This is an outstanding book. I highly recommend it for English-speakers trying to learn Spanish. For Spanish-speakers trying to learn English, there is also an inverted version of this book by the same publisher, "Gramatica Espanola Para Estudiantes De Ingles" by Ana Levenson.

"English Grammar for Students of Spanish" is a small, relatively inexpensive book that gets right to the point and clearly compares and contrasts English and Spanish grammars. The book utilizes the effective technique of using the familiar to explain the unfamiliar.

Despite doing well in most subjects in school and university, English grammar was always my worst subject. My understanding of English grammar never quite gelled. So, while attempting to learn Spanish, I have found my weak grasp of English grammar has been a significant obstacle to me obtaining fluency and competence in Spanish. This book has allowed me to substantially advance my fundamental grasp of both Spanish grammar and English grammar at the same time.

I wish my English grammar books back in school were this small, to the point, clear, and well-written. It's a must-read for grammar-challenged individuals serious about mastering Spanish.

this book explains spanish grammar through association to english grammar. there are mini-quizes after each segment which are quite helpful. the text volume is not daunting, but very succinct. for learning things about number/gender/adjectives etc, this book is simply a gem. great for spanish class or as an aid to learning the language, but not a 'tourist book' with vital phrases.

I have been teaching Spanish at the University level for 8 years and I find this book a very useful aid. It puts in plain English the grammar we need to know to successfully acquire Spanish. The explainations are concise and there are also brief exercises at the end of each gramatical explaination. If you are looking for the basics,laid out in a well-ordered fashion this is an excellent guide.

This book was very touching. It was also funny and made me laugh out loud at the things that two ninteen year old girls did. Although it was set in the 1920's and I could not catch every person to which they referred, I still got the point of the book and enjoyed it immensely. I would definitely recommend this book to other teenagers and older because this book was one of the best books I ever read. The things they did I would never have done and the people they met were werid, yet I felt that without being able to relate very much to the book made it all the more interesting to read. I hope this book is read by others so they can all laugh as much as I did.

This is definately my favorite book. It is light, hilarious and such a joy to read. I tried to put off finishing it, trying to extend my pure delight in reading it, but I couldnt keep myself away, so I finished it rather quickly. However, I still longed for more and began to read it agian. The story is true, well written and fun. The adventures Cornellia and Emily have during their first trip to Europe will literally make you laugh until you cry. I wished I could be one of the girls, along for their trip, until I realized I was there as well, enjoying it as much as they were. Cornelia and Emily are the perfect companions for such a trip, and it was so kind of them to share it with us. This is one of those books that become dear friends, and anyone who has not yet read it must do so now, or else they will miss out on the greatest trip of their lives.

A long time hobby of mine has been to watch classic films, then scour used bookstores looking for the original work on which the films was based. When I first saw the film "Our Hearts Were Young And Gay", I knew I just had to find the book! Little did I realize that the European adventures of these two girls in the 1920s was actually not a work of fiction! There is even a line at the introduction of the book that reads "Lest the reader should be in any doubt, we wish to state that the incidents in this book are all true and the characters completely non-fictitious." I recently took this book on my first trip to Europe and found it delightful and funny. Great for those long hours waiting for and flying on planes. I must admit that this is the first book that ever had me literally laughing out loud.

Of course with any story turned into a film, it was kissed with a bit of Hollywood glamour and parts were left on the cutting room floor, but the story is truly witty, charming and fun and follows very closely to the book. See the movie if you can catch it on a classic movie channel! It hasn't been released on video or DVD yet. As for the book, the pages are worn and the dustjacket is ripped but it will always be in my library and I look forward to reading it over and over again.

AEthelflaed (or Flaed for short) lives in late 9th century England. At 15 she lives a happy life as the Kings daughter and a wannabe scholar. But when she learns that her father has, for political reasons, betrothed her to a man she's never met before she watches in shock as the little freedom she has left drifts away. Her father hires a guard named Red to protect her. In the beginning Flaed finds ways to escape from his watchful gaze but when something horrible happens Flaed realizes the seriousness of the situation she's in. Red teaches her how to defend herself, how to fight and use a shield. But when her skills are put to the test will she emerge victorious?

This is truly one of the best historical fiction novels I've ever read. Based on the real life story of one of England's most influential women, The Edge on the Sword weaves a wonderful tale of a strong young girl and her life. I recommend this books to fans of such historical novels as Anna of Byzantium and medieval novels such as the Crown and Court Duel.

