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All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown

All-Of-A-Kind Family Uptown by Sydney Taylor So, technically, this is the third All-of-a-Kind Family book.  It’s also one of the best. Taylor wrote All-of-a-Kind Family, More All-of-a-Kind Family and All-of-a-Kind Family Uptown then nearly 20 years later, she added two additional … Continue reading

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Jenny and the Cat Club

Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill I was in chatting with the librarian the other day and spied the yellow cover on her back “waiting to be cataloged” shelf.  Cats! I squealed, immediately recognizing the cover.  You have … Continue reading

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Love is the Higher Law

Love is the Higher Law by David Levithan Today is the 11th anniversary of September 11. Is there a better word than anniversary to mark tragic events?  Anniversary seems too upbeat. This Patriot Day I am thinking of all of … Continue reading

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg Claudia is a planner and when she decides to run away from home, she not only hand picks which sibling is lucky enough to accompany her, but … Continue reading

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Chains

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson This review was originally published on February 21, 2011 As you can see from the cover, this book is qualifying for and winning all sorts of awards. I fear that at some point the whole … Continue reading

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Rumors

Rumors (Luxe, Book 2) by Anna Godbersen I don’t know if it’s because I had lowered my expectations after reading The Luxe or I just need something entirely without intellectual value, but I enjoyed this more than its predecessor. Rumors … Continue reading

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The Luxe

The Luxe by Anna Godbersen Elizabeth Holland was meant to be married, but instead her empty coffin is being carried in to her funeral.  What follows is the story of the time leading up to Elizabeth’s disappearance into the river … Continue reading

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Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares

Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan Kicking off our month o’ love, here’s a little Christmas in July, a wintery romance to cool off to. Dash isn’t exactly a people person, but that doesn’t … Continue reading

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Chains

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson As you can see from the cover, this book is qualifying for and winning all sorts of awards. I fear that at some point the whole cover illustration will be obscured.  I wasn’t going to … Continue reading

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