apollo 13 review

Apollo 13, by Jim lovell,

"Houston, we have a problem" the astronuts said as their space ship went out of control, when things looked the bleakest for them. They lost the moon.
Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigart were a crew that were going to the moon on the Apollo mission 13.
But complications stopped that and their next goal was to get back to earth alive.

Its a true story and a good book.
( the movie is better)
4 stars
--Fifi-

December 1941 review

December 1941 by Craig Shirley

have you ever wondered what happened after the attack on pearl Harbor? when the USA went to war and what effect it had on the USA?
this book is a wonderful history book that goes day by day in December of the events leading up to December 7 and to the end of the month.

From newspaper clippings and tons of reasearch Craig Stirling compiled the book, December 1941, the USA really bonded together after pearl Harbor bombing, blind, old and young all went to efforts for the war.

its a really good history book.
5 stars
this book was provided for me to review by booksneeze.com
--Fifi

The Grace affect review

The Grace Effect by Lerry Alex Taunton,

The book is about the Tauntons and how they went to Ukraine and adopted a girl, Sasha from Oraphange #17. When they arrived in Ukraine there was complications with the adoption process.

Its a very readable and good book.

5 stars.

Extraordinary, ordinary people review

Extraordinary, ordinary people, By Condoleezza Rice,
The book is a memoir of family, of Condi's family, Her father was a preacher in a small church and her mother was a teacher. They traveled around the place and later on, Condi worked in the white house, but its mostly about her family, The Rice's were very family orientated. They also struggled with racial intolorance where they lived.

I really enjoyed the book, it was well written and great to read.
5 stars

Review of In My time

In my time, by Dick Cheney,

The book is well written, Dick recounts his growing up life, how he met his wife and his journey to the white house to be a vice president under George W. Bush.
I really liked it.

5 stars

up from slavery review

Up from slavery by Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington was a slave by birth. he reacounts his life and how he went from a slave to a school teacher. its a really good read

5 star

Caption contest!

I just saw on Rachel's blog theirs a caption contest!

just spreading the word!

http://rachelsblog-rachael.blogspot.com/2011/11/caption-contest_11.html

The Tehran initiative

Its another thriller he's written in a new series, I was privileged to receive it from Tyndale for free to review!
The Tehran initiative by Joel C. Rosenberg,
The clock is ticking, Iran is getting nuclear weapons, David Shirizi knows it and is trying to tell the Agnecy while their not taking the seriousness of the business. Time is running out. The White house believes that Isreal will launch their rockets on Iran first and then oil prices will rocket and the world econemy will collaspse. The so called Messiah is going around healing and doing miracles. Will the CIA track down Iran's source of nuclear reasourses before time runs out?
And while that is happening, David's girl friend loves him and he loves her.

What will happen?  you have to read to find out!
The book opens to suspense, a page turner you can't put it down.
5 stars!

Priceless review

Priceless by Robert K. Wittman,
As a child, Robert Clay had a Japanese mother and a American father, when time when people  racial intolerance to Javanese. He went on to join the FBI when he was 35 after he was married. And then, he went onto art thefts investigations. He recounts the times when he goes under cover with a art criminal and leads him to sell him the art then arrests him.

I really liked it a lot.
5 stars

The Grace of God review

The Grace of God, by Andy Stanley.
Andy Stanley goes into the Bible through the old testament to the new testament and shows you God's examples of Grace and how he showed it to the people that didn't deserve it. from the Garden of Eden to the early churches in Acts.
I really liked the book, It gave me great insights I have never seen before and made me realize we're all sinners, even how great we sin and we all don't deserve Grace but he's given it to us any ways.

I got this book for free from booksneeze to review

The invisible man review

The invisible man
by H.G Wells

The invisible man is a classic, its set in England. This man, wants to turn invisible. He's a mad sceintist, and he turns invisible by lots of experiments. Now he's invisible its hard to live, where wi

wishing for tomarrow

Wishing for tomarrow by Hilary Mc.kay,
is the sequel to a little princess. Its after Sara Crewe leaves the semminary for girls school. But the other girls like Jessica, Gertrude, Ermengarde and lottie and lavina are still there. And miss Minchin still remembers Sara in distaste. Ermengarde writes to Sara and misses her. Lavinia is still a stuck up girl and Lottie the mischievous girl.

