When I was growing up, these books were never in the school library. Why? They were always checked out! I think that already says enough about the book’s popularity among children. There’s something special about a good scary story, and Stephen Gammell’s disturbing black and white illustrations had us …

The Dark tower series is arguably the best story ever woven together by the horror legend that is Stephen king, yet it is far from a horror story.
The dark tower tells the story of Roland and his hunt for the ever elusive Dark tower. It consists of seven volumes …

Dangerous Love is a very dated book that I recently read. I first read the book when I was a lot younger and it was nearly two decades ago when I first read the book. It follows two identical twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield and their group of …

The babysitter’s club has found the most fun thing to do for the summer, go to camp. The whole club is going even some of the charges they babysit are goint to go. This time though the babysitters are going to be CIT’s even stacy. Only two are not …

I really liked this book, although it is bittersweet. It is a memoir written by Martha Beck, a woman who was raised in the Mormon faith (also known as the Church of the Latter Day Saints, hence the title of the book).
The book describes how, for years, she had …

This book is the first in a trilogy, and the author is Jennifer Armintrout. I find that this type of novel plot is rare, and I had a good time reading it. I shall label it as a fiction. It tells about a newly-made vampire Dr. …

Gifted Hands is the autobiography of Ben Carson, a brain surgeon who saves the lives of children with brain tumors and other diseases of the brain. He tells the story of his life in the inner city and his childhood, and discusses how he came to be a doctor. …

Steve Berry does it again! This time the best selling author takes us on a journey to Europe, Portugal and the Sinai desert as protagonist Cotton Malone seeks the lost Library of Alexandria. According to legend, the library disappeared 1,500 years ago and contained ancient biblical documents as well …

I actually borrowed this book from my local library and ended up enjoying it very much. This story is about a young woman (Susannah) whose main goal for her life is to work her way up the corporate ladder. She has no desire for marriage or kids and …

Bet You Can! is a fun and exciting way for young inquiring minds to explore science. This book is full of neat science tricks that seem to defy the laws of our world, but really can be explained by simple laws of matter.
Normally in life there are orderly …

The Book Stop is a used bookstore in Rockaway, NJ (Morris County) which sells mostly used paperbacks for half of the listed price. It has a good selection and most of the books (though not all) are in good condition. I enjoy going there to browse through the books …

This kids’ book is the fourth book in a series of five books by Lloyd Alexander. The entire series has the same main character, Taran, the assistant pigkeeper to the enchanter, Dallben.
Set in the imaginary world of Prydain, Taran sets out on a quest to determine his parentage, hopeful …

The Carnivorous Carnival is the ninth book of the series of unfortunate events series. It shows as the children are thrown into the world of a freak carnival as Count Olaf seeks the help of Madam Lulu so he can go in search of the Baudelaire children once …

My son and I were walking around our local Sears Essential Store, a store like Wal-mart or Target, when we happened by the book section. I would normally stop there and see if there were any good books for myself, my husband, or my son. I just happened to …

When I first began traveling the world, I was clueless as to how to know the country I would be visiting, and how to get around once I got there, without missing important sites. A friend of mine lent me my first Eyewitness Travel Guide before I went to …

I bought this book because I was in need of an up-to-date animal encyclopedia. I was tired of having to go to the library to read up little blurbs of whatever creature. Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World’s Wildlife was informative. It covers all the animals out …

Sons And Lovers by D.H Lawrence is considered to be one of the greatest works of twentieth century literature. What is unique about this novel is its profound psychological insides into the complex relationships between sons and mother and between son and other women. I got this novel as …

Gruber’s Complete SAT Guide 2008 was the book I used to help study for the SAT last year. It’s a really thick, blue SAT book, and the text on the cover is in orange. Nothing too special on the outside, but once I opened it up, I fell in …

Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s, “A Declaration of Sentiments” elucidates a similar dilemma in regard to the paradigm of individual liberty versus societal norms. While society accepts men as the more competent of the genders, this instirution inhibits the individual liberty of women. Cady Stanton bolsters her argument for the individual …

Jinn, the first novel by this author, is has a lot of detail and graphically violent. As with many of these adventure mysteries it begins with a history and this one takes place on an island in the South Pacific in 1943, during World War Two. …

Published in 2010, “blueeyedboy” is one of Joanne Harris’ most recent novels. As a long time fan of her work, I cannot help but feel that it is also one of her best. Though I read this novel for the first time over a year ago, I still have …

First published as “Northern Lights,” Pullman’s book came to the U.S. as “The Golden Compass” and was recently made into a major motion picture.
The Golden Compass has been my favorite book since I was in 6th grade. I had no idea at that time that there was any anti-religious …

At first, I wasn’t sure if I should read the book The Hunger Games. I’m so glad I did. The Hunger Games follows a teenager named Katniss Everdeen in the post apocalyptic country of Panem, or present day North America. In Panem, there are 12 districts, and each year, …

“Bunny Money” is a Max & Ruby children’s book by Rosemary Wells. It was published in the late 1990s and is fairly modern. The book also teaches a great lesson about spending money. It is high quality like most Max & Ruby books and my daughter …

I read Daniel X: Alien Hunter Graphic Novel by James Patterson one day while volunteering at my local library. It’s about a boy named Daniel who is an alien, but his superpower is his ability to imagine anything and it will happen.
James Patterson’s first superhero story is …

Prince Caspian is the third book but second published of the Chronicles of Narnia series by C.S Lewis. The story details how the world of Narnia has drifted from the way Aslan intended and how Aslan and the creatures of Aslan are suppressed and their existence denied.
This was one …

