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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott
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Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

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Title: Pride and Prejudice and PittsburghAuthor: Rachael LippincottPublisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young ReadersHardcover: 256 pagesSource: ARC from ALA conferenceSummary: (taken from Goodreads): What if you found a once-in-a-lifetime love…just not in your lifetime? Audrey Cameron has lost her spark. But after getting dumped by her first love and waitlisted at her dream art… Continue reading Book Review: Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh by Rachael Lippincott

Audiobook Review: Cave of Wonders by Matthew J. Kirby
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Audiobook Review: Cave of Wonders by Matthew J. Kirby

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Title: Cave of WondersAuthor: Matthew J. KirbyNarrator: Dion GrahamSeries: Infinity Ring, Book 5Publisher: ScholasticDuration: 4 hours, 22 minutesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Fix the past. Save the future. What marvels and dangers await Dak, Sera, and Riq when they visit the Golden Age of Baghdad? Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 This is… Continue reading Audiobook Review: Cave of Wonders by Matthew J. Kirby

Book Review: Curse of the Ancients by Matt De la Pena
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Book Review: Curse of the Ancients by Matt De la Pena

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Title: Curse of the AncientsAuthor: Matt de la PenaSeries: Infinity Ring, Book 4Publisher: ScholasticHardcover: 192 pagesSource: Chicago Public LibrarySummary: (taken from Goodreads): Sera has a secret. She’s seen the future and it is more frightful than she ever imagined. The seas boil. The sun burns red. The earth trembles. And now, she and her friends,… Continue reading Book Review: Curse of the Ancients by Matt De la Pena

Book Review: On Tide Mill Lane by Melissa Wiley
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Book Review: On Tide Mill Lane by Melissa Wiley

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Title: On Tide Mill Lane Author: Melissa Wiley Series: Little House: The Charlotte Years, Book 2 Publisher: HarperTrophy Paperback: 258 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository Boston’s Little House Girl: Meet Charlotte Tucker, the little girl who would grow up to be Laura Ingalls Wilder’s grandmother. Winter… Continue reading Book Review: On Tide Mill Lane by Melissa Wiley

Book Review: Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan
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Book Review: Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan

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Title: Skylark Author: Patricia MacLachlan Series: Sarah, Plain and Tall Book 2 Publisher: HarperTrophy Paperback: 98 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads): Buy from the Book Depository My mother, Sarah, doesn’t love the prairie. She tries, but she can’t help remembering what she knew first. Sarah came to the prairie from Maine… Continue reading Book Review: Skylark by Patricia MacLachlan

Book Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Book Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Title: Gods of Jade and Shadow Author: Silvia Moreno-Garcia Publisher: Del Rey Hardcover: 352 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository The Mayan god of death sends a young woman on a harrowing, life-changing journey in this dark, one-of-a-kind fairy tale inspired by Mexican folklore. The Jazz Age is in full swing,… Continue reading Book Review: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Book Review: Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A. Hoyt
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Book Review: Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A. Hoyt

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Title: Ill Met by Moonlight Author: Sarah A. Hoyt Series: Shakespearean Fantasies, Book 1 Publisher: Ace Paperback: 304 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository A world not of this world but in it-where a transparent palace hangs suspended in mid-air and tiny fairies twinkle here and there…where a traitorous… Continue reading Book Review: Ill Met by Moonlight by Sarah A. Hoyt

Book Review: Silent Boy by Lois Lowry
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Book Review: Silent Boy by Lois Lowry

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Title: Silent Boy Author: Lois Lowry Publisher: Dell Laurel Leaf Paperback: 178 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Precocious Katy Thatcher always knew she wanted to be a doctor like her father. She joins him on his rounds and has a keen interest in the people around her. She’s… Continue reading Book Review: Silent Boy by Lois Lowry

Book Review: Anna and the Duke by Kathryn Smith
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Book Review: Anna and the Duke by Kathryn Smith

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Title: Anna and the Duke Author: Kathryn Smith Publisher: HarperTeen Paperback: 304 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Anna At the very least, anyone else in Anna Welsley’s position would be satisfied. Anna is to inherit a fortune, and after a glittering London debut last Season, she is now engaged to a duke’s son. Anna… Continue reading Book Review: Anna and the Duke by Kathryn Smith

Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
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Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson

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Title: The Bird King Author: G. Willow Wilson Publisher: Grove Press Hardcover: 440 pages Source: NetGalley Expected Publication: March 12, 2019 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King is an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of… Continue reading Book Review: The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson