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Book Review: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
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Book Review: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

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Title: Beautiful Darkness Authors: Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl Series: Caster Chronicles, Book 2 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Hardcover: 503 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Ethan Wate used to think of Gatlin, the small Southern town he had always called home, as a place where nothing ever changed. Then he… Continue reading Book Review: Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Book Review: Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott
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Book Review: Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott

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Title: Jack and Jill Author: Louisa May Alcott Publisher: Little, Brown Paperback: 292 pages Source: Own Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository When best friends, Jack and Jill, tumble off their sled, their injuries cause them to be bedridden for many months. Their parents fill their days with the joys of Christmas preparations, a theatrical production… Continue reading Book Review: Jack and Jill by Louisa May Alcott

Book Review: Invictus by Ryan Graudin
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Book Review: Invictus by Ryan Graudin

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Title: Invictus Author: Ryan Graudin Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hardcover: 464 pages Source: ALA Annual 2017 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Time flies when you’re plundering history. Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time. The son of a time-traveling Recorder from 2354 AD and a gladiator living in Rome in 95 AD, Far’s birth defies the… Continue reading Book Review: Invictus by Ryan Graudin

Book Review: Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco
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Book Review: Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

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Title: Hunting Prince Dracula Author: Kerri Maniscalco Publisher: Little, Brown & Company Series: Stalking Jack the Ripper, Book 2 Hardcover: 448 pages Source: ALA Annual 2017 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) In this hotly anticipated sequel to the haunting #1 bestseller Stalking Jack the Ripper, bizarre murders are discovered in the castle of Prince Vlad the Impaler, otherwise known as Dracula. Could… Continue reading Book Review: Hunting Prince Dracula by Kerri Maniscalco

Wishlist Wednesday #8: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
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Wishlist Wednesday #8: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling

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This meme was created by Pen to Paper. Each week we will share a book that has been recently added to our wishlist or has been on it for ages. I’m taking this loosely and sharing books that I can’t wait to read. I know I’m going to be disappointed by this, and it’s taking… Continue reading Wishlist Wednesday #8: The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling

Book Review: Invincible Summer by Alice Adams
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Book Review: Invincible Summer by Alice Adams

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Title: Invincible Summer Author: Alice Adams Publisher: Little, Brown Hardcover: 308 pages Source: BEA 2016 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Four friends. Twenty years. One unexpected journey. Inseparable throughout college, Eva, Benedict, Sylvie, and Lucien graduate in 1997, into an exhilarating world on the brink of a new millennium. Hopelessly in love with playboy Lucien… Continue reading Book Review: Invincible Summer by Alice Adams

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Review: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

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Title: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Author: Sherman Alexie Illustrator: Ellen Forney Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Hardcover: 230 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take… Continue reading Review: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Book Review: Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse
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Book Review: Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse

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Title: Seven Days of You Author: Cecilia Vinesse Publisher: Little, Brown Hardcover: 336 pages Source: BEA 2016 Anticipated Publishing Date: 7 March 2017 Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Sophia has seven days left in Tokyo before she moves back to the States. Seven days to say good-bye to the electric city, her wild best friend, and… Continue reading Book Review: Seven Days of You by Cecilia Vinesse

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Book Review: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

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Title: Me Talk Pretty One Day Author: David Sedaris Publisher: LittleBrown and Company Paperback: 272 pages Source: Chicago Public Library Overdrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) David Sedaris’ move to Paris from New York inspired these hilarious pieces, including the title essay, about his attempts to learn French from a sadistic teacher who declares that “every… Continue reading Book Review: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple
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Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

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Title: Where’d You Go, Bernadette Author: Maria Semple Publisher: Little, Brown Hardcover: 330 pages Source: Borrowed from Chicago Public Library Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she’s a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she’s a disgrace; to design mavens, she’s a revolutionary architect, and to… Continue reading Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple