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August 11, 2020

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published August 11, 2020. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in August 2020.

Book Review

Witchy Things

by Pallas Gates McCorquodale

Concerned that her flowing blue locks don’t look very witchy, a frustrated spellcaster gets an unexpected attitude adjustment from a wise young stylist. She learns to follow her heart and find true happiness, instead of fitting... Read More

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Flights of Marigold

by John M. Murray

In Susan Forest’s "Flights of Marigold", sisters seek a prophesied relic in a land torn by war and dwindling magic. In this second series title, the Shangril empire endures cataclysmic change. The seven kingdoms fall to a single king... Read More

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Harvey Holds His Own

by Catherine Thureson

Colleen Nelson’s heartwarming novel "Harvey Holds His Own" is about friendship, loyalty, and the importance of staying true to oneself, no matter the obstacles. For twelve-year-old Maggie, seventh grade at St. Ambrose Academy includes... Read More

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Awaken the Three

by Dontaná McPherson-Joseph

"Awaken the Three" is an epic fantasy tale of creation and destruction, of gods and mortals. The gods are never far away in "Awaken the Three", D. L. Jennings’s second novel in the series. The peoples of Derenar, Gal’Dorok, and the... Read More

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Ring On Deli

by Susan Waggoner

"Ring On Deli" is a rousing and rewarding novel whose everyday heroes resist excessive leaps forward. In Eric Giroux’s witty contemporary novel "Ring On Deli", grocery store workers are determined to stand in the way of technology’s... Read More

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A House Is a Body

by Ho Lin

Powered by intense imagery and jolts of frank sexuality, Shruti Swamy’s "A House Is a Body" blurs the line between fantastical and naturalistic storytelling with its tales of love, loss, and life lived across cultures. “Blindness”... Read More