Christopher John Farley
Irish-born Anne Bonny is only a teenager when she is left destitute by her mother's death. Abandoned by her father, she seems destined to be forgotten by the world. But Anne chooses to seek her fortune in the lush tropics of the colonial West ... [... more]
Random House |
The Child Support Battle: Methods for Fathers to Reduce ...
 Wasn't worth killing a tree...: This is probably the most worthless book ever written. The author's great advice to reducing child support? Wait until the kids reach the age of emancipation. This book simply reiterates the child support laws of the [... more]
$16.95
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Mark Haddon
Christopher John Francis Boone knows all the countries of the world and their capitals and every prime number up to 7,057. He relates well to animals but has no understanding of human emotions. He cannot stand to be touched. And he detests the ... [... more]
Random House |
Christopher Farley
Christopher John Farley was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and raised in Brockport, New York. He is a graduate of Harvard University and a former editor of the Harvard Lampoon. He is the author of the bestselling biography Aaliyah: More Than a Woman ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
The White Mountains
The White Mountains: I am not a person who normally likes science fiction, but really enjoyed this book. I thought that I would have a hard time finishing this book and instead I couldn't put it down and want to read the rest of the books in the series. [... more]
$5.99
Amazon.com |
Beyond the Burning Lands (The Swords of the Spirits Trilogy)
the best "war book" I've read.: beyond the burning lands by John Christopher... I finished it last weekend, and I won't lie, I waited for monday just to check out the next by christopher. I LOVE this series, and I can't wait to finish this one. [... more]
$4.50
Amazon.com |
The City of Gold and Lead : 35th Anniversary Edition
Greatest Juvenile Science Fiction novels I ever read: I do not think there are three juvenile novels that I enjoy nearly as much as these three. The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead and The Pool of Fire are absolutely perfect examples of [... more]
$16.95
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The Year of the Comet
A devastating novel of prophecy and horror...: "The Year of the Comet" foresees a world split up, not into States and Kingdoms, but into a business Group. The hero is a scientist with a secret which will give supreme authority to any group in [... more]
$15.00
Amazon.com |
The City of Gold and Lead
Greatest Juvenile Science Fiction novels I ever read: I do not think there are three juvenile novels that I enjoy nearly as much as these three. The White Mountains, The City of Gold and Lead and The Pool of Fire are absolutely perfect examples of [... more]
$5.99
Amazon.com |
Tripods Trilogy
Amazon.com Review: Long ago the Tripods, gigantic three-legged machines, descended upon Earth and took control. They used "Caps," administered ceremoniously near each child's 14th birthday, to control humans' brains and keep them docile. Now [... more]
$13.50
Amazon.com |
The Guardians (New Windmills)
not up to The Tripods, but still quite satisfactory: I have never been a fan of "young adult sci fi" as an independent genre, but, having been introduced to Christoper's legendary "Tripods" trilogy (from which even the 2005 movie [... more]
$10.80
Amazon.com |
Pool of Fire
Tripod: I chose this book for several of my students who were into sci fi. They were a great hit! The "worst" of the trilogy: The other two books are better. This one is still good though. But the plot is pretty much straight forward except [... more]
$3.95
Amazon.com |
