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December 2015

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published December 2015.

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BNY: Be Near You

by Caitlynn Lowe

This light, sweet, and wholesome romance encourages learning from the past. Not everyone gets the opportunity to pursue an unfulfilled crush from years past, but the protagonist in Richard D. Alfaro’s "BNY: Be Near You" finds himself... Read More

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Tommy Wrought

by Melissa Wuske

This is an impassioned look at how society constrains people, and music sets them free. Tommy Wrought: A Musical Reflection Of Children With Special Needs by Peter Felton is about how one man found a sense of identity and comfort through... Read More

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My Name Is Tom

by Olivia Boler

An obsession with music leads to the rave scene in this sharp and appealing coming of age story. Jon Reeves’s My Name is Tom is a contemporary British coming-of-age story. Thomas Luke Joyce is a generally average young man, if... Read More

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Looking East

by Natasha Gilmore

An immigrant family finds their way through turbulent times in this sweeping historical drama. Jacqueline Dreager’s "Looking East" draws heavily from real events and people to create a sweeping political family drama. The story is... Read More

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The Berwick Chronicles

by Karen Rigby

This is an entertaining, dark novel about the lengths that those in power will go to in order to remain in power. An engrossing depiction of parallel worlds—one ruled by wizardry, the other by science—and the Oxford graduate students... Read More

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Showman Killer

by Peter Dabbene

Alejandro Jodorowsky and Nicolas Fructus bring a vivid and violent world to life in Showman Killer: Heartless Hero. At first glance, "Showman Killer" fits the mold of the stories Heavy Metal magazine is known for: there’s some nudity,... Read More

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Demons

by Catherine Thureson

A witch and the son of gods are drawn together in this exciting young adult fantasy novel. Demons, by Ednah Walters, begins the entertaining story of a young witch and the son of gods who must discover who they are, what role they play... Read More

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How It All Began

by Kelly Thunstrom

A menagerie of fantastical creatures await in a land beneath an uprooted tree in this exciting beginning to a new series. Clare Jaget’s "How It All Began" is a delightful story that is suitable for children of all ages. Youngsters will... Read More

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