I just finished reading this book, it is changing the way i view my life. Pastor Rutland so=poke at my school last fall, and thats when i bought the book. I am Glad I did. Each chapter is easy to read, and easy to understand. Lots of breaks in it so you can stop and think about what you just read.

Author Matt Newell set out to pay homage to the great 19th century adventure writers when he penned the first of this series of adventure novels set in the 1870s and built around Jebediah dane, an ex-Confederate officer and archaeologist. He takes the reader from the afermath of the Civil War in the South through an amazing journey in the Andes where Confederate renegades plan to revive the War against the North. A rich list of characters race through a series of 'high' adventures culminating in a battle between the US Federal Government and the Rebels in a valley high in the Andes. Not content with this amazing feat, Newell then reveals the true enemy, an underground group of Inca survivors whose machinations surround Dane from the beginning of the novel. The final chapter is true high adventure as Newell's lead characters escape a hidden Inca City high in the Andes. Its a great read! Also a great set up for his next novel, set in Augusta Georgia and based on a secret confederate weapon - loved it!

A Pup in King Arthur's Court is about a dog named Wishbone who loves to read and imagines himself as Hank Morgan, a Connecticut Yankee who goes back in time and goes to King Arthur's court. Kids who like stories about dogs should read this book because it is like a 2 in 1 story-book. I don't want to spoil the ending. So get this book if you want to know the ending!

Fantastic collection of pictures with comments!! A great addition to anybody's library. Brings back great memories of the many Happy Trails brought to us by Roy and the members of his family. Buy it if you can find it!!

Mark continues the story of Rubel and Heath, maintaining the quality of artwork and writing with which he has unfolded his story over the last two volumes. More secrets and mysteries are revealed in this volume, and, as Mark says in a letter at the back of the book, this book finally sets the stage for the "second act" of a three-part epic (so, nine collections total, if all goes as planned?).

If you haven't read this series yet, you're doing yourself a great disservice. "Thieves and Kings" is an imaginative, complex and yet unintimidating story, featuring deep, sympathetic characters (which hide behind fairly simplistic faces) and detailed, fantastic artwork reminiscent of Hayao Miyazaki. Mark remembers what it was like to be a kid, and it shows through his characters and their experiences. This series is a great read for fantasy fans of all ages.

Think you've read it all, just because you've exhausted yourself reading Mallory's Morte D'Arthur? Get set for a fantastic new round of "forgotten" stories as retold/arranged by the author. Authentic feel, easy to read, everything you hoped for when you said to yourself, "there must be more to the Legends than this!"

With the latest installment of King's The Green Mile, pure terror is realized. The gore of the execution of Mr. Delacroix will turn the reader's stomach. The horrific purpose for the "bad death of Eduard Delacroix" left this reader in total disbelief. The intense description of the execution is also excellent, as well as the actions and reactions of the prison guards afterwards. Within 90 pages, King has constructed a haunting, chilling, and marvelous novel, one worthy to continue The Green Mile series.

As the series keep floating along, as does the tension in the room where I read these books. This time Percy, the wicked guard, goes a little too far. Probably even farther than he ever thought he could get away with. John Coffey still remains in the prison, and his guilt is beginning to be questioned by the guards. Could someone so gentle kill so easily

If Sean Penn read this book before walking his last "mile" in Dead Man Walking, he wouldn't have been so brave! Of course, Stephen King ain't exactly Susan Sarandon, either!!
The reader not only is walking with Eduard Delacroix as he approaches his fate, he IS Delacroix. The smells are pungent, the sight is vivid, and the end is horrific.
More questions arise, however. What about the mysterious powers of John Coffey? Or the secret plan of the guards? Well, it just so happens...DARN! Have to wait for the next installment to come out for those answers

The first chapter in "Coffey's Hands" strays from the cliffhanger in the previous book ("The Mouse on the Mile"), which is a little aggravating if you're reading The Green Mile in chapbook form, from book to book. In this first chapter, Paul Edgecombe is shown in his current retirement home, before the book picks up where part two left off--with William "Wild Bill" Wharton arriving at Cold Mountain Penitentiary and nearly killing one of the guards. He certainly lives up to his wild name in this book.

Then the reader learns of John Coffey's healing gift, which he uses on Paul to cure his urinary infection. Paul later does a little investigation into John's past, though nothing new is revealed.

This book has a great cliffhanger, just like the previous book, though this one is a little sad. If you enjoyed "Coffey's Hands," then you'll want to start with the first two--"The Two Dead Girls" (#1) and "The Mouse on the Mile" (#2)--and continue with the remaining three: "The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix" (#4), "Night Journey" (#5), and "Coffey on the Mile" (#6). Or, better yet, just get The Green Mile novel.

Stephen King has continued The Green Mile with the latest installment, the incredible Coffey's Hands. The examination of prison life in the 1930's is still explored, along with interpersonal frictions of the prisoners and guards, but something new has been introduced. A violent, uncaring, and evil inmate has come to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, and quickly creates anarchy. Also, the strange powers of another inmate are revealed, just prior to a visit to the home of a man that reveals more of this inmate's past. Therefore, many mystery's are solved, while new ones are created, adding to The Green Mile: Coffey's Hands excellence. Overall, King's third part of The Green Mile is another masterpiece that adds to the series.

