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  • 4 stars out of 5

Baby Loves Aerospace Engineering by Ruth Spiro

This fun and colorful book with simple text will allow the youngest readers to explore the physics of flight.

  • 3 stars out of 5

Company Town by Madeline Ashby

New Arcadia is a city in transition. Perched atop a ruined oil rig in the Atlantic, the city has just been acquired by the wealthy industrialist Zacharias Lynch, who plans...

Posted by on December 20, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

Moo by Sharon Creech

Reena must turn the most ornery cow in all of Maine into a showable farm animal. The task seems impossible at first. The 800lb cow won’t budge an inch, except...

  • 4 stars out of 5

The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher

Captain Francis Grimm, commander of the merchant ship Predator, is running out of options. Fiercely loyal to Spire Albion, one of the large, floating sanctuaries of humanity, he has taken...

Posted by on December 13, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

Table Manners: How To Behave In The Modern World And Why Bother by Jeremiah Tower

Have you caught yourself texting or posting a photo while attending a dinner party when the meal is underway? Or informing your host (or hostess) of meal restrictions or allergies...

Posted by on December 7, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

I Dissent by Debbie Levy

The story shines most when showing both girls and boys what it looks like to have strength, determination, and grace in the face of adversity: specifically, Ruth's moments in court....

Posted by on December 4, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

Vassa in the Night by Sarah Porter

Vassa Lowenstien lives in Brooklyn with her stepmother and her two stepsisters. Things have gotten… strange, lately, and not just with her unconventional family. The nights have been getting longer,...

Posted by on November 29, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

My Man Godfrey by Gregory La Cava

I remember the night I first watched this movie years ago. I had come home and turned on the television, and My Man Godfrey was on a public station. I...

Posted by on November 25, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

How to Hang a Witch by Adriana Mather

This story has it all: mystery, romance, revenge, and history. The Salem Witch Trials are re-told with a contemporary twist.

  • 5 stars out of 5

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusader

Do you miss a Batman that had a sense of humor, a Batman who does not growl when he talks, or a Batman who knew how to obey traffic laws?...

Posted by on November 15, 2016

  • 2 stars out of 5

Cross Kill by James Patterson

Gary Soneji is dead. Or, at least, that’s what everyone thought. Alex Cross would know best, he was there when Soneji died. So when Soneji appears and shoots both Cross...

Posted by on November 14, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

Gone Fishing by Tamera Will Wissinger

Sam is eager to set off with his dad on their big fishing trip, but his plans veer off course when his obnoxious little sister Lucy decides at the last...

  • 4 stars out of 5

School of the Dead by Avi

School of the Dead starts off strong with its gripping opener: “The first time Uncle Charlie came to live with us he was alive. The second time he came, he...

  • 3 stars out of 5

Behind Closed Doors by B. A. Paris

I often like to try new authors to see how their stories come to life from the brief summary given in a book release or promotion. When I read Behind Closed...

Posted by on November 1, 2016

  • 4 stars out of 5

The Story Of Owen : Dragon Slayer Of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston

This is a truly original story with elements of adventure and fantasy, yet it is also so real. The relationships between the characters are authentic and deep. People are the...

Posted by on October 27, 2016

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