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I loved it Medieval is my favorite this even has a ghost to keep him on
his toes and enough women to drive him crazy.I can hardly wait for her next one

Velma Mcintire Sunnyside wa

Castle Ladyslipper offers an unusual time period, a family curse and a ghost which makes for a delightful story which includes a very sexy hero and a stubborn heroine. Fun to read.

Lee Grantier has dished up a great read in Castle Ladyslipper. Starting with a large portion of romance that is sometimes lusty, sometimes tender, she adds a healthy dash of the paranormal for spice. Then she stabilizes the contents of the pot with the factual background of how women lived in the 1100s, and what castle life was like at that time...definitely not all silken wall hangings and velvet gowns!

In the England of King Henry II and Queen Eleanor, women were chattel. A widow with an estate could be assigned to whatever man found favor with the king. Beautiful young Emma D'Arcy is in even greater peril, because her estate consists of rolling acres of abundant crops. Worse yet, her castle has few men to safeguard it. Nicknamed "Castle Ladyslipper" for obvious reasons, it is filled with dozens of Emma's female relatives who are unmarriageable or have been cast off by dissatisfied husbands because of the curse that was laid on an ancestor generations earlier. Until a magic crystal pendant is returned to its rightful owner, all the descendants of the line will bear only female children.

Along comes Garrick of Hawkwood, who has been awarded marriage and the estate by mercurial King Henry II. As it turns out, the marriage was made in heaven, but it has some serious detours much farther south before the book ends.

Author Grantier has created wonderful characters. Emma is feisty, strong-willed, a feminist 900 years before the term was coined. Handsome, likeable Garrick goes into the relationship matter-of-factly, although deeply attracted to the wife he can't quite control. Emma's multitude of meddling aunts and cousins brings added humor to a book that is excellently plotted, with enough twists and turns to make the reader breathe a sigh of relief when Emma and Garrick break the curse and are free to love each other deeply.

But the book is such a wonderful read that you wish you had many more pages to turn!

When Garrick gets the assignment to go to Fairfield and marry Helene, the Lady of the land, he is determined to do so. He however did not anticipate that she was not there, but her stepdaughter was. And the spitfiry Emma was not going to tell this beast of a man where her stepmother was residing. But when King Henry decides to pay Castle Ladyslipper a visit, destiny unfolds and Emma and Garrick get awestruck with his new order!

This is just one of those stories that give you such a pleasant read. No heavy-set emotions to go through, no struggling mating rituals, no new world to discover. Most stories make you feel like you go through it all yourself, but this story just give you a glimpse in the lives of Emma and Garrick. It makes you feel you're allowed to just come along on their journey in life.

Garrick is a typical historical sexy hero, who goes by the orders of the King and sticks to them no matter what. But when he comes across stubborn, feisty and reluctant Emma, from then on he starts having trouble to do what was ordered. He stands for what he feels is right and is willing to do whatever necessary to get it done. Emma, however, has a mind of her own. Bound by a "magical curse", brought upon the ladies in the castle by one of her ancestors, she is now the one to keep hold of the amulet and wears it as an everyday reminder.

What captured me most in this story is not the paranormal influence, even though it is there, it is not dominant, I loved that. It is telling a story of life in 1089-just life as it is. It is not always spectacular and Lee Grantier describes that in a great way. She writes with such humour in her writing as well as a flair that just has you chuckle a lot and giggle as well. If you want to get away from the stress from nowadays living, this is a great novel to do so. Most of the story is about Emma and Garrick even though the characters surrounding them do play a certain role in their whole involvement as well.

There were many characters coming to scene, but Lee Grantier handled it very well and was able to give them all their own characters while they were mentioned. I just fell in love with the aunties and William, who with their own unique ways are an addition to it all and just as much a red thread in the story as Garrick and Emma (so on a personal note I'm hoping to be able to read a bit more about them in the future ;-) hopefully in the form of a trilogy or series!). I just loved the fact that the women of Fairfield were independent and did not sit around and wait for the men to lead; they took matters in their own hands and stood behind their lord and lady!

