Stealing Freedom make me feel like slavery was a horriable thing. I liked this book from the inside flap to the outside flap. When Ann's parents left, Ann is stuck there with her master. She writes letters to her parents telling them that they would be seeing her soon. This book would teach a great life of how black people feel.

This book is wonderful! It is about a girl named Ann Maria Weems who lives as a slave during the Civil War. One day, the unthinkable happens. An abolitionist come to free her family is unable to take her. Will she ever see her family again? Be free? Reccomended to anyone who wants to learn about the Civil War, slavery, or just wants a good read.

P.S.- It's also a Mark Twain Award Nominee

3)Many things happened in the book Stealing Freedom. The story is about Ann Maria Weems, a slave in Maryland who wants freedom. Ann's father is already free, but the rest of her family is not. Life started out good for her family, but took a turn for the worst when her brothers were sold away to slavery. Then, her entire remaining family, except her, is given freedom. Ann is stuck in the position of taking care of her Master's niece, Sarah. Ann soon realizes the hardships of slavery, and later of love. Alfred is the only man for her. Any hopes of having a life with Alfred are smothered when Mr. Bigelow, the man who bought her family's freedom tells her that they must flee. Ann is thrust into a life of deception when she is taken for a "ride" on the Underground Railroad. Ann must pretend that she is a boy servant for Mr. Bigelow while they are hiding from the police who are searching for Ann because there is a reward from her master. Ann, after a long time of hiding, finally makes it to Canada, but she can't see her family or Alfred. She is with her aunt and uncle who had already escaped to Canada, and starts a whole new life. Her mom had another baby and is expecting yet another one! Ann gets letters regularly from her family, but she misses Alfred. One day, she and her new friend Priscilla are wading in the water, when some men come near the water. Ann turns around and Alfred is there! Alfred and Ann then got married.

I read Starting School With An Enemy.

I thought it was an excellent because a girl named Sara and her family move to Maryland. Sara doesn't like it in Maryland. Later a little kid was riding his bike in the road and she tries to save him. His brother saw the whole thing, and yelled at her. In school with her friend Christina they saw Eric. More in the story Eric said to Sara she is dead meat. When Sara was walking Eric and his friends jumped out with water gun, but Sara thought they were real guns! Later Sara and Christian took pictures and they were friends forever.

I think kids 8 years old would enjoy this book.

I recommend this book because it is a really good book.

I think it was a good book. I am eleven years old and I should know what it would be like starting school with an enemy. After all, I am a kid. My mom also got a big laugh out of this book.

Sarah is reluctantly new to the neighborhood. While trying to help a young boy she inadvertently makes an enemy of his older brother who is a grade ahead of her in the new school she will start in September. As he tries to make her life as miserable as only a bully can, she explores various ways to deal with this pressure with hilarious and sometimes painful results. The story is often hilarious, poignantly realistic, and has a uniquely satisfying conclusion. It belongs in every classroom library and is an excellent read aloud book to begin the school year. It was very well received by my Grade six class.

Okay, so it's not realistic-- so what? This book was a fun quick read, with suspense and likeable characters. I also like that it dealt with the issue of school violence without getting preachy, or condemning things like video games --one thing I liked, as a target shooter, was that the GOOD guys in the story went hunting and had a gun but this did not make them the dangerous ones, instead it was the hatred of the bad guy that made him bad. Excuse the poor wording. What I meant was, it puts the blame on the PERSON and not the weapon, or their hobbies, or whatever. On the whole this was an enjoyable read, and who cares that it's not perfect?

I really liked the book Sarah and the Naked Truth. This book is about real friendship amoung three girls, who each have a special secret. Reading the story you see that you should always be your true self even if you are afraid. Also be prepared for some really funny parts!!

P.S. This is also a really good book for bookgroups for children nine and ten.

The story is about a girl, Corey who is ashamed off here fathers drinking and wants him to stop, because she wants to normal like Victor's famliy who is the boy she likes. Corey and her mother talked to a counciler and found a very uqnie way to stp his drinking. The book was a decent and could help somone who had a family member that drank alot. It had a good story line I thought, and thats why I gave it 3 stars.