My friend Lorene and I seem to have some sort of book kinship. We usually love most of the same books, such as Ella Enchanted and Frindle. Well, I decided that I would test to see if her husband Mark and I like the same books. I can’t say for sure after just one book […]
Archives for September 2009
Book Review- Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. In a word, odd. This book is so different from the first one. If all the characters didn’t all have the same names as the first book I am not sure I would have known that it was a sequel. I definitely didn’t like it as much as the […]
Book Review- Frindle
After saying I was going to get around to reading this book for almost three years, I finally got around to it. All I have to say is, it is easily on my favorites list. Frindle is clever and fun. It screams creativity and kid power. The main character of Frindle is what I always […]
Book Review – The Westing Game
The Westing Game is another favorite of Seth’s from his childhood. I really like the book but it was extremely confusing at first. The book introduces tons of characters all at once in the beginning. It takes quite awhile before you are able to straighten all of the characters out and remember the characteristics of […]
Rebox Review- Valkyrie
How utterly and completely depressing. Watching Valkyrie is kind of like watching Titanic. Since the movie is based on a historical incident you already know what happens. The ship sinks and nobody assassinated Hitler. As for the movie itself, it was done well. The movie is based on war and so yes, it is violent […]