2 comments about Incident at Big Sky: The True Story of Sheriff Johnny France and the Capture of the Mountain Men.

1. Beneath some of Montana's grandest mountain peaks lurked a preditor. Caught in the crosshairs of Don Nichols twisted logic was Kari Swenson. The idea of a mountain bride, stolen from a remote wooded trail. Most amazing is how the Nichols' not only managed to elude the persistance of Johnny France, but stayed one step ahead certain death in the Montana winter of 1984 with just the packs on thier backs. You wont be able to put this one down!



2. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WONDERFUL BOOK!! My husband had a copy of this book stolen from him. So, replacing it was in order. He is also a personal friend of Johnny France, and used to live in Ennis Montana. We will be seeing Johnny this summer and will have him sign the copy for us.
   Again, THANK YOU. The ship time was extremly fast too. HAPPY CUSTOMER IN CODY, WYOMING!!!

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5 comments about A Window to the World.

1. Susan Meissner's newest book has followed suit with the first-Excellent. She makes it so easy to connect with the characters. Even if you haven't had the exact experience as Megan had when she was little, we all have things in our past that changed our lives forever and affect who we are today. Written with such compassion, emotion, and down to earth reality, it's an easy read that you won't want to put down. I've lost a lot of sleep staying up to read yet another great book by Susan Meissner.



2. POWERFUL. I can sum this book in a single word.
   
   Megan Diamond was a shy little girl, who was working on becoming invisible. No one really noticed her until the day a new girl transferred into Megan's grade one classroom and smiled at her. That smile changed her life.
   
   Jen Lovett was everything Megan wasn't. Outgoing, reckless and confident, but when the two girls met, there was an instant connection.
   
   When Jen is abducted off her bike right in front of her, Megan's whole life changes.
   This story is about the aftermath of tragedy and how people cope with pain in their lives.
   
   Oddly enough, this book isn't at all depressing, and I should know. I `m incredibly affected by what I read, and I try to avoid depressing books(or what I call Oprah books). I absorb mood and tension through the pages and I just don't have time to spend three days in bed, depressed, after reading a book. So, after reading the back cover of `A Window to the World', I wondered if I'd spend three or five days locked in my room with kleenex.
   
   When I finished the last page, all I could think was, WOW. The book was beautiful. I think the reason it worked so well for me, was that it dealt with pain as a part of life, just like happiness is only one part. It wasn't a mellow-dramatic recounting of a tragedy, designed to manipulate emotions, it was a clear, overhead view of how pain and tragedy fit into life. It's seamless. The threads of happiness and joy blend with the threads of sorrow to make something that is stronger than either could be alone.
   
   I was talking to a friend of mine a few days ago. She just finished her last round of chemo and radiation for breast cancer. We sat there and we talked about how her life has changed in the year since discovering she had cancer. It did change her life, no doubt about that. I hesitated before asking her what I really wanted to know, but finally I just blurted it out. `If you could change this past year, and make it so that none of this had ever happened, would you do it?' That sounds like a silly question to some, the obvious answer being yes, of course, who wants cancer, but she thought about it carefully for a moment before she answered.
   `We spend our entire lives trying to avoid pain, but pain, and how we deal with it, is what makes us who we are. If nothing bad ever happened, there would be no reason to thank God for our blessings, or cling to him in our weakness. So no, I wouldn't change a thing.'
   
   That's the same thing I took away from this book. Pain is a part of the world we live in and of who we are, as much as happiness and love are.
   
   I highly recommend this book, and applaud Susan Meissner for writing so eloquently what is almost impossible to put into words.



3. A Window to the World by Susan Meissner tells the story of a young girl, Megan Diamond, who begins as a shy, insecure, friendless youngster until she discovers a friend, Jen Lovett, who possesses her exact opposite characteristics. However, tragedy strikes, and Megan finds herself wondering how she should cope. Although she is a Christian, her faith is challenged and then strengthened as she learns to release the pain of the tragic event and to focus her life, not on the past, but on God.
   
   The novel is written in a simple style, making it easy to read. Yet, although the book can be read in a short time, the characters are effectively described so that they appear to be real, not merely flat and two-dimensional. They act, and react, in very realistic ways.
   
   The main character Megan only comes out of her shell after she meets Jen Lovett. Megan is timid, quiet, and attends Sunday school regularly, whereas Jen is vocal, confident and often questions God and how He works. Nevertheless, when Jen is kidnapped, Megan becomes lost in a swirl of fear, confusion, and a faint hope that Jen will return. She once again withdraws into her shell, opening up only to Jen's brother and an elderly woman, Adele. As she grows older, Megan finally stops behaving as if the kidnapping occurred only moments ago, as opposed to years ago, and moves on, allowing God to lead her life instead of being dominated by the memories of Jen. As time passes, she finally recognizes all of the blessings that she received because of the tragedy; blessings she would never have experienced without Jen's disappearance.
   
