This book opened my eyes to several things. Much of it is based on actual people and occurrences. The story is told from the point of view of an Afghani girl with a cleft palate and a desire to attend school. Some parts are interesting looks into a culture different from mine. Other parts are he...
This book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. (Description nicked from B&N.com.) “At the end of Divided We Fall, Danny Wright’s beloved Idaho had been invaded by the federal government, their electricity shut off, their rights suspended. Danny goes into hiding with hi...
Burning Nation, the sequel to Divided We Fall, steps it up a LARGE notch and knocks it out of the park. With Idaho declaring independence from the United States to get out from under federal laws that are impeding peoples freedoms (sound eerily familiar?), Danny finds himself a beacon of hope for th...
This is an eloquent tale about a teenage boy who struggles to figure himself out, do right for his family and his future,and learn about what happened to his father in Afghanistan. Reading the letters from his father spark an emotion in this reader that kept me flipping the pages just hoping for clo...
(Description nicked from B&N.com.) “Danny Wright never thought he'd be the man to bring down the United States of America. In fact, he enlisted in the Idaho National Guard because he wanted to serve his country the way his father did. When the Guard is called up on the governor's orders to police ...
One accident, one slip over one HUGE issue and everything changes for America. Divided We Fall is a fast moving, action packed read, that touches on some political realities that scare the hell out of me. Danny Wright is a very likable character, with very real trials and tribulations that are rela...
I am Private First Class Daniel Christopher Wright.I am seventeen years old.And I fired the shot that ended the United States of America. Who can say no to that come hither tagline?! Who can say no to that tagline AND that kickass cover?! Plus reading and reviewing books in denial, pretending to be ...
Stealing Air was so much fun! I dare anyone to read it and not feel transported back to their youth. The family struggles and friendship issues have a truth to them that makes the characters in this book extremely relatable. I was an ear to ear grin turning the final page. I feel that this is the ki...
Incredible book. I loved this book so much that, as soon as I finished reading it, I emailed Trent Reedy to tell him how much Zulaikha's story really touched me. (Note: I don't do that. I love many books, but never do I send the author an email! After all, what would I say? But I did email this auth...
5/22/11 ** I've been putting off reading this tremendous book because the idea of reading it felt like work - too literary, too sad. Like so many literary middle-grades novels, the book is well worth the (potential) tears. This poignant story will make you think about the role of women in any socie...
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