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August 2015

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 2015.

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The Blitz Next Door

by Stephanie Bucklin

When Pete moves from London to Clydebank with his family, he starts hearing voices through one of the walls. Though his parents dismiss him—too preoccupied with other family problems—Pete is insistent, and soon realizes he has... Read More

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The Legacy of Skur

by Michelle Anne Schingler

"The Legacy of Skur" is an intricate, beguiling, and promising way to begin a fantasy series. Morally ambiguous wizards, half-trolls, and a powerful talisman are among the features that make "The Legacy of Skur" a compelling fantasy... Read More

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Becoming Fluent

by Matt Sutherland

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s wife’s ability to speak Greek, especially if thou art older than twenty-five years. Okay, you’re right, that one didn’t make the Commandment cut, but a merciful God surely wouldn’t want us... Read More

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No Touch Monkey!

by Thomas BeVier

So is it true, as jokester-man Stephen Colbert attests, that there is a laugh to be gotten on nearly every page of Ayun Halliday’s book about her pre-internet world travel misadventures? A random test is called for. Open book. Page 89.... Read More

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A Brief History of Indonesia

by Thomas BeVier

Indonesia, the largest nation in Southeast Asia, is an enigma. The nation is not a singular landmass, like most other nations. It is some 17,500 islands, about half of which are uninhabited, scattered along the equator above Australia.... Read More

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Gerbil, Uncurled

by Catherine Reed-Thureson

Little Gerbil cannot follow one of the all-important mottos of gerbil life: no matter how hard she tries, or how much she pretends, she cannot sleep curled nose to toes. She decides that she must tell the other gerbils the truth, and by... Read More

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