Rebecca Wells Books

You don't have to be a GRITS (Girl Raised in the South) to enjoy and identify with the strong, loving women characters in these novels. These books are as crazy as your drunk Uncle Rabon at a wedding and as poignant as the first anniversary of your favorite huntin' dog's death. We all should have friends like these - Ya Ya!

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya sisterhood and Little Alters Everywhere tell the tale of Vivi and her beloved girlfriends the "Ya-Yas" and about Siddalee, her daughter who she both physicaly and emotionaly abused. Sidda was beaten, slapped, and called names by her own mother who was a drunk. Vivi, though charming and fun, is also very selfish and cruel. Sidda goes from being a hurt, abused little girl to a tough and passionate young woman in her 30s who still fights with her mother over a Time magazine article in which she tells of her mother's damanging ways. As Sidda slowly comes to know more about her mother from a scrapbook, it forever changes her life as she starts to heal past wounds and being able to move on from her dark past. Sidda is a beautifuly written voice, and there's so much truth to these books. So many parents abuse their kids and all for selfish reasons and most of all because they don't love them. Sidda doesn't know how to love anyone, since her parents didn't love her enough. But Vivi, though an unfit mother, is sorry more then ever that she hurt her poor children and both women struggle to regain their realionship. I love this book. It's a great book. It made me cry and laugh. I love the South, so I loved this book and the child-abuse subject is a very universal subject matter which I'm sure a lot of people are very farmilar with and can understand and have been through.

This was a most enjoyable easy read. It filled you will sense of the south and a life (both good and bad) that most of us only see in the movies.

Rebecca Wells did an awesome job at writing this book. She's created lovable characters for everyone. Rebecca has made the charcters come so alive, it's like they're your friends. When they're having a bad time, so are you. When they're happy, so are you. This book is really good for mothers and daughters to read together.

I was leant a well read dog-eared copy of 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' a few years ago and came to know and love Rebecca Wells' style and story telling capabilities.

Ms. Wells has the ability to capture a particular era and region of the country (the South) and make her characters come alive.

The Ya-Yas are all about friendship, loyalty and some much darker and less admirable human traits as well. Some of the situations recounted in these two VERY different books about the Walker family will have the reader squirming with discomfort. For Rebecca Wells is intent on telling the whole story: the bad, the sad, the shocking, as well about the successes, the joys and a lot of giggles at the funnier side of human nature.

When you have finished both volumes in this boxed set, you will have a really good idea of what makes a very complex set of family members (the Walkers) "tick". What keeps them together, what may tear them apart. The journey isn't going to be boring in Ms. Wells' talented hands.

The story(stories) prove that being a "southern belle" isn't nearly as easy as you might think.

I'm happy to have my own lovely boxed set, combining both volumes 'Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood' and 'Little Alters Everywhere', so I can revisit these fascinating people any time I want. My particular recommendation for the reader would be to read 'Divine Secrets' first and then flesh out the history of the clan with 'Little Alters'. But I have wondered many times why Ms. Wells published the smaller, episodic 'Little Alters' first. So those uninitiated into Ya-Ya-hood, may wish to read them in order of the published date. If you do, PLEASE let me know what you think about the experience. I'd be interested in your opinions.

This book is fabulous! It is a great story about being beautiful on the inside and respecting and loving yourself. What a great self-confident heroine!

My daughter (almost age 6) picked it up at the library along with other princess books and I enjoyed reading every page of this book. It has justice in it and a very happy ending: "People would often say what a handsome couple she and Egbert made, but they found their true joy reading good books to each other by the fire every evening, sharing a good laugh, and simply enjoying the pleasure of each other's company." THAT is a fairytale to emulate.

It was published in 2004, and I am greatly surprised not to see it plastered with awards. The illustrations are magnificent in and of themselves.

Apart from the entertaining story, the thing that really sets this book apart from the rest is its stunning and meticulous illustration. It is hard to believe that this is Rebecca Walsh's first childrens book! Can't wait to see the rest!

This is such a wonderful book. Not only are the illustrations gorgeous, but the heroine of the story is friggin' awesome! I love her tenacity, her love for her father, her brains, and her warm heart. Great story! I wish I'd written it myself!

I can't believe that this book hasn't recieved more attention. My daughter chose it at the library and it is fabulous. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is fabulous. The message is that beauty comes from within.

The tragedy and love these four women shared amongst themselves creates a story that one will cherish forever and after. Each Ya-Ya is a prodigy of drama and humanity, and this cass. is recommended for all lovers of life, friendship, and family.

Sometimes you cry, other times you laugh. Over all , It is a pleasure to hear such a fine preformance by the author. Great for a trip.

My 3 and 5 year-old rate this their favorite book. There is learning, exercize, and repetition. It takes about 20 minutes to read, and the time is worth it. They look forward to getting their "silly's" out before dinner.

I have had this book for 2 years. My aunt, a kindergarten teacher, bought it for us. I was actually looking for a follow-up book to buy.

I really enjoyed His Majesty Requests: An Invitation to the Royal Marriage to the Lamb of God, but this one has over 21 more pages and many new sections explaining the Hebrew wedding customs. It touched my heart and I really loved it!