This is the most wonderful book I have ever read. I couldn't stop until I had reached the end. I read it for 7 hours, and not once did I get bored. The story captivates its readers like no other book has. Rebecca Tingle is brilliant.

I first got this book at the libary and it looked
interesting so I grabbed it. Once I started to read
it I wasn't able to put it down. I recomend this to
all peoples. It's a must read. I know that the covers
supid but foget about it and you'll love this book.

I also recomend the Tamora Pierce series exept for
"Briars Book".All the others are grate. But read the Song of the Lioness series fist. I also recomend Fearless, Sweep, Lois Duncan, Blood and Chocolate,Seven Daughters and Seven Sons".

After many years of placing "Jane Eyre" at the top of my "favorite stories of all time" list, I was glad when my husband gave me this book so I could read some of Bronte's other novels.

What I found was that I liked "Villette" even more than "Jane Eyre" - and, although it was arduous at first, I found "Shirley" was better yet.

"Jane Eyre", for anyone who hasn't read it, is a wonderful gothic romance, moralistic and spiritual, a very good read and fascinating tale.

"Villette" is more mature. The author explores a deeper sort of love - not based on mere physical attraction or infatuation, but based on deep, abiding friendship and respect. This story, too, has its lessons.

The character development in "Villette" was more complete than in any other novel I've ever read. I became fascinated by the unattractive little professor, and by other characters as well.

Unfortunately, there is a lot of French in this story, and what appeared to be the most pivotal moments were written in French... dialogue that I really wanted to understand was just lost on me. That was truly unfortunate. I'll have to find someone to translate for me sometime.

"Shirley" is the best of all. The beginning is arduous. I had to use my dictionary throughout, but the beginning is particular difficult. Shall I say.. boring, even. I found that, once I forced myself through the beginning, I was very much rewarded.

This story is a gem. The female heroines - Shirley and Caroline - were wonderful to get to know. Shirley is not the sort of female I would have thought Bronte had had occasion to know, so this was enlightening for me.

Truly an eye-opening look at 19th century feminism! And incorporated into these wonderful romance stories.

"The Professor" was a bit more dry than the others, although it was fun to read a romance story strictly from the male viewpoint. For a first novel, this was really incredibly well written.

As for "Wuthering Heights", it's been a number of years since I've read the story, so I won't attempt a review here.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes "Wuthering Heights" or "Jane Eyre". All these stories are wonderfully written, with complex characters and interesting plots. The work of true genius.

This novel was written as a looking glass into the life of one Jane Eyre. Welcome to her thoughts, her advice, and descriptions of her beliefs. But before you venture off, keep on the look-out for the contrast that exist in her thoughts compared to your own. By finding contrast you will observe some of the similiarities in her thinking to your own. "listen, then, JaneEyre, to you sentence: to-morrow, place the glass before you, and draw in chalk your own picture, faith-fully, without softening one defect; omit no harsh line, smooth away no displeasing irregularity, write under it, "Portrait of a Governess, Disconnected, poor, and plain." In the novel you come to understand Jane as a strong person with even stronger beliefs that she lives by. You now get a feeling of the contrast of her life. By re-reading the line notice the way she judges and punishes herself for what she finds fualty in her life. An entire novel is created around these constraints and contradiction. You may come to understand a small portion of yourself through Jane's contrasting life.

