As it happens, I was indeed alone as I read the poems in this book. A mixed bag, indeed. However, in the final analysis, there are a handful of astonishing pieces and not a true clinker in the bunch.

I read the Prince of Tarn last year for a book report, and I thought it was very well written. I found it easy to read and understandable. The ending was detailed and wrapped up the whole novel perfectly. I enjoyed reading every page.

I'm just a housewife in North Dakota with not much time to read. But once I started reading The Rawleigh Man Told Me in the evening I could not put it down until I found out what happened to this boy. I had heard about the Orphan Trains, but this is the first time I read a personal story about one of the passengers. I recommend this book to every family, especially to children who may not know how good they really have it. It touched my heart.

I first read this book as a freshman in high school, and I was touched by the characters who seem so like me and the people I know. Unlike many of the books that portray the prejudices in the south, this book enabled me to really sympathize with the characters. I would reccommend this book to anyone - young or old.

This is an incredible book. It's about a girl and her friends and how her whole world seems to be changing. I think Ruth White did an incredible job. I read it in two days then I read it again in one day! Everybody should read this book. It's one of the best books I've ever read!

i was never into fantasy\scifi until this book . it's a way for anyone to feel good about the underdog and to appeciate the struggle and the just rewards for not giving up on loyalty and love. do yourself a favor sit down in your favorite chair and experience a truly moving tale. luv it forever!!! gsg dragon.

I had the pleasure of working with this teacher and let me tell you - she is amazing! Every day that I was there I learned so much about the art of teaching. As soon as I heard about her new book I grabbed it from the book store and have been recommending it to my colleagues. You will not be disappointed!

This collection of passionate poems shares life. Through her truthful depiction of moments, attitudes and world views often unheard, Forman shocks and provokes. With her gift of rhythm and tone, she rocks the reader as if to say 'it's O.K.' The collection is divided into four sections, each subsequent section drawing on themes from the prior. Contemporary and timeless, her poems are proof that the personal is universal. In "I Will Speak Genius to Myself," she skillfully explores the cause and effect of the rage that often burdens African Americans by describing the aftermath of an audition. She contrasts hope and potential against a harsh, grey cement reality. It ends spitefully and without resolution, like so many of life's truths. Far from grim, Forman also offers hope. In fact she tells the reader exactly where to find it. In "Up Sister," a woman finds a renewed belief in her ablility to go on when the voices of African American women harmonize to symbollically rescue her fallen soul. She says look at our history and all that we have endured; look to each other; to sisterhood; to the human spirit and the will to survive. Throughout the book, Forman reminds us that a part of the magic we possess as African Americans is our ability to find strength in each other and our ancestors. But the magic is not only ours, it is a part of the human soul that transcends race. The magic is love's transforming property that allows us to see beyond the postmodern context of grey cement, and into the souls of others, as well as our own. Reading this collection was a pleasure, thank you.

Frank and Joe's friend Ben Martin Wins a cool $5 Million, but all he gets is trouble. First his uncle demands to get a share because he's family, then his sister gets kiddnapped and he gets black mailed by a crook for his sisters safety. Read this book and be thrilled

This is one of the best all around resource books for younger elementary children that I have ever come across. It covers many areas in many subjects in the simplest way possible. My granddaughter uses it for all of her classes and she is home schooled.