Where are the Pictures?

The last couple of reviews didn't have any pictures... I thought I'd post as to why:

Well, I go to Amazon.com so I can copy and paste a picture of the particular book... sometimes they have this weird 'Search Inside' thing where you can read the first chapter or so of the book on the Internet; when they do this they have this weird 'Search Inside' icon, and it didn't feel right to have 'Search Inside' icon on the picture of the book... Sorry about this! At least some books don't have it...

Until next time!


Galaxy

Second Sight

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Author: Gary Blackwood

My Description: A very interesting entertaining and suspenseful story. I really enjoyed it and had the hardest time putting it down.

I especially enjoyed this story because the author talked to me, and he talked in such a way that I really felt like he was talking to me, Galaxy. The way he described his story was almost like getting a tour of a house, and he made me feel at home. It was really nice just to follow him as he led me around through all the amazing places and happenings of his Second Sight... and he described it all so well that I could see it clearly in my minds eye. It was just a really good story, and I was wondering through the entire book whether or not he was going to have President Lincoln die in this slightly altered version of the end of the Civil War.

I highly recommend you read this book!

Back-of-the-Book Description: In fall 1864 Joseph and his father appear on the Washington stage in a skillfully performed mind-reading act. Their success eases the family's poverty and leads to Joseph crossing paths with fellow actor John Wilkes Booth and with President Lincoln, whose wife is attracted by the boy's supposed clairvoyance. Although their act is based on a verbal code, Joseph comes to believe that Cassandra, a girl who lives in the same boardinghouse as his family, actually does have psychic abilities. When she foretells the shooting of President Lincoln in a theater box, Joseph feels compelled to take action.

Starting Date: Unknown...

Ending Date: Unknown...

Reading Time: 5-6 days???

Pages: 288

Recommendations: To those who enjoy history and would like a bit of a twist, to those who enjoy mysteries, to those who enjoy suspenses and to a family reading together.

Writing Rating: 8 1/2

Story Rating: 7

Overall Rating: 7 3/4

Book #37 of '08

The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio

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Author: Lloyd Alexander

My Description: The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio was a humorous and entertaining book. The story was interesting, though a bit predictable at a few points, and some thing weren't really explained, the characters were fun and (mostly) likable and I enjoyed it.

All in all, not my favorite book, but it's Lloyd Alexander, you gotta love it.

Back-of-the-Book Description: Since his parents' death, Carlo has worked for his uncle, a merchant, but Uncle's patience with Carlo's daydreaming wears so thin that he finally gives the young man a purse of coins and ships him off to nearby Campania. Carlo, who has just discovered a treasure map in an old book, travels across the sea to the Middle Eastern port that marks the beginning of the Road of Golden Dreams. Planning to follow that perilous route to the treasure, Carlo hires two traveling companions: Baksheesh, a lazy, loquacious camel puller, and Shira, a young woman bent on revenge. Against all advice, Carlo follows his dream, only to find it changing as he comes to know himself through the crucible of the journey.

Starting Date: (unknown)

Ending Date: July 20th

Reading Time: 4-6 days

Pages: 320

Reccomendations: To 9-12 year olds, a family reading together or just someone who loves Lloyd Alexander as my family and I do.

Writing Rating: 8

Story Rating: 7

Overall Rating: 7 1/2

Book #36 of '08