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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants)

Ann Brashares

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Total reviews: 1013 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Sisterhood 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

These are great books on friendship and girls. It is interesting that if these girls stay together they will be very close for 20 years. Great books. Good reading.

Jam-Packed With Action and Romance 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Do you have a best friend? Do you have four? Have you known them since you were born? Most likely not. But Lena, Carmen, Bridget and Tibby have that going for them. Their mothers were in the same pregnancy class, and they were all born within two weeks of each other. Virtually, their friends were made for them. Even as their mothers grew apart, the four girls remained inseparable. Faced with the prospect of their first summer apart, they were a bit more nervous than they should have been. They had never been away from each other for two months before! Bridget was going to a soccer camp in Mexico, Lena to her grandparents in Greece, and Carmen was going to visit her father in South Carolina. Poor Tibby was staying home to work at Wallmann's. Coincidentally, a week or so before their trips, they find a pair of jeans that manages to fit all four of their very different body types. They feel it is a good omen, and become slightly less nervous. They plan to send the Pants to each girl for a week, and are dubbed the Traveling Pants. Many things happen that summer, like finding love, and meeting new friends. Will this last? Read The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants to see what happens.

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a book jam-packed with all sorts of action, romance, and some sad parts, too. With four different stories happening at the same time, there's never a slow part! The author, Ann Brashares, does a great job of describing her characters, and gives a real insight into some of the problems the girls face. Another interesting thing about this, and all three sequels, is that it tackles a lot of real-world problems, which makes it more serious and less sappy fiction for pre-teens. You should really try this book; it makes for a great, relatively easy read, plus you have three other equally magnificent books to read next!

Caroline M.
Grade 6
Ms. Kawatachi

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Carmen got the jeans at a thrift shop. They didn’t look all that great: they were worn, dirty, and speckled with bleach. On the night before she and her friends part for the summer, Carmen decides to toss them. But Tibby says they’re great. She'd love to have them. Lena and Bridget also think they’re fabulous. Lena decides that they should all try them on. Whoever they fit best will get them. Nobody knows why, but the pants fit everyone perfectly. Even Carmen (who never thinks she looks good in anything) thinks she looks good in the pants. Over a few bags of cheese puffs, they decide to form a sisterhood and take the vow of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . . . the next morning, they say good-bye. And then the journey of the pants — and the most memorable summer of their lives — begins.

Irresistible Attraction: Secrets of Personal Magnetism

Kevin Hogan, Mary Lee Labay

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Total reviews: 56 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Completely delivers on the title... 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

If you're looking for something to convince you that although you're a 4, with a few magic pickup lines you will land a 10, you might want to peruse the fiction section. In Irresistible Attraction, Hogan staying true to form gives direct and useful information that is backed by research... In other words, he gives us the stuff that works.

There were two common threads running through the negative reviews on this book. Either it didn't validate their pre-existing (subjective) beliefs or some of the material was common sense.

It seems as though some of the reviewers expected magical pick up lines, secret handshakes or the single optimal angle to wink your eye to place their "victim" into a controllable trance of love... I blame Hollywood...

Well you're not going get any such hollow promises here. This information is straight forward, useful and above all else REAL.

As with any book based on human nature and communication some of the information will be familiar. That being said, this book does a great job of shaking the rust off of some of the basics and compliments that with a lot of brand new, completely fresh attraction and communication research touching on aspects such as body language, conversation and body positioning.

Unless your Cleopatra or Casanova, you will walk away from this book with oodles of tips and strategies to help you maximize your own potential for getting the person of your dreams. Don't even consider going on another date with out reading this book...

David J. Parnell | Communication Expert

Editorial Review:

People form their first impression of you in three to four seconds! This book reveals to you the hidden secrets of attraction and charisma. You will learn to maximize your hidden and natural attributes to create an instant bond with anyone you meet! Learn how to:

*Have them falling for you in a heartbeat!
*Communicate with others at the unconscious level.
*Make a great first impression with your body language.
*Know what their eyes are saying to you.
*Appear comfortable even when you aren't!
*Speak with confidence when you are nervous!
*Use specific words and phrases to influence them now!
*Create chemistry with anyone at will!

