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August 2017

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 2017.

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Bobby and Boo

by Rebecca Monterusso

"Bobby and Boo" is straightforward, educational, and fun, with engaging characters who learn to count in Chinese alongside their audience. In Kathy de Bruin’s Bobby and Boo Learn to Count in Chinese Too, a boy and his cat go about... Read More

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Boarding Passes to Faraway Places

by Kristine Morris

Conversational in tone and thoroughly engaging, this travel narrative expresses joy at seeing just how many good, kind people there are in the world. In "Boarding Passes to Faraway Places", seasoned adventurer and travel writer Guy A.... Read More

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Sharon's Song

by Catherine Thureson

Wonderful details offer a peek into another culture and will help children learn to love and accept all people. Paul Sutherland’s Sharon’s Song was inspired by Maurice Hasa’s “Kaleke Kasome” and is a sweet book about a little... Read More

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Ten Directions

by John M. Murray

Both bold and surprisingly light, "Ten Directions" is a thoughtful exploration of what it means to be human. Blending science fiction, philosophy, religion, science, and morality, Samuel Winburn’s engaging "Ten Directions" offers Earth... Read More

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Heartstrings in B-flat Minor

by John M. Murray

Slow, methodical pacing, punctuated by flashbacks, bring the novel’s eeriness forth. Scott Johnson’s erotic thriller "Heartstrings in B-flat Minor" focuses on a charismatic doctor as he ensnares his latest target. Sheryl Taylor, a... Read More

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