I thought it was a good book

"I am a mouse, a white mouse. My name is Emmaline. Before I met Emily, the great poet of Amherst, I was nothing more than a crumb gatherer, a cheese nibbler, a mouse-of-little-purpose. There was an emptiness in my life that nothing seemed to fill. All that changed the day I moved into the Dickinson residence on Main Street..." Emmaline moves into the simple, quiet, sunny upstairs bedroom, and begins her new life in the wainscoting of Emily's room. She observes the Dickinson family, and is most fascinated by her new roommate, Emily. "She always wore white. She seemed to be everywhere and nowhere at once, fluttering through the house like a ghost, stirring up a batch of gingerbread in the kitchen, or walking in the garden, lost in reverie..." Emily is always sitting at her little desk in deep concentration, writing and scribbling on small scraps of paper, and this intrigues the little mouse. When a small scrap finally lands on the floor near Emmaline's door, she snatches it up and begins reading. "Imagine my surprise when I realized I was holding a poem! The words spoke to me. These were my feelings exactly, but ones I had always kept hidden for fear the world would think me a sentimental fool..." Emmaline turns the paper over and words begin to pour out of her; a poem of her own. Then she returns the scrap with her new poem on the back to Emily's desk. That night while Emmaline slept, Emily read her poem and wrote back, slipping the note paper under her little mouse door. "I'm Nobody! Who are you?/Are you-Nobody-too/Then there's a pair of us!/Don't tell! they'd banish us-you know!..." And that, as they say, was the beginning of a beautiful friendship..... Elizabeth Spires has written an engaging, gentle, and evocative introduction to the great poet, Emily Dickinson. Her charming and creative story, told often in poems passed back and forth between mouse and Myth, is sometimes poignant, often humorous, and always enlightening. Claire Nivola's black and white sketches complement the text beautifully, and together word and art paint a lovely portrait of the elusive and reclusive Dickinson and her genius, with great insight. Perfect for youngsters 9-12, The Mouse Of Amherst makes an even better read aloud book the entire family can share, and includes an Author's note about Emily Dickinson's life and her poetry to augment and enhance the story and open interesting discussions. This sweet little treasure is sure to whet the appetite of both young and old, and send kids out looking for more. It works well as a companion book to Jeanette Winter's Emily Dickinson's Letters To The World, and Michael Bedard's Emily.

Emmaline is a mouse who lives in a house in Emily Dickinson's room. They become friends very quickly and write poems together.

This was an excellent book, and I recommend it to everyone.

Emmaline is a mouse who lives behind the wainscoting of Emily Dickinson's bedroom and is a small, but courageous writer. The Mouse Of Amherst is a unique and effective little story for young children that aptly introduces wonderful poetry woven into the warm and superbly crafted story. Illustrations by Claire A. Nivola are perfect augmentations to Elizabeth Spires's engaging and memorable tale.

The three continued to the dangerous Lake of Tears, in the land ruled by the evil sorceress Thaegan. They need to get through her territory and to the Lake of Tears. On their way, they discover a troop of Grey Guards with a prisoner; a tiny Ralad builder named Manus. They rescue him, and move off the road to avoid capture by the angry Grey Guards. Then they see a broken sign: Ring and Enter. They see a nice cottage, and a bell. They oblige, and run to the cottage. But instead of a nice, flat lawn, is quicksand. The two inhabitants, Nij and Doj, pull them out and treat them well. But they do not speak English. Instead, they say things like "Noos taem hserf!" Which later, they discover is "Fresh meat soon!" and their names are Jin and Jod - Two of Thaegan's evil children. Can they make it to the Lake of Tears? They do, and find a beast, Soldeen. They have to get the gem from Soldeen, and when Kree, Jasmine's crow, kills Thaegan by trying to protect Jasmine, all of her evil work comes undone, including the trasfomation of the city D'Or.

You have to read this book! Almost better than Harry Potter. This is a great series and I could not put the books down. I read for at least an hour every night. This is a mind twisting adventure and the best one in the series.

It's really fun to read. The story was very exciting, and I would definitely recommend this book to my friends.

You guys who wrote really great reviews, don't hate me, and Emily Rodda, don't hate me either. Please don't take me wrong, I think that this Series was extrodinary,I absolutely loved them, all except this one...Okay, you guys, before you get into raging fits on me, just listen.
First of all, since Leif was Jealous of Dain admiring Jasmine, how come nothing ever happens after that with Jasmine and Lief? Sorry you guys who hate Romance in a novel (And I know what you're going to say that this book shouldn't have that because it's for kids.) But I think that a little love in a book makes it fun to read. I was hoping that maybe Leif and Jasmine would end up married, maybe with some kids of their own. Second of All: I was really hoping that Jasmine would be the heir. Why does it always have to be the boy that is the hero? Why not Jas for a change, she is awesome, perfectly capable of dealing with the shadow lord herself, even if she is a little opinionated sometimes. Then She could be Queen, and since she would fall in love with Lief, then he would get to be king anyway! I think that this would have been a better ending.
Third of All: How come everything is so surprising, and everything is changed? I think that it is cool that Doom turns out to be Jas's dad, I even cried when he was remembering her. But Why does Lief have to be the heir, and Doom instead of being Endon, turn out to be Jarred? I thought that He should've stayed Endon, then Jasmine could be the Heir.

