Farmyard Fun is published by Templar Publishing. It is part of a Happy Snappy book series and a pop-up one. This is my daughter’s first pop-up book. We did not want to buy any pop-up books for her before because there is a high chance that she would tear …

YA readers of the female variety probably have already heard of or even read a few of the popular works of Sarah Dessen. Like the rest of her acclaimed works, Dessen weaves the story of a teenage girl, the plot of which is, naturally, romantically-centered. However, unusually for the …

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a World Best-seller book that tells the story of a girl named Katniss Everdeen who takes her sisters place in a event called the hunger games that is televised and where 12 contestants are forced to fight until only one is left …

I thought this was a sweet book about Curious George’s experience with the snow for the first time. He was excited to see that it had snowed the night before and couldn’t wait to go outside to play in it. It reminded me of my son’s excitement …

This book is a compilation of Amy Dacyczyn’s newsletters and ideas on how to be thrifty and save money. I found it to be informative and a bit entertaining - a look at how someone else runs their household and their life. And a look at how she and …

Written by Fred Van Lente & Dean Koontz
Illustrations by Queenie Chan

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this graphic novel after picking it up at the book thrift shop. I’m not too familiar with Odd Thomas book series saved only for the first book, my friend recommended, which I didn’t get to finish …

Jane Haddam is an excellent mystery writer, and this is one of her best books. What I like best about Haddam’s books are her unpleasant characters, and there are a number of these in this book.
The plot concerns a series of murders taking place among the religious community in …

Do you like green eggs and ham? Well, just ask Sam I am! Dr. Seuss has created many best selling children’s books, and for good reason. He makes the text easy to read, the illustrations meaningful and fun to look at, and the book a real …

I’m a die-hard United fan and I also like Keane a lot. But I would like to see things as it is. Although the book has managed to display Roy Keane with all his arrogance and his unflappable desire to win games his views and points across many issues, …

The Glitter Dome (by Joseph Wambaugh)
A brutal story about policemen and their work routines; it described the main protagonists Al Mackey and his partner Marty Welborn. They were known for their ability to —˜fix’ crimes (not solve them) - creating solutions to fit the crimes. …

Despite being a regular visitor of New York, I have not yet had the pleasure to actually go to Brooklyn and order up a Junior’s cheesecake; however, once I found out about their cheesecake recipe cookbook, I immediately rushed out and purchased a copy. Junior’s restaurant is a staple …

The minds at Leap Frog have come up with a great first book called the StoryBlock Book. This is one that a baby or toddler can do all by themselves. And it has the one thing a baby loves the most besides food. Noises. As the pages turn …

I got this book after reading all the Maximum Ride novels, which I greatly enjoyed. I’m usually interested in all these young adult novels that deal with some science fiction or perhaps some supernatural element. The cover was interesting with the flames and the two faces on …

The Great Gatsby is an American classic often taught in High School and University classes. There’s a good chance that you will have to read The Great Gatsby even if you don’t choose to. However, if you don’t, I would still suggest reading it for the pure message.
Although Fitzgerald’s …

If you have children or grandchildren in your life, you will absolutely love “Rainy Day Magic” by Joey Green. This jam packed book offers 443 simple, fun projects using many products you may already have lying around the house, such as jello, pudding mixes, cornstarch, or flour.
The book …

I’m actually surprised that I had never read this book before today. My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult is a smooth book to read. The storyline was emotionally difficult to read, as it felt like there was definitely no right answer and no way for the story to end …

This relatively short read is available in hardback. Mitch Album won all kinds of praise for this creative and witty novel about what could possibly happen when we get to heaven. Although the book is based on a real man’s acutal life and death circumstances, the novel …

I was so excited to read this book. The beautiful cover and the good reviews drew me in, as well as the interesting blurb on the cover, and so I began with high expectations. I was also excited about my reading debut in the ’steampunk’ genre, and …

Writing The Easy Way
Phyllis Dutwin and Harriet Diamond
Educational
ISBN: 0-7641-1206-6
If you’re someone who is highly uncomfortable with their writing skills, then I would highly recommend purchasing Writing The Easy Way by Phyllis Dutwin and Harriet Diamond. Writing The Easy Way is part of the Barron’s Educational Series which is very …

The book is a story about Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He was born without a body odor but his sense of smell indeed extraordinary. He was able to differentiate all the smell. From a renowned expert perfume, he inherited the art to mix various oil and herbs. However Grenouille’s genious is …

I stated in my review of Rescuing Sprite that I had never read this book. My mom recently handed me a copy to read. Having read one, it is almost impossible to review this without making …

L.A. Candy is the first book/novel by reality star Lauren Conrad. At first, I was just interested to read the book because I was really interested to Lauren Conrad. I am a fan of her and I like to support her. I was also curious if she can write …

I’ve become quite a fan of Loren D. Estleman in recent months. He is an amazingly prolific writer from Michigan who writes detective novels, western novels, and also has written a series that takes place in Detroit. As near as I can tell, the Detroit Series consists of about …

The sixth installment in the Harry Potter series which was released 2005 was one of the most anticipated books of the year and sold out faster than any other book in the history of publishing.
That being said i was slightly disappointed to find out that this book was …

I love a good mystery and one of the best mystery writers that I am a fan of is Dean Koontz. My son tries to buy me at least one of his books each Christmas as a present. This year I received the bok entitled The Darkest …

