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May 2012

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published May 2012.

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Time for Adventure

by Colby Cedar Smith

On his way home from school one day, ten-year-old Zy stumbles upon a strange building that transports him into the future. Zy adapts quickly to his technologically advanced surroundings and settles in with a new family, but he soon... Read More

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The Archangel's Gift

by Cheryl M. Hibbard

For those who don’t mind a bit of irreverence in their Christmas stories, Dick Morgan’s The Archangel’s Gift offers one of the most endearing holiday tales to come along in quite a while. Morgan’s story is not just for kids.... Read More

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The Lie That Is Lincoln

by Mark McLaughlin

Calling Carl Sandburg and other Lincoln scholars “ass-lickers,” “imbeciles,” and “sycophants,” and denigrating all previous biographies, histories, and works on America’s sixteenth president as “bullshit” is not the... Read More

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Clinch River Justice

by Wayne Cunningham

For Deputy Sheriff Charley Scott, his job at the sheriff’s office in Powell County, Virginia, “is to work for justice … justice, pure and simple.” His boss, Sheriff Hargis Fielding, tells him, “That’s a good answer. But I... Read More

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Confessions of a Love Come Undone

by Leia Menlove

Cesmi Ersoz’s "Confessions of a Love Come Undone" is not a beach read. Between the explicative title and the grim artwork of the English-language edition—an unfocused couple in a street of shadows and heavily shuttered doors—the... Read More

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War Time Poetry

by Colby Cedar Smith

Richard C. Hampton served as a Navy corpsman for over twenty-one years and was decorated for heroism during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He is one of the courageous Americans who has seen the horrors of war and learned to heal from the... Read More

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Secrets Unraveled

by Jill Allen

Most people take pains to avoid illness. For Andrea Avigal, purposefully injuring herself and making herself sick provided a respite from the horrific homelife of her childhood. Raped, demeaned, and beaten by her father, she grew up... Read More

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The Silent Partner

by Elizabeth Breau

Homer, a disgraced angel, has only seven days to publish a book that will prevent humanity from destroying itself. To do this, she must somehow convince its author, Tom Summers, to rewrite his toxic last chapter to provide humanity with... Read More

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