Heaven Eyes

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Summary: A great read!
Review: I thought this book was great! I read it in one day because I couldn't put it down. There are a lot of hidden morals and you do a lot of deep thinking because of the different family situations. There is a great mix of drama and excitement!

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Summary: The Heaven Eyes in Us
Review: If you want to read a good book, well you better read this great book by David Almond, the author of "Kit's Wilderness" and "Skellig" along with many others.
If you want suspence and adventure, then this is the book for you. "Heaven Eyes" is one of the best writen book I have ever read. if you read this book, then I promise you, you will be swept away in a world unknown to most of all mankind. This place is a place that you can escape to when ever you want.
Heaven Eyes is a young girl living with her granfather in a wreackage site. Her life changes when Erin Law, January Carr, and Mouse Gullence get swept in with the tide from the "Black Middens".
This book is truly one of the best books ever writen. Read this book, and you will understand one of the reasons we were put on tis planet.

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Summary: Very well written.
Review: My two sons and I read this book together. There were long passages in which they got restless with the prose, but they enjoyed the action scenes very much. The literary merit of this book is definately a cut above, reminding me of authors such as Gary Paulsen or Susanna Vance who write to both entrall and elevate.

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Summary: The Magic of Heaven Eyes
Review: Mystical is the only way I can accurately describe this book. Almond's use of the English language is amazing. There are very few books where the writing doesn't get in the way of the story. In this book, the writing is so beautiful, so perfect, that it only enhances the story. Yes, it is a bit of a melancholy story. However, it is full of hope and life throughout.

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Summary: Mystical and Wonderful
Review: Mystical is the only way I can accurately describe this book. Almond's use of the English language is amazing. There are very few books where the writing doesn't get in the way of the story. In this book, the writing is so beautiful, so perfect, that it only enhances the story. Yes, it is a bit of a melancholy story. However, it is full of hope and life throughout.

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Summary: "Adventures in the Black Middens"
Review: The first part of this book tells about three orphaned children, Erin Law, January Carr, and Mouse Gullane. They all three end up on a river raft that January has made and encounter many adventures along the river. Upon arriving at the black Black Middens, they meet Heaven Eyes and her "grampa". They stay the night and Erin and Heaven Eyes become close friends, just like sisters. Even after being threatened by Grampa, Erin refused to leave. Eventually all four children become close. Mouse becomes Grampa's little helper and they both dig in the Black Middens in search of some mysterious "saint," which is found at the end of the book. Around the same time, January Carr found newspaper clippings telling the story of Heaven Eyes' past. The next day while the "ghosts" are about to work in the deserted area that Grampa and Heaven Eyes have been living in, a mysterious occurrence appears from Grampa's body. At the end of this book, Heaven Eyes goes to live with the other orphans at Whitegates and their futures look brighter.
This is a good book; however, we feel that more explanations were needed for the character Heaven Eyes and the ending of the book could have been more intersting and detailed.

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Summary: The Magic of Heaven Eyes
Review: This book just by looking at the cover will pull you right in. This is a fantasy, suspensful, mystery, with a little spooky feeling to it. When I read the back, it made me want to read the book, "Welcome into the world out of the dark." It made me feel like I had to find out what happens! I highly recommend this book to pretty much anyone, because it has a little bit of everything in it.
Heaven Eyes is about kids who live at a place called White Gates. The kids live there because their parents died or couldn't take care of them anymore. The lady, who basicly runs the place is called Maureen, the kids aren't very fond of her, because she makes them do a circle time to talk about what happened to them. Erin, January, and Mouse decide to run away. They have ran away before but this time they want to get away! January built a raft out of three doors to sail across the river, but end up sailing right in to the black Black Middens. Grampa is digging on a moony night with Heaven Eyes, when they spot Mouse, Erin, and January in the black Middens. Grampa and Heaven Eyes drag them to shore. They bring them to the shelter of the printing works, Grampa's office. From there on they create a story that will last forever.
This book has suspense, mystery, fantasy, and a little spooky feeling. I read "Skelling," another book by David Almond, and loved it! My cousin also reccomned this book to me, and David Almond now is my favorite author. I highly recommend

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Summary: really good!!
Review: This book was really exciting. Erin, January, and Mouse run away from the orphanage they lived at and travel down the river on a raft they made of doors that they found in the junkyard. They finally stop at a mucky mud swamp, when it is night time and it is really dark. They use a rope and Erin wades through the mud to the dry land while the other two hold onto the other end. She makes it and they follow after her. On land they meet a little girl with webbed fingers and webbed toes who calls herself Heaven Eyes. Her grandpa digs out in the mud every night to find her treasures and they keep them in the deserted buildings that they live near. They live at an abandoned printing press. Erin grows to love Heaven Eyes like a sister, but Jan is leery of her. He trys to uncover the mystery of Heaven Eyes and her grandpa, while Mouse helps the grandpa dig for treasures. One night Mouse uncovers something disturbing...a body! This causes Jan to really be suspicious of the grandpa, he decides to uncover the truth. To find out what happens to them, read this exciting and adventurous book. It is really good!!

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Summary: Good book, slow start, - but stay with it
Review: This is a good book, but it took awhile for it to get to the good part. This book is about three orphans who build a raft and escape down a river and find themselves in a swamp. They meet a girl who is named Heaven Eyes. She helps them get around the "Black Middens." The most exciting part is when they are going on the raft ride to the "Black Middens." This book would be good for anyone who enjoys reading adventure books. If you like this book then you should read Aquila by David Almond.

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Summary: Beautifully Written
Review: This is a truly wonderful book. It feels very magical and when you read it you'd feel like it was a beautiful dream. Erin Law is the narrator and she is a restless orphan who misses her mother and longs for excitement. So she and her friends set off on a raft (made out of three doors) and are thrust into adventure