegal. Luke, a third child, lives in a future where each family is allowed to have only two children. Because his parents broke the population laws when they let him live, Luke must stay hidden in his house, has never been to school, must eat in the attic stairwell to avoid being seen, and must spend his days with nothing to do except re-read a few old books... Margaret Peterson Haddix
Oh! I've read that, it's actually a pretty good series altogether, though I'm not sure if I've finished them all...
Anyway, do like the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series? |
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 1:49 pm
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 5:35 pm
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 7:41 pm
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 9:00 am
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Have any of you read The Last Book in the Universe?
It takes place in the future, after earthquakes have destroyed everything.
Hold on, here's the actual backing:
"'If you're reading this, it must be a thousand years from now.' Nobody reads anymore. Why bother, when you can just use a mindprobe needle and shoot all the images and excitement into your brain? I've heard of books, but they were long before I was born, in the backtimes before the Big Shake, when everything was supposedly perfect, and everybody lived rich.
Personally, I doubt the backtimes ever existed. It's like a story you tell yourself to make you feel better. As if having a past makes the future somehow worth believing in.
In real life, nobody comes to your rescue. Believe me, I know. But then I met Ryter, this old gummy who had a lot of crazy ideas. Together we tried to change the world."
"Philbrick...has again created a compelling set of characters that engage the reader with their courage and kindness in a painful world that offers hope..." --Kirkus Reviews
"This fast-paced adventure...will have readers musing over humanity's future." --Booklist
"Enthralling, thought-provoking, and unsettling..." --VOYA
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:00 pm
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:01 pm
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 9:03 am
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:32 am
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