Rebecca Books

This book was purchased for a 10 year old who has been taken from his parents and has ADHD. Needless to say, he has some issues. To my surprise, this book was well received and he actually shared some of his personal entries with me. (I am grandmother to his cousins.)
Highly recommended.

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I am so excited that these books have come out. They are colorful, creative, and very engaging for a young person. The ideas are practical, and they work! Thank you for taking time to help out kids who need the tools to manage themselves! Especially in a drug-free manner!
God bless you, Dr. Culbert!!!

This book takes an unflinching look at a family held together and torn apart by a patriarch driven to give his children everything he never had, even as he withholds from them the only thing they've ever really needed, a father. Rebecca Burgess has written a stunning novel, populated by characters who are impossible to turn away from, even as the frankness of the narration turns their pained existances very real for the reader. They are allowed redemption, but not without a price, and there is no pie in the sky. Through Burgess's deft deptiction, the small victories in A Better Life feel life changing, and the life changing events startling by a lack of sentimentality in the prose. A Better Life is, quite simply, a beautifully written book.

This book came highly recommended by a coworker. I was initially hesitant, this isn't my usual read, but once I started I found I couldn't put this brilliant book down. This is the story of a family moving out of rural poverty and into the life of mini mansions and expensive European cars and while it may sound like the perfect American fairy tale, the turn of fortune comes with a hefty price. The characters are flawed but so uniquely human, I found myself connecting with both their personal strengths and fatal weaknesses.

A Better Life, by Rebecca Burgess, follows one family's struggles to move beyond their past. In this amazing chronicle, Ms. Burgess has created a character-focused and character-driven novel, that nevertheless keeps the reader turning pages late into the night to see what will happen next. The characters in A Better Life experience and engender terrible darkness, yet Ms. Burgess' empathy brings them so close that you care deeply about how they will fare. She writes with humor, honesty, and a finely tuned sense of irony. If you love to be the first among your friends to discover amazing talent, read Rebecca Burgess' stunning novel A Better Life.

My son absolutely loves this book! I bought it when he was 3 and he was completely captivated by the thorough descriptions. The adjectives in this book paint such a vivid picture in your mind! What a fantastic way to increase your child's vocabulary and develop their imagination.

My son is now 4 and frequently picks out this book to be read to him before he goes to bed. We are donating a copy of this book to his preschool as part of their "Birthday Books" program. I'm sure his classmates will all enjoy this during story time.

Enjoy!

For any family who's ever experienced the joyful expectation of a newborn baby.... with all the hope and promise for the child's life.... there are 2 titles by Rebecca Bond that are SURE to please! The warm illustrations.... rooms full of books (and no TVs!).... and the tender multi-generational love for new life --- it doesn't get any better than this! JUST LIKE A BABY and BRAVO MAURICE are the perfect "snuggle up and read-to-me" books. A word of advice: Your budding artists will want to duplicate the bright colors, textures and patterns.... Bond's art is contagious, so have the crayons, paper & paints ready!

Bravo Maurice is as charming as Bond's last book, Just Like A Baby. The illustrations are similar and the story equally as sweet and touching. Bravo Maurice seems to be geared towards older children- the 7-8 age range, compared to her last book, which the younger kids liked. My family and I are fans of Rebecca Bond and look forward to her next book!

Both my 10-month old and 2-year old love this book! They've pushed the swing, watered the flowers, passed the ball, and caught the butterfly so many times that the pages are starting to rip. Their favorite page by far is the last one, where they have to find the little boy behind the wheelbarrow. They play peek-a-boo with the him for several minutes, which in infant/toddler time is an eternity!

My one year old has loved this book for many months. I often find him by his book shelf playng with the book. It has happy pictures and sweet rhymes. It is also a pretty sturdy book.

