Saturday, July 30, 2011

"The Girl Who Disappeared Twice" by Andrea Kane

The Girl Who Disappeared Twice by Andrea Kane is a mystery that I had trouble putting down.  It had my attention from the get-go and kept it all the way through the book!  Forensic Instincts is a private group known for their unconventional methods and high success rate that was hired to find a Judge’s missing little girl, Krissy, who was kidnapped.  This book kept me guessing even though I thought I knew who did it, I couldn’t get all the pieces to fit.  The characters are fun and interesting, including the bloodhound named “Hero.”

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Friday, July 29, 2011

"What I Learned When I Almost Died" by Chris Licht


This is the true account of Chris Licht’s experience of having a brain hemorrhage. He wrote What I Learned When I Almost Died to give others the benefit of the life lessons he learned from having a near-death experience. Basically, he learned his family and friends were more important than his job. I think most people already know this, but he was a TV producer who feared losing his job--a TV producer.

By reading this book, I did learn that if I ever get a really unusual pain in my head, I need to go right to a hospital emergency room and say “I do not get headaches and this is the worst headache of my life.”
“. . . which is an informal code within the medical profession. Any decent ER would interpret the phrases to mean I was not a habitual complainer, I was in the midst of something rare, pay attention, give me a CAT scan.” P.7-8

I could have skipped this book and not missed much.

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"The Two Deaths Of Daniel Hayes" by Marcus Sakey

WOW! The Two Deaths Of Daniel Hayes by Marcus Sakey had me from page 1. Here is the premise: a man wakes up alone on the beach with only a BMW car and his registration, but is it his car and is the name of the registration his? He doesn't know! Then he finds out the cops and a killer are after him but doesn't know why. His wife that he may have killed reveals herself to be alive and well.

This book was almost impossible to put down. The plot is really good! I enjoyed it and the way it ended very much!
(Gerard's review)
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Thursday, July 28, 2011

"Crossing lines" by Paul Volponi is Thought Provoking

"Crossing Lines" by Paul Volponi is about accepting people for who they are and taking a stand against your friends if they are hurting someone. Alan, president of the fashion club, wore lipstick and dresses to school. No wonder the other boys teased him! The girls, however, helped dress him up and gave him perfume. Adonis found himself embarrassed that his sister hung around with Alan and even had him come over to his house. Adonis was on the football team and his teammates were his friends. Adonis struggled with who he really was. Should he go along with his friends who teased Alan even though it was wrong or accept Alan for who is is and impress the girl he liked who was in the fashion club with his sister and Alan?

Live and let live is pretty much the message in this book. This is a thought-provoking teen book. I did not like Alan. I liked Adonis and thought he handled things fairly well. I recommend this for teens.  "How do you decide when to stand by and when to take a stand?"

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"Bottom of the 33rd" by Dan Barry

WOW! Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry is so good! It is the true story of a minor league baseball game that went 33 innings, starting on a Saturday and finishing on Easter Sunday morning. It lasted 8 hours and 25 minutes. I enjoyed how the author went into detail on some of the players' lives and careers. It even got into the radio announcers, a bat boy and the few fans who stayed the whole game! To say I enjoyed this would be an understatement—I LOVED IT!

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