The plot was surprising, I had not seen it coming and the fact that this novel tells a story in a timeframe of about a year makes that it stands out next to other novels. The centre stage of this story is the love that from the first pages on sizzle between the two main characters and the emotions that go with that. It takes guts to write a story like this describing everyday feelings - really well - to simply say how it is and use the emotions like doubt and hurt as the reason why things happen the way they do.

It is very difficult to tell a story around two main characters who both have self-doubt, similar "issues" to go through and then make it towards a smashing ending while remaining close to themselves, it was superb to see that in the end there was still a fire between the main characters that sparkled from the pages. I thought it was the icing to the cake when the second half of the story unfolded into the climax.
Sometimes simplicity in a story is the way to go and if you can write it down like Lee Grantier did, to me, which deserves praises.

It's a heart-warming story that can best be described as giving you the feeling of seeing a falling star. A sweetness that stays with you and fills your heart - this is a medieval romance that really deserves the title romance. It's a love story as many should be and I will most definitely cherish it and re-read it many times!


Reviewed by Ashleagh
Courtesy of Realms on our Bookshelves

This book is an absolute read for any person wanting to learn a little about the darker side of life and abortion. The title Casualties of Indulgences hits the nail on the head. This author, with her very refreshing and unique way of getting her point made, does just that. She minces no words when detailing her tragic background and experiences with abortion. But, she does not share these details with a beg for sympathy. She offers anecdotes that are sometimes hysterical but grabs you by the collar and shoves reality down your throat. Don't read this book if you are looking to "sling mud". You won't find any to sling if you read this with an open mind and accept what it is she is attempting to point out.

Sadly, there are some printing errors which are obviously just printing errors but they arrive at a bad time, forcing you to pay more attention to those details than the detail of the book itself. Nonetheless, this is a very powerful tale with a clear and honest message. A great quote from the book "Unfortunately, one learns (at least in my case) to get pissed off in an effort to evade the reality of being pissed on!" Referring to rage encountered with her sexual abuse and her abortion. A very good read.

I have read many books on abortion. I have learned from reading these many books on abortion. But, I have never read a book quite like this one. From the beginning the author throws you directly into the mesh with her introduction; "I found myself utterly disappointed by many people I thought were true to their cause, whether their cause was pro-life or pro-choice. I had once found these "pro" people valiant members of a battle courageously searching for an unfettered way to show the truths in the subject of abortion. They now proved to be nothing more than avaricious attention seekers, similar to the opposing parties they attack." This is from the very first paragraph. If you are reading this book with a certain objectiveness you can't help but to be hooked from the very beginning.

The author gives you a brief history of her youth. Her comical descriptions of a most harsh life amazed me; I almost saw her laughing as I laughed while at the same time attempted to understand the harshness of what she described. She certainly validates her position as a "pro" person. So few books on abortion are written from the perspective of those most vulnerable to the realities of an unwanted pregnancy and its possible termination. And though you will find yourself very entertained by the brief bio at the start you will soon find yourself in the midst of a serious education. The information given is rather brief in some parts but very concise. You are left wanting to find out more (if you have a REAL interest in this topic) and in some cases asking yourself "is she serious?". From what I have found this stuff is concrete.

Overall this is a great book. Very entertaining and amazingly easy to read despite the complicated information it contains. Once I started reading it I did not put it down until I was finished. Though there some parts that are rather disturbing (history of her sexual abuse, experience with abortion, abortion methods) I will be giving this book to my 15 year old daughter as an additional method for arming herself. There appears to be a lot of things out there that are well concealed from parents. As a widowed mother of a teen daughter I need all the info I can get. I found a great deal in this book.