   I enjoyed A Window to the World, not only for its plot, but also because it was easy for me to identify with the characters. At times, one can be as uncertain as Megan and begin to doubt the actions of God. All people can understand the trials of being an indirect victim of a tragedy and feeling at a loss as to how to cope. But this novel also gives a sense of hope, a sense that God is in complete control of every situation, but that He requires our trust and faith. I would recommend this novel to Christian readers, especially those who may struggle with allowing God to take control of troubles in life. -- Naomi Sloan, Christian Book Previews.com



4. Women's fiction isn't my usual read but this book kept me just as riveted as the suspense novels I love so well.
   
   I would say Ms. Meissner's strong suit is story and characters. So many books are well written but the story is ho-hum. Not this book--I HAD to know what happened to these characters. Through her pen, Susan made them live and breathe.
   
   Read this with a warning: Tears will be shed, (yes, that means yours.)
   
   A Window to the World is an emotional story of love, loss and hope. An ideal book for best-friends or sisters to read together.



5. This was a powerful book. It is a beautiful illustration of survival and the hurt and pain of those left behind. Events in our past are with us and we have to learn how to move on and learn from the past and not let it cripple us and destroy the beauty of the present and the future.

5 comments about Hit the Road.

1. Caroline Cooney is a master at rapid paced action that takes your breath away.
   
   When I bought HIT THE ROAD, I thought this one looks kind of tame and will be just a light read about a girl helping her grandmother -- NOT! There was nothing light or tame about this exciting adventure. The heroine's downhill race into danger and risk is thrilling. Just when you think things will get better, the danger increases. Caroline Cooney doesn't hold back with consequences, turning a simple drive into a perilous journey.
   
   I couldn't stop flipping pages, eager to find out what happened next, surprised by a few plot turns, and completely satisfied when justice finally prevailed at the end.
   
   It's no wonder that Caroline B. Cooney is one of my favorite authors. Next book I plan to buy of hers: CODE ORANGE.
   
   Linda Joy Singleton



2. This story by Caroline B. Cooney was delightful. I could not put this book down and read it in a day. The book is written using relatable context and has a similie so adorable, that I can't get out of my mind:
   
   "Nannie was wearing a mauve silk suit and looked rather like a tulip."
   
   I simply loved this book and hope there will be more adventures with Brit and "the girls"!



3. This is a very good book that I have read!! It is very good for teenagers!!!!!



4. Hit the Road by Caroline B. Cooney is another terrific YA title by a prolific author. 16 year old Brit's parents have gone on vacation, leaving her under the care of her grandmother, Nannie. But Nannie has no intention of babysitting her teenage granddaughter or being babysat as well. Nannie and her two lifelong friend are determined to make it to their 65th college reunion, and if that means non-licensed Brit doing the driving and kidnapping a friend as well, so be it. Cooney has a real talent for getting inside teenagers' minds. Brit is selfish and rebellious, all without being unsympathetic. The idea of spending time with Nannie isn't what she wants to spend her free time. But as she spends time with her grandmother, she finds that they are in similar places in their lives. Both are on the verge of independence. Brit is about to break free from her parents' authority, while Nannie is just coming under it. Both struggle with the restraints place upon them, and Cooney manages to make the reality of growing old come alive even for a teen audience. This wonderfully written book is enjoyable to read and has a good message a well about doing what's right, even when it hurts.



5. I wouldn't say that this was one of the funniest, or even best books that I have ever read, but it did keep me entertained until the very last page. This book had many unexpected, but clever turns that helped the story better progress. I would recommend this book for someone who isn't looking for something amazing, but for a book that is defiantly worth $6.50. (Which is what I paid for it.)

2 comments about Unpretty: A Novel of Suspense.

1. Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down! The plot and characters drew me in and kept me guessing all along the way. If you like suspense that moves at a good pace, you'll enjoy this story with all its twists, turns and unique characters. While the scare-inducing scenes aren't uncomfortably graphic, they are gripping. Yet the message of redemption creates a satisfying ending.



2. I do a lot of reviews and I really like to pick authors that I have never heard of to see if they are any good. One day I might be that new author out there and I would like someone to try my book, so I like to give others that kind of consideration.
   
   
   
   
   So I picked the book Unpretty by Sharon C. Rogers it is her second book. Sharon Carter Rogers is the pseudonym for a former English teacher who now works full time writing fiction. Her debut novel, Sinner, was released in 2007.
   
