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Book Review: The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde
AT A GLANCE: Genre: Humor, YA, fantasy, action/adventure, coming of age, female protagonist Recommended age: 10-12 and up Length: 304 pages Release: 7/2/2013 Cost for New Copy: $7.99 on Kindle, $7.62 paperback, $16.99 hardcover First book in series The Last...
Book Review: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Please note: There are two versions of this book which look VERY similar. I read the version for kids since I wanted to review for my daughter, but there is also an adult version. This review is of the youth version. If you want to check out the adult edition here. AT...
Book Review: A Clockwork Orange
I read A Clockwork Orange more than a year ago, but completely forgot to post a review, which is a shame because I absolutely loved it!AT A GLANCE: Genre: Classics, American Lit, Politics, Censorship, Literary Fiction Length: 240 pages Release: Dec 1962 Cost for New...
Updates from the Pandemic
So it's been a year since the pandemic started. The last day of in-person school for my kids was March 13, 2020. Their school district is going back at the end of this month, but my kids will continue distance learning. As I'm sure you've noticed, I had to...
Book Review: Radium Girls by Kate Moore
AT A GLANCE: Genre/Topics: History, Nonfiction, industrial safety, legal cases, labor and industry, health and safety Length: 506 pages Release: 4/18/2017 Cost for New Copy: $7.59 on Kindle, $32.99 Hardcover, $7.99 paperbackThe Radium Girls: The Dark Story of...
Book Review: How Not to Write a Novel
AT A GLANCE: Genre: Books for writers, Writing don'ts, humor Length: 274 pages Release: 3/17/2009 Cost for New Copy: $10.99 on Kindle, $9.10 paperbackHow Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide by Howard Mittelmark...