Although I loved all of the other books I have read by Heather Graham, I didn’t care for this one as much as the others. It just seemed to me there was too much arguing between the characters in this book and that spoiled it for me somewhat. One …

I really liked this book! The thing I liked the most about it was the conversations that the main character, Christina, was having with the ghost that decided to haunt her thanks to her playing with an Ouija board. At first she was really scared, freaking out about it, …

This book is one of the master pieces written by Dr. Wayne W Dyer on spirituality and self development and a ‘must read’ for any person wanting THE POWER OF to realize his true self and invoke the unlimited powers of his spiritual energy. The entire theme of this …

This was actually my brother’s atlas when he was still doing Geography in his first period of high school, but these days I find myself referring to it from time to time when I can’t find my atlas for mostly minor referrences.
The Macmillan Caribbean Certificate Atlas 3rd Edition …

The Catcher in the Rye is a modern classic by JD Salinger. It focuses on the journey of Holden Caulfield as he tries to understand his transition from childhood to adulthood. He is kicked out of school, but fearing the reaction of his parents, he embarks on a three …

Jude Deveraux has once again created a masterpiece in this book. With a touch of romance, comedy, fantasy and magic, Wishes is a story of a modern-day Cinderella that will surely captivate each reader’s heart.
Set in Chandler, Colorado in 1896, Wishes is the story of Nellie Grayson, a fat …

In case you aren’t familiar with the acronym, KODT stands for “Knights of the Dinner Table.” This is a long running comic magazine which features a group of gamers as they play various roleplaying games (although most often it focuses on the game Hackmaster, which is similar to …

“Ivan’s Great Fall: Poetry for Summer and Autumn from Great Poets and Writers of the Past” by Vanita Oelschlager is a poetry book that I feel is terrific if you have kids and are looking to introduce kids to the world of poetry. Then again, I am no longer …

My boyfriend sarcastically asked me to read this book called Weight Watchers She Loses, He Loses by Karen and Miller-Kovach. His friend borrowed it to him, and he made quite numerous sums of pages from the book that he found to be informative for him and me, and …

I have read the book —˜No orchids for Miss Blandish’ written by James Hadley Chase. This is a crime novel and very interesting to read. The author has written it in a style which is almost captivating. As I was reading the book, I felt as if the crime …

Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse by John Joseph Adams, is a collection of post-apocalyptic short stories by a multitude of authors. Some of the better recognized of these are Orson Scott Card, Stephen King, and Gene Wolfe. But there are plenty of others to enjoy. The stories contained in …

Exception to the Rulers, written by David Goodman and Amy Goodman is actually a pretty good book, written. This book is bought my dad for about $9.95.
Amy Goodman is an award-winning journalist and a host of a talk show. She is very downright, could be called cruel …

Turn Coat is the eleventh novel in the Dresden files, a fantasy series set in Chicago featuring Harry Dresden, wizard. As with most Dresden novels, I’d recommend reading them in more or less the right order or you will be quite confused. The Dresdenverse has its own set of …

1965 - Madison County - Iowa.
Francesca Johnson, a woman who devoted her life to her farm house, her husband and her two children.
Robert Kincaid, a photographer working for the National Geographic; a citizen of the world, with no roots, no family, no particular emotional ties.
The book leads the reader …

One of DC Comics’ most underrated series of the 1980’s was the shortlived (50 issue) series VIGILANTE, which dealt with Adrian Chase, DC’s resident Punisher rip-off. Well, rip-off in the sense that he was a similar character, but the quality of the stories was SIGNIFICANTLY better than the lame …

“The Stand” by Stephen King is a very long book. If you don’t like books that may take you an entire summer to read, this is not the book for you.
However, the length of this book is superceded by it’s incredibly intricate and engrossing plotline. A government concocted virus, …

I am reviewing the book, New Moon, written by Stephanie Meyer. This book is number two in the twilight series of books. In this book, Edward’s family throws Bella a birthday party, a party that goes entirely wrong. When Bella accidentally cuts her hand, Jasper goes nuts …

First of all, I am not a huge Dean Koontz fan. I enjoy the genre and I like similar authors such as Stephen King, but I’ve never been able to really get into Koontz. His ideas are usually quite good but his writing style has never fully …

Being an absolute, obsessed Harry Potter fan, I will say right away that while the second book, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, is wonderful, it is in fact my least favorite of the series. This is not to say that it is not fantastic, it’s just my …

Most people know Dan Brown through his ultra successful and more than just controversial novel The Da Vinci Code. But Angels and Demons was written and published first. It first introduces the main character of the next book Robert Langdon. It is a mystery detective story dealing …

Larry Collins and Dominique La Pierre’s The Fifth Horseman is a story of cliches - a power - mad dictator out to change the shape of the world, a god - fearing, principled American President, a wisecracking New York detective who short - circuits official methods in pursuit of …

I would say that I am the type of person that heavily depends on self-help books and motivational ones to help me to get through in some aspects of life. One of the books that I love reading called No More Mr. Nice Guy! Written by Robert …

Stretching Living Space is published by Better Homes and Gardens. It gives ideas about decorating rooms in a fashion that makes rooms appear larger. It talks about how to use a room more efficiently by doubling its purpose. One example of that is using a couch that pulls out …

Jump into the imagination of young sebastian, when he travels into a world where the wild things live. this is a wonderful childrens book that i remember enjoying a great deal when I was younger. I was recently at the book store and noticed the book for sale. After …