   
   
   
   My Review:
   
   
   
   
   Unpretty was about a madman who likes the rid the world of unpretty things. He is a insane artist who works with a cult called the Michelangelus Movement. Hummingbird Collins works in a bookstore near a art gallery and when the madman enters the wrong store things get complicated for Hummingbird. She witnesses the bombing of the art gallery and now has a madman threatening her to keep quiet. She is scare and doesn't know what to do. Detective Barnes knows she is hiding something thought he doesn't think she is involved. He really needs her to help him with this case and he gets his break when she decides to break her silence and enlist the help of her brother T.W Collins and a long time football friend Ready Robinson.
   
   
   
   
   Breaking her silence as dire consequences when she is abducted by the madman and it is up to the detective, her brother and long time friend to find out where he has her before she becomes a permanent work of art.
   
   
   
   
   It was a great book and it kept me well entertained, the only thing I have bad to say was that I thought the ending was dragged out a little to long, sort of like when you think a movie is about twenty minutes to long. I kept thinking it should be about over but it wasn't, but other than that it is a very good suspense novel and I will give it a five star rating. I look forward to reading more of her books.

5 comments about Dizzy.

1. I read this book, and i just LOVED it! I looked at the cover and i thought it was going to be way different. But it turned out to be way better. Its definitly one of my favorite books by far. I loved the characters and in a way i felt like i was watching it and i was there. It was an amazing book. I would recommend it to people who like surprises and lots of fun and adventure! It is so worth the money.



2. I've read Driftwood and Indigo Blue both by Cathy Cassidy, and when I saw this new book in the store- I had to get my hands on it!
   
   Cathy Cassidy introduces us to Dizzy who lives a careful and cautious life with her stern dad. But she has a secret. Every night on her birthday her mother sends her letter from a different place in the world. Her mother is a wondering hippie, who left Dizzy when she was just 4 to live as a hippy and travel the world. But this birthday, Dizzy isn't sent a letter, she is sent a delivery. A delivery that appears right at her doorstep.
   
   Dizzy is an amazing, well-written book. I loved it.



3. Dizzy is turning 12. She lives with her father in a flat in England with an ordinary outer life and a mysterious background. The only memories of her mother are currently tacked to her corkboard, and her father--and his girlfriend--are quiet over the whereabouts of Dizzy's runaway parent. But things suddenly pick up speed when Storm, a hippie woman with wild clothes and a cocky attitude, shows up at the front door, who sweeps Dizzy right off her feet and whirls her around the green hills of Scotland in a patchwork van.
   
   I bought "Dizzy" last year in the 8th grade and read it in a matter of days. I adore this book. Cathy Cassidy, being British herself, is a genius when it comes to writing. Her style is fresh and simple, with sybolism that isn't put in your face. Yes, I found the beginning obvious as well, but I was able to get myself over this and enjoy the rest of the story. Many people might find this book slow and boring and action-less, but I loved following Dizzy around the forests with Finn (a boy with dreadlocks and his soul in a guitar), Mouse (a confused, trouble-making orphan), and Leggit (a scruffy, laughable dog) and throughout the festivals where she hangs out with fourtune-tellers and paints faces.
   
   And the story is very real, tackling subjects some authors overdo and exaggerate--parental disappointment, the confusing times between pre-teen and teen, responsibility, and the different sorts of love between family and friends. I loved the whole "New Age Traveler" topic and I guess this story can really show that love--and, unfortunately, disappointment--can come from all different walks of life, and that life really is just a spinning, ever-changing, dizzy experience.
   
   Cassidy's other books, Indigo Blue and Scarlett, are both very special reads, and she has also written Driftwood (only released in UK) and soon-to-be-published Sundae Girl (UK) and Lucky Star (UK) are bound to be heart-warmers.
   
   Read "DIZZY"!!!!



4. Here is a fun twist on the mother/daughter, coming of age theme. Those of us raised by the flower children of the 60's have our own culture, as strong as the one our parents fought for. We grew up in the freedom without perhaps first having any structure or real rules to rebel against.
   We meet Dizzy, awaiting a sign from her estranged mother on her birthday; a card, a call. Lo and behold, "Storm" rolls in, seeing her daughter for the first time in years, and offering adventure. Dizzy happily leaves on a summer trip with her mama, only to appreciate the security and consistent support her less free-spirited dad has provided for her all along. She gets to know the "real" mother she lost, and herself as well. A wonderful, realistic, and beautifully told alternative view of family, as well as a needed window into the lives of those raised by the hippies of the 60's (who don't always share their parent's values).



5. I thought that the book "Dizzy" was so wonderful i loved the details they gave and i got really into the story. I thought that the book had drama you didnt know what would happened. The characters were Dizzy, Finn, Mouse, Leggit,Tess,Storm, and Pete. All characters were interesting i love every event in this book i recommend this book to everyone except the adults lol im not going to say more detail because i want everyone to read it themselves!

