Book Review
Unnatural Creatures
by Aimee Jodoin
In Kris Waldherr’s "Unnatural Creatures", Victor Frankenstein’s family splinters apart amid war and revolution. In late eighteenth-century Geneva, Caroline, the mother of Victor Frankenstein, adores her family, both biological and...
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Letting the Summer Go
by Aimee Jodoin
"Letting the Summer Go" is a dazzling story about accepting loss as part of the natural cycle of the earth. In Alice Teasdale and Júlia Both’s beautiful picture book "Letting the Summer Go", a girl observes as a garden is revived...
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Closing the Confidence Gap
by Aimee Jodoin
"Closing the Confidence Gap" is an engaging and pragmatic career handbook for women in leadership roles. Kelli Thompson’s "Closing the Confidence Gap" is an insightful guide for women leaders who want to improve their leadership skills...
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Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions
by Aimee Jodoin
"Tommy and the Order of Cosmic Champions" is an energetic adventure novel in which a bullied boy leaves home and has to decide whether or not he wants to become like a villain. In Anthony J. Rapino and Anthony D. Grate’s young adult...
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Drawn into Danger
by Aimee Jodoin
"Drawn into Danger" is a lush historical thriller in which a man goes to great lengths for his found family. In Keith Costelloe’s thriller "Drawn into Danger", a man travels to North Africa, where deep personal relationships and a...
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January 6th and the Millennial Horde
by Aimee Jodoin
Drawing on recent history, "January 6th and the Millennial Horde" is a satirical novel that emphasizes political hypocrisies. In Andy Lazris’s dystopian novel "January 6th and the Millennial Horde", a congressman takes drastic measures...
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Redemption in the Morning
by Aimee Jodoin
A Southern man’s coming of age is marked by his struggles against white supremacy in the historical novel "Redemption in the Morning". In Phillip Lyman’s robust historical novel "Redemption in the Morning", two men refine their...
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Grandpa’s lonely, isn’t he?
by Aimee Jodoin
"Grandpa’s lonely, isn’t he?" is a vibrant picture book about social distancing and family love. In Joseph Howard Cooper’s picture book "Grandpa’s lonely, isn’t he?", a lonely child reflects on changes brought about by...