The Green Mile,Coffey's Hands- continues the mystery of a large gentle man on death row. The prisoner seems mild,not likely to use the great power in him arms and hands. Convicted of a tragic crime, Coffey waits on death row and exhibits an unusual gift...King's Shawshank Redemption was an intimate look at prision from the prisoners viewpoint. The Green Mile uses the viewpoint of the death row guards, and no one's closer to prison life than that. More than just a dreary life of awaiting death, this story keeps you guessing and wantingto know more about Coffey--and what he means to the others on death row. Another terrific read for Stephan King fans!A series in six parts, I can't wait for the other three

The Princess Test, by Gail Carson Levine, was a well thought-out and carefully expounded version of Hans Christian Anderson's The Princess and the Pea. It made a good read, but was rather short, giving slight room for those important 'little' details such as character development. Levine told her tale in true Anderson style, much like the original story, but with Levine's humor and clever twists to the plot. Those who have enjoyed Levine's previous book Ella Enchanted will finish The Princess Test and clamor for more, but if you are not familiar with Levine, you may wonder what all the fuss is about.

Wonderful version of the classic The Princess and the Pea. It is a story about a young girl whose name is Lorelei. She is the daughter of a local blacksmith. The only problem is, is that she is so spoiled that she is the only child in in the village to have satin sheets and so on. Also she can not wash dishes without getting a rash and when she tried spinning she pricked her finger and could have bled to death. In fact the only house chores Lorelei is good at is making beds and hanging clothes. But there is one thing Lorelei is very good at it is embroidery, she embroiders the clothes and the linen. One day she meets a prince and they fall in love. That would have been perfect for each other except there is one problem. The prince has to marry a real princess. The queen makes a test for the princesses that come and Lorelei gets wound up in it by mistake. Will the pince get to marry her or not? Read the book to find out. It is a totally thrilling book although I found it was too short. Also I would recommend the book The Fairy's Mistake.

This book was a classic fairy-tale story about an ordinary girl who is beautiful and kind, but when she offers to clean the dishes, she'll get a rash from the soapy water. Her father is a very busy widower whom hires a housekeeper to help around the house since his fragile daughter can't do anything except embroider and say if her bandage is too tight or too loose-- perfection is everything for her. Meanwhile, Prince Nicholas has to find a "true princess" Thus, any princess hoping to be queen shall take the princess test. The two stories collide when Prince Nicholas rides by Lorelei, the main characterand finds her "Looked pretty in the distance. As he got closer, she was still pretty. Not a raving pretty, but definitley pretty." He suddenly likes her in a loving way just by her beauty. When he comes home to his castle, his mother and father, the King and Queen tell him about the princess test and he wonders if Lorelei could pass the test. Will she even find out?

Read this book for a adveture through love, worrries, and a splurge of fary-tale fun!

After reading the first book, I couldn't wait for the second one to be published. When it finally was, I was not disappointed. The suspense that King is weaving in this series is astounding. It makes you want more at the end. In this book, King adds a new personality to the mouse that Delacroix has taken for a pet. King involves you so deeply, that it seems that the life on the Green Mile is linked to this mouse. It's down right creepy

Even though "The Mouse on the Mile" is an entertaining second addition to The Green Mile serialization, it backtracks a bit in time, before John Coffey came to the E Block. The mouse (Steamboat Willy, later known as Mr. Jingles) is spotlighted a little more, as well the electrocution of one of the inmates, known as The Chief. I didn't mind either topics, but I was more interested in John Coffey's story, since it had just started to unravel in the first book, "The Two Dead Girls", then was all but skipped in this one. Great cliffhanger at the end, though, which will make readers eager to read the next book and the next--"Coffey's Hands" (#3), "The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix" (#4), "Night Journey" (#5), and "Coffey on the Mile" (#6).

From a 13 y/o perspective. The Mouse on the Mile continues Stephen King's look into life of people on death row through the memories of prison guard Paul Edgecombe. This book introduces many new characters. There's a mouse that gets the name Steamboat Willie from one of the guards and Mr. Jingle's from one of the new prisoners. There's a really mean new prisoner William Wharton, who gives the bad guard Percy Whetmore, something to remember at the end of the book and makes me want to start reading the next book to find out what happens to Percy. A french man, Eduard Delacroix, and a gentle black man John Coffey. They are all waiting their turn for the electric chair, and finally the electric chair itself with the execution of the Cheif. This book is more exciting than the first. As always King leaves you hanging on the edge of your seat at the end of the book and you are racing to pick the next one up and get your nose in it. This book is not for those weak in the stomach. It is graphic in language and the description of many things that happen in a death row. I would recommend it to adults and others my age if they remember it's just a book and not to let it bother them. Off to start reading Coffey's Hands, Book #3 of the Green Mile Series.