The Way I Feel

Janan Cain

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Total reviews: 34 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Wonderful book, the photos really help 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I got this book to start teaching my 3 year old son about emotions, besides just happy and sad. I was really impressed by how much it has helped him. I think that the photos really help him understand what the feelings are, and then when I see him having that feeling later, I help him name it. Sometimes we go back and look at the book too. He loves it.

Really helps young children express feelings 5 out of 5 stars.
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The book age on Amazon says 4-8, but my husband and I read this book to our 3-year-old and have done since she was 2. She loves the drawings and as another reviewer said, the pictures illustrate the feelings really well. Since we've been reading this book, she's started telling us when she's happy, excited, or angry. The expression of the third one (and sometimes the second one) helps diffuse tantrums before they get out of hand. I think this would have been a bigger challenge without this book.

Editorial Review:

The zany characters who sniffle, soar and shriek through this book will help kids understand the concept of such emotions as joy, disappointment, boredom and anger. "The Way I Feel" will also show kids how to express their feelings with words.

This delightful book is used in homes, classrooms, literacy programs and pediatric clinics across the country. "Finally we have a resource which teaches children how to articulate what they feel," wrote a health educator.

The imaginative illustrations and superbly crafted verses are sensitive and free of bias and slang.

It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health (The Family Library)

Robie H. Harris

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Total reviews: 62 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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"Alternately playful and realistic, Emberley's . . . art reinforces
Harris's message that bodies come in all sizes, shapes, and colors — and that each variation is 'perfectly normal.'" — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)

When young people have questions about sex, real answers can be hard to find. Providing accurate, unbiased answers to nearly every imaginable question, from conception and puberty to birth control and AIDS, IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL offers young people the information they need — now more than ever — to make responsible decisions and to stay healthy. Already used as a trusted resource in twenty-five countries around the world (and translated into twenty-one languages), IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL marks its tenth anniversary with a thoroughly updated edition that includes the latest information on such topics as birth control, hepatitis, HIV, and adoption, among others. This definitive new edition also reflects the recent input of parents, teachers, librarians, clergy, scientists, health professionals, and young readers themselves.

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Arnold Lobel

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Total reviews: 47 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

needy public school teacher 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

The books were in excellent condition and arrived earlier than expected. I had checked all local used bookstores. They were not available because of the high demand in our district. Similar books were the same price as Amazon's including shipment. I will not be going to used bookstores again. Amazon saved me time, money & gas!

Frog and Toad are Friends 5 out of 5 stars.
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'Frog and Toad Are Friends' by Arnold Lobel is a story is most appropriate for children ages 4-8. This is a great story of friendship between Frog and Toad. Toad tells stories to Frog when Frog is sick, Frog helps search for Toad's lost button, and Frog writes a letter to Toad because he never receives any mail. This book is full of tales of friendship and adventure. Read this book to see all that Toad and Frog do on their adventures.

Editorial Review:

One summer day Toad was unhappy. He had lost the white, fourholed, big, round, thick button from his jacket. Who helped him look for it? His best friend, Frog. Another day, Frog was unhappy. He was sick in bed and looking green. Who gave him some tea and told him a story? His best friend, Toad.

From the first enchanting story to the last, these five adventures of two best friends are packed with excitement, gaiety, and tender affection. Children will find this book delightful to read and beautiful to look at, either story by story, or from cover to cover.

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger, Mitch Claspy

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Total reviews: 474 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

I am a teacher in two high schools and I like to read the stories of the book to my students from time to time to inspirate them and reinforce their teenage self esteem! I suggest it to all teacher to make the same with a nice calm background music.

Just the gift for a teenager 5 out of 5 stars.
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Once again, "Chicken Soup for the Soul" books has a hit. This is a wonderful gift for young teens with its easy read of short stories on pertinent topics and experiences teens face. Teens I have given it to as a gift have loved it and purchased the next in the teen series. Also a source of good talking points for those anxiety ridden moments or social issues teens face.

Excellent book. 5 out of 5 stars.
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I skimmed through the book before I gave it to my granddaughter who just turned 13. I thought it had some well written stories that a teenager can relate to and a lot of food for thought. She was so happy to get it, since she had the one for pre-teens also and really liked it.

