Book Review
It's In Our Nature
by Ho Lin
It’s In Our Nature is an entertaining fantasy novel with strong roots in Black American culture. Jacqueline T. Small’s fantasy novel It’s In Our Nature focuses on a family whose members are gifted in the occult. The La Magies are...
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Bone Tree
by Ho Lin
With an appealing mix of spooky suspense and comedy, "Bone Tree" tackles a serious, delicate subject: dealing with the loss of a loved one. Sixth-graders Roman and Elsie are best friends. Tragedy strikes when Roman is diagnosed with...
Book Review
Mirror Lake
by Ho Lin
"Mirror Lake" might appear to be a mystery at first glance, but Andrée A. Michaud’s sometimes confounding, sometimes funny novel defies easy categorization. Recently relocated to an isolated lake in Maine, crotchety Robert and his dog...
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About Us
by Ho Lin
The bittersweet and reflective novel "About Us" finds a young boy considering intriguing ideas in the late 1960s. Robert Chevrier’s novel "About Us" is cheeky, flamboyant, and stuffed with musings on the nature of art and the universe....
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A Child's Christmas in San Francisco
by Ho Lin
A Child’s Christmas in San Francisco is a short and sweet regional poetry collection that includes light doses of history and entertainment. John Briscoe’s A Child’s Christmas in San Francisco is an ode to the city’s culinary and...
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Hands-on Brain
by Ho Lin
The New Age theories in "Hands-on Brain" include useful exercises for cleansing the mind and spirit. Rene Qian’s New Age text "Hands-on Brain" explores how the brain’s electrical fields impact people’s physical and mental health;...
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Winterkill
by Ho Lin
In Ragnar Jónasson’s "Winterkill", the latest entry in his Dark Iceland series, Detective Ari Thór Arason has just been promoted to inspector in Siglufjörður. He’s anxious about the approaching Easter weekend visit from his...
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At the Edge of the Haight
by Ho Lin
Unsparing but sympathetic, and with journalistic details, "At the Edge of the Haight" begins on an ominous note: a young runaway, Maddy, and her rambunctious dog, Root, happen upon a dying man in Golden Gate Park. A stranger threatens to...