Tells about Martin's life as a Dominican, the story of the missing silver coin, of Martin's mysterious travels and of the rats and mice at the Dominican Monastery. For children ages 10 and up. 13 illustrations

I liked the book, What a Woman, because it had specific information about taking control of your financial matters. The information was well presented in an easy to read and understandable form. Much of the book's information was thought provoking and led the reader into searching for personal answers for her own financial and emotional situation. Th chapters are well connected and lead the reader into a clear picture of how things could be in making a fresh start after a major life change. I would highly recommend this book. It could be helpful to men as well as women and it would be an excellent text book for small group discussions.

This book has a very cute storyline that appeals to my toddler and is a great way to learn some words for food and eating. The illustrations are beautiful and the hardcover is great quality. I highly recommend this book as well as the others in this series.

This book was wonderfully full of romance, adventure and heartfelt emotions. Rafe was a complex character and I enjoyed reading about the two different worlds he lived in. Callie was a spitfire and she and Rafe were made for each other.

This book was one of my favorites in the BSC Friends Forever Series. First of all, it was very well written. It was so realistic that I even thought for a moment that Mary Anne and Logan were real people! It was such a good book. Keep up the great job, Ms. Martin!

Everyone thinks Mary Anne and Logan are the perfect couple. Everyone except Mary Anne. Logan's definitely a great guy. But lately things have been weird between the two of them. Mary Anne wants a change...even if it hurts. It's the end of Mary-Anne-and-Logan. And it's the beginning of the new Mary Anne.

This was a great book! This book not only showed that Mary Anne didn't NEED to depend on Logan anymore, but it also brought up the fact that Mary Anne is growing up. Coming out of her shell. As Dawn said: "Your busting loose Mary Anne!" Logan was too controling and too sexest. Also how DARE he make fun of Mary Anne after she offered him countless times that she wanted to remain friends with him. Oh well, it's Logan's loss. He just missed out on a great friend, Mary Anne Spier.

I'm counting the days until #4! Great new series Ann M. Martin!

In Friends Forever #3, Mary Anne FINALLY breaks up with Logan her steady boyfriend.

I really think Ann M. Martin is doing a wonderful job with this new series. The events (especially this one) are realistic, and that means that teens can relate to the chariters more. Mary Anne did the right thing by breaking up with Logan. I thought that throughout the old series he was becoming sexiest and (allthough he ment well) a little controling. His father striked me the same way.

Mary Anne, although shy, is her own person and a very strong young woman. Good for you Mary Anne! Can't wait for #4!

This children's book, illustrated by Mary Azarian, won the 1999 Caldecott Medal for best illustrations in a book for children. It is the story of Wilson A. Bentley (1865-1931) of Jericho, Vermont, who had a passion for studying snowflakes. Having developed a technique for photographing snowflakes, he spent years collecting and giving lectures in the midst of running his farm: a true farmer-scientist. He even wrote a text called Snow Crystals. He noted the six sidedness of most crystals and a few three-sided. One wonders what he would have said upon hearing that some researchers in the late 1990s had found two identical snowflakes since he had never been able to find two that were alike. This book is a celebration not only of the man but of our love and interest in the natural world. Children will enjoy this book with its magnificent woodcuts immensely.

The inspiring true story of photographer and self-made scientist Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley proves that anyone can achieve their dream. Born of humble means on a Vermont farm in 1865, Bentley was fascinated with weather and devoted his life to studying snow crystals. With the aid of his parents, who sacrificed their life's savings so he could buy the proper equipment, Bentley created photographs that provided the world with invaluable insight into snow crystals.

Mary Azarian illustrates this charmer with warm, hand-colored woodcuts that create an appropriately old-fashioned feel. The simple main text of this 1999 Caldecott Medal winner flows well with the charming illustrations. Sidebars on each page add additional details that maintain interest for older readers and allow the main text to remain focused on the story.

I found this very inspirational and a joy to read. My only complaint is the dearth of actual photographs by Bentley. The entire book builds interest in the photographs, but only three tiny copies of the actual photographs are shown on the last page.