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1 comments about Nancy Drew #12: Dress Reversal (Nancy Drew Graphic Novels: Girl Detective).

1. If you love to read like i do no matter if it's Sherlock Holmes or Miss Jean Marble than you'll love Nancy Drew she's you're regular teenager with one difference she's an detective who solves crimes by using her brain and not with an gun. I may not have everything by Nancy Drew she is and always will be one of my favoites and now that she's in the graphic novels shows how much she's came.
   
   Rondall Banks

5 comments about The Abduction.

1. I'll start by saying I didn't even get past 30 pages or so. What did it for me was the horribly long description of a 10 year old girl's soccer game and one of the opposing team's players whom Gracie calls "the snot". That phrase was used about 20 times in the span of two pages. Gracie herself came of as smarmy and stuck up - it would be a horrible tragedy for any child to be abducted but as this is fiction and I didn't care one iota about Gracie I figured what's the point? And her dad was a cartoon character at best. I saw a comment on a review once that said people who don't read the book shouldn't be writing reviews. I wholeheartedly disagree. I'm sure there other people out there who don't have precious time to waste reading a book that's not going to be enjoyable.



2. Forget the untold secrets, the coincidences and the weak ending, the author holds our attention and entertains. It also helps if you don't know too much about the 60's.



3. I read his first book Color of Law and thought it was fantastic, this one might be better if possible.



4. This is not a book without flaws. The storyline at times stretches credibility and not all of the characters are well developed. That said, I give it 4 stars based on pure reading enjoyment, which is my primary goal when I sit down to read a book.
   
   Ben is a strong lead character with a background story I truly enjoyed. That said, I think the highlights of the book are those passages involving Gracie and her somewhat bumbling kidnappers. Gracie is very well written in her role and the book would not have worked nearly as well if she had not been such a strong character.
   
   I have no real criticism of the book. While it has some twists and turns, the surprise factor is never all that deep. So, if shock value plot shifts are your thing, you might be disappointed. But, if you're looking for an enjoyable read with a couple of strong characters to grab hold of, you can certainbly do worse than this book.



5. I read this book on a recommendation of a friend. It was mistake. This book is so over the top in over-wrought characters, unbelievable dialogue and a ridiculously developed plot that I would have given up by page 100k had I not said I would read it. Save your money.
   
   I should have known this book was poorly developed and written after a seemingly endless description of an ignorant soccer match at the beginning. My eyes started scanning for the end of the beginning.
   
   If I ever read another story by Mark Gimenez, it will have to be a freebie as I surely will not pay for one by this writer again unless he shocks me with a winner.
   
   As to the reviewer who said Ben was akin to Bob Lee Swagger, you need to
   reconsider that comment again. Ben couldn't lick the boots of the
   Bob Lee Swagger who was in the first three stories by Stephen Hunter.
   
   Dennis Wilcutt

5 comments about Stork Naked.

1. Great book,loved it,will definetly read again,to find all of the puns.can't wait for the next one.



2. This was exactly what I was seeking in a fantasy adventure book in the Xanth series.



3. It has been years since I've read one of the Xanth novels and it was my fond memories of what it was like to discover the magical land of Xanth rather than the description on the back that made me buy the book. Babies are just so not my thing: having them, not having them, losing them, finding them, dealing with them. I'll leave that to others and I should have left this book to others, too.
   Enter Surprise Golem who must go on a quest to find her baby whom the stork refused to deliver to her. I had hoped that the puns and other Xanthian perks and quirks would let me enjoy the book even though I could care less about the story line but it wasn't so. Were all the puns explained in such detail in the old books or was the reader's mind more called on to work things out on their own?
   
   I was unable to finish the book because I had things to do that were fun. So sorry, Piers Anthony, but thank you for all the wonderful hours I was allowed to spend in Xanth years ago.



4. Piers Anthony takes us into another adventure in the punny world of Xanth. As usual, a visit to the Good Magician leads the main characters on the quest for an answer. This time, it is not just Xanth main that Surprise and her fellow travellers visit. This time they must access alternate realities in order to complete their quest. But, as usual there is a bit of a twist. Forces are working against the group, trying to make them fail. Some new characters and new worlds create a different venture for Xanth fans.



5. Piers Anthony's Xanth series continues to entertain like no other fantasy/comedy books in existence. Following Surpirse Golem through many alternate realities on her search for her mis-delivered baby, the puns abound in another hilarious story out of the magic land of Xanth. The best part? Finally find out what Che Centaur will do to change the History of Xanth!