I learned more about the "personality" of abortion in this one book than I have in any other text I have read about the issue. I personally am at the opposite end of the spectrum politically from Ms. Lee, but definitely have changed some of my views on abortion and social responsibility since reading this book.
Challenging some of her determinations, I made queries to find out just how off-base she really was. Was I disappointed! You will not find the general unsubstantiated claims often found in abortion books with this one. She holds true to herself and her cause.
A great read that will certainly have you asking yourself "does this really happen?".

After reading books on the subject of abortion for many years, I have never read one like it. The author not only gives her take on the issue by providing painful details of her own abortion at the age of fourteen following a horrible experience with sexual abuse but also defines many of the nuts and bolts that allows abortion to actually thrive in this country.

Just touching on issues, she is able to allow the reader to see many more of the ugly realities surrounding the subject than most books almost forcing the reader to further investigate to better acquaint themselves with the truth. She doesn't miss much at all. And she does shock you here and there with a very unique approach.

Though there are a few printing errors, this book should be a reference manual to anyone wanting to know the truth about abortion. A very easy read. A definite winner. The message will make you think.

I found this book at our local library and just loved the illustrations- my one year old took to them as well, so we bought our own copy- the pages are sturdy so he can turn them with minor wear-as we read it every morning with our breakfast- the book has such clean vibrant pictures of things we use every morning and my son has already learned what all the items are in the book and where we have them in our house. Such a joy to read with your child!

Children can't resist this one! I gave a copy of The Chair Where Bear Sits to my neighbor's little girl and watched her eyes widen. She loved it. The flat screen just doesn't do this book justice. It's breathtaking.

THE CHAIR WHERE BEAR SITS is an innovative variation on the well-loved "House that Jack Built," with its same catchy rhythms leading to a rambunctuous climax. It's also a rebus, cleverly concocted by Russell Benfanti's playful, eye-catching illustrations. Children will love the rhymes and the chance to fill in the rebus words. They will be learning to read - without the struggle. This book is lively and fun - exactly what Lee Wardlaw's fans expect.

This bright, colorful, playful, interactive, rebus-type book will charm young children and amuse parents, who will be reading it over and over! Very cleverly put together, with spiral binding, it will hold up to small hands, and become a favorite.

What a wonderful story. The Characters were warm and richly built. Once started, I could not put it down until I knew that Drake would get over his distaste for women and accept the love that you knew he needed.

Reviewer Jody has done this piece justice so I won't be repetitious. This is a wonderfully written book with a compelling storyline. Very hard to put it down. The characters have depth and are 3 dimensional. Our tormented hero, Drake, is truly a broken man but Faith Butler brings kindness and caring to everyone on the Jagged R ranch. Of course there's Faith's "husband" George, a man worthy of our hate........and there's Gertie, a ranch wrangler who's never learned she was a female til she saves "Doc" from himself......All around good stuff including the precious kids.........precocious Alex and frail Becca. You won't regret buying this one... I understand there is a new, updated version of this story that u may want to check out but I preferred this original myself. Enjoy

This is definitely one of the best historical novel I have read in a while. The emotions just kept leaping out of the pages and tugging at my heart -- and this is what every good novel should do. So maybe the story is not the most original (even though some aspects are). This is actually the third novel I've read about a disfigured, eye-patched leading male character, but still Ms. Hatcher was able to write a gut-wrenching, compelling story. And it's refreshing to see secondary characters have conflicts of their own, and find their own happy ending too. It was just a little too predictable in the end, and maybe the kids should have had a bigger part -- poor Becca was practically non-existant. But these are small details. Overall an above-average, emotion-filled novel.

I will definitely have to seek out more books by Robin Lee Hatcher. Chances Are is a wondeful story, filled with heartwarming characters, that will tug at your heart and make you eager to turn the next page. This story is truly hard to put down.

