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September 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published September 2012.

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Park Songs

by Jennifer Fandel

David Budbill’s "Park Songs" is a collection of dramatic monologues, dialogues, and poetic choral pieces spoken by characters who frequent a city park. These people know each other, whether through intimate relationships or by simply... Read More

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Down in the Hole

by Michael Beeman

It’s hard to trust a book based on an Internet meme. The idea seems manufactured, the physical book added on as a way to monetize webviews and retweets. Creating a product afterwards seems like putting the horse before the cart.... Read More

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It's Not All Black and White

by Jane Haugh

Young people from bi- or multiracial backgrounds will find their own voices echoed and amplified in this slim volume; the book may help those from a single race background begin to understand their multiracial friends or family members,... Read More

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The Stone Hatchlings

by Lauren Kramer

Kids love to give free reign to their imaginations, and in "The Stone Hatchlings", little Abby’s rich creativity fills the pages. When the girl discovers two stones in her back yard she decides they are eggs and nominates herself their... Read More

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You Are Stardust

An environmental treatise equating the makeup and function of our bodies and the body of the universe, complemented by extraordinary paper dioramas. “Just as forests grow new trees in place of old ones … you grow entirely new... Read More

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Bud the Spud

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle would be proud! Young Bud, a couch potato if there ever was one, literally fulfills his destiny after eating binges in front of the tube and no exercise … and lives to regret it. A very macabre tale with three... Read More

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I am So Handsome

A wolf with an ego the size of the forest he calls home bullies a series of fairy tale characters—Snow White, The Three Little Pigs, etc.—into agreeing that he is the MOST marvelous guy around. That is, until he meets a baby dragon... Read More

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The 7th Woman

by Lawrence Kane

Standing before a crowd of aspiring writers some twenty-five years ago, Hugo and Nebula award-winning author Scott Card admonished, “Nobody ever woke up and decided ‘today I’m going to be evil’.” Outstanding advice, as crime... Read More

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