My 8 month old daughter loves this book. It's simple enough for her to follow along, but also interesting enough to keep her attention for all four pages! Each page has something to do like turn the water wheel to "water " the flowers or pull the wagon to play peek a boo with the puppy. It's made of very sturdy cardboard and so are the pull outs. My daughter has already tried to wrestle with it and there's no damage! Each page has a little text, but a lot to notice so there's lots of room for improvisation on the part of the parents. My daughter gets so excited when I pull out this book, I'm going to get a couple more like it!

This book is the best gardening guide on the market!!! Filled with fun tips, creative crafts, and scriptural devos from the garden.... It will enliven and enlightened any child who loves to get his hands in the dirt. It has lots of easy to follow garden designs (plots) to make the task of gardening enjoyable. Makes a great gift!

My favorite part of the book is the recipe of the "Zapper Spray." It actually works! I am looking forward to getting a garden started. It is a great gardening book for beginners. I got to learn about amazing plants and ways to shape your garden, like in a cross, butterfly and my favorite: the salad bowl. In the salad bowl, it has everything you need to make a salad - just add dressing, which a recipe is also included using herbs grown. Also, I loved the healing garden, with all the plants that heals us naturally. The color artwork makes this a fun way to learn about gardening and growing with God.

Outdoor garden or indoor garden? Tomatoes or flowers? Herbs or lettuce? In the Christian Kids' Gardening Guide, you will discover how to grow all types of gardens from start to finish. And as you plant your garden, you will dig into the Bible so you can grow in Christ as your plants grow.

God's creation is fun! In this book, you'll learn about amazing plants and what to do with them, such as:
Flowers that bloom at night and sleep during the day.
Herbs to keep your pets bug-free.

Popcorn you can grow and eat.
Plants that grow - even if you forget to water them.
Potatoes that bloom in a tire without dirt!

Ready to grow? Grab a shovel, put on your gloves and start digging!

These poems are simply transporting. Black paints portraits in words, so real you can reach out and hold them in your hand. She goes beyond the myth and stereotypes of the south and gives the reader a taste of the southern soul. I've read this volume a dozen times now and can't help but come back for more.

Cottonlandia never betrays itself as a first book. Black is winking at us, sly smile, unafraid of her footing, "I've built a fort from the alphabet,/ its scattered letters." Here, Eli Whitney, William Bartram and Captain Walker are carried by Black with the same linguistic precision and self-awareness as her personal histories. The past, whether in the 1700s or 1989, is conjured, not scribed, "God of histories, make yourself known," and though mounds are cleared and floodlights 'totemic,' Black's draft of the past is mercurial, irreverent- "Paper fans given by competing/ funeral homes disappeared after/the church got conditioned air."
The first two sections of the book ('Photographia' and 'Invention of the Cotton Gin') transgress, trespass through history book and family lore, the third, 'My only Golem,' is where we find the true magic in Black's writing.
Here 'Miss Black' and 'Mephista,' her golem, trade verse that is sharp, mean-spirited at times, but a treasure to readers. "I do your dirty work, Missus. I'm that wench." Mephista slings at Miss Black. 'Mephista as the Desert Rose,' and 'Vegas and Environs,' are treasures in this collection, for sure, but also help prove that Black's work belongs with the best of those writing today.
Cottonlandia is truly a joy to read, reread.

Poetry scares me sometimes. Despite that, I had heard some of these poems at a reading by the author and I was looking forward to this volume. And I wasn't disappointed. Quite simply, these peoms made my laugh, smile, frown, and even at time tear up. And only occasionally reach for my dictionary.

I am a great fan of mysteries and loved this one based on the assassination of JFK. Rebecca Camhi has crafted a fast paced and well researched book with well drawn characters and a satisfying conclusion. The super short chapters keep the action moving along and make this story hard to put down.
FBI Special Agent, Tom Lee is trying to keep Bonnie Rollins from being murdered. Although, they know why someone is trying to kill her, they don't know who. This novel suggests a believable solution for the real mystery of who shot JFK in Dallas so long ago. I look forward to Rebecca's next novel!

