Thursday, February 28, 2013

Odd Apocalypse

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Odd Apocalypse By Dean Koontz Bantam Books, 2012. 355 pgs. Fiction Odd Thomas, the boy who sees the ghosts of the dead, conti...

The Descendents

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The Descendents By Kaui Hart Hemmings Random House, 2011. 297 pgs. Fiction The King family descended from Hawaiian royalty and remai...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction

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Good Prose:  The Art of Nonfiction by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd Random House, 2013.  195 pgs. Nonfiction. The subtitle of Kidder a...
Monday, February 25, 2013

Kingdom of Strangers

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Kingdom of Strangers (Katya #3) By Zoe Ferraris Little Brown and Company, 2012, 363 pgs. Mystery A woman’s body discovered in a desert...

The Expats

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The Expats By Chris Pavone Crown, 2012, 326 pgs. Fiction Kate has quit her job in Washington, D.C., and packed her two children and ne...
Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Perfect Scoundrels

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Perfect Scoundrels By Ally Carter Disney/Hyperion, 2013. 328 pgs. Young Adult Kat and Hale have finally started dating, but their rela...

Hysteria

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Hysteria By Megan Miranda Walker, 2013. 326 pgs. Young Adult After Mallory killed her boyfriend Brian in self-defense, no one in her ...
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Friday, February 15, 2013

No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel . . .

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No Crystal Stair:  A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Carolrhoda, 20...

Suspect

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Suspect by Robert Crais G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2013.  309 pages.  Mystery When Maggie, a bomb-sniffing German Shepherd fresh home fr...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Endangered

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Endangered By Eliot Schrefer Scholastic Press, 2012. 264 pgs. Young Adult Sophie's mother runs a preserve for bonobos in the Democ...
Monday, February 11, 2013

The Maid of Fairbourne Hall

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The Maid of Fairbourne Hall By Julie Klassen Bethany House, 2011. 414 pgs. Romance Margaret Macy is set to receive an inheritance on h...
Saturday, February 2, 2013

My Ideal Bookshelf

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My Ideal Bookshelf Art by Jane Mount; edited by Thessaly La Force Little, Brown and Company, 2012.  226 pgs.  Nonfiction Mount and LaF...
Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Fish That Ate the Whale: the Life and Times of America's Banana King

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The Fish That Ate the Whale:  the Life and Times of America's Banana King By Rich Cohen Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012.  270 pgs.  ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Road Trip

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Road Trip By Gary Paulsen and Jim Paulsen Wendy Lamb Books, 2013. 114 pgs. Young Adult At 5 a.m., fourteen-year-old Ben's father ...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Steve Jobs

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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson Simon and Schuster, 2011. 630 pgs. Non-fiction Steve Jobs is regarded as one of the giants, if not the m...

The Boneshaker

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The Boneshaker by Kate Milford Clarion, 2010.  372 pgs. Young Adult Kate Milford's very scary story of the devil loose in post...

How to Find Out Anything

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How To Find Out Anything: From Extreme Google Searches to Scouring Government Documents, A Guide to Uncovering Anything About Everyone and...
Friday, January 25, 2013

My Beloved World

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My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor Knopf, 2013.  315 pgs. Autobiography Justice Sotomayor's impressive autobiography tells the st...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

125 True Stories of Amazing Animals

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125 True Stories of Amazing Animals National Geographic, 2012. 112 pgs. Young Adult Nonfiction This book is tons of fun, with stories a...
Saturday, January 19, 2013

The Friday Society

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The Friday Society By Adrienne Kress Dial Books, 2012. 440 pgs. Young Adult Cora is the assistant to an inventor, Nellie is the assist...
Thursday, January 17, 2013

Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain

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Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain by Stephen Taylor W.W. Norton & Co., 2012. 307 pgs. Nonfi...
Wednesday, January 16, 2013

One for the Books

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One for the Books by Joe Queenan Viking, 2012.  244 pgs. Nonfiction Joe Queenan, journalist, reviewer, lover of books, didn't care...
Friday, January 11, 2013

Bunny Drop

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Bunny Drop By Yumi Unita Yen Press, 2010. 203 pgs. Young Adult Comics If you think that all graphic novels are made up of sparking eye...

Drops of Gold

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Drops of Gold By Sarah M. Eden Covenant Communications, 2012. 191 pgs. Romance  When her father's death leaves her destitute and w...
Thursday, January 10, 2013

Prodigy

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Prodigy By Marie Lu G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2012. 384 pages. Young Adult June and Day arrive in Vegas and make contact with Patriot re...
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Glitch

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Glitch By Heather Anastasiu St. Martin's Press, 2012. 308 pages. Young Adult The Community is a haven for humanity, where emotions...

Insignia

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Insignia By S. J. Kincaid Katherine Tegen Books, 2012. 444 pages. Young Adult Tom Raines has spent years drifting with his gambler fat...

The Crimson Crown

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The Crimson Crown By Cinda Williams Chima Hyperion Book, 2012. 598 pages. Young Adult The fourth and final book in the Seven Realms se...

The Emperor's Soul

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The Emperor's Soul By Brandon Sanderson Tachyon Publications, 2012. 175 pages. Fantasy Shai is a master Forger, a person with the ...
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Adaptation

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Adaptation By Malinda Lo Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2012. 386 pages. Young Adult While Reese is waiting in an airport on h...