And Remember guys, This is my personal opinion, and I'm sure that you think different, so please don't hate my reviews from now on, I'm sure you're all really nice people, and if you like this series, I think that it would be fun to be friends, I have yet to meet someone who loves thee like I do.
Anyway, I only think that This #8 is lacking, I absolutely would give the others 5 stars, all of them. But if your life is the written word, like mine, You could find that This was a bit dissappointing. Though I do envy Emily, she is an amazing writer, and I hope that you don't think that I'm crazy or stupid or I write awful reviews. I loved the other 7, really I do!!

This book is very exciting, full of surprises and ultimate adventure. As a trusted member of the Resistance, and apparent heir to the throne of Deltora, is kidnapped, Lief, Barda, Jasmine, and others must hurry to rescue him. But a surprise awaits them. The traitor they had feared was found - in Dain, the one they thought was the heir. Now they were in danger, many of the group were caught. As Doom's identity is finally discovered, they make another guess at the heir. When the true heir was discovered, I wasn't surprised. All through the books, I knew it had to be Lief. I kept thinking, "Maybe they waited until the babies were born and then switched them." Never once did I think Jarred was not Jarred, but Endon, and Endon was really Jarred. Surprises and twists in the story make sure you will not want to put this book down. I loved these books, and was delighted when I discovered that Emily Rodda, my favorite author after I read these books, wrote three more books, calling them the series Deltora Shadowlands.

I am a seven year old boy and my mom read the Deltora Quest series to me and every night my 11-year old brother came in to listen too- he also loved them. I think they are great!! The best part about these books is that there are clues to figure out along the way. This is the best series I have ever read. "Return to Del" is my favorite of the series because it's the most exciting and a lot of mysteries are revealed in this last book.

Emily Fitzgerald and her family have been burdened with scandal since her bother, Richard, attempted to murder their half brother, Ewan. Her chances to make a good match seem hopeless but a top bachelor proposes to her. However, Emily has always been determined to marry for love. Fearing more scandal for turning down the proposal, she decides to vacation with Ewan in Scotland. She would be enjoying her vacation but Ewan's cousin, Jaime, and her are constantly arguing. Emily highly doubts that her and the brash scot will ever get along.

This book is the sequel to a previous Avon True Romance, Anna and the Duke, but it's not really necessary to read that one to understand this one. Emily and the Scot is a watered down but well done type of love/hate story. Although Emily and Jamie never really hated each other their personalities just grate against one another's. The characters were vibrant and the romance managed to remain interesting throughout the entire book. I also really enjoyed the ending. The author showed great restraint in making it a happy but realistic one. Emily and the Scot and Anna and the Duke are two of the best books this series has to offer and I highly recommend them both.

When Emily Fitzgerald's older brother Richard went mad with the desire to inherit his father's title and attempted to murder their half-brother Ewan MacLaughlin, the scandal tainted the entire family. Now Ewan and his new wife, Anna, are living happily ever after in Scotland, Richard has been sent out of the country for treatment, and Emily and her mother are left behind, forced to deal on their own with the contempt of Regency London society. After Alexander Cross, the Viscount Stanton, proposes to Emily on a bet, she just can't take it anymore. She packs her bags and heads for Scotland to visit her Ewan and get away from the stares of society. But from the second she arrives at MacLaughlin Castle, Emily gets off to a terrible start with Ewan's cousin, Jamie. She mistakes him for a servant, and angry at Emily's treatment of him. Jamie deliberately embarrasses her. But could something deeper be hidden behind their heated exchanges of insults, maybe even love? I loved Kathryn Smith's first book for the Avon True Romance series, Anna and the Duke, and this one was really good too. I highly recommend this book to fans of the series.

Emily Fitzgerald is eighteen years old. Her brother, Richard, attempted to harm their half brother Ewan, after Ewan inherited their father's title of dukedom. Emily just received a proposal from the Viscount Stanton, and refuses because she does not love him. Rather than facing gossip being spread about her by society, she decides to visit Ewan and his wife, Anna. There, she meets Ewan's cousin, Jamie McLaughlin. Emily mistakes him for a servant, leaving them to a fine start. They argue about almost anything known to man. But can there be something deeper, something that neither Emily nor Jamie realize? I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed Anna and the Duke, or for fans of the Avon True Romance series.