Bibliography: Pearce, Jackson. (2011). Sweetly. New York: Little Brown Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0316068659 Plot Summary: As a child, Gretchen all but watched as her twin sister was taken by a witch in the woods. Brother Ansel could do nothing either. They kept waiting for the witch to return for them. Many years later, their stepmother kicked [...]
Bibliography: Watkins, Steve. (2011). What Comes After. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 978-0763642501 Plot Summary: When her veterinarian dad dies, 16 year old Iris goes to live with her Aunt Sue and Cousin Book she has never really met. They don’t understand Iris, a vegetarian and animal lover. When Iris sets two baby goats free to prevent their [...]
Bibliography: Scott, Michael. (2009). The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel: The Sorceress. New York: Delacorte Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0385735292 (hc) 978-0385735308 (pb) Plot Summary: Leaving a destroyed Paris behind them, Nicholas takes the twins Josh and Sophie (and the pages of the codex) to London, dangerous territory of Dr. John Dee, in hopes of finding Gilgamesh the King [...]
If you are sleeping in when attending ALA Annual, you are missing out. Last year Marlo Thomas was a delight, and this year Harlan Coben, J. A. Jance and Rosemary Harris were more than worth getting up for. I arrived a few minutes early at the same time as a couple of other librarians. [...]
Bibliography: Verdon, John. (2010). Think of a Number. New York: Crown. ISBN: 978-0307588920 Plot Summary: Dave Gurney, recently retired NYPD homicide detective, is having a hard time adjusting to leisurely life. When old acquaintance Mark Mallery calls in a panic about puzzling messages that contain veiled threats hinting at a past crime, Dave promises to [...]
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