I liked Marco and Polo. They reminded me of my brother and me. I think the other cats were cool but I didn't like Jake very well. I think he was selfish and mean. I liked the steaknife game and how you sometimes can't trust what people say.

I loved this book! Marco and Polo bring you right into the story. If you love cats and adventure, this book is for you.

If you have read The Grand Escape, you will love The Healing of Texas Jake. It's exciting and you won't be able to put it down.

Carlotta's Kittens by Phyllis Reynolds Nichols

Read this book. It's a mystery about cats and kittens and tails. This book is about a girl cat who has kittens and her friends from the alley. When she got back with her kittens her friends taught the kittens to do cat stuff, until one of the kittens got kidnapped by a one-eye cat. And some of Carlotta's friends go rescue the kitten by tricking the one eye cat.

I liked this book because it was funny. This book kept making me laugh. When I was reading this book it reminded me of a cat that fell off a tree and landed in my dad's arms.

I think the author wrote this book so that kids should find baby animals a home so they could know some animals are in danger.

Carlotta's Kittens is an awesome book! It's exciting, adventurous, and hilarious! I rented it from the library and once I started reading the first and second chapters, I started loving it! I haven't read the first two books of the "Club Of Mysteries" series, but I still think it is one of the greatest books I've ever read! My favorite characters are Carlotta, Polo, Catnip, and Elvis. I loved all the characters, actually...but anyways, why don't YOU read it? I think you'll love it too!

This, is one of my favorite books. One day in Westport, Connecticut, my aunt Sally offered to buy me and my sister a book. I was having trouble choseing and then, she showed up and gave me a book to look at. After I had read the flap, I knew this was the book for me. I like cats, and adventure. My favorite cat is Elvis because he's a good singer, like me. Also he is black and I'm going to get a male black cat too. I also liked Carlotta and Sugar. I also like Catnip. There was one thing, everyonce in awhile, Scamper was a girl, and then, all of a sudden, a boy. I always thought she made a good discription of Steak Knife. If you like adventure, cats and kittens, get this book.

I had to read this book for school and thought it was going to be pointless and cheezy . . . I was somewhat right! The book is about two house cats, Marco and Polo, who have a dream of going to a ranch. They run away from home and want to join the Club of Mysteries. To be able to join they have to figure out three great mysteries, like 'when it rains where does the rain go?' I think was one.

The Grand Escape is probably geared to younger readers like the 6-10 crowd. It was a cute story idea, kind of like the things you see in Disney movies, but I think that's what it should of been: a Disney movie. Probably an okay thing to read to your six year old sister but other than that, not something you would want to read on your own time.

I gave it two stars because of the fact that it was supposedly supposed to be for preteen readers -- I disagree -- and the fact that it seemed a little too happy and fluffy, again so much like a Disney movie.

Recomendations: Shiloh, it's by the same author and might be able to fit into the preteen catagory . . . then again maybe not. I didn't really like it but if you liked the Grand Escape you probably would like it.

Marco and Polo have been house cats their whole lives. Their masters were spring cleaning when Marco found the open door. He told Polo all about it and they planned to escape again. They meet up with a big cat named Texas Jake. They want to be in this club but first they have to complete three tasks. Find out what the three tasks are and if they will go through with them or not. You'll be in for a surprise!

This story basically begins when Marco (the smart one...who can read) reads a newspaper article on ranches as it cover his litter box. Then, when he finally goes in the side yard for an hour. Polo, stupid enough to actually believe that beyond the fence is a ranch, as Marco protests. Soon enough, they escape to find allies and city, so they go to grab a bite to eat. There they meet Carlotta, a she-cat who gives them a tour of the city. Later on, when they have nowhere to sleep, she finds them and lets them in on the Club of Mysteries, solving all the cat mysteries in the world, like why do humans only have hair on their head, who owns their masters, and what makes it rain. Maro and Polo must join, or turn back home, but only to get in, you must solve a mystery. But since they are brothers and will help each other, they must preform three great mysteries to be accepted. Filled with adventure and humor, I had to give The Grand Escape Five Stars.

Which path is right for Billie?

The book "To Walk the Sky Path" is about a boy named Billie Tommie who lives in Florida's Everglades. Billie is stuck between two worlds--modern and Seminole Indian.

I think that this book has too little action. The story doesn't get you interested at the start, so you can't get into the rest of the book.

I recommend this book to people who like easy-going books and books about everyday life.

Ten year-old Billie is a Seminole native american. He lives in the Florida Everglades with his grandpa, grandma, brother, sister, mom, dad, and uncle.

Billie is the first one in his family to go to school. When he sleeps over at his friend Jeff's house, he cannot understand how they can eat food that was in a box or a can.

Seminole native american or All-American person, Billie wonders which he would like to be more.

I recommend tihs book to people who like books about other cultures.

Billie Tommie, a ten year-old boy, lives in the Indian ways but now he is going to school with the white boys. Billie's grandfather, Abraham, tells Billie legends and stories of the Indian ways. Grandfather says if Billie leads a good life, he will walk the sky path, the city in the sky, when he dies. Billie wants to walk the sky path but he wants to learn about the white man's ways too!

Which path will Billie take?

I think this book did not have a lot of action. But in some parts it was funny!

I would recommend this book to people who don't like excitement.

This is a textbook-type of book in the good sense of the term: it is well-written, information-packed, but yet relatively simply portrayed. A good introduction to the major religions of Asia. The focus is on the texts of each religion. What is missing is more discussion on how various elements of the population (underclass, women, etc.) incorporate the textual-based religous practices described in the text. Would have to look elsewhere for such a discussion.