Snowflake Bentley is one of the best biographies I have seen for children because it combines so many elements of a worthwhile children's book so successfully. First, the book deserves its Caldecott Medal for outstanding illustrations from the gorgeous hand-colored woodcuts that provide a wonderful old-fashioned feel. Second, the book also describes the beauty of snowflakes and shows both abstract designs of them as well as some of Mr. Bentley's own photographs. Third, many of the fundamental science facts about snowflakes are described (I learned more about why snowflakes are unique than I had ever known before). Fourth, Mr. Bentley's life is inspirational in several ways. He followed and lived his passion. His parents also supported him in the passion, in a wonderfully loving way. He succeeded in bringing beauty to the world that has changed the way everyone sees it. In doing so, he has lightened the burdens of winter a little for us all.

Mr. Bentley was "a boy who loved snow more than anything else in the world." Where others saw cold and discomfort in his home of Jericho, Vermont, he saw beauty. That was good becaues the snowfall averages around 120 inches a year there. "He said snow was as beautiful as butterflies, or apple blossoms." In the good weather, he could net butterflies or carry apple blossoms to show to others, but snowflakes were more difficult to share. His mother (who was his teacher until he was 14) gave him an old microscope, and he began to look at snowflakes in the cold. He noticed that no two were alike, and began to draw them.

At 17, he learned that you could photograph what you could see in a microscope. His parents made an enormous investment and got him one. The cost was equal to the value of his father's whole herd of ten cows. The camera was as large as a calf. In those days (1882), you had to use large glass plates to make images.

From then one, he was committed to his photography. Some winters, he could only make a few photographs successfully. The best time was during a snow storm in 1928, when he made over 100 in two days overlapping Valentine's day.

He learned to make his images better and better, and shared them with others. During the good weather, he also photographed spiders' webs, the dew on natural objects, and other small scenes of nature. He earned a little money from all this, but his costs exceeded his revenues by almost 4 to 1 over a lifetime. All of his money went for photography. When he was 66, some scientists gave him the money to publish a book of his photographs. Shortly thereafter, he died of pneumonia contracted after photographing during a blizzard. The town honored him with a plaque.

The book contains the story of Mr. Bentley's life, has sidebars that provide more detail on the science and certain aspects of his life, shows photographs, and is illustrated with the hand-colored woodcuts I mentioned earlier. The result is something that can appeal to a child in different ways at different ages. You can read this mostly as being a biography, or as mostly about snowflakes, or as mostly about photography of nature.

Most parents would encourage their children to do what they love. Here is a life that shows the wisdom of that inclination. In the course of reading this book, I encourage you to tell your child that she or he should find a similar passion and explore it. In the process, you should describe your own passions, and how you explore them to provide a further example.

Explore all of the uniqueness of yourself and your children! No two are exactly alike -- like snowflakes!

Logan Bruno... Mary Anne Spier. What can I possibly say to give justice to my absolute adoration of this book? This has always been my all time favorite of the series. It shows that a sweet personality such as Mary Anne's is appreciated by even the finest breed of stud. I love it how Mary Anne gets the dude! The only unrealistic part of the book is when Mary Anne wears her famous cities skirt to two consecutive and substantial "with Logan" functions-- the dance and the surprise party. I hate that part! And that Alan Gray orphan Annie eyes blurb is hilarious.!~ Did Claudia almost say bra strap in from of a boy!

My name is Kevin and I'm 21, and I love "Logan Likes Mary Anne"! Anne Martin you're great!!! My favorite part is when one of the kids gets his hand stuck in a jar, and Mary Anne can't figure out how to get it out, but Logan does with butter. This book really tackles the issue of young teen love in a world of teen anxh and babysitting. My favorite part is that Mary Anne gets to hang out with Logan -AND- make four dollars!

I think it's great how Ann finally got some boys involved in the series. I also love Logan. I think it's great that Mary Anne was the first to have a real boyfriend. Also Mary Anne gets Tigger her cat in this book!!!!

Mary Anne has always been one of my favorite BSC members. This book of her was very good. In the beginning Mary Anne has a regular BSC meeting with her friends, but because of something Kristy did... there comes a HUGE fight between the members of The Baby-Sitters Club. In fact the whole book is about it, but here is too about Mary Anne and her father. Mary Anne's mother died when she was a baby and her father is trying to prove that he can raise a great child without mother. But Mary Anne has to keep her hair in pigtails and her father buys her clothes. And what about Mary Anne's room... I learnt a lot from this book and I think you should read this.

