Believers in Christ across the nation and overseas constantly ask themselves why they feel no joy. After all, the Bible tells them they should feel joy in knowing their salvation through the blood of Jesus. Max Lucado explained why so many Christians lack the promised joy in his book …

I recently found out that there is going to be a new Sweet Valley Series coming out next year and I was excited beyond belief! It’s called Sweet Valley Confidential, and it will show the main characters, twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield, as yuppies.
I grew up with Sweet …

When it comes to reading and learning, sometimes, children are simply not interested in the text. This problem creates a larger problem where students are then drifting off during class readings and not fully grasping the lesson. However, when researching a book that would be fun and interesting for …

Grammar Smart, written and published by The Princeton Review,is an excellent and straightforward guide both for students who are baffled by grammar, and for teachers who are frustrated because their students just don’t get grammar, no matter how it is taught.
What I really like about this book, as a …

I am reviewing the book, Mean Spirit, written by Linda Hogan. This book was written in 1991. This book focuses on the lives of the Greyclouds, a family who tries to protect the daughter of a recently murdered relative. The murder took place because of the rich …

This is my favorite bookstore and cafe in the Asheville area because of its local vibe and inventive coffee creations. With ample seating and a nice selection of books, this local book shop is the perfect place to while away the hours, reading a book and sipping your coffee.
Malaprop’s …

“Little Pea,” writen by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Jen Corace, is a cute little book about a young pea (gender undisclosed by the author) who must eat candy in order to get her desert.
Rosenthal cleverly reverses roles with the pea. First of all, since we do …

This second book of the Landon Snow fantasy series is even better than the first, although the title still suffers from the same “Harry Potter Ripoff” syndrome, as you can see. Landon goes to visit his grandparents again, and he looks forward to maybe getting into the fantasy world …

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“Baby Sign Language Basics” is approximately 4 inches x 4 inches and about 1.5 inch thick, pocketbook written by Monta Z. Briant. It is a great Early Communication Tool for Hearing Babies and Toddlers which includes 60 American Sign Language (ASL) signs. It is published by Hay …

Paule Marshall’s “Brown Girl Brown Stones” signifies cultural confusion in relation to community in a similar manner. Much like the protagonist of “Paper Fish”, Selina is forced into a tumultuous struggle over the concept of personal identity, which is both restricted as well as supported by her Bajan community …

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Christopher Paolini has become one of the most literate writers of our time. With an exceptional vocabulary and outstanding imagery, he has come a long way for a beginning career in writing. His previous two books, Eragon and Eldest, had many …

Browsing at a local books fair in a prestigeous school in Metro Manila, I came across this book. It was being sold by a second hand bookstore kiosk. I guess being somewhat of an ecologist, I immediately took interest of the title and speed read the contents of the …

Learning how to be creative when it comes to using Philadelphia cream cheese has never been easier with the easy to follow Kraft cookbook based on everything cream cheese.
I was lucky to have found the Kraft cookbook because I was just browsing through the area in Wal-Mart where the …

I found this book in the mystery, thriller section. But its not, which still bugs me. It’s a beautiful book. It’s about family and the relationships in it. Like a strict father and a free spirit daughter. You feel like you know these characters like your best friend. But …

The last time I had seen or heard of Haylie Duff prior to purchasing her cookbook, ‘The Real Girl’s Kitchen’, she was acting in ‘7th Heaven’. The book came as a complete surprise to me. I had not seen any promotional material for it, and I had no knowledge …

Suzanne Collins’s “Catching Fire” is the continuation of her earlier novel “The Hunger Games”. The book takes place soon after the ending of the previous volume and revisits familiar characters and places. Although it’s a young adult novel, the themes are, again, quite serious, perhaps growing even more so …

I have never read any of Paulo Coelho’s books but I never forgot what my mentor told me before. We were discussing about great books to read and he always would mention the book “The Alchemist” because he said that it taught him great virtues in life and that …

“Going After Cacciato” is a novel about a squad of infantrymen in the Vietnam War. It’s an interesting story and has a surrealistic quality about it that at times makes the reader feel as if he were experiencing the disorientation many of those who served in Vietnam experienced.
There are …

My dad bought me this novel when I was young. It was the first novel that I read from start to end; and I thoroughly liked it contrary to my beliefs that books suck! Initially the thought of reading a 324 page novel itself made me sweat. But once …

“Runelight” is Joanne Harris’ second novel for young people, and the sequel to her famous first book for children, “Runemarks.” In my opinion, this novel proves that Harris is as skilled in the writing of children’s books as she is in the writing of novels for adults.
While this novel …

This book has changed my mind set about money. The book tells a story of two dads. The first was an educated professor, while the other was a dropout. In their lives, these two dads had different opinions about money. The educated one tended to say that he can’t …

“Change of Heart,” is, in my opinion, an incredibly inspiring novel and one of Picoult’s best. It has been at least a year since I first read this novel, but I still have vivid memories of its beautifully described characters.
This book’s central message in relation to the capacity we …

Pierce Atkins, magician/illusionist meets Ryan Swan in this novel. They work together, with Ryan representing Pierce as agent, travelling with him to his shows.
Ryan and Pierce are very opposite individuals. While Pierce is confident and enigmatic, Ryan is insecure and apparently lacks affection. Their work brings them together time …

The second book in the Harry Potter saga. Harry, Ron & Hermione are a little older now and have a new Defense Against The Dark Arts Teacher, Gilderoy Lockhart….a pompous blowhard who writes other wizard’s accomplishments as his own and uses memory charms to erase that memory.
Ginny Weasley, Ron’s …