I didn't like it very much, it was to modern in its writing though it was set back then. the writer does have imagination though to was happened after a little princess.

3 stars

inside the voyage of the dawn treader review

Inside the voyage of the dawn treader by Devin Brown,
nearing the movie release of the voyage of the dawn treader, I was fully interested in reading this book. so I got it free from bethanyhouse publishers to review. I have to say I got more then I expected.

Devin Brown goes through all the chapters of the book: the Voyage of the dawn treader and tries to find symbolic meanings to C.S lewis's life, for instance, why the wizard with Lucy only ate bread. " Was C.S lewis a bread eater and he didn't like meat?" was the question. he goes back into the other writings that C.S. lewis wrote and quotes them to what is relevant to the story.

over all, I thought it was a very sluggish read.

2 stars

I've been nipped by the book disease

yes, I have been nipped by the book disease, I have found a whole list of books I really want to read!


( this book comes out march 2012)

I requested this from bookseneeze.

and I really want this book!


and..



watch the promo and you will want to read it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCpcvRfodVY&feature=player_embedded



so ya, I have the book disease........

and what will cure it is these books....:)

have a nice day!

under the lilacs review

thanks to Charity at:  http://austenitis.blogspot.com/, she's the one who got me to read under the lilacs, because she read it and I thought it sounded so cute!

Under the lilacs by Lousia May alcott
Its about two little girls, Bab and Betty, Ben, a run away boy who has no father who used to work at a circus, Thorny, a boy who is in a wheel chair and his older sister Celia. Its a sweet story, its about growing up. its one of those books that leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling and you say '' awww'' after you read it.

Its not really adventures. its fiction and its a good classic!

5 stars

I really recommend you read it!

one call away

one call away by Brenda Warner, a memoir.

I was drawn to this book by the attractive face on the cover. so I requested it.
Brenda grew up in a normal family. Her faith was important to her, she always wanted to pretty. She was a cheer leader, worried about her weight and because her father was a marine, she became a marine too because she wanted to serve her country, to her it was her dream. She met her future husband, a marine too, shortly after, she had a kid and the baby had brain damage, she had to quit her job being a marine and her husband was a little edgy as time grew  on. And then she divorced him when he was having an affair with another lady. She met Kurt Warner, a NFL player and it goes on from there what it was like to be a NFL wife and how she didn't like the populararity. throughout her life she dealt with many disappointments, tradigies but she didn't let go of her faith.

I somewhat liked it. the cover was the best thing about this book I thought.
3 stars

I got this book free from booksneeze.com

raising a soul surfer review

I have read soul surfer by Bethany Hamilton. this time its; raising a soul surfer by her mother, Cheri Hamilton

Cheri grew up in a family that wasn't christian. but her family loved surfing. she remembers when her first time surfing just cought on and she wanted to surf. She tells how she met Tom, her future husband, of how she became a christian and of the shark attack that happened to Bethany, how it impacted her. and after the incedent. And she said how the movie Soul surfer impacted their life too in the making of it.

it was very good book. it had more details on the shark attack and the book was more mature then Soul surfer by Bethany Hamilton.

I liked it
4 stars

safely home

courageous review

Courageous by Randy alcorn,
Officer Adam Michelle, Nathan Heyes, Shane Fuller and David Thompsom work to keep the streets drug free, arresting criminals. but  when they take their badges off, they have another side, their families. Adam's son Dylan is slipping away from his control, Adam doesn't know what to do about it, while Nathan's daughter Jade is 14 and she wants to date boys, she's growing up to be a fine young lady. The officers have a history of broken families. Father hood is hard. When a tragedy strikes, It brings Adam to reality, to be a father and do do it right.

I really liked this book, Randy Alcorn did a good job at throwing in humor like real life intsenses. I really liked it!

I got this book for free from Tyndale to review

 5 stars

Thunder dog review

Thunder dog, by Micheal Hingson,
Micheal Hingson was born blind, his parent didn't want to enroll him in a school for blind, they raised him like any other kid, he went bike riding and played with the other kids. He got his first guide dog when he was 14 years old. Then, he got Roselle, a guide dog he loved and he trusted. It was with that dog he would trust to guide him out of the tower that was about to fall on 9/11.

