Book Review // Strength in Measure Strength in Measure By Lakaysha Elizabeth "From inside the door, he heard soft weeping, and his heart seemed to break into peaces at his cousin's grief. He tried to call over her tears, 'I'd give anything. Anything to bring Dick back. I'd ask God to take me instead if I thought it would do any good.'" Strength in Measure I give this book FIVE stars I'm doing this review by the consistent request of my friend, along with the sheer fun of the idea. So, this review may be a little different then all my other reviews, being that I'm going to go into great depth of the story. I will warn you of an spoilers. But, be warned right now, there may be A LOT. *grins* I can't help it, the story is to good not to share and so full of twists and turns not to let out some secret. Anyway, let's being. What the story is about: The story is about a family, the Hayes, but is mostly focused on the eldest daughter, Katie, and...
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Certainly not my normal kind of tag, but I thought it would be fun so let's get to it! Rules 1. Thank the person who nominated you. Katelyn tag me for this. Thank you! 2. Rate your degree of "Narnia fanatic" (nostalgic, serious, maniacal) 3. Answer the questions below 4. Tag 5+ bloggers 5. Have fun! Scale of Fanaticism 1. Nostalgic Fanatic: You read the books and/or watched the movies as a child and the word Narnia gives you a warm feeling. 2. Serious Fanatic: You rediscovered the wonder of Narnia after you were older and have read the books and watched the movies. 3. Maniacal Fanatic: You have lived Narnia from childhood, hid in closets on more occasions than is healthy, have read and watched all the movies including the BBC version. I'd call myself a Nostalgic Fanatic: I've read the books as a kid and, just because it was something new and exciting for me, I loved it. The word Narnia doesn't really give me a warm feeling... but I mean, I guess it could......
Then came a fearful yowling from directly above him. It wasn't just a screeching now but something more-scratching on the shingles right over him. The painter (Panther, cougar, Mountain Lion, Puma...)was back- and hungry! Did she know he was here alone? Charley Skedaddle By Patricia Beatty I give this book Three stars Okay, so I gave a book three stars. The thing is... I liked the book but... well, I'll explain later. Plot: Charley Quinn was never scared of a fight or to get his hands dirty, after all he's Bowery Boy. A member of one of the toughest gangs in New York City. After his brother is killed at Gettysburg, Charley vows revenge and enlists with the Union army as a drummer boy. But the horrors of war become a reality- and he sees his best friend killed- Charley is terrified. He "skedaddles" from both the union army he deserted and the Confederates who arrest him as spy. Charley heads for the Blue Mountains. There he meets Granny Bent, an orne...
He sprang it on Joe and Me about three o'clock Friday morning. I mean, not even the birds were awake yet! "I've got it! Wake up, guys!" Jake was hollering and jumping up and down on the bed, waving some papers around. The lights were on and I could see he had a wild grin on his face and a gleam in his black eyes. Joe woke up scared and tried to crawl under the covers. Jake ripped them off him and began shouting again, and we all fell off the bed. "Cut it out, Jake!" I shouted. "Have you gone crazy?" The Bucks of Goober Holler By Gilbert Morris I give this book five stars Yep, my first five star review! It's more of a kid book but I liked/like it a lot! It's by Gilbert Morris, the Author of the " House of Winslow " series. Which I also enjoy. Perhaps I'll do a review on my favorite one sometime. Oh, and it's only a coincidence that they are called Bucks in this book. I didn't realize that they had the sam...
I sobbed. If only Papa were here to rescue us. John's arms went limp. "NO. I won't let you die!" Drawing him closer to me, I heard him moan and his tremors. "Em...preash," he said, slurring the word. "Shaara." Another Book review! This time I choose a more adult book. Second Watch By Karen Autio I give this book four stars I almost gave this book three stars but then it was so good I could almost give it five. I didn't because I cried so hard the first time I read it that I had to put the book down until I could see. But I didn't want to put it down because I wanted to keep reading... This book is a based on a true story about a ship that sunk about the same time as the Titanic. My family has always found it interesting because of our Finnish heritage. The story is about Saara, (Finnish for Sarah) and her family. The story starts a few months before they board the Empress of Ireland. Plot: (Taken from back of Book) "E...