This is the first book in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series. The book focuses on Lyra’s adventures, her transition from a normal life to that being in thrown in a perilous journey. Her adventures begin when she finds out that her friend, Roger, is missing. So she follows …

“Trucks Roll!” is a children’s book written by George Ella Lyon and illustrated by Craig Frazier. It was published in 2007 by Atheneum Books For Young Readers. This is a very dynamic children’s book about the importance of the trucking industry to the American way of life. …

First of all, when I read this book, How I Made My First Million on the Internet and How You Can Too!: The Complete Insider’s Guide to Making Millions with Your Internet Business by Ewen Chia, 2 things came into my mind.
Firstly; this book is targeted for those …

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a fantasy novel and the beginning of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien. It tells the story of a creature called a Hobbit named Frodo Baggins and how he inherits a magic Ring from …

The author Stephen King never ceases to amaze me each time I read another one of his books. I consider myself to be a fan of his, as I have been reading his books ever since I was eight. However, recently, I read a novel written by him that …

Forest of Secrets is yet another great book that has been written by Erin Hunter. I have bought the entire original version, and have bought Twilight from The New Prophecy. I am in the process of buying the other New Prohecy ones, and preordering Sunset which I will review …

‘The circus of adventure’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book, although the book is not as interesting as the other adventure series.
Bill wishes to take the children on a trip up to the cottage in Little Brockleton. Bill also brings another boy …

It’s Called A Breakup Because It’s Broken has a very long title to it and there also includes the small title besides this; The Smart Girl’s Break-Up Buddy. I laughed out hard when I read the title but don’t take this book too lightly though for there are …

This is a book by Neal Stephenson, who wrote other novels such as Quicksilver. This book is a towering 130 pages in paperback form. Mostly it is about World War II, cryptology, and treasue hunting. It comprises of several small sections, or chaters, that alternate between the time of …

The first time I read Bram Stoker’s short story The Secret of the Growing Gold, I stopped halfway through because it was confusing me. I had expected a tale of horror and I was instead getting a tale of scandal.
However, once I did read it throughout, I found it …

This children’s book will be popular with any child who likes fantasies. There is a girl who wants desperately to be a hag, a kidnapped prince who does not know that he is a prince, an invisible ogre, and a variety of other interesting creatures in this book.
Eva Ibbotson’s …

This book is the first of four books in the Dragons of Deltora series by Emily Rodda. This series is the final series about Lief, Jasmine, and Barda, and follows the Deltora Shadowlands series, which followed the Deltora Quest series. Obviously, you kind of have to have enjoyed the …

Recently I picked up the Brothers Karamazov by the great Fyodor Dostoevsky. His body of work is most clearly defined by the five amazing novels, Crime and Punishment, Demons, Notes from Underground, The Idiot, and Brothers Karamazov, which is his last great work. Having read all the others …

True Believer by Nicholas Sparks is a very heartwarming story that I certainly find the writer genius enough to lace it with humor. The book does not have that many pages to read and believe it or not, I finished reading it just after 1 day. But …

This book is the second book of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, and is a good followup to the Lightning Thief. I think the first book was a bit better, but the Sea of Monsters is definitely worth reading and I had several students clamouring for it …

I have just finished reading Radio Goes to War, written by Gerd Horten. The book touches on the role of domestic radio in the United States during the Second World War.
The writer suggested that radio broadcasting had been used as propaganda in Government before in wartime America. Gerd …

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Boogeymen is a novel that centers more around Wesley Crusher than any other character, although quite thankfully, Wesley is portrayed as he was in very late season three and season four of the television show, so he is not obnoxiously written in this …

The time for a rhyme is a collection of some of the traditional nursery rhymes of all time which includes the famous nursery rhyme Little Miss Muffet, Humpty Dumpty and Hey diddle and many more. This book is authored by J. Tanner. I actually got …

Susan Wright is the writer for this title book, Be Your Own Therapist (Recipes for Emotional Health). My friend loaned this to me and this book has a lot of self-remedy treatment that I find to be very valuable and I definitely enjoyed reading. The treatment answers …

I bought ‘Psychic Healing: Using the Tools of a Medium to Cure Whatever Ails You’ because it is written by Sylvia Browne and I have read some of her books. This is a book in fact for those who suffer from severe pain or physical problems that are not …

“The I Love Lucy Guide to Life” is not one of my favorite books on the series. The reason is it really does not accomplish what it claims to do. “I Love Lucy” was a comedy, first and foremost. The lines were crafted to be humorous. I do not …

Web of Love is written by Mary Balogh and this book is light-bluish in color for its cover and certainly nice looking enough for me to bring everywhere at all. Mary Balogh is a New York Times author and she is a bestselling author. I love her …

The Lost Symbol that is conceptualized as a follow up to the famous Davinci Code is in hundred percent Dan Brown style. Every sequence, sentence and story turn is typical of Dan Brown style especially what we read in Davinci code. The Lost Symbol is thrilling and way it …

I read the book, The Street Lawyer by John Grisham and I could say that I was disappointed by this book. It is the most boring book that I have read that have been written by John Grisham, having been accustomed to reading suspense …

This book is hilarious! There are so many little jokes about gender and misogyny, that it’s actually hard to notice all of them. This made it nice to reread the book.
I especially liked how the author treated the countries in the book. Even though they are made up countries, …