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Summary: Thoroughly Enjoyable!
Review: This was the MOST original, heart warming book that Danielle Steel has ever written. This was a keeper, I still have it on my shelf years after the first time I read it. It is the only book of her's that I have re-read. A sweet story of love found after grief, of acceptance, of growth. A must read!
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Summary: ROMANTIC YET TEARJERKER!
Review: The book, The Gift by Danielle steel is a heart warming book. It has some adventures, comedies, and tear jerking parts. I got hooked on this book and couldn't stop reading it until I was finished. As the book opens, little Annie Whittaker is a happy little girl that her parents could not want more from. Whittaker's are a family of four: John, Liz, Tommy, and Annie. Tommy is Annie's older brother. He was an only child until he was ten. The parents, John and Liz, really wanted another child, but finally after three miscarriages they had Annie. Annie and Tommy got along so well and always loved to be around each other, unlike most siblings. It was near Christmas and the children were excited! At this time they were 5 and 15. One morning, two days before Christmas, they woke up to a town filled with snow. They went outside and made a snowman. That night, Tommy went to tell Annie good night and noticed her head was hot. Thinking nothing about it, he didn't tell his parents. In the morning, Christmas Eve, Annie woke up with a really high fever. They sent her to bed. It was Christmas, and Annie was still asleep. It was always a thing for Annie to wake up bright and early on Christmas. She woke up and barely moved. She fell back to sleep, and they took her to the doctor. There she was put into a hospital with Meningitis, a very futile disease. She died on Christmas and the Whittaker's lost they're only Christmas Gift. After this scene had ended it takes you to the home of Maribeth. She is going to a dance and her father won't let her wear the dress she wants to. At the dance, she gets pregnant. When she realizes that the father won't take care of the baby with her, her parents send her to a nun adoption home to have her baby. When Maribeth arrives there, she is horrified. She leaves there and goes to Omaha to get job. She is a waitress at a restaurant. One night, a guy who is always eating supper there, walks in and stats talking to Maribeth. His name is Tommy Whittaker. They get to know each other better and they become great friends and fall in love. While all of this happening, John and Liz are still very upset about Annie. They barely even talk to each other or Tommy. They never have meals together, and that's why Tommy is always at the restaurant. When Tommy founds out she is pregnant, he tells his parents, and with the parents wanting a child, they are willing to adopt the baby. Seven months later, John and Liz Whittaker are the parents of a baby girl, Kate. After the birth is over, Maribeth, not wanting to go back, goes to her home. She has to go back for school and her worrying family. She leaves Tommy behind but she will always love him and he her.
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Summary: The Gift
Review: The Gift By: Danielle Steel The Gift by Danielle Steel is a marvelous novel, which takes place in the 50's. The reason why I feel that this book is so wonderful is because it reflects to our young teens today. I feel that once you get this book in your hands you really can't let go. It's true when people say don't judge a book by its cover, even though it might not look interesting at all. Danielle Steel is one of the best selling authors, and this novel can just prove how creative her work is. It takes place at a happy home, when everything shatters by a child's senseless death. The Whittaker ends up losing her beautiful young child Annie of the sickness meningitis. The family, which includes Tommy Whittaker, Annie Whittaker, Elizabeth Whittaker, and John Whittaker, then is so affected by the startling tragedy that they stop communicating together and the loving marriage of Elizabeth Whittaker and John Whittaker starts to unravel. The story is then switched, introduced is, the gifted 15-year-old- Maribeth. A narrow-minded father who forces her into going to her prom with a repulsive navy blue dress demoralizes her. After one wrong incident that night, Maribeth's life turns upside down. She becomes pregnant and is sent to a convent by her severe father, where she is to lose her baby, if she wished to return home. She escapes the brutal convent and ends up in the little town of Omaha where she starts working as a waitress in a diner. Young unwed Maribeth, and young hopeless Tommy meet one day at the diner and end up falling in love. Their love, so innocent and full of hope, helps to restore a family's dreams. And all of their lives changed forever by the precious gift she lives behind, her beautiful baby girl Kate. I would definitely recommend this book to young teens around the world, who strongly believe in true love. This book teaches the readers that if two people are truly in love, they will pull through the toughest times together but at the end it would all be worth it. Even though it is a story that leaves you hanging at the end, some use their imagination to end it and some readers wait until the continuation of the story comes out. I would also recommend this book, because it reflects on our young teens today. All around the world young girls are having unprotected sex or are fooled by the guy and they all end up getting pregnant. They end up having adoration or a hard time taking care of the child. By reading this book, it takes you through a life of a typical teenager who happens to make a mistake that ruins her life forever. It shows how the life of a young girl distorted because of an unwanted pregnancy. It also shows the readers that things happen for a reason and just when you think your life is ruined, something special comes along. For Maribeth, she met the love of her life, the person that understood her problem and respected her. This fabulous book will keep you on the edge of your sit, just waiting to see what is going to happen next. It is such an emotion book it leaves its readers in tears. The story also gives the reader the idea that miracles do happen. The Gift is one of the best-written books by Danielle Steel because it is a book a lot of people can relate to. A book that is filled with sadness, and hopelessness and then changed into love and happiness. I defiantly recommend it to all the young adults. Critical Review By: Elizabeth Adzhemyan
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Summary: Good!
Review: The GIFT is a heart touching story. ALthough it is predictable,the book is hard to put down. Interesting. Steel shows us that Love can be found if we look for it.
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Summary: The Gift
Review: I found this book to be somewhat interesting. I admit it was hard to put down, even though it was very predictable. It's one of those things that you just have to keep reading to make sure that you're right. About the ending...I didn't like it too much. It left me with too much to wonder about. I figured it was going to be like that, but I can still whine. I suggest this book to those who like the fairy tale endings and such. It doesn't exactly end as a fairy tale would, but it'll help to escape reality for a couple hours.
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Summary: THE GIFT
Review: This book was a warm heartfelt book that I could not put down. A story of love that every woman dreams of.
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Summary: A great book! A gift from Ms Danielle Steel!
Review: This is my first Danielle Steel book and I like it very much. The story is fast-paced and it's hard for me to put it down. I am starting another Steel's book. Hope it is as good as this one!
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Summary: Extemely heartwarming, heartbreaking, etc....
Review: This has got to be my favorite Danielle Steel book. It made me laugh and cry. I definately could not put it down!
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Summary: My favorite
Review: I loved this book. We had a book report in class and it was the first book I recommended to the girls! I read it in 6 hours when I was thirteen it was sooo good. I go for those kind of books though.... I would totally recomend it!
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Summary: 'Love' appears more than necessary.
Review: I just finished this book, and as much as I liked the story, it dragged on too long, and was horribly predictable. It was not the brain candy many of us seek, built boring and common characters, and seemed to be repeating itself. As soon as you read the back, you already know that she's leaving the baby behind. And what ever happened when Maribeth left? I never found out. But with the predictability, I'd say she married that guy and had some kids. The book didn't really seem to be much about love, probably because the word showed up too many times. It's easy to read, not much thought required. Good for ages 10-16. Can be finished easily in a night.
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