Book Review
If You Were Me and Lived in...Egypt
This fun introduction to Egyptian culture will delight grade-schoolers. Kid-friendly text and photos enlighten students on one country’s unique culture in Carole Roman’s If You Were Me and Lived in…Egypt, a delightful addition to...
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In Pursuit of Running Water
This tale of human drama and interaction is a testament to the truth that everyone has a story. An American businessman and his wife visit an island in the Caribbean in hopes of buying land for themselves but face potential opposition by...
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Addicted To Love
This young adult novel brings notions of self-acceptance to the fore, against an exciting 1970s background. A fragile young woman attempts to put the pieces of her life back together following several traumatic experiences in Addicted to...
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A Thousand Falling Crows
An exquisitely drawn Texas landscape and a former lawman become a means for exploring topics of change and consequence in this historical novel. A former Texas Ranger struggling to adapt to new life circumstances, desperado brothers on...
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Among the Dead and Dreaming
Lost love and complex human nature are at the center of this novel about recovering from the past. Nikki and Mark are initially drawn together when their significant others die together in a tragic accident. Their budding friendship is...
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Widow
This open, honest, and revealing memoir looks back on a life full of great loves and adventures. Widowed at sixty-three after forty-two years of marriage, Judy Crowell embarked on an introspective journey. "Widow" is the account of that...
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Sunborn Rising
This is an entertaining and adventurous beginning to a series about three friends in an arboreal world. Three young inhabitants of an arboreal-based community grow concerned when they discover evidence that may threaten their idyllic...
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The Frost and the Belle
A chilling story about a family struggling to survive in the frozen mountains—and to overcome the challenges of their pasts. Mark Mathis’s "The Frost and the Belle" is a sobering story, replete with chilling truths, about a...