| Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Paperback) Author: Jacqueline Kelly Publisher: Square Fish |
Ages 9-12 |
9/28/2011 Add | |||
| Leanne said: Loved it. A sassy, yet historically accurate heroine...well done and satisfying. tags: I read | |||||
| 3,925 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Blink - Power Of Thinking Without Thinking (Hardcover) Author: Malcolm Gladwell Publisher: Little, Brown And Company |
N/A |
6/1/2011 Add | |||
| Leanne said: Amazing! My first foray into the world of Malcolm Gladwell. So much to think about....my brain hurts! :) tags: Inspired me | |||||
| 1,198 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Daddy Long-Legs (Classic Library) (Hardcover) Author: Jean Webster Publisher: Book Sales |
Ages 9-12 |
6/1/2011 Add | |||
| Leanne said: I can't believe I missed reading this growing up! Loved it. And I recently watched the movie with Fred Astaire and Leslie Caron tags: I read | |||||
| 9,328 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Pollyanna Grows Up (Puffin Classics) (Paperback) Author: Eleanor H. Porter Publisher: Puffin Books |
Ages 9-12 |
3/15/2011 Add | |||
| Leanne said: I grew up watching the Disney movie! The book has so many more layers. tags: I read | |||||
| 38 Reviews | |||||
| 5. Neverwhere: A Novel (Paperback) Author: Neil Gaiman Publisher: Harper Perennial |
N/A |
3/15/2011 Add | |||
| Leanne said: I'm so excited that this novel has been chosen for the Spring 2011 "One Book, One Chicago" I'm really enjoying reading it again. tags: I'm reading | |||||
| 31,922 Reviews | |||||
| 6. Grimm's Fairy Tales (Hardcover) Author: Brothers Grimm Illustrator: Arthur Rackham Publisher: SeaStar |
Ages 9-12 |
9/26/2008 Add | |||
| Leanne said: Sometimes, in this Disney-fied and Gregory Maguired world, we forget the original tales. I'm surprised every time I return and read this wonderful book. tags: I Read | |||||
| 1,239 Reviews | |||||
| 7. Vanity Fair (Norton Critical Editions) (Paperback) Author: William Makepeace Thackeray Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company |
N/A |
4/6/2008 Add | |||
| Leanne said: One of my favorite books. I've been writing at a frantic pace lately and-- for some odd reason--whenever the creative fever strikes- I can only handle re-reading classics. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 2,076 Reviews | |||||
| 8. Where the Wild Things Are (Hardcover) Author: Maurice Sendak Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers |
Ages 4-8 |
10/8/2007 Add | |||
| Leanne said: My family's all-time favorite picture book! tags: I recommend | |||||
| 3,275 Reviews | |||||
| 9. Seeing Redd: Looking Glass Wars, Book Two (The Looking Glass Wars) (Hard... Author: Frank Beddor Publisher: Dial |
Young Adults |
10/8/2007 Add | |||
| Leanne tagged as: I Read | |||||
| 1,401 Reviews | |||||
| 10. The Looking Glass Wars (Hardcover) Author: Frank Beddor Publisher: Dial |
N/A |
10/8/2007 Add | |||
| Leanne said: A totally original twisting of Lewis Carroll's classic! tags: I recommend | |||||
| 185 Reviews | |||||
| 11. The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work (The Collected ... Author: Joseph Campbell Publisher: New World Library |
N/A |
10/8/2007 Add | |||
| Leanne said: For the writer: A collection of interviews with Joseph Campbell. What a fascinating scholar and eloquent storyteller. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 194 Reviews | |||||
| 12. 45 Master Characters (Hardcover) Author: Victoria Lynn Schmidt Publisher: Writer's Digest Books |
N/A |
10/8/2007 Add | |||
| Leanne said: For the writer: Another study of mythic journeys focusing on character creation. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 183 Reviews | |||||
| 13. The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creati... Author: Alice Weaver Flaherty Publisher: Mariner Books |
N/A |
10/8/2007 Add | |||
| Leanne said: The title says it all. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 76 Reviews | |||||
| 14. The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers & Screenwriters ... Author: Christopher Vogler Publisher: Michael Wiese Film Productions |
N/A |
10/8/2007 Add | |||
| Leanne said: An absolutely essential book for any novelist. I am a lover of Joseph Campbell (see The Hero's Journey) and Vogler pays great homage to Cambell with this book. tags: Inspired me | |||||
| 524 Reviews | |||||
| 15. Rosa, Sola (Hardcover) Author: Carmela A. Martino Publisher: Candlewick |
Ages 9-12 |
10/8/2007 Add | |||
| Leanne said: This book touched my child's heart very deeply. tags: I recommend | |||||
| 34 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
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