Up From Jericho Tel

Rating:
Summary: Amazing!
Review: I always feel that the characters are real--Jeanmarie, Malcolm and Tallulah!! What a wonderful story. So sweet. Witty. Provoking. I really love it.
Whether you're a girl or a boy ( or a future scientist or future actress), you would do very well to treat yourself to this book. HIGHLY recommended.

Rating:
Summary: Quotable quotations at the beginning of every chapter
Review: I read this book years ago, and still find that its quotable quotations have come up in many relevant situations. The full wit of these quotations only came up years later.

In fact, they are the single best reason for picking up this book.

Examples below:

"Good explanations are like bathing suits: Meant to reveal everytying by covering only what's necessary."

"Never have a long conversation with anyone who says 'between you and I.'"

"The light bulb and the telephone were invented by men who knew how to make them work without knowing why. I believe that's the way people should raise children."

"Exercise is good for the heart, the lungs, and the unemployed."

Rating:
Summary: A very, very good book
Review: This is absolutely one of the best books I have ever read in my entire life (and that's a lot). I first read it in fifth grade, and it's been on the top of my "Best" list ever since. E.L. Konigsburg's characters are realistic and funny, and her message about stardom is poignant but not preachy. I would recommend it to anybody.