The Fireside Book Chat

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White by Ted Dekker - a book review by Mike
April 13, 2011

White, novel number 3 in Ted Dekker’s Circle Trilogy, begging 13 years after Justin’s sacrifice. The Forest Guard members that had drowned in the blood of Elyon and escaped the forest have formed “The Circle”. They live in the desert while the

Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson - a book review by Sam
April 12, 2011

Twisted is about Tyler Miller who has gotten his self into some trouble through out the story. The book starts out when Tyler Miller was caught vandalizing school property there for he spent his summer doing community service for the school and workin

Justice by Ralph Cotton - a book review by Kaleb
April 11, 2011

Cotton, Ralph. Justice. London: Penguin, 1999. Print. Justice starts out in the town of Bannet with Sam Burrack and his assistant Maria confronting the cowhands at the local saloon and end up killing them all when they draw their guns on Sam. The reas

Dear John by Nicholas Sparks - a book review by Christa
April 08, 2011

Sparks, Nicholas. Dear John. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2006. Print. Published by Grand Central Publishing in 2006, Dear John is a romance novel written by Nicholas Sparks, an American author. Sparks has written over 13 novels including A Wal

The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards - a book review by Morgan
April 07, 2011

Edwards, Kim. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter. New York: Penguin, 2006. Print. The novel takes place in Kentucky in the year 1964. Dr. David Henry and Norah met in a department store, and were shortly married and having children. The only problem was N

Paris to the Moon by Adam Gopnik - a book review by Eric
April 06, 2011

Gopnik, Adam. Paris to the Moon. New York: Random House, 2000. Print. Paris. That word alone conveys an image of romantic men and women wearing black and white stripped shirts and a beret with a cig caressing their lips, sidewalk cafes, brass and coppe

Where the Heart is by Billie Letts - a book review by Moriah
April 05, 2011

Letts, Billie. Where the Heart is. New York: Warner Books, 1998. Print Novalee Nation is only 17 and she is seven months pregnant. At the beginning of the story she is on her way to California with her boyfriend Willie Jack Pickens. She is alone and t

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson - a book review by Brittany
April 04, 2011

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Wintergirls . New York: Viking, 2009. Print. Summary Wintergirls is a book about eighteen year old Lia. Lia is an anorexic, and her best friend Cassie was bulimic. Cassie dies at the very start of the book but when one continues

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury - a book review by Willie
April 01, 2011

Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: The Random House Publishing Group, 1953. Fahrenheit 451 is a novel set in the future.  It starts out with the main character, Guy Montag, coming home from work.  He is a fireman, however, a firemen’s job i

From Pieces to Weight by 50 Cent - a book review by Brendon
March 31, 2011

From Pieces to Weight by 50 Cent - a book review by Brendon