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One of the few case studies of undocumented immigrants available, this insightful anthropological analysis humanizes a group of people too often reduced to statistics and stereotypes. The hardships of Hispanic migration are conveyed in the immigrants' own voices while the author's voice raises questions about power, stereotypes, settlement, and incorporation into American society.
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Clerical error.......2007-04-21
Reading this book I could not get past the fact that my own parents stories are far more compelling. My father fleeing the communist Rushkies and my mother joining him from Italy. Proud hard working people who embraced America. Learning to read, write and work here as well as teaching themselves to drive. Both have told me that they would never have come here illegally. My father fled Lithuania due to persecution under threat of imprisonment but still would not have come here illegally. How could he flee lawlessness only to enter a country by breaking the law? The writer and readers of these books can't grasp this type of character and courage.They hide from the truth by using terms like undocumented workers. Leaving the incorrect impression that their lack of citizenship is only a clerical error. Decieving only themselves. My parents are the real thing and those who enter under a cloak of darkness are mere law breakers no matter how you spin the truth.
Best ethnography on undocumented aliens ever written.......2006-02-20
Anthropologist Leo Chavez presents a very descriptive and detailed account that takes readers into the lives and experiences of illegal immigrants living and working in the farms and orchards of San Diego County. Chavez avoids the technical and complex jargon so common among contemporary audiences, so this book will be readable by anyone. Detailed accounts are given concerning peoples' decisions to migrate, their experiences of crossing the border and living in the United States without documentation. Although the entire book is great, the best chapter by far is the Epilogue, where the author contextualizes the lives of undocumented immigrants within the larger political and social environment that has recently sought to crack down on illegal aliens.
This book is important reading for anyone with an interest in illegal immigration and the experiences of people who have actually crossed the border. I strongly recommend reading this book along with watching the great 1983 film "El Norte."
A case study of human survial.......2000-11-23
Chavez provides a clear unbiased look at the harsh and often dangerous life of undocumented immigrants mainly in Southern California. Chavez engages the reader through accurate portrayals of people who remain on the fringes of American society for fear of deportation. Their stories are moving; their tenacity amazing. North American readers will be reminded of just how protected and sheltered they are by the virture of living in America. A must read for anyone trying to understand the complexities of illegal immigration or in the postion to make policy on the topic.
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In this rapid-fire conclusion to the best-selling Soon series, follow Paul Stepola, his wife, Jae, and their young children as they try to elude capture by the National Peace Organization and sentencing for treason. The law banning the practice of religion around the globe is on the brink of collapse. The tide is turning but personal, family hostilities threaten to end in disaster before the world comes to its senses.
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Final in a series of three.......2007-05-14
This ends the "Soon" series and although I enjoyed the series I would have liked to see more substance to the ending. Or maybe I was just disappointed that the series was over?
Great ending to the series.......2007-04-11
After reading the Left Behind series, I couldn't understand how this third book in series, could possibly be the end of this series. Well, it is. And it's left me wishing for another series of books by J.Jenkins. I just can't put J. Jenkins books down, once I get my hands on them. I pray that J. Jenkins just keeps on writing. It is really hard finding Christian fiction that keeps you on the edge of your chair like his books do.
CHILLING LOOK INTO FUTURE.......2007-03-09
IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE TO REVIEW THE JENKINS' BOOKS. THEY ARE ALL
5 STAR AND THIS IS NO EXCEPTION....PAGE TURNER AND LOOKING FORWARD TO
MORE FROM JERRY.
Secular America.......2006-09-20
I am a law prof who teaches First Amendment and religious liberty law. This wonderful series illustrates what happens when a Nation turns its back on God and His role in the Nation's history.
We are not there yet in Secular America, but we are moving in this direction, in the direction of religious cleansing from the public square.
Highly recommended!
Shadowed: The Final Judgment.......2006-06-29
I enjoyed this series and this last book in the series wrapped things up nicely. I would recommend this series.