Faith Butler somehow, through all her own trials, manages to be a shining light to all those around her. Only can she get through to her new boss, Drake, who hides his scarred face behind dark curtains and unlit rooms.. who only chooses to show his disfigurement when attempting to scare others away from him. Only Faith realizes that, although he attempts to scare everyone around him, a man that gives a desperate woman a job when turing her away would mean certain death for her daughter and probably starvation for her son and herself... must have a heart of gold. Determined to find that heart of gold that he keeps locked away so tightly, Faith sets a direct path to thaw out the cold surface of her boss.

This story is truly wonderful, and I highly recommend it to others that have enjoyed historical romance tales. Robin Lee Hatcher is truly a talented storywriter.

I was suprised that I could understand her poetry. She rights in a way that is easy to understant.

I read it Three times and in many ways realized that she was saying with different words some of the very thoughts, emotions and feelings that inspire me to write. I particularly liked her forward. She explains what she does in very consise terms, terms that I have not been able to explain myself. I'm reduced to tears. Poetry is a wonderful expression of the innermost, the trick is to be able to convey to others so that they understand, the simplest or most complex notions in as few words as possible. She seems to have attained that sensitivity very aptly. I throughly enjoyed this book and look forward to more of her work in the future.

The big surprise in this, Lady Lee Andrew's third anthology, is the original illustrations which she provided to accompany the text. Never have the time worn subjects of life, loss, love and family been so delicately carressed.

This book was very odd at first, until I began realizing the fine line in between the words the poet chose. I do recommend it to anyone really in need of self realization. It took me back and forth within myself like no other book of poems has done.

I'm your "woman on the street" museum goer. I have no education in any form of art; I fact I tell people I flunked art in kindergarden. Since I was fortunate enough to grow up in New York, I have gone to seen some of the world's best/most popular art. Most of the time, I was unimpressed (oh, to be that young and stupid again). However, all those trips must have made some kind of impression because whenever I pick my "favorite" artist, invariably someone knowledgeable points to the price tag (ahhg...I don't need that kind of sticker shock, people) and tells me I have good instincts for picking out quality artwork that many other people have discovered decades ago. Ah well, at least I don't have bad taste. Several years ago, I visited the Asian Art Museum when Chao-Shao-an's work was on exhibit there. It was a lovely exhibit and I noticed that I was staring at each work for up to 10 minutes or more. I was definitely one of the slowest in crowd and really enjoyed it. On a whim I purchased the catalog for the show. It's the first time I was impressed enough to purchase a "souvenir". It was also my first year out of school and I was earning a salary. It's a pretty neat book. If you are into mediation, you can meditate to this book. I had a great time flipping through the landscapes with my brother who has visited China and recalls the view depicted. He informs me that China really looks like that; it's not a bunch of artists smoking something creative.

The book itself is well-made; but that is what you'd expect for an art book. Gorgeous dust cover, cloth covered with gold-embossed titles and "chop" on the cover and spine, sturdily stitched binding.

I forget what the price for the book was at the time of the visit (less than $100) but it's well worth it.

I'm not sure I'd pay the current price which is clearly intended for collectors. But then everytime I say that I'm proven wrong.

Inspirational book for Chinese Brush painters from beginner to professional level. The book is dedicated to Chao Shao-an (1905-1998), undoubtedly, one of the most famous modern brush painting master of the 20th century.

The book briefly discusses the history of Lingnan style and and the biography of Chao Shao-an. Plenty of georgeous photographs displaying his masterful works over the decades.

Well worth the price for those who would like to collect a treasure.

Inspirational book for Chinese Brush painters from beginner to professional level. The book is dedicated to Chao Shao-an (1905-1998), undoubtedly, one of the most famous modern brush painting master of the 20th century.

The book briefly discusses the history of Lingnan style and and the biography of Chao Shao-an. Plenty of georgeous photographs displaying his masterful works over the decades.

Well worth the price for those who would like to collect a treasure.

Inspirational book for Chinese Brush painters from beginner to professional level. The book is dedicated to Chao Shao-an (1905-1998), undoubtedly, one of the most famous modern brush painting master of the 20th century.

