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Review: The Girl in the Park by Mariah Fredericks
Review: The Girl in the Park by Mariah Fredericks Source: ebook, Published April 24th 2012 by Schwartz & Wade Verdict: Very Good Book Description: When Wendy Geller’s body is found in Central Park after the night of a rager, newspaper headlines scream,”Death in the Park: Party Girl Found Strangled.” But shy Rain, once Wendy’s… Read more
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Review: Burning Blue by Paul Griffin
Review: Burning Blue by Paul Griffin Source: Hardcover, Published October 25th 2012 by Dial Verdict: Very Good Book Description: How far would you go for love, beauty, and jealousy? When Nicole Castro, the most beautiful girl in her wealthy New Jersey high school, is splashed with acid on the left side of her perfect face,… Read more
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Kevin Spacey as Al Pacino and…Al Pacino
Spacey is a fantastic impressionist…and Al Pacino is a good sport about it! Hoo-ahh! Hoo-ahh! Bonus Benes: Read more
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Review: Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1) by Rachel Hawkins
Review: Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1) by Rachel Hawkins Source: Hardcover, Published March 2 2010 by Hyperion Books Verdict: Very Good/Excellent Book Description: Three years ago, Sophie Mercer discovered that she was a witch. It’s gotten her into a few scrapes. Her non-gifted mother has been as supportive as possible, consulting Sophie’s estranged father—an elusive… Read more
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A wee bit ‘o fun…
So, not only is tomorrow Friday but also Halloween, so…um…enjoy some videos of Stephen Merchant & Shaun Williamson (Extras) dancing & an early YouTube sensation… Read more
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Review: Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff
Review: Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff Source: ARC, courtesy of Goodreads First Reads and Penguin Canada. Thank you! Verdict: Okay/Good Book Description: Clementine DeVore spent ten years trapped in a cellar, pinned down by willow roots, silenced and forgotten. Now she’s out and determined to uncover who put her in that cellar and why. When Clementine… Read more
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Picture Book Picks: Halloween Ready Reads
It’s coming up on Halloween, so what better time to spotlight spooky, pumpkin-y, monster-y picture books? Here are some of my favourites- mostly comical and sweet, with a few shadowy and (only slightly!) scary: Bedtime for Monsters by Ed Vere Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds, illus. Peter Brown The Boy Who… Read more
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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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