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December 2007

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published December 2007.

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Friends in the Garden

by Joyce Rice

Ruby the ladybug is happy in her quiet garden home where she lives with fireflies grasshoppers ants and even a cricket. The older creatures take younger ones under wing and teach them things about the world around them like how to be... Read More

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I, robot

by Lawrence Kane

Ignore the recycled title and unfortunate cover art; this techno-thriller has nothing to do with Isaac Asimov’s book or Will Smith’s movie of the same name. Innovative fast-paced and extraordinarily well-written it’s honestly... Read More

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I Cut It Out

by David George

How can you convince a drunk of anything? “I’m sober and you’re not” Jeffrey Somach writes “so I know what I’m talking about and you don’t. Offended? Too bad. Not offended? Good. I’m a New Yorker and this is the way I... Read More

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Colors in Dreams

by Camille-Yvette Welsch

This collection alleges answers to age-old questions, such as that implied by the title: Do human beings dream in color? Unfortunately, though the phrasing is sometimes capable and the eye for detail strong, the poems as answers suffer... Read More

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Trina Wants to be a Duck

by Marlene Satter

Being a duck seems a highly unlikely ambition for a talented alien and member of Chrontos a group of entities that roam the universe and step in to assist other beings in solving problems. But that’s what Trina wants and no amount of... Read More

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Behind the Scenes

by Angela Black

As early as the 1600s, horse owners in England and Ireland raced each other across open country using a distant church as a goal post. This tradition that became known as the steeplechase, is one of many facts explained in this book... Read More

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The Magic Soccer Ball

by Jada Bradley

Appealing illustrations of a family of soccer-playing soccer balls liven up a manual of soccer moves and coaching techniques. The Magic Soccer Ball is part of a series that uses this method for teaching young players and coaches. The... Read More

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Eldorado

by Todd Mercer

An American graduate student from UC-Berkeley visiting Peru as a geo-archeological point man for a Spanish conglomerate finds himself kidnapped for ransom by a group of Maoist rebels known as The Shining Path. Peter Martin builds a... Read More

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