The book briefly discusses the history of Lingnan style and and the biography of Chao Shao-an. Plenty of georgeous photographs displaying his masterful works over the decades.

Well worth the price for those who would like to collect a treasure.

I picked up this book in the bargain bin at a book store. What a wonderful story!! It thoroughly involved me in the facinating life of this gutsy and adventurous heroine, capturing 60ish years of world events through her eyes. She begins as a privileged and naive 20 year old, in the twenties, roaring off to help the red cross in the coal mines of the south. What she experiences there turns her into a true humanitarian. This leads her on to Spain during a revolution and many other adventures. The characters are well developed and very likable. I have read most of the best sellers this year and this stands out as one of the best!

As a Lit major I have read a lot of books that are blessed with the distinction of being "good literature." Choices is easily my favorite in my long list of quality books. Being able to follow the development of one character so intensly is sastisfying and Mary Lee Settle did a perfect job of making Melinda's life one to get involved in.

*Choices* is exquisitely written, epic in scope yet deeplypersonal. I found myself completely caught up in it.

Choices was a holiday gift to me in 1996 and I was surprised to discover a Southern writer who had written so many books that I'd not heard of. Then, once I read Choices, I was really amazed that I'd missed a writer of such quality with such a compelling story to tell. Because my books circulate to family and friends, this copy of Choices has been dropped in the ocean or bathtub or both and now bears a fair amount of tape.But it's battered condition shows the number of folks that have enjoyed it; each exclaims that this is such a good book.

I'll be honest: I got this book with the hopes that it would deal in-depth with issues of sexuality and gender identity and not just be another humor story about a boy who turns into a girl and has some awkward relationships that don't cause much fuss. I say "hope" -- a distant hope. I didn't leaf through it before buying it or anything.

A few pages in I was worried. The main character, Joonha, is a ridiculously sexist sixteen-year-old. It's exaggerated quite nearly past believability not so much because of what he thinks and does, but because he seems, on some level, aware that he is wrong, and the things he says out loud are just so over-the-top. But maybe I'm looking at it too hard from an American perspective, and I had hope still, so I read on.

Some of my worries were allieviated when his parents come onto the scene. After a somewhat worrying scene where his father beats him -- obviously in a way meant to be comical, but also with a note that he's been beaten often for ten years -- they end up being the extreme counterpoint to his views. At first they seem heartwarmingly accepting of all sorts of sexual identities, but then they go past that when they claim Joonha is "overreacting" about the sudden change (which they managed to forget to tell him about... somehow). Luckily, they provided me with something I was looking for: Joonha's mother admits that she would have loved his father even if he had stayed a woman forever. (She might've said it as a joke, though.) Luckier yet, the two disappear, with the explanation that they're rich and neither needs to work. Joonha is eighteen by this point anyway.

After a two year gap in the story, I was very pleasantly surprised. Joonha isn't the same person as before, and doesn't seem to be slowly learning his lesson for his sexist ways in a shoved-down-your-throat way. He's much more interesting as a girl: she's shut into herself, still feeling more or less male (she's embarrassed about her period and still sometimes accidentally walks into the men's restroom). She spent a year out of school to deal with the change. She doesn't have many friends. She doesn't immediately become a giggling, blushing schoolgirl who just can't resist the high school hunk, Taehyun. She's also not immediately a striking beauty -- she's still tall and gangly and tomboyish, to the point that some of the boys in the school are completely uninterested in her and dismiss her as too boyish.

Other characters include Jinhoo, Joonha's best friend from junior high (back when she was a boy), who is much less sexist than early Joonha (though it might be noted that his girlfriend says he never yells "in front of girls" -- so he doesn't quite view them as equal, like Joonha's parents do). There's Heewon, the prettiest girl from their middle school, who Joonha enticed just so he could reject her as being too forward -- and who is still interested in her after a display of emotion on Joonha's last day at their school. She continues to search for her two years after she disappears -- even though Jinhoo suspects she might have died.

