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Review: Shine by Lauren Myracle
Review: Shine by Lauren Myracle Source: Hardcover, Published May 1st 2011 by Amulet Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: When her best guy friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover who in her small town did it. Richly atmospheric, this daring mystery mines the secrets of a Read more
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Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn Source: Hardcover, Published June 5th 2012 by Crown Publishers Verdict: Excellent Book Description: On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their Read more
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Review: Y by Marjorie Celona
Review: Y by Marjorie Celona Source: Paperback edition, courtesy of Goodreads First Reads and Penguin Canada Verdict: Very Good Book Description: My life begins at the Y. So begins the story of Shannon, a newborn baby dumped at the doors of the YMCA. She is found moments later by a man who catches a mere Read more
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Something Delightful: The Little World of Liz Climo by Liz Climo
Review: The Little World of Liz Climo by Liz Climo Source: Hardcover, Published September 30th 2014 by Running Press Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Artist Liz Climo has charmed her fans with her comic world of whimsical animal characters, where everyone from grizzly bears, dinosaurs, rabbits, and anteaters grapple with everyday life with wit and Read more
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Review: 40 Things I Want to Tell You by Alice Kuipers
Review: 40 Things I Want to Tell You by Alice Kuipers Source: Paperback, Published February 10th 2012 by HarperTrophy Canada Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Amy (a.k.a. Bird) seems to have the perfect life: loving parents, a hot boyfriend, the best friend ever. She even writes an online advice column, full of Top Tips, to Read more
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Review: The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter
Review: The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter Source: Paperback, Published December 20th 2011 by Square Fish Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Life in a small town can be pretty boring when everyone avoids you like the plague. But after their father unwittingly sends them to stay with an aunt who’s away on holiday, the Hardscrabble Read more
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Review: Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Review: Wonder by R.J. Palacio Source: Hardcover, Published February 14, 2012 by Knopf Verdict: Excellent Book Description: August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He’s about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you’ve ever been the new kid then you Read more
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Review: Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Review: Out of Easy by Ruta Sepetys Source: Hardcover, Published February 12, 2013 by Philomel Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. Known among locals as the daughter of a brothel prostitute, Read more
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Review: Cadillac Couches by Sophie B. Watson
Review: Cadillac Couches by Sophie B. Watson Source: Paperback, Published September 4, 2012 by Brindle and Glass Publishing Verdict: Excellent Book Description: Cadillac Couches is a picaresque road trip novel that journeys from prairie to big city and back again. A quixotic tale set in the late ’90s and framed by the popular Edmonton Folk Read more
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Review: The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand
Review: The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand, illus. Sarah Watts Source: Hardcover, Published August 28, 2012 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Verdict: Very Good Book Description: Victoria hates nonsense. There is no need for it when your life is perfect. The only smudge on her pristine life is Read more
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