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Legacies - Shadowed Legacy By Lora Leigh Book 2 in the Legacies series. The price Fates and Destiny demanded has been paid. The blood spilled in a time long forgotten by all but a few. Devlin, after a lifetime lost amid the shadows of his own mind, is tormented by confusing dreams of the woman he knew as wife. The face is the same, but this woman could never have been the harsh, deceitful witch he knew as Antea. But what his mind rejects, his body and soul cry out for with a hunger that threatens to crush him. A woman now called Chantel. Chantel Ducaine is determined to stop Jonar from achieving his aims, but first she must steal back the Earth Crystal rumored to be one of Earth's greatest powers. Caught in the act, betrayed by her father, she is captured by Jonar and beaten. A soulful cry to the warrior of her dreams and the aid of the Earth Crystal may be her only chance for survival. Now, the Mistress of the Earth Crystal is ready to reclaim her life, reclaim her love and join with her Shadow Warrior again to fight the growing evil that is Jonar. The time to fulfill the legacies has comeāæ¦
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This book reads as though someone other than Lora wrote it.......2006-11-03
I found this book a huge disappointment. This book seemed to have been written by someone other than Lora. There was little if any of the hot sex that characterises her other books. I found the characters to be poorly written and uninteresting. Ms Leigh needs to stick to what she does best and leave off the fantasy.
Powerful and Emotionally Deep Novel.......2006-09-24
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All I can say is that I loved this book. It picks up where the last one left off. The characters are now in the present time. Devlin is still living in the castle, he is well over a thousand years old now. He and his warrior brothers are still fighting Jonar, trying to defeat him. Meanwhile Chantel has been reincarnated, and is too fighting to bring Jonar down. She works in a special agent task force with her father and brother. She has these shadowed memories, and she knows her life is meant to mean so much more. Just like the last novel she has dreams of Devlin, but this time doesn't know exactly what he means to her. Devlin too has the same sexual dreams. That is his only pleasure in life, for he has not had sex for a thousand years because he is impotent. Devlin has felt lost for the last thousand years and nothing makes him happy; and he cannot figure out why. Meanwhile, Chantel finds her earth crystal necklace and puts it on, and then is captured by Jonar's men. She manages to escape Jonar's hideout with help from the earth crystal. She somehow is able to call to the man in her dreams(Devlin) to come rescue her out of the town she is in. He does, and when he sees her he is shocked. She looks just like Antea(he has no memory of Chantel because her dad, Galen, put a curse on him to erase his memories of her), but at the same time he is fiercely attracted to her. He can't explain it beacause he hated Antea so much. He then brings Chantel to the castle to keep her safe. He is torn with his feelings for Chantel. His soul wants to love her and cherish her, but his mind does not. His mind is telling him that she is the evil Antea.
Chantel's memories and powers start to come back little by little, which in turn help her use her crystal to do good. Just as Devlin's shadowed memories are slowly coming back. I loved watching Devlin's struggle to remember. Even though his mind couldn't, his soul definitely could. He loved Chantel so much, more than anything. The love scenes were hot and erotic. He was so tender and loving with her, but at the same time strong and protective . And when their memories finally surfaced completely it was amazing. Chantel's love was just as strong. I think she gave up alot in the beginning, so she and Devlin could have a real future together. And even though he did not like it, I think he understood. I loved the part in the book when he said his soul could not survive a second time again without her. This book was weaved with so much emotion and plot. I cannot wait to read the next one.
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Zarq Darquel's trial by fire begins when she undergoes the rigorous training required of an apprentice dragonmaster-while struggling to cope with her addiction to the hallucinogenic dragon venom, and her desire to learn the secrets of the dragons themselves.
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Entertaining Read.......2007-03-16
This book was an excellent read. I could barely put it down, it was the same with the first book too. She has created a very consistent and entertaing world. I can't wait for the next book.
The saga continues.......2006-09-23
Whatever flaws TBV had, are not found in Shadowed by Wings, its much more polished, much less graphic in its portrayal of violence (so if thats what you're looking for, you will be disappointed!!), the flow of the action/adventure more well-paced, and the story unfolds with some answers, particularly concerning the politics of Malacar. From SFRevu, Review of 'Touched by Venom' by Gayle Surrette:"Zarq .. doesn't observe or ask questions about what goes on around her. As the clan and her family are torn apart she simply watches with all the innocence of a young child. For most of this book, Zarq steps back from taking responsibility for her own life and lets passion, revenge, and anger rule her choices......I found myself ...to really want to sit Zarq down and let her have it, with her aloofness and stubbornness."
