Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Bud not buddy review

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Bud not buddy, by Christopher P. Curtis.

it was dusty in our bookshelve so I read it.

Bud is a orphen living in Flint Michigen in a home. His mother is dead. His favorite item is the old suitcase with a few of his memoirs. He wants to see his father again, he has a haunch that he knows who he is, he's in the Herman calloway band. so he travels on.

its soo hilarious! I was laughing.
age suggestion: 11 and up
5 stars

Monday, March 28, 2011

Hollywood and Crime

Hollywood and Crime: Original Crime Stories Set During the History of Hollywood


my eye cought the cover, I was real interested in it so I got it from the local library 


its about-- you guessed it! crime in hollywood.and other places. I wasn't impressed by it. Though I did like one story in it the others were dumb or just bad.


age suggestion: 13 and up
2 stars
pages:
 320 pages
published: 2009


do I suggest it? no.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Pegeen and the pilgrim review

Pegeen and the Pilgrim
Pegeen and the pilgrim by Lyn Cook

I found this book at a dollar store and I bought it, thinking it was going to be a good book.

Pegeen and her Mom are pretty poor, their father has deceased earlier. They have a boarding home where they keep boarders. Its busy; cooking, cleaning and shopping. When Pegeen hears a sheakspeare play is going to come to Stratford, she is delighted. And, a British man comes, Mr. B. he also stays with them and he likes Shakespeare. If only; Pegeen thinks, if she could be an actor. but their poor.

I liked the book a lot! especially when Mr. B comes to visit, though its a bit unrealistic that he only carries one suitcase for all his belongings!

age suggestion: 11 and up
5 stars
pages: 288 pages



Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The Faith of Ronald Reagan
The faith of Ronald Reagan
by Mary Beth Brown, a history of Ronald Reagan and his faith and the times when he was at near death experiences of when he was almost killed by a train and an assassination attempt on him. Mary Beth Brown backs up and tells of the faith of Ronald's Mother and then him. She follows his life and his faith. I never knew Ronald Reagan the 40th US president had such deep faith. It was an eye opener and a refreshing read. Throughout the book there is pictures of Ronald Reagan in certain advents and of his family And there are quotes of him and Bible verses. Personally I didn't like how Mary Beth Brown kept on referring to other books about him and what they said about a certain advent. I liked the ending a lot.
I received this book from booksneeze for free to review.
4 stars
age suggestion: 12 and up

Jeb America's next bush review

Jeb: America's Next Bush

by S.V.Date

you know George W. Bush has a brother? he does, his name is John Ellis Bush, they call him Jeb.
well, I was surprised to see they had a book about Jeb so I got it. little did I know it was an anti bush book.

S.V. Date hates the Bushes, ( Thats what I made out when I read it)
he teared apart Jeb at the seams. everything to personality to religion. and he of course compared him to his Brother George.  I was sorta fed up with reading the book but I finished it any way. I like the Bush family. I think S.V. Date was jealous of the success or just hated him. and S.V. Date thinks Jeb will run for president, but Jeb himself said he wasn't. 
Jeb was the govener of Florida.



I liked the pictures.
age suggestion: 13 and up
stars: 3
pages: 416 pages

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Book review: Branded outlaw

Branded Outlaw (Stories from the Golden Age) (English and English Edition)

Branded outlaw; by L. Ron Hubbard.

I found it in a bookstore for 2 dollars so I got it. and I read it in a few sittings.

Branded outlaw is your classic western pulp fiction from the 1930's, the cowboys, smoking guns, sherrifs, its quite funny, and a bit cheesy.  I thought it was great.

I just don't want to give the whole book away so I won't say any more.

5 stars

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

my son yo yo ma review

My Son, Yo-Yo
my son Yo yo ma by Marina Ma.

I like yo yo ma's music! a lot, I hear it on a radio station and its so touching. And when I heard Condi Rice played Panio with him I just had to find a bio about him! so I interlibrary loaned it and waited.

The book is about yo yo ma growing up in Paris France and having the the passion for playing the cello, he started young and kept on playing. he was a young age when he played on concert. He wasn't afried because it was such a large audiance, he was nourvous because he wasn't sure if his cello wouldn't be loud enough.

I liked the pictures a lot. a bio should always have pictures and yo yo wouldn't of been born if it wasn't for his persisting grandma.

I liked it!

age suggestion: 12 and up
stars: 4
specifics: Amazon.com
pages: 170 pages
date published:  1995
Dimensions  8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
Publisher: The Chinese University Press