While in the car this summer we are listening to several books. Cesar's Way is a great book, not just about your relationship with your dog but people and work as well. John and I learned a lot about handling and taking care of our dog from this book. We also learned some things we were doing right, without knowing!
"Penny from Heaven" is a fantastic girl book. Although, I think Emm enjoyed listening. It's a very funny book for a girl 8+ and parents too. It gets a little suspenseful/perilous in the middle, by the author ties up the loose ends nicely. It takes place back in the '50's, about a girl named Penny and her disfunctional family.
Right now we started a book called "Twilight", about a teen-age girl who is in love with a vampire . . . It's a long book (11 disks) with 2 books that follow and possibly a movie. So far it's a great book with 1 major flaw: the main male character, Edward. This is a dangerous read for young women/girls. Edward is extremely attractive but down-to-earth, highly intelligent, wealthy, perpetually 17 years old, has an awesome car, an awesome body with super sharp reflexes, and an extremely polite and thoughtful date. The only real men who are like Edward are either a. Vampires; b. gay (or gay vampires); or c. abusive to women. The author, however, does refer to this story as "fantasy" . . .
Update: after reading on we find out that Edward is over 100 years old and never been with a woman before . . . that explains quite a bit.
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html
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