And then there's Taehyun. He almost looks like a ganguro girl, though I suspect that's just the artist's style. He's older than all the other students, having failed many times -- mostly because he didn't show up; he only keeps his place in school because he has money. Taehyun, seen in the first few pages to show his sexism (and with the first display of anything other than sexism from Joonha), is the older version of the boy Joonha. He antagonizes Joonha and speculates several times that Joonha might not be female. He's almost less infuriating, though, but ends up pushing Joonha to punch him, humiliating him.

The girls at the school (which is co-ed, but separates the girls and boys into different classes) are odd, though not completely ridiculous. Although some fall hard for the boy Joonha and Taehyun, others -- more, it seems -- are well aware that they're jerks. Their strange quirk, though, is that they all seem to openly crush on the girl Joonha; some simply say that she would be their perfect man, while others just stop and stare at her. Maybe it's just an overdone bit of hero worship for the sake of comedy.

The comedy, might I say, is a little awkward at times, though some of it seems to have a point in the plot -- somehow. Before transforming, Joonha repeatedly worries and is teased about the size of his penis; even his father comments that he "can't really miss something that was that small in the first place." Later, though, it's suggested that this may be because his transformation was actually the beginning of his puberty. The most commonly used word for humor here is "pervert," so much so that in a note on the bottom of one of the pages the author jokes "Maybe I should've named it 'Pervert' instead of 'Click.'"

There's some misuse of the word "transvestite" (I think they were aiming for "transsexual," though I'm not quite sure in this situation that that works). This may be a fault of the translation.

All in all, though, I was pleasantly surprised, though I'm still a little unsure. I'll definitely be buying the second volume, at the very least.

Gender bending is about as rare in manga as sand is on a beach. Get my point? Good. So much is out there that it can get very old, very fast. Some of it is copy cat stuff, with nothing new. Very stale in fact. Gender bending itself is nothing special. But what Click does, as many of the great mangas, is take an old, worn idea, and travel with it in a whole new direction. The idea that the boy, now a girl, would leave everything and everybody to start a new life IS new. Yet it is what many people in real life do when they switch genders. It gives it a touch of reality that many of the other stories, with aliens, magic and monsters, don't have. This hook means I will very likely continue to buy this series, no matter how long it may be.

This series is exciting, energetic and drives me crazy wondering how things are going to turn out. The art is beautiful and the author is really good at getting the reader to feel what in each character feels. There are no boring people in this shojo. Very good series. Very intense. I absolutely cannot figure out how it is going to end which I can usually do.

Click is a story of growing up and letting go of the past. It tells a story of "walking in others shoes" while being lighthearted and funny at times. I really enjoyed this book because it illustrates just how hard it can be to find yourself and stay true to who you are once you do find it.

If you are looking for a scripturally based book on causes of and help for snobbish treatment within churches, read this. Val Lee does a great job in covering this subject using the Bible as her foundation, and in the process offers comfort and confidence to those who have been hurt by this phenomenon. She effectively shows that this destructive behavior arises from the lack of understanding and application of God's Inerrant Word, and that those who look to Christ in faith can live triumphantly victorious lives that are beacons of light to others who are struggling. I really enjoyed this book, and hope that many others will be blessed by it.