This book is a page turner and a inspiring read. I liked it

4 stars

note: I recieved this free from booksneeze to review it

inside the voyage of the dawn treader

inside the voyage of the dawn treader, by Devin Brown.

Devin brown pulls apart the voyage of the dawn treader and takes things  and explains what he thinks is the meaning and symbol.

I thought it was very boring. it was very sluggish reading.

Ruth a walk thru review

published by bakerhouse,  a small booklet on the bible study of Ruth.
of loyalty and love.

I was kinda disappointed with it, because I was looking forward to it being a study of Ruth, like how she would  of felt and what Marriage was like back then, like a history of the time and it would go into the depth of that. and That she was a moabite.

Unsinkable review

Unsinkable by Abby Sunderland
genre: bio
time: 21st century
stars: 5

Abby Sunderland had a passion for sailing. so much so that she wanted to sail around the world all by herself.
so they got a boat and she attempted to sail around the world solo at the age 16. She starred death almost more then once while she was sailing. she loved the water. and she recounts of her faith that grew so much after the trip.

I really liked it! booksneeze was offering it but I didn't request it because they said it didn't have a lot of faith in it. so I took their word and didn't read it. but I think their wrong. I loved it! and I blame them that I didn't get it!

heaven is for real

Heaven is for real by Todd Burpo
genre: bio
time: 21st century
stars: 3

I finally got to read heaven is for real after looking at the little ads in the book catalogs, hearing about it on review blogs and turning green with envy when someone had read it.
Colton Burpo got a flu, or as the doctor believed it was a stomach flu. his appendix ruptured. after many hospital adventures, he was put through many tests, and while everyone was praying he was having his oparation. It was miraculous he was healed. even the nurses said so.  what the parents didn't know, is that Colton went to heaven while he was having the oparation and came back.  of course, the parents don't know every thing that happend..

see what you think when you read it.

Uncle tom's cabin review

Uncle Tom's cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

genre: historical fiction

time: 1800's

stars: 5

Uncle Tom's cabin is about slavery in the south. The Shelbys have debt to pay and they are a very weathly nice to their slaves. but they have debt. so one day a slave trader comes. Mr. Shelby sells Uncle Tom and a small boy; Eliza's boy. Eliza over hears and she takes the boy and escapes. George ( her husband) escapes too. Tom is sold to the mean slave owner. What happens after that? well you'll have to read the classic because I don't want to give the plot away.

I liked the book a lot! 

The olden days locket

                                                                             the olden days locket by Penny Chamberlain 

genre: fiction

time: Modern and 1900's

stars: 3

Jess is a ordinary girl, everyone makes fun of her. her mother tells her to make friends but Jess doesn't want to. One summer she goes on a feild trip on the bus to the port ellis house and she falls in love with the old house. She goes back and volenteers at it and while she does that, she goes back in time and she turns into Rose! 

I thought it was well written and the cover was really good drawn thats what made me want to read it.

do I suggest it? yes.

Mozart's sister review

Mozart's sister by Nancy Moser
genre: historical fiction
time: 1700's
stars: 5


I had seen this book in a book catalog when I was younger, I had cut the ad out and put it away because I really wanted to read that book. then the last day I found it and looked it up on Amazon.com, read the reviews. and I was really happy to find out that my library had it. So I got it and read  it.


Mozart's sister Nannerl is a really good panio player, her brother Wolfie is a good one too. they perform together and Nannerl is jealous of her brother because he's a boy and she's a girl and that means she isn't going to be aloud to persue music when she grows older and make it her career.

I really liked it! it made you go back in time to Mozart's time. and it told of his sister.  and what the author persieved his Sister did.

there is a bit of romance in it, but its light romance.

do I suggest it? yes totally.

the lost prince review

Frances Hodgson Burnett

this is not related..

this post is not book review related..

I just saw on this blog: http://the356daychallenge.blogspot.com/

that the challange was

can corduroy go to buildabear workshop?

I don't know if you read the books, I have and I loved them!

