Kids Books - Fiction

I want to read all of them they are so romantic

The protagonist of the story, Apple is much more than a character I could relate to. A Filipino main character who migrated in the US at an early age, is currently having a mid-life crisis figuring herself out. Identically and culturally speaking, we are very much attuned. That never happened to me before. I rarely see myself and my culture get represented in any medium, I consumed. This is why, I’m terrific to have Blackbird Fly in my life. Blackbird Fly follows the story of Apple Yengko, an aspiring musician. Having moved to Louisiana from the Philippines when she was little, she always felt estranged by her Filipino roots. Her mother expects her to embrace her culture, but Apple always feels she’s inadequate to belong. In a meanwhile, her friends ditch her after learning she is part of the “Dog Log”, a list of the least attractive girls in the school. Honestly, I don’t have anything much to say about this book, aside from discrimination and the diaspora we regularly experience. So if you want to stop reading now, you should go ahead. In other words, YES, you should definitely get it. As I already lamented above, Apple has a difficult time celebrating her culture. According to our default’s standard, her mom has an accent that isn’t pleasing to the ears. She still cooks food that would be considered unappealing, and so on. That cause, an understandably embarrassment from Apple’s side. All of her friends necessarily don’t understand her culture. For the most part, they don’t want to. Most of the kids in her school subjected her to vicious taunts about her identity. Her identity is constantly ripped off from her, kids often interchange her ethnicity with others. This is not a surprising scenario. Children are just as brutal with their minority alienation as much as their parents and forefathers. Which reminds me, how do children hurtful remarks? Did they heard it from the medium they regularly consume or do they constantly hear it from their parents and adults around them? Blackbird Fly has a very special place in my heart. It makes me even more thankful to my parents, who sacrificed a great deal of things, so we could live a comfortable life.

This book is stunning. The quality of the printing and the weight of the pages make it feel like something special and well worth the money. The early production sketches and the comments from the Ghibli staff are greatly appreciated and provide a decent amount of insight into the creative process. Whilst the amount of film stills could be off putting to people who want to see things they haven't before, the images look so good on the glossy paper, particularly the full page ones, it's hard to imagine anyone feeling too disappointed. The inclusion of the film script to finish out the book was a nice unexpected bonus too. For this book I cannot sing its praises high enough. The animated films from Studio Ghibli are world renowned translated in to multiple languages and back from the likes of Walt Disney in their distribution and recognition. The artwork and storyline blend together to form a timeless story which you cannot help be transported away with, from the world of Howls Moving Castle to the forests of Princess Mononoke to the magic of My Neighbour Totoro, Studio Ghibli have an uncanny ability to tell stories like no other. This book written in part by Hayao Miyazaki captures much of the art work used in the film - with explanatory notes and comments. As such the book is sumptuously illustrated with full and double page illustrations. For anyone who loved the film this is a must but it also appeals to anyone who appreciate artwork and the beautiful of a well crafted story told through images. The only problem I have now is trying to put out of my mind how good the entire Ghibli Library would look on my shelf...

Six hostages left, and no time to lose. Amy and Dan are sent on another impossible hunt for a random item demanded by the Vespers, a secret society set on taking over the world and abusing the secrets of Gideon Cahill himself. After learning the Vesper plot, all Amy and Dan can really do is to await the Vespers to unleash the doomsday device that will, sooner rather than later, move and destroy the world. Only it is already too late to save Dan.

A very good continuation to the Hunger Games.

The. Best. Book. Ever. Another fantastic installment by Cynthia Kadohata, KIra-Kira certainly ranks high on my list of favorites. It's the tale of a Japanese family who moves away from their mostly Japanese village to a town where they are almost shunned. In Kira-Kira, Katie has a strong relationship with her sister, Lynn. They are the best of friends, but Lynn is the older sister, and their is a mutual agreement that she is in charge. But when something tragic occurs, Katie will need to stay strong and be take care of the family. Can she do it?

This book is good. It is written in a letter format, similar to a diary. It is about a girl called Sophie, and Sophie is poor. She inherited a farm from her Great-Uncle Jim. She finds a small, white chicken, and from there, things go haywire. When reading this book, you can never know what to expect! It is a third to fifth grade level, depending on your reading skills.

Can't believe tornado warning dies and that he used to be a pegasus they just cut off his wings and the guy thought he had shoulder surgery but he used to have wings and he was incredibly fast and he can't fly no more

nice book you need to see it now you be suprised

pretty good so far would recommend