This is a great book for the German language student. It has various stories (including a modern day version of Little Red Riding Hood) which are excellent, accompanied by a small glossary of vocabulary terms, and grammar lessons. After each story, there are also some questions that the student can answer, to be sure of a complete understanding of what was just read. There is also a cassette that is made to accompany this book (which unfortunately I don't have, so I can't rate it) and some of the stories are strictly on this cassette and can't be found in the book. There are questions and vocabulary terms that correspond to these listening exercises which are in this book as well. I really enjoy this book and I believe other German students will as well.

This is a great book for preschoolers-grade 1 just learning how a neighborhood or city is organized. It also helps children learn how to read a legend and a map. Highly recommend!

Loved it! judith Ivey did a wonderful job.The story skipped around a bit,
but so what. I listened to it in the car while running errands. It made
the time fly. Very enjoyable.

I am a college student and do not have much time to sit down and read for pleasure. However, I did have some time recently and decided to read this book by Ann Brashares. I found this book to be extremely well written. She uses different references to other great novels and books, yet makes them understandable for teens that might not have read that book. Throughout the book she follows 4 friends that spend their first summer away from each other. I loved how she showed they were each individuals, yet one in their deep bond of friendship. I think that this book which focuses on these girls "coming of age" is a refreshing addition to our society. I think that Ann Brashares does a good job showing girls real life issues in a way that is both tasteful and encouraging. I think that is important for teens to know that they don't have to go through things alone and that there are positive ways to deal with hard issues. I highly recommend this book for teens and even adults.

Excellent book with well developed characters. I was so happy when I found out there were three more books in the series. You really want to read about the characters again.

There are some sexual references in the book, but nothing graphic so reader discretion advised. There are some good life lessons and the characters seem real.

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the siterhood of the traveling pants is about four best friends who leave eachother for one whole summer, their first summer apart, when Carmen finds a pair of pants that magicly and ironicly fit all the girls they deside to mail the jeans the eachother throughout the summer, each girl gets the jeans for a week then passes them to there "sister". they have to track anything good that happens to them while they wear the jeans. the siterhood of the traveling pants is origanal and just a good book to read.

I thought the movie was cute! I finally found a copy of the book at my local library. I knew the book was different from the movie, so I was excited to see how the story played out in print. Frankly, I was bored with this book!

First, the "cutesy-ness" of the girls' friendship is vomit-inducing! We're supposed to believe that four girls, from completely different backgrounds, remain best friends for fifteen years. Their mothers lost touch, they went to different schools, and one went to Portugal for a few months. (In my experience, when people often separate when they go to different schools.) Second, the cutsey power of the aerobics studio, where their pregnant mothers met sixteen years, was a bit much. Especially the fact that they kept breaking into the studio to have their ceremonies. Third, the content of their notes were often really lame.

The vocabulary is simple, the plot even simpler. The characters were all in desparate need of self-esteem. Carmen needs closure over her parent's divorce; she's still seven years old in that regard. Bridget is manic-depressive- "single minded to the point of recklessness". Tibby is the sterotypical "rebel girl". Lena has boundary and privacy issues. No one to admire here. Especially since the target audience is middle school and could use positive role models. :(

That said, I was appalled by some of the situations in this book:

1) Rule #3- a boy can't remove the Pants, but they can remove it in his presence

2) Breaking and entering into the aerobics studio. But, it's okay because the owner doesn't have a good security system

3) Bridget does a kamikaze with her mental illness. (Sadly, Brashares never mentions that Bridget is mentally ill.) She nearly gets herself in trouble with a 19 year old campus counselor. There's way too much talk about lust in her story!

4) Effie is 14 and makes out with lots of boys.

5) Accusations of rape

6) Nudity

Two stars because I wanted to see what happened to one of the younger girls. I skimmed through the very end of the book to find out what would happen to her. (I already knew, from the movie and other book reviews, but I wanted to see how it was handled in print.) Girls, get your parents' permission before you buy this book. Ladies, rent the movie.

This is a top shelf book in my writers tool box. It is clear, concise, and informative. It has many good examples, and its flow chart approach to identifying and correcting typical grammar errors is easy to use. As a new writer, I find this book very helpful.

I will avoid going into great deal about what this book does and does not contain; the purpose of this review is simply to express how useful Rules for Writers has been to me.

I was introduced to Hacker's 5th ed. Rules for Writers in a college English course I took to brush up on my writing, and the instructor was always eager to express how great she thought the book was. At the time, I was unconvinced; however, as my appreciation for the nuances of the English language has increased, so has my appreciation for this book. Paper after paper, Rules has been an indispensable go-to for all of my writing concerns. It is both clear and concise in its explanations, and its various indexes and tables of contents (the purpose of having more than one is to list contents in various levels of detail depending on how specific your query is) make it possible to find exactly what you are looking for without much trouble.

I have recommended this book to friends, and I would recommend it to anyone else who seeks an extensive resource on writing mechanics.

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Good book for rules on writing. Excellent for anyone in any kind of writing class, or if you just want the rules on writing.

A formidable book aimed at helping young students to master the rules and syntax of the English grammar.