Arrow to the Sun by Gerald McDermott

Back in high school I preformed a theatrical poetic reading of

'Arrow to the Sun' but not the version by Gerald McDermott.
This is a story of the Pueblo people native to North America, and the artwork is in the same style as the culture this story derives from. 

That said, I feel that a more in depth interpretation or at least a bank of facts at the end of the book would have made this a better read. I was left wanting more, and for a book this large I think more could have been given. There were some pages where no words were present and we the reader just had to fill in the story. That's not necessarily a bad thing. It's just that there could have been more. 

Who should read this book? Everyone

Books read: 94 of 5000

Parsley by Ludwig Bemelmans

'Parsley' by Ludwig Bemelmans starts out as the story of a tree that

is not named Parsley, but it befriends a deer who eats Parsley, and then is named Parsley. 

This is something of a reverse of the story of 'Bambi' which was originally a German story. It has deer and a hunter and a woods. 

Who should read this book? People who like deer.

Books read: 93 of 5000

What's Your Name Again - 1998 Yearbook Signature

  2: My good Friend,

Um, what was your name again? Anyway I hope you have a great year. You deserve it, I mean, next school year. Well, Mr. Neal it was great knowing you, I really do love you. your a great friend. I will truly miss you. Take care always.

Make Money! Wash Cars by Bridget Heos

'Make Money! Wash Cars' is another in the Make Money line by

Bridget Heos. To be honest the books are getting redundant at this point. These books go over the math of starting a child business. I say 'child business' because this isn't a legitimate business and no mention of taxes is made.

Every one of these stories goes into the math of the business. They promote a strong work ethic and encourage children to get things for themselves. 

On the other hand, we are looking at young children who are going out on their own in this day and age and it is up to the parent to decide if that is a safe thing to teach children.  

Points for this book are that it mentions the environment, talks about not doing jobs you are unqualified for, and promotes teamwork and fair play. 

Who should read this book? People who live in safe places. 

Books Read: 92 of 5000

Wasn't it Fun - 1998 Yearbook Signature

Richard,

Wasn't new staff fun! I thought it was! Sorry for putting you through all that crap... but it was fun! Good pictures! Have fun in your future. Good Luck!

Bye!

 

Yeah, buddy, I guess it was fun. It was as fun as it could me with me having an illness that my old man wouldn't see to.

 

I had a short temper in high school, and this fellow was a News Staff editor who worked under me. If I saw him today I would probably say that I was sorry for being so hard on him.  

The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School by Laurie Halse Anderson Book Review

'The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School' by Laurie Halse

Anderson is a book about a girl with hair that had a mind of its own. Her hair is the kind of thing that just will not do as it is told and it has to be doing something. 

This is something of a book about making the best of a bad situation. Given the fact that in the real world hair does not have a mind of it's own I would have to question the applications of this kind of situation. As Zoe is a normal girl other than her hair it doesn't represent a disablement or anything of that nature. The theme of tolerance is somewhat absent from the book.

Who should read this book: Folks who don't think too hard.

Books Read: 91 of 5000 

Locomotive by Brian Floca

'Locomotive' by Brian Floca is a book about at train ride back in

the old west or American Civil War era. It gives you a slice of life from back when the steam engine ruled the world. This is a great bedtime story told without characters that is mostly informative. 

In addition to the story at the end of the book there is a large section that gives a good deal of railroad history. It talks about Abraham Lincoln and his Transcontinental Rail Road. It answered a few questions I had like 'what happened to the golden railroad spikes?'

Who should read this book: People who like trains. 

Books Read: 90 of 5000