I WAS HURTING, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO BE BLOOD BOUGHT , BORN AGAIN, CHILDREN OF GOD, THINK, ACT, AND FEEL THEY ARE BETTER THAN SISTERS OR BROTHERS IN CHRIST, SADLY THIS IS TRUE. I BELIEVE ONLY GOD CAN CHANGE THESE PEOPLE. HUMANS CAN NOT CHANGE PEOPLE. ONE MORNING FEELING PRETTY DEFEATED, I ASKED THE LORD TO SHOW ME SOMETHING. A LADY SAT BESIDE ME ONE MORNING, I SHARED SOME WORDS AND SHE PICKED UP ON MY JOURNEY, AND GAVE ME THIS BOOK "CLIQUES IN THE CHURCH" I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. IT MINISTERED TO MY HEART. THIS BOOK IS WONDERFUL. IT HELPS YOU TO HEAL, KNOW THAT YOUR NOT CRAZY, THERE ARE OTHERS OUT THERE IN NEED OF HELP, THAT PEOPLE HAVE THE PUFFED UP PRIDE TO BE SO UNKIND. MAYBE THEIR BLIND. THE BOOK WILL STRENGTHEN YOU. THIS BOOK WILL VALIDATE YOUR NOT ALONE.
I HIGHLY RECOMEND THIS BOOK. GET YOUR COPY IF YOU ARE IN THIS HEAVINESS OF OTHERS WHO TREAT OTHER PEOPLE POORLY. GOD GAVE ME THE ANSWER TO MY PRAYER THAT MORNING WHEN I GOT THIS BOOK. THE AUTHOR WAS BRAVE TO WRITE THE BOOK. I THINK IT CAN HELP NOT ONLY THE ONES THAT ARE HURT BY THE UNKIND CHRISTIAN BUT THE UNKIND CHRISTIAN COULD SEE HOW THEY ARE AND WORK ON CHANGE.
TRUELY I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN.

Mrs. Lee offers excellent advice on dealing with church cliques. Drawing from personal experiences, the author is brutally honest in identifying those who abuse their positions of power within the church to push their own agenda. Using the Bible for reference, Mrs. Lee reveals the destructive, disabling effect cliques have on excluded members, and on the entire congregation. Other books I've read on the subject often blame disgruntled loners for causing conflict in the church. (That's what cliques want you to believe!)"Cliques in the Church" exposes the truth! Val Lee urges the excluded to pray for and forgive their offenders. She does not excuse their behavior, however. This book is a must-have for all clergy, youth ministers, non-clique church members, council members, and anyone seeking a christian perspective on dealing with church cliques! Great, Bible-based advice!

Excellent book! Mrs. Lee has done a wonderful job of exposing the different cliques found in our churches today. We must not allow the rejection of people to interfere with our quest for a closer walk with the Lord and His Will in our lives. This book will minister to those who have been hurt by the mistreatment from cliques in a church. I would also recommend pastors read this book. Often times they have so many responsibilities that they may not even be aware of such cliquish behaviors in their own church. By reading "Cliques in the Church" pastors will be able to discern these behaviors and put an end to such activities.

I thought this book was excellent. It gives alot of details on the violent life that gang members live. It also tells a tender story of family love, forgiveness and perserverence to go on. This is an excellent book for anyone working with youth to read.

First of all i would like to give my sympathy to my cousin andre and the family because it was the most hard thing to hear about my little cousin's and it is still hard to think about the tragedy and how it happened andre you keep your head up and stay strong because they are watching you from heaven i would like to thank you too because now the whole world can see how dangerous gangs really is and how they don't have a specific person who they are going to target and how it affects the whole family so thank you very much and let god keep you strong and lead you through your journey in life.

I got a chance to see Andre on Sally. After hearing his story my heart went out to him but I was angry with his mother. I changed my mind when I read the book and heard the whole story. Congratulations to your Mom on her recovery. I'm glad you two stuck together.It really makes us stop and think about the decisions we make in life. Someone else is always affected by them. It is hard to belive that children can be so heartless. Andre you need to take your story to every city, school and jail in the country. I hope you recieve the funding to do it. This is a project many as well as myself would have no problem helping to support.
I am sorry for your tragedy but please do not blame yourself. I pray that the peace of God will rest upon you and your family. And I pray that you live a joyful and fulfilled life until time to meet your loved ones again in a better place. Thank you for sharing your story and I'm sorry for your pain.

This book is so great. I just couldn't put it down. I took it to work with me and read it every chance I got. Those poor kids, it was so heartbreaking but yet it was a in your face drama that was so moving.