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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated Trolls (2016) in Movies

Aug 26, 2017

Trolls (2016)

2016 | Animation, Family

7.2

(41 Ratings)

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Not made for adults

This film is totally made for children, it's incredibly cheesy and a little bit silly at times. The music, however, is pretty classic - from Simon and Garfunkel to Motown - so I definitely can't knock that. I'm sure S&G would never have thought a group of multicoloured trolls would be singing their songs in 2017. It's literally about a group of monsters eating trolls to make them happy. Yes you can't get more ridiculous than that.

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Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated We Worship God in Books

Jun 18, 2018

We Worship God by Nancy Streza is a beautiful book for preschool and elementary school aged children. The illustrations are wonderful and really add to the message. This is a very nice approach to the ABC's. It is rooted in the Bible and in the qualities that Jesus portrays. Each page covers a letter to the alphabet. This story not only teaches the alphabet but also about Jesus.

I received this ARC from NetGalley and Xist Publishing in exchange for an honest review.

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Majjax, Kid Hypnotist - Logical exercises for Kids

Education, Entertainment and Stickers

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Come play with Majjax, the hypnotist of kids! Sorting objects, completing dominoes, balancing a...

LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) in Movies

Mar 20, 2021

Why the hell is Michaels mask not TUCKED IN!?
Why do that cop duo have clown music? Why is Danielle Harris mute for half of this? Why is Loomis still allowed to be around children/anything to do with Michael Myers at this point!?

This is where the wheels fall off of the Halloween franchise. The two stars are for the kittens. Why are there kittens? I don't have a fucking clue, but it made this film more enjoyable so I'm on board.

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Knock, knock, knock!

Book and Entertainment

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The book Knock, knock, knock! by Anna-Clara Tidholm has been a children's favorite for twenty years...

Evolution and Gender: Why it Matters for Contemporary Life

Rosemary L. Hopcroft

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Offering new research and analysis on the relation between gender and evolution, this book explains...

MaryAnn (14 KP) rated No Ocean Too Wide (McAlister Family #1) in Books

Nov 4, 2019

Between the years of 1869 to 1939 more than 100,000 poor British children were sent across the ocean to Canada with the promise of a better life. Those who took them in to work as farm laborers or household servants were told they were orphansbut was that the truth?

After the tragic loss of their father, the McAlister family is living at the edge of the poorhouse in London in 1908, leaving their mother to scrape by for her three younger children, while oldest daughter, Laura, works on a large estate more than an hour away. When Edna McAlister falls gravely ill and is hospitalized, twins Katie and Garth and eight-year-old Grace are forced into an orphans home before Laura is notified about her familys unfortunate turn of events in London. With hundreds of British children sent on ships to Canada, whether truly orphans or not, Laura knows she must act quickly. But finding her siblings and taking care of her family may cost her everything.

Andrew Fraser, a wealthy young British lawyer and heir to the estate where Laura is in service, discovers that this common practice of finding new homes for penniless children might not be all that it seems. Together Laura and Andrew form an unlikely partnership. Will they arrive in time? Will their friendship blossom into something more?

Inspired by true events, this moving novel follows Laura as she seeks to reunite her family and her siblings who, in their darkest hours, must cling to the words from Isaiah: Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God

My Thoughts: This was an interesting compelling book to read. It is honestly hard to read about children being taken away from their families by those who feel they are making the children's lives better when in fact the children are treated like slaves. This is the hard part of the book to read, but the fact is, is that this was actually happening during this time period. The author has done a tremendous job of bringing the truth out in this novel. Like every story that has hardship in it, this one does have a little hope. I certainly look forward to reading the second book in this series.