Saturday, June 30, 2012

39. Dash & Lily's Book of Dares - Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

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2010, Alfred A. Knopf for:  YA 260 pages Rating: 4 Setting:  NYC from 12/21 through 12/31 First sentence/s:  "Imagine this:  Yo...

38. Bad Blood - John Sandford

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Virgil Flowers #4 audio read by Eric Conger 8 cds (10 hrs) 388 pgs. 2010 Rating:  5 Setting:  contemporary southern Minnesota I rea...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

37. Where Children Sleep - James Mollison

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Chris Boot/London, 2010 120 pages Rating:  5 $30.00 Shelved 770 in the library Wow.  Rich children, impoverished children, and child...
Monday, June 25, 2012

36. Skylight Confessions - Alice Hoffman

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Audio read by Mare Winningham 6 unabridged cds (7.5 hrs.) rating:  interesting story, holds attention, depressing and clever 272 pgs. ...
Monday, June 11, 2012

35. Getaway - Lisa Brackmann

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2012, Soho Press Adult Mystery 312 pgs. Rating:  3.5/ Liked it quite a bit Setting:  Contemporary Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 1st Line/...
Thursday, June 7, 2012

Astronaut Stopping By a Planet on a Snowy Evening - Jon Sciezska

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Astronaut Stopping By a Planet       on a Snowy Evening Which world this is I do not know. It’s in our solar system though. I’m...

The Bravest Woman in America – Marissa Moss

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Illustrated by Andrea U’Ren Tricycle Press, 2011 32 pages Rating:  4 Endpapers:  azure Title page:  Oval of Ida rowing Illust...

Chirchir is Singing – Kelly Cunnane

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Illustrated by Jude Daly Schwartz & Wade Books, 2011 HC $17.99 32 pages Rating:  4.5 Endpapers:  Brown earth with a few flo...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

34. Pandemonium - Lauren Oliver

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#2 in the Delirium Trilogy Harper Collins, 2012 375 pgs. for:  YA Rating:  Loved it - even more, actually quite a bit more, than Delir...

33. Same Sun Here - Silas House & Neela Vaswani

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Candlewick Press, 2011 298 pgs. for:  Middle Grades Rating:  Very Good/4 1st Line/s:  "Dear River,  I cannot tell from your nam...
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

MOVIE - Bernie

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Funny - not ha, ha, ha, but he, he, he Limited release 4/27/12 Viewed Tuesday, 6/5/12 at El Con PG-13 (1:44) RT Critics: 90 Audience: ...
Sunday, June 3, 2012

Charlie the Ranch Dog – Ree Drummond

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Illustrated by Diane deGroat Harper, 2011 HC $16.99 40 pages Rating:  4.5 Endpapers:  red Title Page:  2 page full painting o...

For C. W. B. - Elizabeth Bishop

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Wow.  All I can say is.....wow. For C.W.B. I. Let us live in a lull of the long winter winds      Where the shy, silver...

32. Ten Miles Past Normal - Frances O'Roark Dowell

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2011, Atheneum 211 pages for:  Middle School/young YA rating:  very likable: a happy, easy, fun read for girls (4) 1st sentence/s :  ...

MOVIE - The Avengers

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actually:  Marvel's The Avengers Definitely an action-packed flick Wider release May 4, 2012 Viewed Saturday, June 2, 2012 at El Co...