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October 3, 2023

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published October 3, 2023. You can also view all of the books we've reviewed that were published anytime in October 2023.

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Marty Glickman

by Meg Nola

Jeffrey S. Gurock’s "Marty Glickman" is an encompassing biography of the athlete, sportscaster, and mentor. Born in 1917, Glickman grew up in New York’s Bronx and Brooklyn neighborhoods. A star high school athlete, he was recruited... Read More

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Ashes and Stones

by Catherine Thureson

Allyson Shaw traverses Scotland, visiting historical sites and memorials, in her meaningful book "Ashes and Stones". Focused on the women who were accused of witchcraft in Scotland in the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, Shaw... Read More

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Olive

by Danielle Ballantyne

In this wordless retelling of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” a young girl meets a giant—and discovers the giant within herself. When a towering beanstalk sprouts overnight in Olive’s yard, she climbs into the world of a giant;... Read More

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Presner the Remarkable

by Mari Carlson

"Presner the Remarkable" is a reflective novel in which an underdog dissects his idolization of an old friend. A wedding prompts a midlife crisis in Don Eron’s tragicomic novel "Presner the Remarkable". Presner once attended law... Read More