I agree with this portrayal of Zarq the whiny child in TBV - but that child has grown and mostly gone by the end of 'Shadowed by Wings', Zarq at 17/18 is a much wiser, mature young woman, her character far more fully developed than in TBV, as we witness the birth of a political revolutionary leader, where the Personal is indeed the Political. A much more satisfying ending than TBV too.... the final installment can't be published quick enough for me!
violent XXX fantasy saga .......2006-08-02
Seventeen years old Zarq believes it is her destiny as the Skykeeper's Daughter to become a dragonmaster. However, the Keepers of the Dragon Temple reject her request; insisting no woman has ever been or shall be a dragonmaster. She is warned to drop her pursuit or face dire consequences though she endures an abusive apprenticeship including rape and mutilation by the Dragonmaster of Clutch Re headed by Overlord Waikar Re Kratt.
While her peers treat her with contempt, Zarq searches for allegedly lost ancient documents that will prove a woman could be a Dragonmaster. If she succeeds in finding the document she would still face certain death of heresy or worse cold turkey withdrawal from dragon venom that's she is addicted to while they lock her away. Adding to her pressure is her late mother's dragon demands she search for her missing sister, Waivia, instead of completing an apprenticeship that will at the end still not achieve her dream of becoming one with the dragons.
This is not for everyone as Janine Cross is vividly descriptive with the trials and tribulations that assault the young heroine as she bucks the enforced order of the Taliban like Dragon Temple. Definitely not for a weak stomach with scenes of rape, genital and other bodily mutilations, and sexual slavery that make Zarq's dragon venom addiction, forced prostitution and even bestiality, seem mild. Well written, SHADOWED FOR WINGS is a violent XXX fantasy saga that provides a radically different look at a dragon based society than the heroic thread eaters of Pern.
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"This splendid, well-written, amply documented volume is remarkable in several respects, including the fact that, despite being the first extended treatment of its subject, it is likely to remain the definitive one."
—Professional Geographer
"A fascinating look at the American obsession with historically violent and tragic places."
—Western Historical Quarterly
"Attitudes, values, beliefs, and experiences all play a part in the national collective unconscious that leads some sites to be sanctified, others to be obliterated, and still others to be ignored. Foote provides a valuable perspective on this process in a well-written and thoroughly illustrated book that offers a provocative theoretical perspective on the imprinting of historical memory on the American landscape."
—Public Historian
"[This] is an erudite history and description of how Americans have, or have not, interpreted/recognized the meaning of violent and tragic events throughout their history."
—Space and Culture
Shadowed Ground explores how and why Americans have memorialized—or not—the sites of tragic and violent events spanning three centuries of history and every region of the country. For this revised edition, Kenneth Foote has written a new concluding chapter that looks at the evolving responses to recent acts of violence and terror, including the destruction of the Branch Davidian compound at Waco, Texas, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine High School massacre, and the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
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An Incredible Book!.......2003-06-17
I read this book a couple of years and found it amazing!
It's heartbreaking, bloodchilling, and inspiring, all in one
book. These are stories that often remain untold and hidden in our culture, yet they are a distinct and vital part of
our national experience. I read the first edition, by the way,
and I now plan to buy the second, updated edition, which I
anticipate will deal with the World Trade Center attacks, the
Pentagon attack, and the Shencksville, PA, air crash. If you
buy one book this year, buy this one!
An Astonishing Book!.......2003-06-06
This is an astonishing book, one that defies easy categorization or even any categorization at all. It is by turns
thought-provoking, horrifying, and inspiring, and the buyer will never regret the money spent on it. This book will stay with the reader for a long time to come.
Phenomenal look at marking pain.......2003-05-22
Excellent overview of why we choose to designate tragic events in some cases, and hush-up others shamefully. Poignant, original...no other book so comprehensively covers the geography of painful memorials. An interesting sequel could be written regarding domestic terrorism, not just in America, but regarding other countries' place-memorials of such events.
