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Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz: A Boy Survives Ten Concentration Camps

Children
Prisoner B-3087

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz, with Ruth and Jack Gruener, is fiction based on the true story of Jack Gruener. Some stories need to be retold again and again so we never forget them. As the often misquoted George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Although this is [...]

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Ten White Geese by Gerbrand Bakker: Who Is Emilie and Why Is She Here?

Bestsellers
Ten White Geese

Ten White Geese by award-winning Dutch author Gerbrand Bakker is an international bestseller that has just been published in the U.S. This is one of those stories that is very hard to classify or describe. It’s definitely a mystery because we have no idea who Emilie really is or why she’s really come to live [...]

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The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die by Colin Cotterill: Book Review & Giveaway

Cross Cultural
The Woman Who Wouldn't Die

We’re participating in the Random Acts of Kindness Giveaway Hop and have chosen The Woman Who Wouldn’t Die by award-winning author Colin Cotterill as our giveaway. This is the latest mystery/thriller in the bestselling Dr. Siri Mysteries series; however, it reads quite well as a stand-alone novel, so no worries there. This series is set [...]

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The Secret of the Nightingale’s Palace: Book Review & Giveaway

Cross Cultural
The Secret of the Nightingale Palace

I’m often drawn to novels by their book covers and The Secret of the Nightingale Palace by Dana Sachs was no exception. I had to find out who the people were behind the paper parasol. When I read the publisher’s description, I knew it was no accident that I was attracted to this novel. This [...]

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Some of My Favorite Books of 2012

Crime Story
So Many Books So Little Time

Last year, I refused to publish a list of my favorite books for the year because if I don’t like a book it doesn’t get reviewed, so they’re all my favorites. When I realized we’ve reviewed over 250 books this year, and decided to participate in the Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop, I decided that [...]

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In the Shadow of the Banyon by Vaddey Ratner: The Human Spirit Survives

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In the Shadow of the Banyon

In honor of International Day of Peace, we’re reviewing In the Shadow of the Banyon by Vaddey Ratner. The atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia were not the first instance of man’s inhumanity to man and, sadly, they haven’t been the last. That’s why this semi-autobiographical novel seems like such an appropriate choice [...]

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