Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Escape

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ESCAPE : Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer: Broadway Books: Nonfiction: 413 pgs. One dark night in 2003, with $20 cash and eight children in ...

Trouble

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TROUBLE ; Gary D. Schmidt; New York: Clarion, 2008; 297 pgs. Young Adult Fiction Henry Smith's father has always told him that you shoul...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Roomates: My Grandfather's Story

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ROOMMATES: MY GRANDFATHER’S STORY : Max Apple: Warner Books: Nonfiction: 211 pages The saga of an ambitious, immigrant Lithuanian Jewish fam...
Monday, April 28, 2008

So Brave, Young, and Handsome

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SO BRAVE, YOUNG, AND HANDSOME ; Leif Enger; New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008; 285 pgs. Fiction Leif Enger’s long-awaite...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Apples are from Kazakhstan: the Land that Disappeared

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APPLES ARE FROM KAZAKHSTAN: THE LAND THAT DISAPPEARED ; Christopher Robbins; New York: Atlas & Company, 2008; 296pp. Nonfiction Easily t...
Monday, April 21, 2008

The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

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THE PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO : Terry Ryan: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks: Nonfiction: 351 pages In the 1950s, the Ryan family strugg...

Suite Scarlett

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SUITE SCARLETT : Maureen Johnson: Point: Young Adult: 353 pages Scarlett Martin lives in the small New York City hotel that her famil...
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Friday, April 18, 2008

Unwind

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UNWIND ; Neal Shusterman; New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007; 335pgs. Young Adult Fiction After the Heartland War, which pitted Pro-Lifers...
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Monday, April 14, 2008

The Blue Door

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THE BLUE DOOR ; David Fulmer; New York: Harcourt, 2008, 325pp. Fiction Shamus award winner David Fulmer introduces boxer turned private ...

The White Darkness

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THE WHITE DARKNESS ; Geraldine McCaughrean; New York: HarperCollins, 2007; 369pp. Young Adult Sym, a fourteen-year old hearing im...

This I Believe

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THIS I BELIEVE: THE PERSONAL PHILOSOPHIES OF REMARKABLE MEN AND WOMEN : H. Holt: Nonfiction: 281 pages Edward R. Murrow hosted a radio segme...
Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The Ladies Auxiliary

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THE LADIES AUXILIARY : Tova Mirvis: Ballantine Books: Fiction: 336 pgs. Batsheva moves into a strong Orthodox Jewish community in Memphis, T...
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Christine Falls

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CHRISTINE FALLS : Benjamin Black: Holt: Mystery: 340 pages This is the first book in a series about 1950s Dublin pathologist, Quirke. The au...
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His Majesty's Dragon

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HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON : Naomi Novik: Ballantine Books: Fantasy: 375 pages A blend of fantasy and history, this delightful novel is the story ...
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The Silver Swan

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THE SILVER SWAN ; Benjamin Black; New York: Henry Holt, 2008, 290 pgs. Fiction If you need a few laughs, better look elsewhere. Benjamin Bl...
Monday, April 7, 2008

I Heart You, You Haunt Me

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I HEART YOU, YOU HAUNT ME : Lisa Schroeder: Simon Pulse: Young Adult: 226 pages Fifteen-year-old Ava’s boyfriend, Jackson, died in an ac...
Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Service Included: Four-Star Secrets of an Eavesdropping Waiter

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SERVICE INCLUDED: FOUR- STAR SECRETS OF AN EAVESDROPPING WAITER : Phoebe Damrosch: William Morrow: Nonfiction: 228 pages Phoebe Da...

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks

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THE DISREPUTABLE HISTORY OF FRANKIE LANDAU-BANKS : E. Lockhart: Hyperion: Young Adult: 345 pages Having blossomed over the summer, Fran...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The Safe-Keeper's Secret

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THE SAFE -KEEPER’S SECRET : Sharon Shinn: Viking: Young Adult: 222 pages Damiana is the local safe-keeper who hears the secrets of othe...
Saturday, March 22, 2008

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

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SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN: Lisa See: Random House Trade Paperbacks: Fiction: 2006: 288 pgs. Lily, at 80, is reflecting back on her life...
Wednesday, March 19, 2008

The Girl Who Stopped Swimming

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THE GIRL WHO STOPPED SWIMMING : Joshilyn Jackson: Grand Central Publishing: Mystery: 308 pgs. Laurel has worked very hard to put her past be...
Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Murder 101

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MURDER 101: Maggie Barbieri: St. Martin ’s Minotaur, 2006: 275 p. Murder seems to be the main subject for this hip, young English professo...
Monday, March 17, 2008

No Good Deeds

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NO GOOD DEEDS : Laura Lippman: William Morrow: 2006: Mystery: 343 pages A desire to do a good deed puts Private Investigator, Tess Monaghan,...

The London Eye Mystery

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THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY : Siobhan Dowd: Young Adult: 322 pages Autistic Ted and his sister Kat watch their cousin Salim enter the London...
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Saturday, March 15, 2008

Bones to Ashes

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BONES TO ASHES : Kathy Reichs : Scribner: 2007: Mystery: 320 pages This is the 10 th book in a series narrated by Temperance Brennan, Foren...

Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through his Son's Addiction

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BEAUTIFUL BOY: A FATHER'S JOURNEY THROUGH HIS SON'S ADDICTION ; David Sheff; Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2008, 326 pgs. Non-Fiction ...
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The Peacegiver: How Christ Offers to Heal Hearts and Homes

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THE PEACEGIVER: HOW CHRIST OFFERS TO HEAL HEARTS AND HOMES : James L. Ferrell: Shadow Mountain Publishing: Nonfiction: 203 pgs. The Peacegiv...
Tuesday, March 11, 2008

No Trace

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NO TRACE : Barry Maitland: St. Martin ’s Minotaur: Mystery: 320 pgs. In a London neighborhood known for its artists and bohemian style, s...

Sorcery & Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot

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SORCERY & CECELIA OR THE ENCHANTED CHOCOLATE POT : Patricia Wrede & Caroline Stevermer: Harcourt: Young Adult: 320 pages A great dea...

Change of Heart

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CHANGE OF HEART : Jodi Picoult: Atria Books: Fiction: 447 pages Eleven years ago, Shay Bourne was convicted of murdering 7-year-old Eliz...