I haven't read the book yet, but the cover image is amazing!.......2003-04-30
I haven't read the book yet, but the cover image is amazing!
Shadowed Ground : America's Places of Tragedy and Violence.......2001-07-30
If you arrange your library by category you may have trouble with this book. History? True Crime? Cultural Geography? Anthropology? Sociology? American Studies?
The book covers the sites of disaster, assassination, murder and accident all across America, including nearly every site and shrine in Texas. We review it not just for it's interesting content, but its coverage of a most unusual type of geography. It's a thought-provoking book at how, why and in what manner we deal with the sites of violence (and tragedy).
The individual stories of the incidents are told completely, but without distracting from the book's theme.
It's a unique book and should remain so for some time. Foote's thoroughness guarantees that.
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- True stories of suicide and the words of survivors illustrate this comforting, plain-spoken discussion.
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In the aftermath of suicide, friends and family face a long road of grief and reflection. With a sympathetic eye and a firm hand, Harold Ivan Smith searches for the place of the spirit in the wake of suicide. He asks how one may live a spiritual life as a survivor, and he addresses the way faith is permanently altered by the residue of stigma that attaches to suicide.
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True stories of suicide and the words of survivors illustrate this comforting, plain-spoken discussion........2007-03-06
Written by former funeral director Harold Ivan Smith, A Long-Shadowed Grief: Suicide and its Aftermath is a compassionate, serious discussion of the grief and suffering that friends and family endure in the wake of a loved one's suicide. From permitting oneself to grieve and survive, how one can learn to live a spiritual life as a survivor, to praying one's grief, surviving the toll suicide takes on one's assumptions and values, and much more, A Long-Shadowed Grief covers in-depth the emotional dimensions of relearning day-to-day living after a loved one has made the choice to die. True stories of suicide and the words of survivors illustrate this comforting, plain-spoken discussion.
Suicide...a long shadow indeed.......2006-12-08
Author Smith has written many books on dying, death and grieving (as a former funeral director) and leads seminars on grief and spirituality. His cousin committed suicide (or suicided, as he terms it)--so he is also a "survivor" of suicide--those left behind. In the past few years, people dear to me had young people suicide.
Every 16.5 minutes there is a suicide (86.7 in the U.S. every day--a million in the world every year), and Smith writes about the days, months, years and even generations the "whys" of suicide affect a family. Often families deny the "truth" of the suicide because of suicide's stigma to those left.
He writes of famous people suiciding (Katherine Graham's and Joan River's husbands, and many famous children) and of average people who come to help of others going through what they have and are still experiencing.
Smith writes about survivors not being able to pray in the "dark despair of the spiritual night. Vance Havner is quoted: "If you can't pray as you want, pray as you can. God knows what you need." Prayer cannot lesson the pain but it can change the survivor.
"Even though I walk through the valley of death," (Psalm 23:4) the author asks survivors to reflect on the word "through"--as on a journey, not staying in one place. "I will fear no evil, for you are with me." (v.4).
Many survivors say suicide grief is like no other grief. For example, the insinuations from people about your parenting (if it was your child)--and he recommends you not allow those kinds of people around you.
The stats on page 17 were sobering. So much about suicide centers on youth (1,000 on college campus suicide each year), but the 65+ age group has the most suicides.
Although 90 percent of people who suicide are mentally ill, there is no "suicide gene," but depression, manic depression, schizophrenia and alcoholism (mood disorders) have a strong genetic base.
Armchair Interviews says: Even if you have not been affected by suicide, the book will give you more compassion and empathy toward others--well worth your reading time.
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There are 19 species of owls in North America and a spectacularly-illustrated chapter is devoted to each in this intriguing natural history narrative. Author Jim Burns takes the reader on a journey of discovering owls during his travels across the United States. His two rules of owling—that owls never appear when and where they are expected, and that owls always appear when and where they are least expected—set the tone for this informative and exciting excursion into the world of owls. The essays are combined with stunning full-color images of these elusive birds, and as these birds are so often heard and not seen, an audio CD is part of this complete owl package, showcasing the magnificent calls of these beautiful and mysterious birds. Jim Burns has been photographing birds for over 20 years. Widely known and appreciated in the birding world, he has been published in Birding, Birders World, and the Cactus Wrendition.
