Book Review
Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates
The linked stories of "Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates" follow a determined girl’s coming-of-age and romantic pursuits. Dana Jetey’s novel-in-stories "Life Is Like a Box of Chocolates" follows the personal development and choices of...
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The Phoenix Elite
Moved along by constant action scenes and ever-present mysteries, The Phoenix Elite: Sacred Blood is a thrilling novel in which a dark genetic engineering plot is set into motion. The first book in a series, C. T. Clark’s science...
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54 Miles
Family wounds are reopened in Leonard Pitts Jr.’s gripping historical novel "54 Miles", a coming-of-age story set during the civil rights movement. Adam was raised in New York by his attentive white father and somewhat distant Black...
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The Things We Miss
A middle schooler who’s struggling with self-acceptance believes her problems are solved when she finds a magic door in Leah Stecher’s novel "The Things We Miss". J.P. dreads seventh grade and all it represents. With some cajoling...
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The Perennial War of Paramours
Diverse characters representing opposing viewpoints face each other down in the action-packed thriller "The Perennial War of Paramours". In Rock Kitaro’s provocative thriller "The Perennial War of Paramours", a secret society of women...
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Paper Chase
An auditor investigates suspicious records at a company to which she has a personal connection in the crime novel "Paper Chase". In Hugh Alexander’s intriguing thriller "Paper Chase", an auditor seeks to make sense of missing and...
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Union
Once-loyal soldiers begin questioning their vicious leader’s decisions in the gripping science fiction novel "Union". In Jason Dowdeswell’s space opera "Union", a military tyrant risks rekindling a war with an enigmatic alien race....
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The Big Aquarium Adventure
The first book in the Alex and Jordan Explore series, "The Big Aquarium Adventure" centers marine life and its allure. In Nancy Roop’s educational chapter book "The Big Aquarium Adventure", a fourth grader recounts his first visit to...