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Archive for August, 2009

17 Aug, 2009

Review: Princess of the Midnight Ball

Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit

Bibliography: George, Jessica Day.  (2009). Princess of the Midnight Ball. New York: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books. ISBN: 978-1599903224
Plot Summary: Princess Rose and her 11 sisters are exhausted and wearing through a pair of dancing shoes almost every night.  But no one knows how or why.  Others have tried to discover their secret with no success, [...]

14 Aug, 2009

Review: Case Histories

Posted by: Susan In: Adult Lit

Bibliography: Atkinson, Kate. (2004).  Case Histories.  New York: Little Brown and Company. ISBN: 978-0316740401 (hc) 9780316010702 (tpb) 9780316033480 (mmpb)
Review: I read a lot of books, especially mysteries.  And, as I realized the other day when discussing it with another blogger, I can almost always find something I like about any book.  I think maybe it [...]

12 Aug, 2009

Review: Another Faust

Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit

Bibliography: Nayeri, Daniel and Dina Nayeri.  (August 2009).  Another Faust. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 978-0763637071
Plot Summary:  Five beautiful and gifted teens are about to start at the prestigious Marlowe School in New York.  Helped by their icy governess Madame Vileroy, there is nothing they won’t do to get what they want:  academic awards, boyfriends, [...]

10 Aug, 2009

Review: Sweeping Up Glass

Posted by: Susan In: Adult Lit

Bibliography: Wall, Carolyn.  (August 2009).  Sweeping Up Glass. New York: Random House. ISBN: 9780385343039
Plot Summary:  Olivia has had a hard life, and as winter sets in, with no one stopping to buy groceries at her little shop, and no money to restock groceries anyway, she worries about getting herself and William through the winter.  But [...]

02 Aug, 2009

Review: Hello, Cupcake!

Posted by: Susan In: Cooking Lit

I have always liked miniature things, little versions of something else.  I had a Fisher Price dollhouse when I was little, and later built a wooden dollhouse from a kit.  I made little tiny accessories for the dollhouse, including food and a bedspread and more.  I love finger food, appetizers and the like.  I could [...]


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