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Good love story at a work camp in Germany where the couple survive the Holocaust. I thought it might be cheesy because of the garish cover, but it was really well done. Told from alternating points of view.

Not the most engaging of stories but it kept my attention at the time. An anthropologist discovers a tribe of protohumans. He sees, and learns quite a few things. Political intrigue ensues and takes a plausible and interesting story and makes it slightly generic.

Blend of intriguing thoughts on the species development of humans and human behavior mixed with high action adventure. If he had started with the high action in the first couple of chapters, I would not have read this. I could picture this as a movie or TV show: high speed car chases, people shooting wildly, attacking lions, crooked police, & exotic romance (a movie also I wouldn't watch). But his premise of remnant proto-humans still existing in an isolated area in Kenya's Rift Valley was intriguing, as was his story of an archaeologist's interactions with the young boy he first contacted.
Giving this book away--not worth my shelf space.

I read this book about 10 years ago and still remeber it as a Boring Book. The author tries to model the main character off Tarzan and trust me, the author is no Edgar Rice Burroughs. Just a ridiculous read and should only be attempted if you have nothing else to read !!!

Girl Mary was easy to read. It jumps right in to the story of Mary at the well, and later gives you the back story. Told from two perspectives, Pontius Pilate and Mary Amneh, the story gives a new outlook on what Mary’s life may have been like prior to the birth of Jesus as well as the politics of Roman Times. As a woman the story resonated with me, and although this was definitely not Christian fiction I found that it did pose some theological questions. Throughout the story, I found myself asking: is she the chosen one? will there be immaculate conception? will the book tell about the birth and beyond? The only answer I can give without spoiling the book is that the story ends before any “Jesus Story” begins. After finishing the novel, I immediately wanted to open the book of Luke and re-read the biblical version. I would recommend this book to any woman who likes biblical fiction, or wants to get a glimpse into what life was like for women during this time period.

Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com

Lily and her friends start up a club soccer team, calling themselves the Weregirls after stories Lily's now deceased father told them.

What they don't realize is that the stories he was spinning were more than just tall tales. Lily and her friends have an ancient magic hidden inside of them and it's starting to show.

Unfortunately for them, a new girl, Andra, moves into town with her heart set on a varsity team. Andra's moneyed background makes her a force to reckon with and, before long, she has the principal on her side.

Andra's also discovered Lily's secret -- and she'll do anything to get her hands on magical powers. Can Lily learn enough about her powers in order to save herself, her friends, and her soccer team?

BIRTH OF THE PACK is the first in the new, edgy WEREGIRLS series. It's sure to be a hit with girls reading vampire and supernatural tales.

Paleoanthropologist Ken Lauder lives and studies in Kenya. His friendship with the son of a local official Ngili, and his budding romance with Ngili's sister, play out against turmoil and political unrest. Lauder discover's footprints of protohumans while surveying a remote area, and then, on a return trip, the protohumans themselves--living fossils, surviving by some miracle in this remote region. Lauder, cut off from supplies and contact with civilization, becomes assimilated by the protohuman tribes. In an alternate story-line, Popescu charts a threat arising from a ruthless and ambitious academician and from the threat of war in Kenya, posing a threat to the survival of the protohumans and to Ken Lauder himself. Eventually, Lauder is rescued, and he and Ngili decide to forgo the documentation of this "find of a lifetime" in order to protect the small tribe.

The best thing about Popescu's book is his colorful, authentic description of Kenya and of the people who live there. His ability to "show" this county and its culture to the reader is exciting. The book did tend to drag on, especially toward the end.

its an amazing book. about how a teenage girl strugles after the death of her father. while she finds more things and is needed of help.

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While Jack is visiting his father, a research scientist in Tanzania, their plane goes down over the savanna, killing everyone but Jack, who meets a mysterious creature who helps him survive.

Reviewed by Marta Morrison for TeensReadToo.com

GIRL MARY is the re-imagining of the story of Mary and Joseph before the birth of Jesus. It is told through first the eyes of Pontius Pilate and then those of Mary.

Pontius Pilate is ordered by the Emperor of Rome to be a spy in Judah. He is to find a way for Agustus to become a deity. Pilate is fascinated by the Jewish people. He hears their legends, and when he finds that the tribe that is supposed to have the messiah has been banished by King Herod, he finds them and helps them to come back to Nazarath.

Mary is very spiritual. She sees and talks to God. She is also assertive, which is very unusual for a girl in those days. This is a love story between Mary and Joseph, with a little flirtation between Mary and Pilate.

I liked the characterization of Mary speaking with God. She has a very human-like relationship with him. She bargains with him to get her way, but is respectful of the fact that He is God.

But be warned that this isn't the traditional Mary and Joseph story. It is very different. I liked how the author saw Mary and how he saw Joseph. I also learned a lot about the lives of women during those times. In my head I can realize that it was very hard to be a woman in those days, but how hard I don't think I could ever know unless I lived it. This story focused a lot on the life of Jewish and some on the life of Roman women. It will open your eyes about how wretched their lives were.

The details about ordinary life throughout GIRL MARY were extraordinary. I could envision how hard people worked and what they felt. I was truly amazed, and I feel you would be too, if you give this book a try.