Bibliography: Cohn, Rachel and David Levithan. (2010). Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers. IBSN: 978-0375866593 (hc) 978-0375859557 (pb) Plot Summary: On his own in New York for the Christmas holidays, Dash finds a red moleskine notebook in the J.D. Salinger section of the Strand bookstore. The notebook contains a challenge [...]
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: Hills, Tad. (2011). Duck & Goose: It’s Time for Christmas. New York: Schwartz and Wade. ISBN: 978-0375871122 Plot Summary: Goose is ready for all things winter: snowflakes, sledding, snow angels, snowballs, snowmen (geese), skating and snow forts. Duck doesn’t have time for these activities, he knows what time it really is. Critical Analysis: So much [...]
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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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