Editorial Review:

This first batch of Chicken Soup for Teens consists of 101 stories every teenager can relate to and learn from -- without feeling criticized or judged. This edition contains important lessons on the nature of friendship and love, the importance of belief in the future, and the value of respect for oneself and others, and much more.

Clutter Control: Tips and Crafts to Organize Your Bedroom, Backpack, Locker, Life (American Girl)

American Girl Editors

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

practical, fun and easy to put into practice 5 out of 5 stars.
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I gifted my 12 year old niece with this book. I wasn't sure how she was going to respond to a book about cleaning up her mess of a bedroom but the ideas are straight forward, fun and easy to put into practice. She immediately read several of the sections and went about setting her space up into 'zones'. We have done several of the craftier ideas together, spending time doing a fun project, while all the while working towards a more organized space.

Christmas gift I'm excited to give! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I bought this book for my 11 year old daughter who never throws anything away. I can hardly wait to give it to her for Christmas.

WOW! 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

What a great book! My daughter took it from the mailbox straight to her room and read it cover to cover! Within a day her room was right on track to experience complete clutter removal! I was so impressed!

Editorial Review:

This guide shows girls how to get organized and cut clutter from their backpacks, lockers, and bedrooms. They'll learn how to tame paper piles, find new homes for things they've outgrown, and make cute crafts to store everything from books to bracelets. The label stickers at the back of the book also help girls straighten things up with style.

The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make: A Guide for Teens

Sean Covey

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Total reviews: 34 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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MAKING SMART CHOICES IN CHALLENGING TIMES

The challenges teens face today are tougher than at any time in history: academic stress, parent communication, media bombardment, dating drama, abuse, bullying, addictions, depression, and peer pressure, just to name a few. And, like it or not, the choices teens make while navigating these challenges can make or break their futures.

In The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make, Sean Covey, author of the international bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, gives teens the strong advice they need to make informed and wise decisions.Using real stories from teens around the world, Sean shows teens how to succeed in school, make good friends, get along with parents, wisely handle dating and sex issues, avoid or overcome addictions, build self-esteem, and much more. Jam-packed with original cartoons, inspiring quotes, and fun quizzes, this innovative book will help teens not only survive but thrive during their teen years and beyond.

Building upon the legacy of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, this is an indispensable resource for teens everywhere.

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff: Stories of Tough Times and Lessons Learned (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Kimberly Kirberger

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Total reviews: 63 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

This latest offering in the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul series explores a host of challenges faced by today's teens. Within its pages teens will find portraits of life's complexities expressed from the viewpoint of their peers. Teen contributors share their thoughts and feelings on difficult issues, ranging from poor self-image to thoughts of suicide, from family discord to coping with the loss, from peer pressure to school violence.

Teens ranked stress as one of their top concerns (along with child abuse and STDs). Oftentimes, the pressure can feel overwhelming, whether they involve worrying about an upcoming test, competition sports, family responsibilities, dating, or more extreme issues such as depression, suicide and school violence.

The first three volumes of the Teenage Soul series and the companion journal illustrate the ongoing popularity of this series (unit sales exceed 11 million). Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff and the Spring 2001 release Teenage Soul Letters will undoubtedly follow suit as the next best-sellers in a phenomenally popular series.

The pill book: The illustrated guide to the most prescribed drugs in the United States

Harold M Silverman

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Total reviews: 43 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Much needed update 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

Anyone that has bought a previous edition, will want to update as this edition has many newer drugs that were not previously available. Only complaint is that it would be good to have pictures of the generics as so many people can no longer afford the brand name, and the generic pill can look very different.

the pill book 5 out of 5 stars.
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The Pill Book was very useful for my drug listing I had to do for school.
It provided me with concise, useful information on the drugs that I was researching.
I recommend other people to use the Pill Book.

Perscription Bible 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is the third or fouth addition I have gotten of this book. I call it my Perscription Bible and have a copy at work and at home. I never take a medication without looking it up to see what, when, where and how it works. I use it as a referernce for others as well. I have been given other books but none are as easy to use or as informative as this one.

Editorial Review:

A guide to the most commonly prescribed drugs includes information on the dosages, side effects, and other possible adverse effects of dozens of new brand names, thirty recently approved generic drugs, and others.