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 Enchanted (Junior Novelization) $4.99 My daughter loves the story its self however beware of the type of font that is used in this book. It is very hard to read the font so please preview it before you buy it. She didnt finish this book because she had a hard time trying to figure out what the letters were..they are all most like roman numerals and letters.  Barbie In The 12 Dancing Princesses (Junior Novelization (Scholastic)) $3.99 Great book for that little girl who often doesnt want to read out of frustration. My littl girl can navigate enough through to keep wanting to read. It slightly challenges her but also lets her feel accomplished.  Beverly Hills Chihuahua Junior Novel (Junior Novelization) $4.99 The novel, written skillfully as worded for junior readers (at what probably is literate junior high school level of reading proficiency, suitable also ofr reading aloud to even younger children), retells the adventures of Chlo¸«³, Papi (both chihuahuas), Delgado (German shepherd) and other critters of canine and other species, based on the film of the same title. As for Chlo¸«³, the erstwhile pampered female embodiment of "chihuahua chic", she comes across more sympathetically in this novelette than in the motion picture about her adventures. The book is helpful, for those for whom it matters, in clarifying the narrative of the motion picture; especially in the action-packed conclusion of the film (but sometimes elsewhere, too), the tale whisks by so quickly that a viewer can be a bit perplexed about what exactly is happening and why. The novelette also fills in some motivation, background, and other such matters which add to one's enjoyment of the cute (for some viewers, cloying so) film. The colour photos of still images from the film are well chosen and reproduced at good quality, the paperback front cover presenting, as the image chosen, one of the visually striking posters which had served to publicise the movie. The rest of this Amazon user's review adapts comments about the film to the context of the novel. Many cinephiles have loathed the film, "Beverly Hills Chihuahua", so probably they will react similarly to the published form of this chihauhua saga, but, dudes, loosen up! Sure, the story is more than a little "sappy", but take some time out to be "sappy and happy" viewing the movie or reading this novelette adaptation! Don't heckle these hounds! The adventures of these chihuahuas, other dogs, and of assorted animals is a delight, especially for those who have a "tender spot" for "man's best friend"! This tale never was meant to appeal to the viewer's sophistication. On the other hand, it is not any sort of "chihuahua exploitation fiction (or film)", either. The touches of New Age mysticism, fortunately lightly and quirkily applied, may bother some Christian Fundamentalists readers without any sense of humour, but one can appreciate those elements of the film, and even more so of the novel retelling of it, as being as much gentle satire as anything else. My favourite hounds in this California-Mexico romp are Pap¸«æ, Chlo¸«³'s ardent male canine admirer and one very determinedly valiant chihuahua, and Delgado, the down-on-his-luck, butch German shepherd hound who comes to the rescue of, and does various acts of kindness for, Chlo¸«³, even when he misinterprets the reasons for Chlo¸«³'s second disappearance. Then, too, who cannot but love the thronging hoarde of chihauhuas among the ruins of an ancient indigenous Aztec human-canine culture? Seeing or reading about Chlo¸«³ trying to find the mighty voice of her "inner chihuahua" (as opposed to pampered pet yips and whimpering) with the aid of the leader, Monte, and female chihuahua spirit guide, Margarita, of this pack of chihuahuas is very amusing; I wish that this bit of animal humour had been as further extended in the movie as it is in the novel! May a Spanish-language edition appear on the market, the more welcome that it would be for such exaltation of Latino and amerindian heritage! This novel, recounting the story in English, like the English-language film on which it is based, is a pack of fun, and not just for children, the English style not being unduly too basic to impede adult pleasure in this tale of tail-wagging fun and mock heroics!  A Christmas Carol: The Junior Novel (Junior Novelization) $4.99 The?timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come, is re-imagined by cinematic visionary Robert Zemeckis. The three Ghosts remind Scrooge of the man he once used to be, the cold truth of who he is today, and what will happen if Scrooge does not strive to be a better man for tomorrow! Set during the holidays, A Christmas Carol is sure to stand out as a classic holiday film for years to come |
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