I was attracted by the book’s cover, which was very different from other books, and which made me buy this book. This is Jenny’s second book, and it scored high. This book is also the Winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, which was an add for me to …

I have so many praises for Minus Nine to One: The Diary of an Honest Mum by Jools Oliver. Honestly, I picked this up at random from the library and I have not looked back since. I have this habit of picking books that have an interesting cover, …

For anyone who is curious about what it is like to grow up in a large family, The Color of Water beautifully describes the life of a huge family struggling to make ends meet. James McBride tells the tale of his bi-racial family growing up in New York …

This book has one of the most attention grabbing covers I’ve seen on a book that deals with animal psychology! The expression on kitty’s face is priceless and would make a great subject for a caption competition!
On a more serious note, Psycho Kitty is a really good read it …

This is the first book that I read by a German author and I must say it was very unique and different from anything else I have ever read. It was quite impossible to guess what would happen next due to its distinctiveness. So if you are tired of …

‘The man-eater of Malgudi’ is a book written by R.K. Narayan. This is the story of Nataraj, a man who is a printer in Malgudi. Nataraj and his close friends find themselves disturbed when a taxidermist named Vasu moves in. In this story, a man gets murdered and Nataraj …

‘More Dash Than Cash’ is a fabulous, retro book from Vogue and written by Kate Hogg who has worked on UK Vogue. It is basically a book on how to dress stylishly on a small budget, as the title suggests, and although it is still informative today, it …

Wife No. 19 or The Story of A Life in Bondage by Ann Eliza Young was written in 1876 and takes you through one woman’s journey to escape Polygamy. I had watched a made for T.V. movie by the name of Wife No. 19 where the 19th wife is …

At times, Gretchen Rubin comes across as whiney. She has had so many amazing opportunities and is very privileged and yet here she is complaining about not being happy. Some of her epiphanies are over used and common in all self help books. However, as much as it pained …

‘Woman as force in history’ is a book written by Mary R. Beard. This book discusses the varied contributions of women since the beginning of recorded history. It also explains the women’s rights movement. It also analyses the effects of laws upon the status of women.
Mary R. Beard …

I have read the book ‘Secret seven adventure’ written by Enid Blyton. The seven children are interested in mystery. They want to get hold of a mystery and solve. This is not a very interesting book, but quite good to spend time, especially for children.
They play a game and …

Out of Whack, written by Jeff Strand is a very funny book filled with very funny lines but there’s a downside to it that I don’t like. The racy scenes in it. But then again, at the end of it, author Jeff has given readers a moral lesson …

Batman: Tales of the Demon is a graphic novel by Dennis O’Neil. It’s a graphic novel containing stories about Batman and his adversary Ra’s Al Ghul. It’s a very interesting story because Ra’s Al Ghul isn’t your typical Batman villain; he’s a terrorist who wants to …

I simply love the book title, What I Know Now: Letters to My Younger Self by Ellyn Spragins, simply said. This book features a lot of authors that I really love reading their individual books. The authors range from Nora Roberts right up to Madeline Albright and many …

‘The secret island’ is a book written by Enid Blyton. This is a very interesting book. The story line is excellent and the style of writing is also very good.
The names of the children in this book are Mike, Peggy and Nora and a boy named Jack from …

Karen Robards wrote Amanda Rose and this really gorgeous and truly beautiful novel has certainly touched my heart in many ways. This is a very sweet story about romance between an ordinary girl and a buccaneer.
The love story is filled with such sweet romance that it made …

I must admit that I only read this book because of the movie version that was about to be shown then. I make it a habit to read the book first before watching the movie version. Turned out that my reading experience was so splendid that I regret grabbing …

Problems of economic and political for a scientist is a field of knowledge and policies that have structural properties. Therefore, political economists and certainly has the academic background of the specialist thinking in terms of it. What happens, if the concept of political economy was initiated by a charismatic …

This is a wonderful book for young girls. It is an excellent, well-researched peek into life in medieval England, and it has a strong, smart, intuitive heroine that any mother would be very happy to have her daughter read about. I was assigned this book in the …

This story is a beautiful fairy tale about courage. One princess, the older sister, is brave about everything, while her sister is afraid of everything. The older sister is the protector, until she comes down with a sickness that cannot be cured. The younger sister finds out that the …

I usually don’t read books like this where it is sure to be sad, because I get emotional pretty easily I guess you could say, and I don’t usually enjoy crying when I’m reading. But I when I was at the theaters a few months ago, I saw the …

‘The Princess and the Goblin’ is a novel written by George MacDonald. This novel is a highly interesting novel. It is good to read this story. It is a thrilling story and it catches hold of the attention of the reader.
The princess, whose name is Irene, was a beautiful …

After spending much of his early career exploring the Jewish experience in America by lampooning it, Philip Roth decided to stretch his legs a bit and move on to lampooning the plain old American experience and he fulfills his every ambition and moreso.
Ostensibly about the Rupert Mundys, a fictitious …

The 13th volume of Nodame Cantabile starts with Chiaki coming back from Holland. It’s Christmas and he was hoping to spend the night with Nodame, but she’s not at home, as she’s helping with a child’s play at a church. When they meet in the street they have a …

“Love, Rosie” is a fantastic book for readers who like feel-good love stories. I love the book for its simplicity and the honesty and quirkiness of its characters. If you’re looking for steamy romance, this is definitely not the type of book for you; however, if you’re looking for …

Ok. If your teenager was reading these books and they are not over 16, I wouldn’t have them read these books. Almost every page there is drinking and talking about sex and crazy stuff that I wouldn’t want my kids reading.
However, if you are an adult and can handle …