What a great story! I read alot of mystery and historical fiction and I couldn't put the book down. It was fast paced, had a believable plot and great characters. Tibb Rollins lays dying in his hospital bed. Delirious he grabs the nurse's arm and states that he killed the bastard. The bastard he is referring to is JFK. Tibb is a known racist, wife beater, child abuser and an expert marksman. He has kept his dark secret for over forty years. His deathbed rantings will have drastic ramifications for his daughter Bonnie Rollins. Someone has been watching him for over forty years. Now it's time to silence the daughter.

Life is no party for Bonnie Rollins of Kanawha Falls, West Virginia; an English teacher who has just buried her father, Tibb Rollins in the soggy mire of the Oak Hill, West Virginia Cemetery.

Tibb is dead and gone! After suffering many years of physical and emotional abuse from this man, Bonnie has finally laid him to rest; but not without many unanswered questions.

Thus begins a story of hate, love, and retribution through ninety four chapters of suspense and intrigue. Many questions have to be answered in those exciting chapters from this new thriller by Rebecca Cale Camhi. Where did Tibb get two million dollars to leave her? What does the safe deposit key fit? How can there be any truth to Tibb's outlandish confession that he was a ruthless assassin?

Camhi writes with extraordinary ability about people caught in emotional and physical crosswinds; desires they cannot satisfy and dreams they cannot erase. It's the kind of territory where you expect to find the same old melodrama from prior authors, but none of that is present due to the blazing speed of her brief chapters.

Throughout this breathless story, Camhi knows how to keep her story surging with fresh energy; desperate and impassioned, erotic and moving-absolutely spellbinding.

The author wastes no time in leading you from chapter to chapter. Most chapters are no more than two or three pages at most. Each chapter reads like a compressed novel; a form that grabbed my interest very quickly.

If you have an interest in the JFK conspiracy theories, you will love Camhi's striking techniques of brief chapters, powerful characters and extraordinary settings and emotions.

Absolutely stunning; hang on!


Doug Kincaid from Kincaid, WV.

Are you looking for craft projects to fill the summer months? Do you love rescuing discarded items from the trash or recycling bin and creating useful artwork with them? Look no further than this book! Chock full of twelve project ideas ranging from a ketchup-bottle piggybank to a stool made of old magazines, this book is a sure winner with kids and adults alike. While the pink and purple cover may seem feminine, the projects themselves will appeal to any artistically minded or environmentally conscious reader.

Lively, step-by-step photographs accompany easy-to-follow instructions. The author has included plenty of great suggestions for modifications and optional add-ons. Materials are easy to find, and reusing the bottles, boxes and bags that would otherwise be trashed or recycled will give readers a fun way to be kind to the environment. Interesting Ecofacts throughout the book educate and inspire; readers learn about the environment while taking steps to impact it in a positive way!

My personal favorite is the photo display cube made of CD cases, which I was shocked to find out cannot be recycled! A bunch of friends came over with their photos and old cases for a craft night; we had a blast and saved some space in a landfill! Best of all, we made a practical product. After seeing the other projects I had made from the book, my friends were anxious to get their own copies. Many of them intend to give it as a gift to young crafters in their lives, while others will simply enjoy creating and conserving. Happy crafting!

DREAM BEDROOM is another great book in the ECOCRAFTS series, designed to give those interested in creating useful objects a way to make the Earth a better place by recycling. Besides the helpful hints included throughout the book (such as looking for used toys or swapping "old" toys for "new" ones with friends), the book includes several activities to get those creative juices flowing.

Although the crafts listed in the book are designed to be used to enhance your dream bedroom, several items can be used in numerous places throughout the house, or even given as gifts. Included in the book are: a piggy bank, a file holder, jewelry stand, space station, treasure chest, desk organizer, photo frame, cactus, a door hanger, a flag, wall organizer, and a stool or footrest.

This is the perfect book for artists and creators of any age, from young children working with adult supervision to adults looking for a fun and eco-friendly new hobby. My ten-year-old son has already started working on the treasure chest, and my six-year-old daughter can't wait to make the stool and jewelry stand.

