Bibliography: Fluke, Joanne; Laura Levine and Leslie Meier. (2010). Gingerbread Cookie Murder. New York: Kensington. ISBN: 978-0758234957 (hc) 978-0758234957 (pb) Plot Summary: Three wonderful holiday whodunuits. In “Gingerbread Cookie Murder” by Joanne Fluke, Hannah Swensen just wants neighbor Ernie to turn down the music on his over the top Christmas display. When she finally goes to his [...]
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Bibliography: Martin, Kat. (2009). The Christmas Clock. New York: Vanguard Press. ISBN: 978-1593155476 Plot Summary: Sylvia left Dreyerville and her fiance, Joe, 8 years ago to deal with a health scare. Joe never got over it, or her, and now that she is back, he’s angry and hurt. Sylvia rents a room from the Culvers, an old married [...]
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Bibliography: Malliet, G.M. (2011). Wicked Autumn. New York: St. Martin’s Press. ISBN: 978- 0312646974 Plot Summary: Former MI5 agent, current Episcopal parish priest, Max Tudor finds the gossip and goings on of Nether Monkslip to be just his speed. But when the brash president of the Woman’s Institute turns up dead during the village Haverst [...]
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Bibliography: Flack, Sophie. (2011). Bunheads. New York: Little Brown Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0316126533 Plot Summary: All 19 year old Hannah has ever wanted to do with her life is dance. And she is so close to living her dream. Dancing with the prestigious Manhattan Ballet, she and her friends, all fellow dancers, eat, drink, and sleep [...]
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Bibliography: Offill, Jenny and Nancy Carpenter. (2006). 17 Things I’m Not Allowed to Do Any More. New York: Schwartz and Wade. ISBN: 9780375835964 (hc) 9780375866012 (pbk) Plot Summary: A mischievous little girl has a lot of seemingly good ideas but they all seem to get her in trouble. Critical Analysis: Books like this one make me miss being [...]
