Elizabeth works undercover to blow the top off a sexist restaurant that forces its waitresses to dress like prostitutes.(or popstars..).Meanwhile,someone else is pregnant!!

This book is great! Billie goes through hard times, Jessica and Michael McAllery re-unite. Elizabeth proves girl power by going undercover to expose a scandal that is degrading women for their brests. This book waas great and has a surprise ending!

This book was great! Billie and Steven go through hard times, with a surprise ending. Jessica sees her ex-husband, Michael McAllery again, and is determined to prove she can handle anything. Even a new job. Elizabeth works undercover as a waitress for a sleazy night club. I loved this part of the storyline. She had to put up with a lot of perverted guys, but really told them off! The nightclub only allows women with large breasts to waitress it. Elizabeth does some padding and heads on in! It was really cool how she and the other waitresses showed those men a thing or two! This is a great book!

The cold Alaskan air could burn anybody's skin and heart, but not this wolf named Buck. He showed he had heart in everything that he did. One of the many things Buck did during his three thousand miles was earning ownership from all the dogs on the team and from all of the men and women who owned him. He showed courage by pulling twenty five-pound sacks of flour for one hundred yards all by himself. This book is a good one to read if you love adventure, excitement and danger. I would recommend this book to anybody, but mostly the younger children because of its many fun adventures.

This review is by a family of three kids. Our mom read this book aloud to us. Here are our opinions:
Anne (12): I think this was a really moving book, but some of the writer's opinions, I didn't quite agree with. Jack London says that we are shaped by our society, but I believe that we can change ourselves, because we have free will.
Michelle (11): It was a great book, but I didn't like the middle portion, because White Fang was all hatred, killing all the dogs he met.
John (9): The best part was when White Fang was sitting at the shore as boats came up, waiting to kill all the dogs. I think White Fang was good and bad. He would be a good guard dog. But he was bad because he tried to kill. He never let any dog retreat to save themselves.
Mom: This was really a good book, but I recommend it as a read aloud. The reading level is way above my kids heads, but they understood it in context as a read aloud. There are some very ferocious parts that I skipped as I read, because I thought them too graphic. But the book did inspire us to discuss the idea that we are shaped by our surroundings, and that we have free will to make our way. But also, we shape other's lives by our own choices -- so we are responsible before God to others.

London's near epic tail of a wolf struggling to adapt to civilization is one marked by adventure, excitement and emotion. London flawlessly depicts the nature of wild beasts and the environment in which they live.
The storyline follows a young gray cub called White Fang, who is thrown into the midst of human culture against his will. The young cub develops into a dominant wolf and experiences confrontations beyond his vivid imagination. White Fang possesses unique and distinctive qualities for a wolf which is wonderfully detailed in the characters countless struggles.
This is truly a well-written book, with more than enough excitement to keep any apathetic reader intrigued. Although an interesting and insightful look at the nature of animals, the book's beginning can be considered a toil to accomplish and perhaps even tedious for some.
Fortunately, with the introduction of mankind, the story sweeps into action as White Fang strives to fuse with society, and the domesticated animals that come along with it. White Fang's Possession changes multiple times during the novel, keeping readers enthused and captivated. Be advised however, the exhilaration reaches a climax only halfway into the book, and never achieves the high level of excitement at any point afterward.
Despite the less absorbing material in the first and last parts of the book, Jack London's timeless account of a ferocious wolf molded by the fingers of civilization is well worth the read. The emotional attachment one attains from reading the pages of White Fang is more than enough to engage readers of all types. Don't miss out on this book.

I cannot believe how immature Tom was acting in this book. It really annoyed me the way he kept referring to Elizabeth as 'that other girl' and how he kept assuming that the only reason why she told him that George had come onto her was because she was jealous.

How pathetic - why would Elizabeth be jealous of the relationship Tom had with his father? After all, she was the one that had gone to the effort of reuniting them. Tom is just so ungrateful - if it wasn't for Liz he'd still be stuffing his face at burger joints and wearing jogging bottoms rather than wining and dining at fancy restaurants with that airhead Dana and being able to afford designer clothes now that his father is plying him with money.

I'm so glad that Tom's little world is going to come crashing down around him - he deserves it after that way he's been acting towards Liz.