If you enjoy this book, I highly recommend pairing it up with another ECOCRAFTS book, Gorgeous Gifts: Use recycled materials to make cool crafts (Ecocrafts).

Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"

You know what they say! One man's trash is another man's treasure! That can be true when you use these craft ideas to decorate your bedroom! The crafts use items that other wise might be thrown away like plastic bottles and cd cases!


Most craft books tend to have lots of ideas for girls, this one included crafts for other genders.


Yes Lots of fresh ideas are included in this book!

I must have read Early Disorder fifteen years ago and certain passages are still vivid in my mind. It is an amazingly well-written book, probably the best young adult book I read growing up, and I practically lived in the library. While the 'subject' is anorexia, any adolescent (or grown up for that matter) can relate to Willa's struggle with friends, love relationships, and family, and see all the different ways people try to deal with their problems. Willa develops anorexia, while her best friend drinks; her mother uses denial, etc. It is funny, sad, incredibly moving. This book is one reason I decided to become a writer.

This is my current favorite book. Josephs' intoxicatingly rich prose weaves a complete subjectivity for the main character, precocious, intellectual, perceptive and poignant Willa. The story feels like a slice of her life, including her struggles with her self-absorbed family, her difficulties making friends, her panics over growing up and her adolescent observations in general. Willa's anorexia is only one aspect of the book. Read this little-known novel if you want to truly get into the head of one of the most brilliant and pointedly observant characters in fiction. She will stay with you long after you have finished the book.

Willa is a a young teenage girl who is afraid to leave the love and security of her home to go live out in the real world. What starts out as a simple diet to lose her baby fat leaves her in a life and death struggle with anorexia. No one is able to help her because she does not want to get better. She really believes she doesn't need food to live and begins to lose her mind. I found this book very helpful as a struggling anorexic. I recommend it to any one who is dealing with this problem.

What is most impressive about this biography is that Stone effectively conveys a clear picture of Cady Stanton's personality and spirit AND gives a great overview of the beginning of the movement using clear and concise language. Rebecca Gibbon's illustrations are rendered in gouache and colored-pencil on paper and compliment the story's vibrant and fast-paced tone.

Readers are not overwhelmed with facts and leave with this message: Cady Stanton was a courageous, determined, and well-respected person whose efforts and persistence inspired others to continue in her footsteps and ultimately win the right to vote for women. It's a very inspiring and engaging story.

Great book to introduce little girls to the history of American womens' right to vote. Starts as a bit of a biography, showing ELizabeth as a little girl, growing up, and the differences/similarities between then and now. Excellent illustrations--visually engagin--giving a glimpse into the clothing, ammenties, styles of the past.

I checked this book out of the library as a way show my young daughter why I'm so fired up about voting. It's written in language a young child can understand. My daughter was amazed that anyone ever thought it was a disadvantage to be born female. We'll be buying this book for our home library.

Already at a young age, Elizabeth understood that American society considered girls inferior to boys. As she grew older, she became increasingly angry that women did not have the right to claim ownership of property or the money they earned, they could not attend the same colleges as men, they were not allowed to vote, and they were expected to have babies and stay home to take care of their families. She realized that one of the most effective ways to change women's status as secondary citizens and to change the existing laws was to give women the right to vote.

Together with several like-minded women, she wrote the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, which called for a broad range of social, economic, legal, and political reforms to boost the status of women in American life. The Declaration was signed at the first American women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls, NY, in 1848. The demand for women's right to vote was the most controversial reform proposed at the convention, and Elizabeth worked the rest of her life to fight for women's right to vote.

This well-researched book does a nice job in explaining to children that the right to vote plays an important role in improving women's economic and social status. By emphasizing this link, the book embraces several concepts in economics related to human resources, work, discrimination, and property rights. Historical narratives about Elizabeth Cady Stanton abound, but Elizabeth Leads the Way is one of the few accounts of Elizabeth's leading role in the women's rights movement that is accessible to younger readers.