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Archive for June, 2008

27 Jun, 2008

Forgotten Book: CORPSE DE BALLET by Lucy Cores

Posted by: Susan In: Adult Lit

Bibliography: Cores, Lucy. 2004. Corpse De Ballet. Lyons, Co: Rue Morgue Press. ISBN: 978-0915230679
I am now and have always been obsessed with anything that has to do with the world of dance, but especially ballet.  I was very excited then to discover this book a few years ago as I was sure I had read [...]

20 Jun, 2008

Forgotten Book: TAHOE DEATHFALL by Todd Borg

Posted by: Susan In: Adult Lit

Bibliography:
Borg, Todd. 2001. Tahoe Deathfall. Thriller Press. ISBN: 1-931296-11-1
Through one of the library listservs I monitor, I received a forwarded e-mail with an invitation to post about a forgotten or obscure book that I felt deserved to be recognized or remembered. The Owen McKenna series was the first that came to mind. Perhaps [...]

10 Jun, 2008

Readalikes: Murder, She Cooked

Posted by: Susan In: Adult Lit

In 1990, Diane Mott Davidson published the first mystery in the Goldy the Caterer series (Catering to Nobody) and the culinary mystery was born. There was something about the combination of solving murder and cooking great food that really hooked readers. Perhaps it is the contrast between horrible violent death and the celebration [...]

02 Jun, 2008

Review: Oddly Normal vol. 1

Posted by: Bonnie In: Teen Lit

Bibliography:
Frampton, Otis. 2006. Oddly Normal: vol. 1. Irving, Texas: Viper Comics. ISBN: 097778830X
Plot Summary:
There is obviously something very unique about Oddly Normal. She is a ten year old girl with pointed ears and green hair, but more important is her ability to make her parents disappear.  Immediately after Oddly’s entire house vanishes, her aunt arrives and [...]


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