Meanwhile, Liz is about to become broken-hearted yet again, due to the fact that Gin-Yung has returned from London with devastating news. It is nice to see Liz and Todd back together but, somehow it just doesn't seem the same. I think Liz should keep looking for Mr. Right.

Jessica provides the comedy element to this otherwise depressing storyline with her attempt to be a part of a sexy calender featuring bikini clad girls surrounding Bobby Hornet a sexy singer who just happens to be the judge of the competition. Unfortunately, Jessica who has received blessings from Nick to participate in the calender forget to mention the rather small fact that Bobby is a major part of this shoot.

Will Jessica be able to get away without telling Nick the truth? Will Tom wake up and smell/taste the strong and bitter coffee that seems to be heading in his direction? And more importantly, who will Todd choose - Elizabeth or Gin-Yung?

SVU #27-29 are my favourites from the series. I found all the characters really touching and believable- Todd, who's being torn in two, Elizabeth, who has to make a sacifice and Gin-Yung, who's having the hardest time of all.. It was great to see Todd and Elizabeth back together again, which was romantic and the bits about Gin-Yung dealing with her fatal illness were very touching. Jessica's parts didn't add much to the story, still they broke it up nicely and left you wondering what was going to happen next between Todd, Elizabeth and Gin-Yung. Don't miss this one if you like SVU!

This is a great book.I love it when Todd and Liz are together.Gin Yung shouldn't go through their way and so are Watts!

Elizabeth,Jessica and some of their school friends are taking a class boat trip when the boat is hijacked by two thugs!-who threaten to throw all the kids to the sharks!Later a storm capsizes their boat and the kids(and the crooks as well)are washed up on an island!This is the 2nd in a 2-part minseries.The first book,Deadly Voyage,involves the hijacking and the storm.This one involves the kids attempts to get home,without the crooks turning them into shark bait.Elizabeth and Jessica are survivors so those baddies just better watch out!!!!

Loved it all. there was a nice blend of action, adventure and comedy. I liked how they all pulled together after all the arguing and insulting. It was cool. I would recommend dis 2 anyone.This book and Deadly Voyage-part one- are 2 of my favorites,man.

This is an exciting book that has lots of different kinds of schemes,adventures,and all sorts of stuff!!!!

This story is about 6th,7th,and 8th graders go on a feild trip to explore wildlife on a boat.All of the guardians get left behind and the boat gets hijacked by 2 strong men who brought guns with them!!Instead of heading toward the island they are going for Mexico!Meanwhile there is a huge storm so they can't swim out of it either!
I really hope my review has helped you buy this book!

I'm sure that all of you readers out there will love this book!Be sure to get book number 92 to find out the rest!I deeply encourage you to buy this book!!!!!!!!!!!!
Francine pascal's most favorite reader,Amanda (L.)

It's Halloween and the Unicorns want to have the best Halloween party ever. With Kala, Elizabeth, and the Unicorns all helping clean-up an old shack that Lila's father(Lila is in the Unicorns Club) gave them to use as there Halloween shack. The girls don't know that the shack is built under an Indian burial ground until some weird things start to happen. Elizabeth is one of the main characters. Elizabeth is very into her studies,is intelligent, and is very into the community. For example, Elizabeth is taking part in the community organization group called Houses for the Homeless. Elizabeth is also a caring person and wants to help as much as she can, with anything. Another main character in the book is Kala. Kala is a new girl at school and is only staying for a month because, her dad has a job that moves them around alot. Elizabeth and Kala have alot in common with each other. They become good friends thanks to Jessica, Elizabeth's twin sister. Kala is also a Native American from the Nookta tribe. Kala is very spiritual and doesn't care if she is popular. The last main Characters are a group of girls called the Unicouns. The Unicorns are a the most popular girls in Sweet Vally Middle School. The girls in the Unicorn club are very different from each other. Some of them are nice and some of them are mean. Some of them are smart and some of them are not. But all the girls like boys, shopping,and popularity. As the girls prepare for the party, some strange things begin to happen. Kala has unusual dreams that come true. The Unicorns find a skull to a person, pottery, arrow heads, and a bear's tooth. What makes the book good is that all the end of the chapters are cliff hangers. And it makes you want to read more. Also it keeps building up to the end with suspense. Now on a not so positive note, at the end of the book when you get to the really juicy information, your expectations are let down, just like the movie I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER. Overall I would give this book a three out of five stars.

