Bernardo is tall. And being tall is great: gloating about your height, towering above your friends, and dunking the basketball. But Bernardo is tall. Very tall. Bernardo is 8 feet tall. And when you are 8 feet tall, things become difficult: walking, running, wearing pants, bathing yourself, and pretty much everything in life. And coincidentally, Bernardo lives in the Philippines in a small town where earthquakes are common; legend has it that a giant came to save the town from destruction. Common belief has that Bernardo is their hero.
This book has truly changed my life. Tony, a teenager entering his 20's, is in jail again, this time over a twelve pack of beer. He is given 90 days in prison to try and turn things around. Malcolm, a businessman, a "do-gooder" in Tony's words, goes to the County Jail once a week. Malcolm talks about "work, freedom, books, traveling, and God" to the prisoners. Malcolm has helped many people get out of the same situation that Tony is in currently. At every "group," the weekly meeting Malcolm holds, he hands out books.
Northward to the Moon is yet another book by Polly Horvath following the adventures of a young girl named Jane. Jane's family has fallen apart and is in the process of being put together again due to her mother's previous marriage and her new marriage, Ned. But let's start at the beginning, where Ned, Jane, Jane's Mom, Maya (her sister), Max (her brother) and Hershel (her other brother) have moved to Canada. They moved to Canada to get a fresh start, with Ned as a French teacher. But there is a slight problem. Ned doesn't speak French.
Flightsend - By Linda Newbery Charlie was young when Sean moved in. Sean has been there almost ever since she can remember. Everything was going right; her mother was set to have a baby, Sean had moved in, and it seemed as if a marriage was about to occur. But than everything went south. Her mother had a miscarriage, pushed Sean away, and seemed to be suffering from depression. Charlie thinks that Mum is making a terrible mistake, and doesn't know what her mother is going to do. Mum's solution - move to Flightsend.
