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October 26, 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published October 26, 2012. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in October 2012.

Book Review

Loving Andrew

by Laura Munion

Loving Andrew: A Fifty-Two-Year Story of Down Syndrome shares Romy Wyllie’s account of what life was like raising her afflicted son. She contrasts her experience of raising Andrew in the 1960s and 1970s with two other families who also... Read More

Book Review

Tainted Child

by Emily Asad

The idea that angels and demons have been warring since before the creation of mankind is nothing new, and neither is the notion that celestial rebels mated with the daughters of men to produce hybrid offspring. In "Tainted Child", by... Read More

Book Review

Lefties

by Emily Asad

Grandmothers are supposed to wield rolling pins and trays of cookies, not pistols, knives, and nooses. Yet the grandmother in "Lefties", by Karmel Arbelaitz, is on a mission: Rid the world of men with no morals, especially those who... Read More

Book Review

The Tuck-In

by Cheryl Hibbard

Parents have long sought viable solutions to the everyday problems faced in raising their children. Dealing with even the smallest issues can be frustrating, and advice from others who have found ways to handle the same concerns is... Read More

Book Review

Hiding in Sunshine

by Jeannine Chartier Hanscom

At a time when everyday life is fully dependent on technology, the idea of cyber warfare seems increasingly plausible. As "Hiding in Sunshine"’s main protagonist, Gavin Brinkley, notes, “Everyone is connected and our lives are the... Read More

Book Review

ALONE!

by Margaret Cullison

Newborn babies face uncertain futures, but those born to couples who would rather not be parents have the added stigma of feeling unwanted. The parents may try to become a family, but more often they split up, find new partners, and fail... Read More

Book Review

Regine's Book

by Alicia Sondhi

“I’ve decided to start a blog about what it’s like to get a life-threatening disease.” With these words, seventeen-year-old Norwegian Regine Stokke opens her heart and mind to the world as she shares her battle with a rare and... Read More