( thats the book I liked)

and her challange was that we would spread the word about getting corduroy to buildabear workshop and write to Maxine Clark telling her that they should make him into a furry friend.

and if she'd get a lot of letters saying that they should make Corduroy they would catch on and maybe consider it!

that would be so cool! so do your part!

check out:

http://the356daychallenge.blogspot.com

and comment and say you want to. and check it out for details. 

I know this isn't a book related post. sorry. but I saw it and wanted to spread the word. so you can spread the word too!

ya'll like free books right?

just wanted to let ya'll readers know that over at: christianbook.com you can get free ebooks!

just click on the ''ebooks or here'' page and you'll see on the right side that you can get free ebooks.

I don't know if its a limited time offer thing though.

enjoy!

I will cross the river review

I'll cross the river
by C. Hope Flinchbaugh
genre: fiction
time: 21st century
stars: 3
whats it about: ( amazon's review)
Lay still pretend you are dead, Young Soon told her trembling young son as she lay, bleeding, on the ground, and nestling her nursing baby closer. How could the daily messages blaring from the loud speakers be wrong? Loyal communists believe government announcements that North Korea is the only country prospering, as the rest of the world is depressed and starving. Was it all a lie? After reading a smuggled newspaper article about life beyond North Korea, widowed and pregnant Young Soon is determined to flee her beloved country with her son and baby to find food and safety in neighboring China...across the river. Near the riverbank and above the guardhouse looms a great red dragon. Its tail sweeps back and forth across the river and smaller evil-looking creatures scurry beneath it. Far above the red dragon, Heaven s warriors, dressed in white, charge courageously. The dragon seems distracted, but not defeated. What s to become of Young Soon and her children? Miles away in China, Mei Lin has a heart-pounding dream about a baby crying out to her from murky waters. Who is this baby? How will she find him? I ll Cross the River is a true-to-life novel that depicts the incredible human tragedy occurring today inside North Korea. The prayers of many bring two families together in a story you will never forget

What I thought:

I was disapointed by this book. I did see that the author wanted to get it clear to her readers that North Korea was a closed in country, but it seemed like only half the book was about that while Mei lin was a missionary in China having a dream about a baby that she prayed for.

the cover was the thing that caught my eye.

Return to gone away review

return to gone away lake
by Elizebeth Enright
genre: fiction
time: 1957 ( I think)
stars: 4
Porcia Blake's wish came true, her parents bought a house in gone away! so they go there and discover many old stuff in the house, a lot of people come over and help them set up.

I really liked return to gone away better then gone away lake because it was way better then the first book.
it made me want to discover an old house!

The night spies review

My rating on a 1-5 scale: 2
Main characters: Gabi, Max, Eva  
Genre: historical fiction 
Recognizable actors: Olivia Williams, Greta Scacchi, Phyllida Law
Length: 90 minutes
Based on: Jane Austen's life and books
Time period: 1810's
Year it came out: 2008
My overall opinion: I did not like the way Jane Austen was protrayed in this movie. She was protrayed as someone who indulged in too much wine, flirted with any man in her path, and was always in constant ill-humor (which is not how I would picture Jane Austen). It seemed like she had some of the behaviors that the real Jane Austen would have condemned in her stories. It also seemed like whenever there was a quote from one of Jane Austen's novels, it didn't seem natural when it was said, like it was just bluntly inserted into the dialogue. And it seeemed that Jane cared more for Fanny getting a rich husband than one that she actually loved, which isn't like Jane at all; I've heard that she told Fanny to get a husband that could support her, but that she should not marry without love. However, the scenery and costumes were good (though I didn't like this turban thing that Jane wore for a lot of the movie): if you're looking for Regency Era dress ideas, here would be a good place to start. But I'm afraid that good costumes and good scenery aren't enough to save this movie.

the night spies review

follow my leader review

follow my leader
by James B. Garfeild
genre: fiction
time: 21st century

Jimmy Carter turns blind when his friend Mike accidently throws a fire cracker in his face. After that, Jimmy can't see a thing. he hates Mike for it. and he's sad that he can't and will never be able to see.

what I liked about it: Forgiveness aspect

Gone away lake review

Gone away lake
by Elizabeth Enright
genre: fiction
stars: 3

An enchanting tale of two cousins who find a really old village, gone away lake. It hasn't been lived in since the 1900's. Exept a real old couple lives in it, their old fashioned. Portia and Julian are enchanted by the place and go their everyday in their summer vacation.

