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Browsing Posts published in September, 2010

Bibliography: Potter, Alexandra. (2010).  The Two Lives of Miss Charlotte Merryweather. New York: Penguin Group. ISBN: 978-0452295889 Plot Summary:  30 something American living in London Charlotte appears to have it all–her own successful PR firm that pursues top clients and a boyfriend who wants to buy a house and move in together.  Why isn’t she [...]

As mentioned briefly here, I am joining Amber at The Literary Wife in an informal reading challenge of sorts as we read and blog our way through  the top 100 children’s books as voted on by readers of Elizabeth Bird’s A Fuse #8 Production. Brink, Carol Ryrie. (1973). Caddie Woodlawn. New York: Simon and Schuster. [...]

Bibliography: Miller, Kirsten. (2010).  The Eternal Ones.  New York: Razorbill.  ISBN: 978-1595143082 Plot Summary:  Living in small town Tennessee, 17 year old Haven has never really fit in and can’t wait to leave.  For one, she is a talented seamstress and fashion designer.  For another, she has strange visions and feelings about a present day [...]

Bibliography: Cusick, John. (2010). Girl Parts. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.  ISBN: 978-0763649302 Plot Summary:  Afraid your teen has become disassociated from life due to technology?  Get him his very own smoking hot robot companion programmed to reward appropriate behaviors.  When David Sun witnesses a suicide live online and did nothing to intervene, his parents do [...]

Bibliography: Dodge, Abigail Johnson. (September 2010). Desserts 4 Today. New York: Taunton Press. ISBN: 9781600852947 Review:  I may have to stop reviewing cookbooks from Taunton Press–every single one I have chosen to review thus far I have wanted to own.  My personal copy ordered from Amazon is on it’s way to me as I type [...]

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