http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com Book Reviews Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:04:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kurt Warner is the two-time NFL MVPwinning quarterback of the Arizona Cardinals. Brenda Warner is an ex-Marine turned stay-at-home mom who collects coats for low-income kids and rocks babies to sleep at a hospital for chronically-ill infants. Together theyre the parents of seven, going into their 12th year of marriage, ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=228 It's summer vacation, the weather's great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where's Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn. Greg, a self-confessed "indoor person," is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg's mom has a different ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=225 One of the most wrenching stories I have read in a while. This book both compelled & disturbed, but all the while held my attention. When Mary Boleyn comes to court as an innocent girl of fourteen, she catches the eye of Henry VIII. Dazzled by the king, Mary falls in ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=221 We all have them, those books that take you back to a place & time when things were warm & fuzzy & full of possibilities. For me one of those books is Where The Wild Things Are. I read this book countless times as a child, I read It to my ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=214 In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world's most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling -- a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseen truths . . ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=218 Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the Notables Criteria, "notable" is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children's books, notable should be thought to include ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=212 Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak has to be one of my favorite books as a mom to read. I am not sure if it is because my son is awild thing, with a vivid imagination that gets sent to his room to think alot which often leads to ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=209 The other day I came across a new site that compiled a list of the top 100 novels of all time. After a review of the list I tend to agree with most of their selections. While there are some I have never read. most are classics & well known. This ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=205 Spohie Kinsella captures the imagination of shopping women everywhere with her wonderful series of books . Most notable The Confessions of a Shopaholic made into a major motion picture, Is one of my favs. If you like smart funny women & great stories that have you flipping pages, but not ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=197 Colum McCann has worked exquisite magic with Let the Great World Spin, a novel of electromagnetic force that defies gravity. It's August 1974, a summer when Watergate and the Vietnam War make the world feel precarious. A stunned hush pauses New York City as a man on a cable walks ... http://christinesbookclubforwomen.com/?p=193