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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Review: The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels-A Love Story by Ree Drummond
Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (February 14, 2012) ISBN-10: 006199717X Source: Publisher Many of us know The Pioneer Woman from her popular blog and cookbooks full of delectable recipes. How many of us, however, know the … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Cookbooks, Review, Women's Fiction
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Review: The Next One To Fall by Hilary Davidson
Hardcover: 352 pages Publisher: Forge Books; First Edition edition (February 14, 2012) ISBN-10: 0765326981 Source: Publisher Three months after the events of The Damage Done, travel writer Lily Moore is still grieving the loss of her sister. Her best friend, … Continue reading
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One Person’s … Continue reading
Review: The Technologists by Matthew Pearl
Hardcover: 496 pages Publisher: Random House (February 21, 2012) ISBN-10: 1400066573 Source: Publisher In 1868 Boston, a new school opens up on a former wasteland: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It promises to study science for the well-being of all, … Continue reading
Review: Night Swim by Jessica Keener
Paperback: 284 pages Publisher: Fiction Studio Books (January 10, 2012) ISBN-10: 1936558262 Source: Publisher Sarah Kunitz, sixteen years old, lives in a suburb of Boston in the 1970s. To those outside her home she has the perfect life. Her parents … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction Studio Books, General Fiction, Review
Tagged 1970s, Boston, coming-of-age
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Review: Bridge of Scarlet Leaves by Kristina McMorris
Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Kensington Books (February 28, 2012) ISBN-10: 0758246854 Source: Author Maddie Kern is a young violinist living in Los Angeles in 1941. She and her brother, TJ, have been on their own since their mother died. Their … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Fiction, Kensington, Review, Women's Fiction
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Review: Partials by Dan Wells
After a war against engineered beings identical to humans, known as Partials, human kind is nearly extinct. Roughly 40,000 individuals have survived the virus known as RM. The Partials have retreated, the timing of their return unknown. The plan to … Continue reading
Posted in Balzer + Bray, Dystopian fiction, Harper Collins Publishers, YA
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Review: Looking at Lincoln by Maira Kalman
Reading level: Ages 5 and up Hardcover: 32 pages Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books (January 5, 2012) ISBN-10: Source: Publisher A little girl is walking through the park when she sees a tall man who reminds her of someone. She can’t remember who he … Continue reading
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week?
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading This Week? This is a weekly event to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finish this week. It is hosted by Sheila from One Person’s … Continue reading
TSS: Getting my Reading Groove Back
Now that my busy work travel season has come to an end, I’m delighted to have my weekends (aka quality reading time!) back! While I was able to read on the airplanes as I traveled too and through, it wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in The Sunday Salon
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