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Reader Number 411 wrote: An unrealistic view of a teenage pregnancy. Bizarre and slow are the best description I can use. This did win for best screenplay last year, but as usual, I don't know where they come to these conclusions. I did make it through to watch the entire thing and managed to chuckle a few times, but I wouldn't rush out to see it any time soon. Grade: B-
Reader Number 411 wrote: This is a poetic-style story, about an Eagle watching for wolf pups to be born and emerge from their den so he can take one. The father wolf scares it away, but for my 3 year old, she didn't understand the prose and it was more of a book where we look at the pictures and talk about it rather than reading it. The illustrations, although beautiful, were very dark and difficult to see in the light. We will not be reading or borrowing this one again. Grade: C
Reader Number 411 wrote: We have read this book over and over since bringing it home--my 3 y/o daughter LOVES this book. It's about a parrot who takes all his friend's food and in the end looses it all and realizes he needs to share it. The bright, colorful pictures, repetitive, rhyming phrases and various descriptive words makes this a home run at our house! I would consider purchasing this book to keep in our home. Grade: A+++
Reader Number 411 wrote: My 3 year old daughter and I both liked this book. It's about a family who live on a farm and then move to the big city. Their dog, Chester, feels out of place without his farm noises and sheep to take care of. In the end, he finds a new job in the city and loves his new home. Illustrations are action-packed and easy to see. Grade: A
Reader Number 411 wrote: My 3 year old daughter likes this book, this is the second time we have borrowed it. It's about a dog adjusting to his new family life now that there is a baby involved. The illustrations are clear and easy to see with simple colors. Grade: B
Reader Number 482 wrote: Jodi Picoult writes a heart-wrenching book about a high school shooting, the events leading up to the shooting, and the aftermath. In classic Picoult style, nothing is as black and white as it seems. I highly recommend this book, but beware, the subject matter is tough. Reading through the tears was difficult.
Librarian Tim wrote: A former Russian soldier and survivor of the brutal war in Chechnya, Volk now works as a criminal and an undercover paramilitary operative. When he gets the chance to steal a painting of Leonardo da Vinci's from The Hermitage in St. Petersburg, he jumps at the opportunity, only to see it go spectacularly wrong in a hail of gunfire and double crossings. This hyper-violent thriller does a good job of setting the scene in post communist Russia, where gangs run wild and everybody is looking for a piece of the action. Where the narrative loses steam is in the unrepentant brutality of the characters. The body count and sadism involved in the killings sabotages the narrative, and takes the action from the level of a dark thriller to that of a twisted video game or cartoon. The character of Volk and the settings in Russia have tremendous potential, so hopefully Ghelfi will temper the violence with a more nuanced story in future books.
