review of the mapmaker's wife

the map maker's wife, by Robert Whitaker

At first glance, I thought it was a story about husband and wife going through the jungles of the amazon, like a thriller type. no; it isn't its actully quite boring at first, but interesting because it was in the time period when the new world was in fad at the time and when Spain was a world power. 

It follows the husband, Jean Godin as he goes to south America, then meets Isabel Godin and then he goes off to prepare a place, after a lot of years, Isabel hasn't heard from Jean, so she goes on to find him and almost dies from starvation.

I liked the book at the end, where it followed Isabel Godin.

if you want to read about her, read: 

as it looks like her story, but can't say its good or bad; because i haven't read it.

age suggestion: 13 and up

stars: 3 stars

Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 368 pages

 Publisher: Basic Books

date published:  2004

Dimensions:  9.6 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches

oh ya, want to know the up coming books from where we left off?

shall we? okay then, next reviews will be: 

and...

that is the last book I've read so far!

review of persian mirrors

okay, first of all, sorry for not posting in age.

next of all..

another book review

first glance at this book I thought it looked like an interesting book. I got it at the library, so I checked it out and read it.

Elaine Sciolino goes into Iran being a reporter and tells you what is was like before in Iran and is now, there the hidden side in Iran of people being rebels, not obeying the rules, some aren't happy with the revulution. 

I liked the book, it told me a lot of information on what happened after the revolution. 

age suggestion: 14 and up

stars: 4 stars

Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 416 pages

 Publisher:Free Press

date published:   2001

Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1 inches

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the mapmaker's wife,

and...

I've read more books then those!

Review

The Audacity of hope by Barack Obama 

I wasn't expecting much but I was interested on what he had to write about it and what it said. so I picked it up at the library

Its pretty much ramblings, of his family, of faith, races. I didn't see where he was talking about hope.

I thought it was really boring and I thought he couldn't write very well.

age suggestion: 13 and up

stars: 1

Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 384 pages

 Publisher:Crown;

date published:  2006

Dimensions:  6.6 x 1.4 x 9.5 inches

Now he is President.

he also wrote: 

Review of happy trails

at first glance on Amazon.com, I was thrilled to see a bio of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. 

author: Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and co authered by Michael and jane Stern

Its the life of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, how they got to hollywood and became the stars that they where.

Roy Rogers was pretty poor at the start. and how Dale Evans and Roy Rogers met and married.

I was some what disappointed with the book, excepting more. oh well.

age suggestion: 12 and up

stars: 4

Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 252 pages

 Publisher:Guideposts

date published: 1994

Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1 inches

oh ya, just now on amazon I saw:

Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys

 by Roy Rogers!

 

all fur now

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Audicity of hope

by President oboma

A Tribute to Prism

This is a blog post dedicated to Prism

http://agirlofmanycolors.blogspot.com/

she has a blog button if you want it you can skip over to her blog and get it.

First of all, I'd like to thank you Prism, for letting the followers now that you could get free books for reviews.

that opened the gate of new opportunity. since then i have found good books!

( I review for Bethany house publishers and booksneeze)

and Prism has just recently posted on how she does her reviews.

I was just struggling how to write reviews.. perfect timing!

I do believe God placed her in my life in the right timing. 

and... today she just made a really funny comment in her blog post. somthing like feeding her books to tigers in siberia. that made a smile spread over my face.

Thanks Prism!

( oops, the picture is a little large :)

review: the family

At first glance, I thought it looked very interesting, so I got it from my library.

Auther: Kitty Kelley

It starts at Prescott Bush and to George W. H. Bush to George. W Bush ( the former president of the US)

of what I read, Prescott Bush was pretty scary when he got drunk, the problem went through the Bush family.

when it went to George W. Bush's family, ( his sis's and bro's) it was pretty exitcing to read. because It said what Doro Bush did, Jeb Bush ( John Ellis Bush) that ran for Governor of florida and his other brothers and sisters did.

age suggestion: 12 and up

stars: 5

Specifics (from amazon.com
hard cover: 736 pages Publisher: Doubleday

date published: September 14, 2004Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.8 inches

What surprised me: Jeb and George were riverlys in brothers. 

I would die for you

I would die for you by Brent Higgins, Deanna Higgins

The book is about BJ, a student, the youngest in his family who had a real passion for God at a young age.

He went with short term missions to puru. And he was always going to tell any body about Christ. He was only 16, when he got a disease in his lungs. and he died shortly after. the book is like a memoir of him, what he did.

I really liked it. I had a question in my mind of if the youngest child goes into missions because I never read those stories where the youngest kid goes to missions. the book answered my question. it was a really good book!

Stars: 5 out of 5

age: 12 and up
Specifics (from amazon.com)
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches

Note: Thanks to the publisher  Bethany House Publishers for providing me with an electronic advanced reader copy.

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