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August 1, 2019

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 1, 2019. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in August 2019.

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Fantail's Quilt

by Pallas Gates McCorquodale

Peek into the heart of New Zealand’s lush landscape in this riveting tale of survival and suspense. A fierce mother fantail zealously guards her nest of eggs against scavenging rats, each scene created in contrast, its snippets of... Read More

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A Darker State

by Claire Foster

In 1976, the Cold War is turning up some chilling evidence for a detective in East Berlin. David Young’s "A Darker State" follows the mysterious case of a drowned teenage boy with a tattoo that links him to a conspiracy within the... Read More

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Don't Drink the Pink

by Alex Dailey

Joyful and curious characters enliven this spirited picture book about a grandfather’s magical gifts to his granddaughter. In B. C. R. Fegan’s imaginative children’s picture book Don’t Drink the Pink , a quirky grandfather and... Read More

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Ever Alice

by Edith Wairimu

"Ever Alice" is an enthralling take on a classic story. H. J. Ramsay’s young adult fantasy "Ever Alice" is an intriguing reinvention of Lewis Carroll’s Alice through the Looking-Glass. Here, Alice finds herself confined to an asylum... Read More