INFODAD.COM: Family-Focused Reviews

At INFODAD, we rank everything we review with plus signs, ranging from one (+) [disappointing] to four (++++) [definitely worth considering]. We mostly review (+++) or better items. Very rarely, we give an exceptional item a fifth plus. We are independent reviewers and, as parents, want to help families learn which books, music, and computer-related items we and our children love...or hate. INFODAD is a service of TransCentury Communications, Inc., Fort Myers, Florida, infodad@gmail.com.

March 02, 2006

(+++) THE INTERPERSONAL BLUES

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Crushed. By Laura & Tom McNeal. Knopf. $15.95. Not Like I’m Jealous or Anything: The Jealousy Book. Edited by Marissa Walsh. Delacorte P...

(+++) TALES OF TEEN TROUBLES

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Hard Hit. By Ann Turner. Scholastic. $16.99. Dirty Liar. By Brian James. PUSH/Scholastic. $16.99.      Like many novels for teens, these two...

(++++) ORGAN-IC GROWTH

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J.P.E. Hartmann and Niels W. Gade: Works for Organ. Hans Fagius, organ. Dacapo. $16.99.      After the magnificence of Bach’s organ works, a...
February 23, 2006

(++++) THE PLOT THICKENS -- AND DEEPENS

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Bone, Book Three: Eyes of the Storm. By Jeff Smith. Graphix/Scholastic. $18.99 hardcover; $9.99 paperback.      It is in this third book of ...

(++++) FINDING YOURSELF, FROM THEN TO NOW

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Pezzettino. By Leo Lionni. Knopf. $15.95. Veronica. By Roger Duvoisin. Knopf. $15.95.      Here are two wonderful tales about wanting to be ...

(++++) THE EPITOME OF SLACKERHOOD

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Dude: The Big Book of Zonker. By G.B. Trudeau. Andrews McMeel. $19.95.      More than a decade ago, Andrews McMeel brought out a book called...

(+++) SPECIAL THINGS

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Always Friends: Honey Bunny. By Josephine Page. Illustrated by Roberta Beasley. Cartwheel Books/Scholastic. $5.99. Duck Book and Purse. Illu...

(+++) POST-DIVORCE REBUILDING

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After Your Divorce: Creating the Good Life on Your Own. By Cynthia MacGregor and Robert E. Alberti, Ph.D. Impact Publishers. $16.95.      Gi...

(++++) VISITS TO THE PAST

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Stravinsky: Pulcinella; The Fairy’s Kiss. Diana Montague, mezzo-soprano; Robin Leggate, tenor; Mark Beesley, bass; Philharmonia Orchestra co...
February 16, 2006

(++++) QUIET COURAGE

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Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration during World War II and a Librarian Who Made a Difference. By Joanne Op...

(++++) MONSTERS OF LEGEND

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Aliens Are Coming! The True Account of the 1938 “War of the Worlds” Radio Broadcast. By Meghan McCarthy. Knopf. $16.95. George and the Drago...

(++++) SLICES OF LIFE?

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Gangsta Yoga with DJ Dog: A “Housebroken” Collection. By Steve Watkins. Andrews McMeel. $10.95. When Bad Things Happen to Stupid People: A “...

(+++) THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE OTHERS

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A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl. By Tanya Lee Stone. Wendy Lamb Books. $14.95.      Tanya Lee Stone’s debut novel is a very fast read that ...

(++) LICENSED PRODUCTS: BOON AND BANE

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Bionicle Legends #1: Island of Doom. By Greg Farshtey. Scholastic. $4.99. Just My Luck. Adapted by Laurie Calkhoven. Scholastic. $4.99. Fear...

(+++) PLEASANTRIES

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Handel: Water Music; Music for the Royal Fireworks. Aradia Ensemble conducted by Kevin Mallon. Naxos. $8.99. Haydn: Piano Music. Jenő Jandó,...
February 09, 2006

(++++) LOVE IS IN THE AIR (AND ELSEWHERE)

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The Simple Truth about Love. By Bradley Trevor Greive. Andrews McMeel. $9.95. In a Cell Phone Minute. By Judy Reiser. Andrews McMeel. $9.95....

(++++) DUCK, DUCK, DINOSAUR

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Five Little Ducks. Illustrated by Ivan Bates. Orchard Books/Scholastic. $12.99. Goodnight, My Duckling. By Nancy Tafuri. Scholastic. $6.99. ...

(+++) NOT QUITE FULL ENOUGH OF "HOLES"

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Small Steps. By Louis Sachar. Delacorte Press. $16.95.      The problem with setting high standards is that people expect you to live up to ...

(+++) GAMING: THE SYSTEM

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Half-Real: Video Games between Real Rules and Fictional Worlds. By Jesper Juul. MIT Press. $35. It’s high time for a thorough, unbiased...

(+++) ADVENTURES OF (NON-MIGHTY) MOUSE

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Babymouse: Queen of the World! By Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm. Random House. $5.95. Babymouse: Our Hero. By Jennifer L. Holm and Matth...
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