At Sweet Valley, there is a new student at school named Kayla, who is Native American. When the Unicorns decide to throw a party at a haunted shack in the woods, Elizabeth Wakefield and Kayla help, only if the Unicorns agree to give the shack to a childrens' club when the party is over.
When they clean the shack, Ellen Ritemen sees a human skull and a bear. Then a bat follows Janet Howell, which Kayla confessed to Elizabeth that in her dream from last night, she sicced a bat on Janet.

Everyone is convinced Kayla is a witch, except for Elizabeth. With Kayla's help, she must find information that will prove Kayla is a normal girl.

in this one a skeleton is not happy till he gets his head back(or his skull,whatever..)

Jessica is horrified that she is good at science and even placed in a special program because only nerds are good at science!She believes her life is ruined forever!

This book was great! It is abot how Elizabeth and Jessica get to be in a club called SOAR! Suprised huh? Well, Jess thinks she will hate it but ends up likeing it. Until janet says that she has to choose between SOAR! and the Unicorns. This is a book any sweet valley fan should read.

In this book, Jessica Wakefield is asked in to a program people who are gifted in math and science. She is humiliated! She complains all about it. When her friends try to help her get out of it, she refuses. She suddenly realizes she likes it. But soon, jealous Janet Howell is afraid the Jessica will steal her boyfriend. What will poor Jessica do?

When Jessica and Elizabeth played outside, they found the cat who was alone. They were going to have her but their family had allergenic as cat. So Jessica and Elizabeth had secret that they took care of the cat for their family. I think this twins are kind girls.This story is nice and excite.

They hid the kitte in their room. Jssuca and Elizabeth are very gentle girls. So they are very good to loves the kitte. The kitte is very cute.

Jessica's cat trick was an enjoyable book for me because I like cats a lot and I also like hearing or reading and espesialy watching a new life entering our human world.

For those who grew up in the Valley, this book provides a wonderful mix of 'answers-to-trivia-questions' and a solid background in many aspects of its history. For those who've never lived in the Valley or never been there, Kevin Roderick's book will tell you that your culture is far more shaped by the Valley and the people in it than you ever knew.

I have lived in the San Fernado Valley my whole life and have only left this great place for no more than a month at a time. After reading this book, i have a newfound apprecaition and love for this 'burb of Los Angeles. The only thing lacking in this book is pictures of the valley from the 60's to the present. Otherwise its a great book. I just wish that the LA Times had allowed more of their pictures to be included in this book.

This book is an engaging treat and an enlightening eye-opener for anyone who has ever lived in the Valley (especially for those of us who grew up here). Kevin Roderick reveals the Valley's history through a combination of well-researched prose and historical photographs which say even more than the words do. By the time you finish this book, you're almost saddened by the present state of the Valley because Mr. Roderick has illustrated just how beautiful and inviting this sunny prarie used to be, why it appealed to so many immigrants and developers, and how lovely it could have been. The timing of this book's release is noteworthy, too: it appeared in stores just before the movement for the Valley's possible secession from the City of Los Angeles appeared on the November 2002 ballots.

I loved this book as much as I loved Black Gold! This is a story of love, courage, and anger. It starts about a little girl named Molly who gets an old mare named Lady Sue for her tenth birthday. Molly in her heart, does not like Lady Sue. She wanted a wonderful hose as elegant as Secretariat. Then, when Lady has a baby mule everything changes. Molly raises Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley to win the King Mule Contest. Despite all of the teasing from Freddy Westover, Molly takes a leap of faith to create a champion out of the true King Mule - Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley.

