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Sunday, November 4, 2007
new books reviews
Here are some new books in the library:
1) HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE
Voldemort and his followers, the Death Eaters, are out in the open now, so much that Rufus Scrimgeour, the new Minister of Magic, feels it is necessary to inform the muggle Prime Minister. Draco has been given an assignment by the Dark Lord, and a net of security has dropped on Hogwarts. Death's disappearances, and destruction increase as Harry's penultimate year at Hogwarts begins. In between classes Harry learns about Voldemort's past and keeps an eye on Draco and Snape, though no one else believes they have joined the Death Eaters. Harry also falls in love with someone he believes he should not. Even Ron is involved with the opposite sex, much to Hermione's annoyance.
Adapted from the: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews/Harry-Potter-Half-Blood.html
2)CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SINGAPORE SOULS
Editorial Reviews
Review : "It is good to be reminded that we are not alone, that there are many others who also have their ups and downs. This collection of stories is a sharing of our hopes and joys as well as the pain and sufferring we experience as part of the Singapore family. It certainly makes our life's journey a little easier."
Review:"The stories here are as authentic and as tasty as my grandma's chicken soup - and the local flavour clears your head and warms your heart. How nice to know, too, that the 'Singapore Soul' is not an oxymoron."
Review:"Chicken Soup for the Singapore Soul is one book you will read again and again and pass down to your children and your children's children. It tells the stories of goodness, of the joys and struggles of Singaporeans that are truly inspiring. "
Adapted From : http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/product-description/9812614168/ref=dp_proddesc_0/104-6374507-1683904?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=booksp/product/product-description/9812614168/ref=dp_proddesc_0/104-6374507-1683904?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books
3)LOVE,SUBURBAN STYLE
From Booklist :
When Tony Award–winning actress Meg Addams loses another role to a younger actress and her teenage daughter is expelled from school, Meg decides to return to her childhood hometown in suburban Westchester County. But the town is no longer homey, and most of the old residents have left. The diner is now a sushi bar, and the quaint homes have been supersized, leaving very little hope of Meg affording a home until a fixer-upper thought to be haunted becomes available. A major asset is the next-door neighbor, Sam Rooney, one of the few townies left and Meg's unrequited crush from high school. The good news is that Sam is now single with two children of his own; the bad news is that he is not interested in a new relationship. A vastly entertaining romance and a real standout laced with otherworldly intervention and a dash of social suburban commentary. - - - Engelmann, Patty
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