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Monday, June 14, 2010 2:35:15 PM
jacklyn curb left a comment on the video page for CANDACE BUSHNELL - THE CARRIE DIARIES Author Video:
jacklyn said, "I felt like the sequel to SATC made Carrie look like a sporadic, radical character instead of the conscientious, intelligent character she is. She may have made mistakes as a younger woman, but she was supposed to be smarter than all that kissing another"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:08:50 PM
jacklyn curb added A Chair for My Mother (Reading Rainbow Book) to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This story follows a grandmother, mother, and her daughter as they work to earn enough money to buy a comfy chair after they lost everything in a fire. The story is told through the perspective of the little girl. The book has an innocent and honest tone."
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:07:20 PM
jacklyn curb added Amazing Grace to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This is the story of a little girl, Grace, who would not let other people get in her way of doing what she wanted to do. A few of her classmates told her she couldn’t be Peter Pan because she was a black girl. With her family by her side she knows in he"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:06:38 PM
jacklyn curb added Bird to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This story is about a little boy nicknamed, Bird, by his father. The little boy struggles with the realities of his brother’s drug addiction and death. The bird symbolizes the desire of the young boy to “soar”. His emotions are expressed through his"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:05:30 PM
jacklyn curb added Now One Foot, Now the Other to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This book tells the story of how a grandpa helps his grandson learn things, and one day his grandson returns the favor. The theme is heartwarming with the family being so close, loving, and understanding. The text is very simple"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:04:46 PM
jacklyn curb added Fly Away Home to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This is the story of a father and son at a difficult time in their lives"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:03:51 PM
jacklyn curb added Coolies to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This story tells the journey of two brothers who immigrated to America from China. The brothers worked hard in severe conditions, under unrealistic expectations, incredible odds, and discrimination. The story is told through flashback as a grandmother tel"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:03:03 PM
jacklyn curb added Naming Maya to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "Maya, a multi-ethnic girl, goes to India with her mom to sell her grandparent’s house. While she is there she meets someone who is very close to her family, and learns about things that she had no clue about. There is a theme of learning more about your"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:02:35 PM
jacklyn curb added Muslim Child: Understanding Islam Through Stories and Poems to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This book is a collection of poems, stories, facts, and history of the Muslim world. This book will cure the curiosity children, or people, may have about Muslims. It has a neutral, matter of fact tone. It clearly describes and defines any unfamiliar wor"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:02:04 PM
jacklyn curb added The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This book tells the unauthenticated story of a King who somewhat submitted to Nazi authority for the sake of his people. The King chose to proudly wear the yellow star, because he could not hide who he was. If he did there would most certainly be death. T"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 2:01:25 PM
jacklyn curb added Beautiful Blackbird (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner) to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "A blackbird gives other birds a little bit of his beauty. The storyline is not very clear to me, but I feel because one needs every color to make black that is why blackbird was chosen as the most beautiful. There is a little bit of rhyming here and there"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:59:42 PM
jacklyn curb added I Love Saturdays y domingos to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This book gives a look at a little girl’s English and Spanish grandparents. It depicts how each set lives and does the same things, but in a different way and in a different language. The little girl spends Saturdays with her English grandparents, and S"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:58:11 PM
jacklyn curb added Harry, the Dirty Dog to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This is a collection of three stories about a dog, Harry, who always seems to get covered in something. He always manages to return to his beloved family though. The humans and animals coexist and Harry can only talk through body language. The only dialog"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:57:22 PM
jacklyn curb added The Amazing Bone to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "A little girl pig makes an interesting discovery of a talking bone. She uses it to scare away robbers and it helps out when a fox tries to eat her for supper. There are no humans in this world, just animals with human characteristics in an all animal worl"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:56:46 PM
jacklyn curb added An Extraordinary Egg to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "A few frogs discover an egg that hatches, and meets a new friend they mistakenly call a chicken. The story portrays talking animals in their natural habitat. The characters exhibit their animal behaviors, but they can talk to each other and different anim"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:55:54 PM
jacklyn curb added The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "This is the story is of a little mouse that does not live by the rules of the other mice, and finds great adventure. The little mouse’s name certainly does not sound like a brave, adventure seeking hero’s name, but that is the way it is supposed to be"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:55:05 PM
jacklyn curb added Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "Cows decide to type letters to their Farmer Brown demanding some electric blankets for themselves and the chickens. In response Farmer Brown types a response back to them and the cows and chickens go on strike. The sheer act of typing letters back and for"
Tuesday, November 17, 2009 1:54:22 PM
jacklyn curb added Verdi to her Bookshelf
jacklyn said, "A young yellow snake fears his youth will fade as his skin matures from yellow to green. Verdi has different kinds of animals that can talk to each other, but they live in their natural habitat, and behave like animals. The book uses a good amount of onom"
Sunday, December 5, 2010 8:47:21 PM
jacklyn curb updated the avatar on her profile page