I loved this book and found the characters interesting enough to hook me into the story-line. I felt for Lia's struggles and the crossed out words didn't really bother me or put me off reading the book in any way. I am suffering from anorexia currently and I would like to warn readers that the bo...
I was recommended this book by my teacher. This is an excellent book that gives an accurate account of what it would be like to be a slave as a child here in America during the Revolutionary War. The story follows Isabel, as she is sold to a bad family with her sister, after being promised free...
If I had young readers in my home, I would definitely stock my shelves with this wonderful, historical set of books. Not only are the books interesting and entertaining, but my favorite part may be the appendixes where the author answers questions about her books, adding additional reading sugge...
The Impossible Knife of Memory is a book that includes love, hardships, death, and maturity. I recommend this book to people who are mature readers. The Impossible Life of Memory is about a teenage girl named Hayley Kincain who lived her life constantly on the road with her father, Andy,for five ...
The reason I decided to read this book was that practically every girl in my class was reading it. Based on what the girls were saying about the book, it pulled me in.Characters:The relationship between Lia and her mom had changed dramatically since her first "incident". After being sent to New S...
Honestly, I hated the book and loved it at the same time. At first, I felt quite horrible because my weight was nowhere near what hers was and I loathed that because I wanted to be that thin, feel as good as she seemed. But throughout the book I realized that she was slowly killing herself. Her b...
I thought this novel was awesome, but then again it’s written by Laurie Halse Anderson so I knew it was going to be great. It didn’t disappoint. The writing was very intense and rewarding, I felt like I was getting a treat as I read it. I enjoyed the characters, particularly Finn though I did fee...
My niece and nephew were both entertained by Zoe Fleefenbacher's hair. It did lots of cool stuff. It made her unique and interesting. It made school an adventure in mayhem and in learning. I think my fine-haired niece dreams of hair like Zoe's, but my nephew and I have a lot of hair that has ...
Maggie is dreading the new school year until she meets Scout, her science teacher's new guide dog. She soon discovers that her teacher, Mr. Carlson, isn't really used to letting Scout guide and protect him. So Maggie helps them adjust to each other as she learns to adjust to middle school. But ju...
David is a great kid who can’t seem to do anything right. He loves to cut corners. David volunteers with Dr. Mac. David had an experience at Mr. Quinn’s ranch last year that made it so he couldn’t be around horses. In this book, he has a chance to redeem himself. He finds challenges along th...
I really liked the image of a flock of parrots living in the trees of an eastern town. It would be a great thing to see. Zoe tracks down their origin just as her mother returns to bring her home. Another good animal story from a great series!
This book is enlightening. It's so happy and sada. In this book, it's about this character named Maggie. Maggie is trying to save ten puppies who have been abused at a puppy mill and eight survived. Maggie wants to track the place but Gran has other ideas. Gran banned her from the clinic until sh...
January 9, 2013I'm now reading chapter five and page twenty nine of the book Fever 1793, by Laurie Halse Anderson. Fever 1793 is a huge attention grabber! It's sad, but full of happy moments! I'm just in the beginning, so I haven't got through a lot of the book yet, but what I have read is perfec...
I picked this book up on a whim-I'm a huge fan of Anderson's writing and I'm a horse fanatic, so I figured what could be better? From a horse standpoint, its actually one of the better equine stories out there. Horses in books are a pet peeve of mine because the majority of the time they are de...
12/17/10pg. 112jane found out that her beautiful dog yum yum has cancer and put him down since he was already 13. and that the cancer was untreatableand that if they did expencive surgury it would only give him a couple extra months to live. so yum yum was put to sleep. I know how it is to have a...
A hurricane hits Ambler, leaving Lucy -- a diabetic cat that Sunita sits for -- stranded in a flood. Can Sunita overcome her fear of water and swim to her rescue?
"THE FIRST TEN LIES THEY TELL YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL1. We are here to help you.2. You will have enough time to get to your class before the bell rings.3. The dress code will be enforced.4. No smoking is allowed on school grounds.5. Our football team will win the championship this year.6. We expect mo...
