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Book Review: The Myth of Perpetual Summer by Susan Crandall
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Book Review: The Myth of Perpetual Summer by Susan Crandall

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Title: The Myth of Perpetual Summer Author: Susan Crandall Publisher: Gallery Books Hardcover: 368 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) From the national bestselling author of Whistling Past the Graveyard comes a moving coming-of-age tale set in the tumultuous sixties that harkens to both Ordinary Grace and The Secret Life of Bees. Tallulah James’s parents’ volatile relationship, erratic behavior,… Continue reading Book Review: The Myth of Perpetual Summer by Susan Crandall

Book Review: The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb
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Book Review: The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb

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Title: The Unquiet Grave Author: Sharyn McCrumb Publisher: Atria Books Hardcover: 368 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) The Greenbrier Ghost is renowned in American folklore, but Sharyn McCrumb is the first author to look beneath the legend to unearth the facts. Using a century of genealogical material and other historical documents, McCrumb reveals new information about the story… Continue reading Book Review: The Unquiet Grave by Sharyn McCrumb

Book Review: Truthers By Geoffrey Girard
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Book Review: Truthers By Geoffrey Girard

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Title: Truthers Author: Geoffrey Girard Publisher: Carolrhoda Hardcover: 360 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Katie Wallace has never given much thought to 9/11. She was only a year old when terrorists struck American soil. But now her dad has landed in a mental institution after claiming to know what really happened. He insists the attacks were part of… Continue reading Book Review: Truthers By Geoffrey Girard

Book Review: The Hideout by Egon Hostovsky
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Book Review: The Hideout by Egon Hostovsky

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Title: The Hideout Author: Egon Hostovsky Translator: Fern Long Publisher: Pushkin Press Hardcover: 128 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) A kind, blundering Czech engineer is pressured by the Nazi government to hand over his invention, which could be key to their military operations. He flees to Paris, hoping to sell his invention to the French government instead; yet… Continue reading Book Review: The Hideout by Egon Hostovsky

Book Review: Motherhood, Martyrdom, and Costco Runs by Whitney Dineen
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Book Review: Motherhood, Martyrdom, and Costco Runs by Whitney Dineen

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Title: Motherhood, Martyrdom, and Costco Runs Author: Whitney Dineen Publisher: 33 Partners Publishing Paperback: 188 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Join bestselling romantic comedy author, Whitney Dineen, as she discovers the three Es of parenting: • Exhilarating—when you first discover you’re pregnant. • Exhausting—when you realize you’ll most likely never sleep again–like EVER. • Explosive—OMG these kids… Continue reading Book Review: Motherhood, Martyrdom, and Costco Runs by Whitney Dineen

Book Review: Hook’s Tale by John Pielmeier
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Book Review: Hook’s Tale by John Pielmeier

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Title: Hook’s Tale: Being an Account of an Unjustly Villainized Pirate Written by Himself Author: John Pielmeier Publisher: Scribner Hardcover: 288 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Long defamed as a vicious pirate, Captain James Cook (a.k.a Hook) was in fact a dazzling wordsmith who left behind a vibrant, wildly entertaining, and entirely truthful memoir. His chronicle offers a… Continue reading Book Review: Hook’s Tale by John Pielmeier

Book Review: Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever by Patrick J Buchanan
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Book Review: Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever by Patrick J Buchanan

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Title: Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever Author: Patrick J Buchanan Publisher: Crown Forum Hardcover: 336 pages Source: Netgalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) From Vietnam to the Southern Strategy, from the opening of China to the scandal of Watergate, Pat Buchanan–speechwriter and senior adviser to President Nixon–tells the untold story… Continue reading Book Review: Nixon’s White House Wars: The Battles That Made and Broke a President and Divided America Forever by Patrick J Buchanan

Book Review: I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It by Jess Kimball Leslie
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Book Review: I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It by Jess Kimball Leslie

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Title: I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It Author: Jess Kimball Leslie Publisher: Running Press Paperback: 240 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It is tech analyst Jess Kimball Leslie’s hilarious, frank homage to the technology that contributed so significantly to the person she is today. From… Continue reading Book Review: I Love My Computer Because My Friends Live in It by Jess Kimball Leslie

Book Review: Blood Brothers by Colleen Nelson
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Book Review: Blood Brothers by Colleen Nelson

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Title: Blood Brothers Author: Colleen Nelson Publisher: Dundurn Paperback: 240 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Fifteen-year-old Jakub Kaminsky is the son of Polish immigrants, a good Catholic boy, and a graffiti artist. While his father sleeps, Jakub and his best friend, Lincoln, sneak out with spray paint to make their mark as Morf and Skar. When Jakub gets… Continue reading Book Review: Blood Brothers by Colleen Nelson

Book Review: Things I Should Have Known by Claire LaZebnik
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Book Review: Things I Should Have Known by Claire LaZebnik

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Title: Things I Should Have Known Author: Claire LaZebnik Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcout Paperback: 320 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) From the author of Epic Fail comes the story of Chloe Mitchell, a Los Angeles girl on a quest to find love for her autistic sister, Ivy. Ethan, from Ivy’s class, seems like the perfect match. It’s unfortunate… Continue reading Book Review: Things I Should Have Known by Claire LaZebnik