Customer Reviews:
Who Gives A Hoot?.......2007-01-24
I've always been intrigued by owls. Jim Burns has as well. His knowledge and expertise are rivaled only by his sincerity and passion. His goal, via this book, is not so much that you come to understand owls...but that you come to appreciate owls. His goal is mightily accomplished.
Great book, Great pictures.......2007-01-09
Wow, what great photography. Jim Burns without question knows how to use a camera as well as his pen. The stories make me want to plan my next trip out into the wilderness. I will use the photography as a refrence for years to come. nice work
Five-hooters, eight-hooters, great hooters.......2005-02-20
All of my favorite scenes in the Harry Potter movies involve owls. Now that I live in the woods, I can hear owls hooting almost every night, but how can I go about identifying them? Is there someone out there who is even nuttier about owls than I am? Someone who has actually spent nights out in the woods with a flashlight and camera, identifying these mysterious birds? The answer of course, is yes. Jim Burns, author of "North American Owls" doesn't write a 'mere' natural history text about these (mostly) nocturnal predators. He also narrates his journeys of discovery, from Alaska to southern Arizona, usually accompanied by Deva and the bumbles (his wife and two boys). His stories sing a mysterious, mythical, even mystical nocturne. He familiarizes us with "the more nebulous and mysterious aspects of [the owls'] darker side."
Owls are creatures of wisdom, harbingers of death. Even a naturalist of "reputed backcountry acumen and skill feels a little shaky thrashing around in the dead of night chasing ghosts." The chapter on Long-Eared Owls is written as a poem, and many of the narratives of other North American owls lapse into blank verse.
The book's photographs equal the beauty and strangeness of the text. One photograph of a Short-Eared Owl shows its head rotated so that its beak is pointed at 'two-o'clock.' I knew owls could swivel their heads around to look over their backs, but I had no idea they could rotate them like the hands of a clock. I laugh every time I come across this photo. The photos also capture the predatory nature of owls: bloody bits of rabbit and mouse dangling from their claws and beaks.
The author, Jim Burns, has been photographing birds for over 20 years and many of the pictures in this book are his. I am guessing from the text that his favorite photograph is one he took of a Northern Pygmy-Owl, silhouetted against a hazy solar disk, mouse clutched in talons--more art than identification photograph. My own favorite is of a soaring Snowy Owl, because that's the only owl I've ever seen, gliding down the road ahead of me on a cold December evening. I swear its wings spanned the entire width of the state highway. Big. Silent. Snow-colored. Eerie. A visitor from the Arctic that we Michiganders are rarely privileged to see.
This book also contains sidebars with identification features, habits, and range/habitat maps. A CD is included with the book that contains the vocalizations of all nineteen owls included in the text. My only complaint is that the author did not include his own vocalizations on each track in order to identify the owl that is hooting, screeching, or barking. You have to follow the track numbers in order to identify the owl--a small complaint indeed, concerning a very fine book.
Incidentally, one of the things I learned from this book is that Harry Potter's owl Hedwig is a MALE Snowy Owl.
Journey.......2004-06-17
Instead of creating another field guide, bird photographer Jim Burns has approached writing this book from a different angle. Covering 19 species of North American owls, he sets about describing his own personal observations and experiences with each species in a "journal of owling". His style of writing brings forth the mysterious and illusive side of owls and owling, creating in the reader a sense of desire to experience the owls as he did.
The writings for each species are accompanied by beautiful photographs, including wing detail from above and below. There is also a brief statistics table for each species covering description, size, vocalization, nesting, movements, habits, range and habitat.
Accompanying the Book is short audio CD containing the calls of each of the species in the book. Generally, it is the main call, but several tracks have alternative songs as well. For this reason, it would have been good to have a more detailed track listing than the one provided in the book.
Overall, "North American Owls, a Journey through a Shadowed World" is a splendid experience for any owl lover, and is likely to draw all readers to this unique bird family.
Wonderful Photographs.......2004-05-17
Mr. Burns has done a wonderful job in putting together this book for use by either a layman or a serious birdwatcher. I had the fortune to meet Jim and his wife Deva and they are fascinating people. Jim came across as very knowledgeable not just about owls, but about North American birds in general. His photography is superb despite the inherent difficulty of photographing owls. And the accompanying narrative is a delight to follow. Kudos to Mr. Burns for succeeding admirably on a challenging topic!
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Angie Grant is on the run from the very witness protection program she's been serving. Her only refuge is her old house on the edge of Camp Hope's property. There she finds safety and the one person she can trust: police officer Rick Mercer. As Angie works out the issues from her past and learns to face the future, Rick finds himself falling in love with her. True love beckons, even as they come face-to-face with shadowed secrets.
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Faina (Alias)
ASIN: 0553494406
Release Date: 2004-11-09 |
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SOPHOMORE YEAR. HARDER classes. Nicer dorms. Stronger friendships. And Sydney Bristow’s biggest mission yet: retrieve top-secret KGB research in Berlin. But someone else is on the job. Someone people keep confusing with Sydney.
Praise for Alias:
“4 stars.”—USA Today
“Astounding.”—TV Guide
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Sydney Imprisoned.......2005-06-21
SHADOWED finds rookie SD-6 agent Sydney Bristow in her sophomore year of college. Sloan sends her on a mission with Noah and two new agents to recover KGB intel from a storage facility in Berlin. The mission is a success, but Sydney finds herself slapped into a SD-6 prison cell. To her utmost shock, Sydney is shown herself on surveillance video stealing sensitive information. It will take all of Sydney's cunning to spring the trap and exonerate herself.
A good entry in the Alias series, I would rank it as perhaps the second best story line of these books I have read. Good entertainment for Alias junkies, but would probably not appeal to those who are not already fans of the show.
worthy of 3 and 1/2 stars.......2005-05-07
This was an interesting book. I never watch the show and I was able to follow the plot pretty easily. It is a prequel novel that happens while Sydney is at UCLA for her sophomore year. The pace was slow at parts but everything came together in the end to make it a pretty interesting read. It was well-written. I guess I couldn't give it a 4-5 because its not really my type of book.
The Last Prequel Book Is A Good One.......2004-12-31
Shadowed, the last book in the Alias Prequel series, was a solid installment. I think that it was the second best in the series, behind only Infiltration by Breen Frazier. The book centers around Sydney's mission with two new SD-6 recruits and someone framing her for theft in Germany. Also, the events in Free Fall come back to haunt her as danger comes to UCLA. This book did a good job of tying previous installments in the series together, bringing Sydney and Noah to the last step in their relationship before he reappears in the show, and revealing what Jack has done to protect his daughter. All in all, a good way to end a good series (with some bumps in the road).
Next May, the Alias APO (Authorized Personnel Only) series kicks off with Two of A Kind? by Greg Cox.
Improving.......2004-12-06
This novel is a vast improvement over Skin Deep, but I still found it to be out-of-character for the series. Ninety percent of the novel is a dialogue inside Sydney's head. The action and nail biting moments that Alias is known for are missing. Kudos for the surprise ending, yet at moments I found it tobe long-winded.
Danger On All Fronts.......2004-11-22
It's the beginning of Sydney's sophomore year at UCLA and she and Francie are thrilled about their new, larger dorm room. While Francie is thrilled about her chance to redecorate it, Sydney is distracted by Brennan, a guy she just met. Should she pursue him or stick with Noah, even with all the mixed signals?
All this takes a back burner when SD-6 needs her for another mission. She's off to Germany with Noah and new agent Lucy in tow to retrieve long lost notes from a Russian military innovator from World War II. But the danger there is mild compared to what awaits her when she gets back.
I really enjoyed this prequel novel because it reminded me a lot of the TV show with things happening on many fronts. And it was confusing enough I didn't have it all pieced together until the end. It did seem a little too long-winded in parts, but the action was so reminiscent of the TV show, it didn't bother me on the whole.
These prequel novels continue to create a world unto their own while being faithful to the TV show. I can't wait to see where Sydney goes next.
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