Vet Volunteers: Manatee BluesLaurie Halse AndersonBrenna, Maggie, and Zoe were on vacation with Maggie and Zoe's gran. She took Brenna and her grand kids to Florida, to help manatees. Gran's real name is J.J. Mackenzie, but the kids call her Dr. Mac. In the story, they go to an animal rescue cent...
So I haven't quite finished this book but I'll get there today, and I decided to just write my review now since I have a pretty good grasp on this book - over halfway through and the plot hasn't changed much from what was presented in the beginning, so I can pretty much guess how it's going to en...
Last night I dreamed that I was sitting in a gathering of people, waiting for my turn to get up and play my violin. There was a tall guy with dark hair speaking to the crowd, and a little fat blond girl sitting across the aisle from me who the tall guy called an idiot. This struck me wrong, so I ...
It was a little boy’s room, with Lego monsters and kid-sized sports equipment and a Nerf basketball hoop.Bethany turned the lights off. She sat on the bed. I sat next to her.“So,” I said.She leaned against me with a sigh. “Yeah.”People downstairs broke into a round of applause.She rubbed her hand...
She was still weak yesterday when I visited. I’m worried that she’s not much better by now. “I’m concerned about that myself,” Dr. Mac admits when I ask her about it. “She shouldn’t still be so weak. And her temperature is running a little high.” I slip quietly into the recovery room, open the ca...
. . AND BUSIED HERSELF WASHING, MENDING, AND COOKING FOR THE SOLDIERS, IN WHICH SHE WAS ASSISTED BY THE OTHER FEMALES. –PENSION APPLICATION OF SARAH OSBORN, WHO WORKED FOR HER HUSBAND’S UNIT, THE THIRD NEW YORK REGIMENT, AT YORKTOWN GENERAL WASHINGTON OPENED THE TRENCH. That is to say, he sank th...
“What luck,” Sunita says. “There she is!” She grabs my arm and pulls me through the crowd. “Excuse me, excuse me,” Sunita says as we weave our way up the stairs. I’m excited, but it’s so crowded that I can’t figure out which girl is Maggie. &n...
Mac goes out to run a few errands and we go back into the house. Brenna has decided to stay overnight again. But this time, I don’t mind because Maggie is in such a foul mood that I can’t imagine this would be our Girls’ Fun Night anyway. In fact, Maggie grabs Sherlock’s leash as soon as we get i...
“No,” I say firmly. “I’m just a little queasy. I can manage the bathroom on my own.” “But what if you pass out?” she asks. “What if your blood pressure goes so low you forget to breathe? What if you hit your head on the corner of the sink and it gives you amnesia and you w...
Mac handles the ducklings, turns them over and makes comforting little clicking noises at them. She works slowly and checks each of them from bill to tail. One after another, she places them back in the stainless steel box on the exam table. I’ve put a towel in the bottom of the box. Dr. Mac says...
Is it supposed to be fun or something? I don’t get it.” It’s lunchtime at school the next day, and Maggie and I are still talking about Chico and the trapper. I have lots of questions and no answers. “Where do you think fur coats come from?” Maggie says. “Trappers, that’s where. It’s all about mo...
Zoe tells me as we bounce along in the school bus. We’re going to Dr. Mac’s Place, the veterinary clinic where we volunteer. It’s the perfect way to start the weekend. “Forget about it,” I say. “It’s useless. My mother won’t let me. End of story.” “You’re giving up too easily.” Zoe fixes the butt...
I’ve given her as much TLC as I can while making sure she gets tons of rest and sleep. Fletcher’s been going out with me and Sherlock, my basset hound, for brief walks, bundled in a warm coat. The vaporizer and antibiotics have made his coughing fits manageable, and he’s starting to act like his ...
My thoughts were churning so much, I woke up earlier than usual. There’s a ton of information about antifreeze online, but more people need to know about it. I think the Vet Volunteers could be the ones to get the word out to as many people in Ambler as possible. I wonder what the best way to do ...