Following Rachel's father's disappearance during the war, her mother has been working as a live-in domestic for Ms. Moore, an orchid grower. As Rachel grows older, her mother starts to share stories about life before the National Border Defense System and how the people's rights were lost when the United States went to war with Korusal. Just a few days after the war started, the US created THE LINE, an invisible power source that separated the Unified States from what they now call Away. It is only when Rachel receives a mysterious message from beyond the border that she begins to learn about her country's true history and the parts her parents played during the War.

Reviewed by: bklyczek

Date read: 12/22/2010

ISBN-10: 0803734662

ISBN-13: 9780803734661

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Ling and Ting are identical twins. Anyone meeting them tells them, 'You two are exactly the same!' Ling and Ting may look alike, but when it comes to haircuts, dumplings, chopsticks, and stories, they couldn't be more different! (Reading Level: 2.6)

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 7/1/2011

ISBN-10: 9780316024525

ISBN-13: 9780316024525

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This is a gentle retelling of Aesop's Fable of how a little mouse is capable of helping, 'the King of the Jungle'- showing young readers that it is the size of your heart that is important.

Similar books: The Boy Who Cried Wolf by Mair Mackinnon; The Rabbit and the Turtle: Aesop's Fables by Eric Carle; There's a Wolf at the Door by Zoe B. Alley

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/15/2009

ISBN-10: 067998674X

ISBN-13: 9780679986744

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Have you ever heard of a lion named Shirley Williamson? Shirley's name got her special attention, special accommodations, and special food at the zoo. This fact did not go unnoticed by the other lions, who all had ordinary names and received only ordinary attention. Due to the lions' bad behavior, the zoo's Board of Directors decided to change Shirley's name to Bongo. To make matters worse, they even fired her best friend and zoo keeper, Seymour. Shirley was not going to take this abuse lying down! Read, 'A Lion Named Shirley Williamson' by Bernard Waber to see how Shirley shows Seymour and the Board of Directors how important a name can really be!

Similar authors: Michelle Knudsen; Fred Asch; Don Freeman

Similar books: The Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen; The Lion Who Saw Himself in the Water by Idries Shah; Dandelion by Don Freeman; Willoughby and the Lion by Greg Foley; Norman the Lion by Laura Gates Galvin; Catherine and the Lion by Clare Jarrett

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 7/13/2011

ISBN-10: 0395809797

ISBN-13: 9780395809792

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Lucy, Peter, Susan, and Edmund find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia, and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. Part of the Chronicles of Narnia series.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/27/2009

ISBN-10: 0060765488

ISBN-13: 9780060765484

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