The story is about a girl named Molly who wants a horse of her own, but her family can't afford a horse. So on Molly's tenth birthday her dad saved enough money to give Molly a really big surprise. Molly gets an old mare named Lady Sue. Molly acts like she is happy, but she wasn't that happy at all. She was not very grateful. Lady Sue had a baby mule named Brown Sunshine. Brown Sunshine became a beautiful young mule. Molly turned Brown Sunshine into a hard working mule. She became her friend. Brown Sunshine inspired Molly to write an award-winning essay. He became so beautiful that he won the King of Mule Day. The book was a fiction book and it was very well written. The setting was in the Sawdust Valley. It was a peaceful place until everyone started talking about Brown Sunshine. I liked this book because I am an animal lover and it was about an animal. It is also an enjoyable book to read and you can read it very fast. It is full of surprises. I recommend this book for boys and girls ages ten to fourteen.

I loved this book it didn't take me long to read it but I loved it their were some dull parts but still i give it 5 stars. Most parts were really exiting. The part I liked the best was when she got a horse.

Danube
Claudio Magris
2001
ISBN 1-86046-823-3

I have seen the Danube at Donauwoerth in Germany and Linz and Melk in Austria. When I came across Claudio Magris' book, I was interested enough to buy it. Magris' book about the Danube is an unusual one. It is not a travel book, but more the historical reflections of a man visiting centuries-old towns along the river from where it originates in Germany to where it ends in the Black Sea in Rumania.

Since I have visited or read about some of the towns along the Danube in the German-speaking world, I found that part of the book more interesting. I knew less about the other countries -- Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Rumania, and I did not relate as well to that part of the book.

On the whole, there are some obstacles to overcome in reading this book. The writer's style is rather wordy and rambling. In one sentence, for example, I counted seventy-five words. There are endless literary and historical references, many of which are somewhat obscure. For me, eventually they grew tiresome. The book, in English, is a translated work. At points, one wonders if the rendering of sentences such as, "That life which the photograph fixed in one of its instants is vanished forever", could not have been translated in plainer English.

Still, some of this book is good reading. Magris' story about the director of the river works at Linz who spent a lifetime marking out the confines of the upper Danube and wrote a three volume work of 2,164 pages about all the aspects of the river from the different types of rafts and barges to the poems, songs, plays, and novels that related to the river is amusing. At the other extreme, Magris' description of visiting the terrible stone quarry at Mauthausen concentration camp that the Nazis set up on the Danube, where 110,000 people died, is disturbing.

On the whole, I would say this book is interesting reading in places. Elsewhere, it drags a bit. For example, consider a sentence such as, "Are the Istrians therefore Thracians, as Apollodorus thought, or Colchians, according to the view of Pliny and Strabo, or are they Gepids? "

Perhaps, the main problem with "Danube" is that the scope and coverage of the book are simply too great. The countries through which the lower reaches of the Danube flow do not have so much in common with those of the German-speaking part of the Danube. Like the Nile, it is a very long river, and, similarly it comes into contact with a number of lands with differing cultural traditions and histories. The Danube as an organizational theme for Magris' reflections about history and literature falters in the face of the great diversity of the material. Also, there is the question of if this book is really about the Danube or more a vehicle for Magris' wide-ranging interests.

Magris's account of the journey, from its obscure and contested origins in Germany (Donaueschingen? Brigach? Furtwangen?), to the Black Sea is alternatingly scintillating and impenetrably dense. It is fully possible that many of the stylistic difficulties that occur hear arise out of the translation process.

Despite the occasional obfuscation, this is a deeply intriguing book. I picked it up, thinking that it may perhaps successfully do for the Donau (Danube) what Rebecca West's monumental "Black lamb and Grey Falcon" did for Yugoslavia, namely to serve as a marvelous compilation of historical narratives and anecdotes, sort of a "reference point for the ages". In this, "Danube" does not disappoint. There may be thousands of more readable books, but this one is rare, in that it blends so wonderfully narrative, history, and anecdote. Ultimately even the denseness of the prose may be a virtue...it reduces the reader's speed, allowing us to better digest and reflect upon its contents. I recommend it.

Claudio Magris's Danube is special to me first of all because I spent 8 years living and working in the Central European area described in the book. But it is more than just another travel book because it manages to capture the mood and feeling of Central Europe: its complex overlapping history, the melancholic pensiveness of so many of its writers and artists, the sense of hidden mystery in so many of its places. Danube manages to combine the travel narrative with philosophy, history and real sense of place. It is essential reading whether you go to Central Europe or are just interested in its complexity.