I read this over ten yrs ago and recently re-read it and still enjoy it. Although it is hard to get into initially and the beginning sort of dragged on (my friend Amber loaned it to me when we were in 5th grade and I don't think I got past chapter 1. I had never read BSC books until then so I didn't find the intro. boring, however. I think that the BSC is too judgemental towards each other. They think Mary Anne is immature but she was the one who wanted reconciliation after their dumb fight, and Kristy was the most difficult. Talk about immature! Also it was unprofessional the way they refuse to at least meet for the club and not function. Mary anne was the mature one in that respect.

I loved this book! It was so realistic, and I have nothing bad to say about it. It is about this girl named Mary Anne who gets in a fight with the BSC and has trouble making up with them. Then she meets a new friend Dawn. Then a girl Jenny she was baby sitting for gets so sick that something drastic had to happen envolving Mary Anne and Dawn. If you want to know more, (which is what I'm trying to make you) read this book! I would reccomend this to all girls!

This was the second Mary Higgins Clark book Ive read and I must say the best. My first being silent night. The contents are very intruging, shocking, and captivating. I highly reccomend this book. I gave it 4 stars because some points are too into depth. As a whole this book was intelligently awesome.

Being an ardent Agatha Christie fan, Mary Higgins Clark was recommended to me and this was the first volume of her books that I read.

There aren't any detectives like Hercules Poirot or Miss Marple still the stories keep you glued to the book till you reach the end.

'Weep no more, my lady' has a certain Christie's touch. The story is about a young woman Elizabeth. Her sister, Leila is murdered and Ted, her sister's fiance is convicted, with Elizebeth being the only witness. There are other charachters like Leila's friend the Baron and Baroness, her agent, another rival actress. The interesting thing is that each charachter has some motive for the murder. And finally the real murderer turns out to be... (You have to read the book to find out).

'Stillwatch' is about a young reporter who is making a television documentary. But what she does NOT know is that this documentary is linked to her past and will affect her present life. Not much of a mystery here but still an interesting read.

'A cry in the night' reminded me of Alfred Hitchcock's movie Psycho and hence the reason for 4 stars.

A good selection for those who have a preference for mysteries (minus politics, violence and sex).

If you enjoy these suspenseful books, then this is the book for you. It's a book about a woman named Pat, who is a reporter for a local cable news station that is doing a segment on Senator Abbigal Jennings and how she may become the first female Vice President. Along the way she comes into problems. Pat is starting to get threats about the airing of the segment. What could the Senator be hiding that could put herself at danger to not get elected the first female Vice President?

Not to burst anyones bubble but this book is a novel... and while many maintain it's based on the author's TRUE experiences I'm here to tell you that the big climax, the birth of her son, is totally bogus.

1.] Martha MARTIN is the pen name of Helen MULLEN. Helen isn't even her real name as she chose to drop her given name of Orpha Myrtle. She was the first wife of my grandfather, Clyde L DeVOL. They were married 30 July 1914 in Pueblo Co CO and divorced 7 September 1925 in Cook Co IL. They had lived apart apart since 1918. Clyde came home on a "surprise" leave from the navy [WWI] and, as he put it, "found her in bed" with another man.

2.] Their son Clyde E. DeVOL was indeed born in a log cabin but it was hardly in the "wilds" of Alaska. He was born 23 May 1915 at his grandfather's summer cabin in Iron Co MO. This nearly 10 years before his mother ever set foot in Alaska.

A well written and gripping NOVEL, perhaps. Based on reality, hardly.

I just finished this book an hour ago and it is truely wonderful. I started it yesterday and stopped only to sleep and go to work. It is a truely captivating story. If you love the wilderness, strong women or tangible spirituality you can grab hold of...this is the book for you. I can't say I have enjoyed a book more in a very, very long time.

I really have enjoyed this book. It is spell binding. Now I am reading her next book "Home in the Bear's Domain". I would highly recommend this book to anyone.