Tag: Contemporary
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Book Review: Mammoth
by Brian McBride publisher’s synopsis Hardy Boys meets Indiana Jones in this new adventure novel. After the death of his father, misfit and aspiring paleontologist Tommy Rhodes seeks refuge in the ramshackle lighthouse that stands guard over the city of Mammoth, Washington. Left in disarray by years of bad weather, it’s the perfect place for…
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Book Review: Sister of the Bollywood Bride
by Nandini Bajpai publisher’s synopsis: Mini’s big sister, Vinnie, is getting married. Their mom passed away seven years ago and between Dad’s new start-up and Vinnie’s medical residency, there’s no one but Mini to plan the wedding. Dad raised her to know more about computers, calculus, and cars than desi weddings but from the moment…
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Book Review: Everything Sad Is Untrue
by Daniel Nayeri publisher’s synopsis At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls “Daniel”) stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny;…
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Book Review: Hearts Overboard
by Becky Dean publisher’s synopsis After a very public breakup where her ex, Caleb, told her she is both, a.) boring, and b.) stuck in her ways, Savannah Moore decides her mom’s company cruise to Alaska is the perfect opportunity to show people that she can be fun. One new thing a day should be…
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Book Review: The Winterton Decpetion – Final Word
by Janet Sumner Johnson publisher’s synopsis Hope Smith can’t stand rich people—the dictionary magnate family the Wintertons most of all. Not since she and her twin brother, Gordon, learned that their dad was one. So when Gordon enters the family into the Winterton’s charity spelling bee, Hope wants nothing to do with it. But with…
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Book Review: Wither and Bloom
publisher’s synopsis LOVE IS A CHOICE A diverse collection of flash fiction, short stories, and poetry, Wither and Bloom explores the choice to love through trials and storms in all seasons of life—from new loves, lives built together, and long-lasting romances, to platonic love between family, friends, and strangers. Within these pages, you’ll be swept…
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Book Review: Wonder
by R. J. Palacio publisher’s synopsis I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse. August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an…
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Book Review: The One and Only Ivan
by Katherine Applegate publisher’s synopsis Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead,…
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Book Review: The Vanderbeekers, Lost and Found
by Karina Yan Glaser Adventure never seems to leave the Vanderbeekers! As autumn and the start of a new school year roll around, the Vanderbeekers are busy helping Mr. Beiderman prepare for the city marathon and trying to figure out who the mysterious person sleeping the community garden shed is. When the Vanderbeekers do discover…
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Book Review: The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue
by Karina Yan Glaser The Vanderbeekers are ecstatic when Mrs. Vanderbeeker is going to be featured in a famous magazine for her baking! This is just what she needs for her business! The photo shoot for the magazine article does mean that a health inspector will have to come and make sure that the Vanderbeeker…
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