I liked it.

I am scout

I am scout by Charles J. Shields
genre: bio
time: 1900's- recent
stars: 5

I am scout is the bio of Harper Lee, the person who wrote to kill a mockingbird. you'll find out that the town was molded after what she wrote in her book: to kill a mockingbird, Atticus in the story was molded after her father, her house maids, and Dill her friend. I liked it a lot! It was the best bio I have read, it read smoothly.

alert: before reading this book, you have to read to kill a mockingbird to really understand the bio.

Penny from Heaven

Penny From heaven
by Jennifer L. Holm
genre: fiction
time: 1950's
stars: 5

Penny's father died in the war. she lives with her mom and her Grandma and Grandpa, and she has a lot of Itialian relitives. Jennifer L. Holm captures the 1950's in this book!  you'll love it!

Macarthur by Mitchell Yockelson,
I knew about Douglous Macarthur before so when I saw this bio about him, I read it.
Douglas Macarthur was a American army genral in World war 2 and world war 2 and the Korean war. He was an American icon in the twentieth century. Famous for the words" I shall return" He furfilled them, returning to the Philippians. 
4 stars
The book was more about what he did in the army then in his life.

I received this book from booksneeze.com free to review.

a sneek peek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqYdX8x5uC8

1984 review

1984
by George Orwell
genre: life
time: 1984
stars: 5

1984 was written in 1947,

1984 is a depressing tale of the future, of the big brother, of communism, Hate weeks, and your every move is watched, theirs thought police that can read your thoughts. and people disapear, nobody knows how many years have passed or days. it could be weeks....

Winston hates the big brother, he is causious, then he finds a place, above an antique store is a nice room, full of antique furniture, and  theirs no telascreen that can watch him. So he rents the place and gets away sometimes in the week....its a nice thought. no one watching you...then theirs the girl, Julia...

its depressing but the book rings true, I liked it. its a classic.

you have to read it!

Kate the making of a princess review!

Kate the making of a princess

by Claudia Joseph

genre: bio

time: 21st century

stars: 4

my opinion: Kate the making of a princess was about Kate middleton and how she and William met- she was on a cat walk wearing a black bra and underwear and a veil over it ( I was like: really????)  and thats when William fell in love with her. The first half of the book was about Kate's grandparents and great, great great grandparents. that part was boring. and when it came to Kate Middleton their seemed to always be ''sipping cocktails or wine," mentioned and parties they went to and love and kisses.

so I liked it but I was kinda disapointed. but if you want a book about Kate middleton its a good read.

Kate the making of a princess review!

Kate the making of a princess
by Claudia Joseph
genre: bio
time: 21st century
stars: 4

my opinion: Kate the making of a princess was about Kate middleton and how she and William met- she was on a cat walk wearing a black bra and underwear and a veil over it ( I was like: really????)  and thats when William fell in love with her. The first half of the book was about Kate's grandparents and great, great great grandparents. that part was boring. and when it came to Kate Middleton their seemed to always be ''sipping cocktails or wine," mentioned and parties they went to and love and kisses.

so I liked it but I was kinda disapointed. but if you want a book about Kate middleton, the future Queen of

Roll of thunder hear my cry

roll of thunder hear my cry
genre: fiction
time: 1900's somewhere in it
stars: 5

This book is about racial intolerances, when white people despised black people. it was a sad time.

my opinion: I liked Uncle Hammer and his car.

sorry this review is so short!

book wishlist

these are the books I've been eyeing recently.



I have been wondering if this book is any good.  if you read it, what did you think of it? be honest!


and this one! I actully suggested it to the library and they got it! so all I have to do is to pick it up! I'm pumped!


this a book I have been eyeing for a while too.



and this book.










so those are the books I've been eyeing...

have you read or heard of them before? and if you did  what did you think of them? and should I read them?

well all fur now

please comment

thanks!