Epinions Recent Reviews for aprilmay

The Year for Family and Friends

Sat, 25 Aug 2001 17:02:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - As the Chinese New Year approaches, Sixth Cousin, also known as Bandit, is caught in the silence between her mother's smile, her grandmother's tears, and her grandfather's anger--all brought on by a mysterious letter from her father. She has lived...

Introduce Kids to Richard Wright

Sat, 10 Jun 2000 03:13:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - Richard Wright and the Library Card

by William Miller

Illustrated by Gregory Christie

Lee & Low Books 1997

Paperback price $6.95

Appropriate for ages 6-8

Richard Wright and the Library Card is based on an...

Hours of stimulating fun!

Fri, 2 Jun 2000 15:05:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - My son received this K'nex beginner's set for his seventh birthday, and it is by far the most "worth it" gift he received. Anthony has spent hours putting together K'nex models and hasn't seemed to tire of it in the least. In fact, he is...

A Dialogue with History

Mon, 29 May 2000 16:44:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - Dear Mrs. Parks

Rosa Parks with Gregory J. Reed

Lee & Low Books, 1996 (110 pp.)

Appropriate age group: 8 and up.

Publisher's price: $8.95

This memorial day I decided to spend some time with my children...

Nouwen, Henri J M: Life of a Beloved.

Mon, 22 May 2000 08:48:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - Adam: God's Beloved

Henri Nouwen

Orbis Books, 1997 (125 pp.)

Hardcover: $16.00

This book is biography and autobiography at once, and so this category is an appropriate placement for this review. You will note I indicate...

The High Priestess of American Letters

Sat, 20 May 2000 07:40:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - Through the Dark Sod--as Education--

The Lily passes sure--

Feels her white foot--no trepidation--

Her faith--no fear--

Afterward--in the Meadow--

Swinging her Beryl Bell--

The Mold-life--all forgotten--now--
...

If you haven't seen this--rent it!

Fri, 19 May 2000 12:55:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - Iron Giant is a movie that adults can really enjoy watching with their kids (or someone else's kids for that matter). The story is entertaining and original and the animation is fantastic.

A young boy finds an alien giant who eats metal...

A Introduction to Doreen Virtue, but not much else.

Fri, 19 May 2000 07:40:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - Healing Your Appetite Healing Your Life

Doreen Virtue

Hay House, Inc., Audiocassette

appr. $10.00

This lecture by psychologist, healer and author Doreen Virtue provides a good introduction to her overall philosophy of healing,...

Inside a Chassidic Community

Thu, 18 May 2000 09:10:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - The Romance Reader

by Pearl Abraham

Paperback, 304pp.

Berkley Publishing Group, September 1996

$13.00

In The Romance Reader, Pearl Abraham provides her readers with an insider's view of a community few have viewed even...

Happy Anniversary Harper's

Thu, 18 May 2000 07:53:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - Harper's Special Anniversary Collector's Edition: Celebrating 150 Years of Literature, 1850-2000.

Opinion in a nutshell: weak on the past, strong in the present.

The title of Harper's anniversary edition is misleading. As a...

HP Pavilion 6636: Finally a computer that can keep up with me (almost:).

Thu, 18 May 2000 05:56:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - I had been surviving with my old 486 hand-me-down computer for years it crashed. I used the excuse to get a new computer, rather than fix the old one. I've been a legal secretary for 15 years and have been through more computer nightmares with bosses...

Who thought of all these rules?

Thu, 18 May 2000 05:18:32 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - My son saved all his Christmas money to get this game. He was thrilled, and he and his sister still like to play it. But they don't play the game according to the rules. There are just too many of them.

Pokemon Master Trainer is a board...

The real Heathcliffe?

Tue, 16 May 2000 03:43:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - Alice Hoffman's recast of Bronte's Wuthering Heights offers a chilling supposition of what may have happened had Heathcliffe and Catherine reunited in Wuthering Heights. She brings a 20th century understanding of of abusive relationships and male...

Havas Interactive, Inc. Jumpstart Typing: Great Game, Okay Learning Tool

Tue, 16 May 2000 01:26:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - I bought Jump Start Typing for my six and nine year old children. They were using the computer at home and at school, and my nine year old was starting to write her book and science reports on the computer. Since I don't want to spend the next 10 or 12...

The American Poet in his America

Mon, 15 May 2000 23:44:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - "The direct trial of him who would be the greatest poet is today. If he does not flood himself with the immediate age as with vast oceanic tides . . . and if he does not attract his own land body and soul to himself and hang on its neck with...

American Girl Co. Does It Again!

Mon, 15 May 2000 13:36:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author aprilmay - The American Girl Company consistently turns out high quality products for young girls, and their magazine is no exception. Although advertised for girls ages 10 and up, my daughter, who recently turned nine, loves it. And so do I! I love to see her...