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Turning the Dragon Beautiful

by Colby Cedar Smith

In the heartfelt preface of "Turning the Dragon Beautiful", John Mackeigan states that, “This collection of poems is dedicated for all those who have faced and will face the dragon that is depression.” Unfortunately, his collection,... Read More

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The Keys to Adventure

by Emily Adams

The keys on an old piano are one young girl’s passport to a world of adventure in Celisa Seybold’s "The Keys to Adventure". Laurey McKay, an active, spirited ten-year-old, is acutely unhappy when her family moves from their home in... Read More

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Sleeper's Run

by Jill Allen

Eric Caine sleepwalks through life. His aimless road to nowhere is punctuated by violent bouts of drunkenness and excruciating flashbacks from his service in the War on Terror. Caine loses his humdrum job after a nasty bar fight, and a... Read More

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A Dog Is a Dog

by Teresa Scollon

“To know the dog,” writes Clarice Rutherford, “you must first know the wolf.” Dogs, who have evolved to live with humans, can make wonderful companions if their humans understand them and teach them good manners for living in... Read More

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My Amazing Average Dog

by Julie Eakin

Part journal, part traditional book, My “Amazing“ Average Dog invites its readers—the target audience is tweens who already have a dog or want a dog—to participate in its making by asking a series of irresistible questions. The... Read More

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The Nimbles of Nimbus

by Emily Adams

In The Nimbles of Nimbus, illustrated and written by Sharon Boylan Lynch, a joyride in a glider and an unexpected turn of events bring two curious and imaginative groups of children together. Skittle and Tumble, two cloud children, spend... Read More

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