DK Biography: Albert Einstein

• Age Range: 10 - 17 years
• Grade Level: 5 - 12
• Lexile Measure: 1040L
• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756612470
• ISBN-13: 978-0756612474

 DK's acclaimed DK Biography series tackles one of history's most colorful figures in DK Biography: Albert Einstein. Perfect for book reports or summer reading, the DK Biography series brings a new clarity and narrative voice to history's most colorful figures.

My Review: 

Albert was very stubborn as a child and never really played with kids his own age. He usually stayed by himself or with his sister. He was very interested in certain subjects but never wanted to learn what the teachers tried to teach him. He was always getting in trouble for his lack of respect and his extreme tantrums. His family usually tried to come up with games for him to stay interested in learning.

I found this story to be very interesting. It shows that Albert was different then other kids but just because he got in trouble a lot for his lack of interest didn't make him a bad kid. He proved that you can do anything when you put your heart into it and even if you don't accomplish the first time it doesn't mean to give up. You need to keep trying and discovering new things. 

Immortal by: Gillian Shields

Wyldcliffe Abbey School for Young Ladies, housed in a Gothic mansion on the bleak northern moors, is elite, expensive, and unwelcoming. When Evie Johnson is torn away from her home by the sea to become the newest scholarship student, she is more isolated than she could have dreamed. Strict teachers, snobbish students, and the oppressive atmosphere of Wyldcliffe leave Evie drowning in loneliness.

Evie’s only lifeline is Sebastian, a rebellious, mocking, dangerously attractive young man she meets by chance. As Evie’s feelings for Sebastian grow with each secret meeting, she starts to fear that he is hiding something about his past. And she is haunted by glimpses of a strange, ghostly girl—a girl who is so eerily like Evie, she could be a sister. Evie is slowly drawn into a tangled web of past and present that she cannot control. And as the extraordinary, elemental forces of Wyldcliffe rise up like the mighty sea, Evie is faced with an astounding truth about Sebastian, and her own incredible fate.

Gillian Shields’s electrifying tale will dazzle readers with suspense, mysticism, and romance.

My Impression

 It was a good book although I didn't necessarily like the diary part going back and forth. It was extremely confusing. Other then that it was very well written and very detailed. It was one of the best book I've read so far! I can't wait to read more books written by Gillian!!

About this author

Gillian Shields was born and brought up in Yorkshire, in the north of England. As she grew up, she had two passions:books and theater. Gillian’s love of books led her to read English at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. After university she studied acting in London. She then taught in a drama school, the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts, for several years, becoming Vice Principal. She recently taught English and Drama at Beechwood Sacred Heart, a girls’ boarding school.

Having children gave Gillian an excuse to carry on reading children’s books, as well as a motivation to write them. She has a son and a daughter, and is married to Brian, who works for the New York Times Media Group.