Iowa Children's Choice, Book 10

Every Soul a Star

Author: Wendy Mass

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Completed: July 23, 2010

Pages: 322

Book 16, Every Soul a Star

This is a good realistic fiction book by Wendy Mass. It is told throughout from three different kids' perspectives. The three kids are really quite different in the way they act and what they value. I questioned how they would ever come together. Through the craft of Wendy Mass they come together in the most unexpected ways. They all grow and change in the process and come to see what is most important.
Completed: July 23, 2010
Pages: 322

Mexican police arrest man hiding 18 monkeys under clothes at airport - CNN.com

Mexican police arrest man hiding 18 monkeys under clothes at airport - CNN.com Really, 18 monkeys hidden in his shirt. What was he thinking? Have you ever tried to hide an animal? How did that go?

Spider-infested Ship Turned Back from Guam - TIME

Spider-infested Ship Turned Back from Guam - TIME
Ooh! I really don't like spiders and I think that is a good thing that they turned the ship back. The cargo was materials to build homes. Can you imagine building a house with materials infested with spiders. The article states that thousands of spiders overflowed from the cargo. That just makes my skin crawl.

Iowa Children's Choice, Book 9, Stolen Children

Stolen Children

Peg Kehret

genre: mystery

completed: July 15

pages 165

Book 15, Stolen Children

It has been awhile since I have read a book by Peg Kehret and I had to wonder why as I read this one. It was filled with suspense. It was a real page-turner. From the title, you can tell that it must deal with a kidnapping. What else could Stolen Children be about? A young girl, Amy is babysitting for three year-old Kendra. Both are kidnapped, but the younger one is held for ransom. The threat of death is possible for Amy. She keeps her wits. I would consider this a mystery. There is a crime, motive and clues that really hold the reader's attention. Another thing that is present are bystanders. People who have a little bit of information that had they acted upon, could have made a difference. Being a bystander is really not ok. Look at the bystanders in this book and let me know what you think.
Completed: July 15, 2010
Pages: 165

BP begins steps on test of oil well with new cap - CNN.com

BP begins steps on test of oil well with new cap - CNN.com

Well I for one hope this thing works and they can stop the oil from killing more wildlife in the gulf. This is destroying so much of the natural environment. Seriously, all of the technology we have, why does this well continue to gush? I really think that someone out there has a solution. I hope this new cap does the trick. My husband was telling me about a family he knows of in Pensacola who are witnessing dolphins dying as they try to swim away from the oil. How sad! This really has to stop.