Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Dr. Seuss book
My favorite Dr. Seuss book is "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas." I love the book and I love the movie based on it.
Book Review
Hadassah: One Night With the King by Tommy Tenney
This book is historical fiction based on the book of Esther from the Bible. Esther happens to be one of my favorite characters in the Bible because of her strength and devotion to God.
This book allows you to accompany Hadassah, the main character, through the year as she prepares for that one special night with the king. You begin to understand that preparation for that night is quite involved and requires many rituals that I would never have considered. From infusing their bodies with fragrances to selecting just the right jewelry, it is a year of learning and developing that the prospective queens have to endure. One girl from many will be chosen to be queen...will it be Hadassah or someone else?
I enjoyed this book and passed it on to my daughter to read. CL, my daughter who is in 10th grade also enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book for high school students and older. This book has been made into a major motion picture which I also enjoyed, but to me, the book is much better.
This book is historical fiction based on the book of Esther from the Bible. Esther happens to be one of my favorite characters in the Bible because of her strength and devotion to God.
This book allows you to accompany Hadassah, the main character, through the year as she prepares for that one special night with the king. You begin to understand that preparation for that night is quite involved and requires many rituals that I would never have considered. From infusing their bodies with fragrances to selecting just the right jewelry, it is a year of learning and developing that the prospective queens have to endure. One girl from many will be chosen to be queen...will it be Hadassah or someone else?
I enjoyed this book and passed it on to my daughter to read. CL, my daughter who is in 10th grade also enjoyed this book. I would recommend this book for high school students and older. This book has been made into a major motion picture which I also enjoyed, but to me, the book is much better.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Book Review
I did not expect this book to be any good. There are very few books from this time period that I have read that I have found to be that great, but this is an exception. Blood on the River: Jamestown 1607 by Elisa Carbone makes the history of this time period come alive, but has plenty of adventure and excitement to keep the story lively.
Samuel Collier is an orphan in London and is living on the streets, stealing to survive. He is caught and escapes a trip to the gallows by becoming a servant to Captain John Smith. Captain Smith is bound for the New World with the Virginia Company. Samuel struggles to survive with the rest of the company. He learns to fight, hunt, makes friends with the Native Americans, defends himself from the Native Americans and even meets Pocahontas. Thoroughly exciting stuff.
I recommend this book if you enjoy reading about any one of these things: adventure, history, or survival stories.
Samuel Collier is an orphan in London and is living on the streets, stealing to survive. He is caught and escapes a trip to the gallows by becoming a servant to Captain John Smith. Captain Smith is bound for the New World with the Virginia Company. Samuel struggles to survive with the rest of the company. He learns to fight, hunt, makes friends with the Native Americans, defends himself from the Native Americans and even meets Pocahontas. Thoroughly exciting stuff.
I recommend this book if you enjoy reading about any one of these things: adventure, history, or survival stories.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
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