The Lord is My Shepherd. (Psalm 23 Mysteries) Debbie Viguie. 2010. Abingdon Press. 320 pages.More than anything, Cindy Preston hated Mondays. I was skeptical about this book, Ill be honest. I h...
Glamour in Glass. Mary Robinette Kowal. 2012. Tor. 336 pages.Finding oneself a guest of honor only increases the presentiment of anxiety, should one be disposed to such feelings. Jane Vincent could n...
Well, I thought I would do more mini-movie reviews. All of these have been watched in the past two months.Watch Lucky Me (1954) If youre a big, big, big Doris Day fan and you just have the need to se...
New Loot:The Drowned Cities by Paolo BacigalupiFarmer Boy by Laura Ingalls WilderFarmer Boy Goes West by Heather WilliamsGeorge, Nicholas and Wilhelm: Three Royal Cousins and the Road to World War I ...
The Secret of Chimneys. Agatha Christie. 1925/2012. HarperCollins. 336. I definitely enjoyed The Secret of Chimneys. I picked this one up because I accidentally read The Seven Dials Mystery first. Wh...
The Schwa Was Here. Neal Shusterman. 2004. 240 pages.I am definitely glad I chose to reread Neal Shustermans The Schwa Was Here. Im not exactly sure I loved it as much this second time, but, I am gla...
Mascot: Unraveling the Mystery of My Jewish Fathers Nazi Boyhood. Mark Kurzem. 2007. Penguin. 432 pages. If Im ever asked, "Whats your father like?" a simple answer always escapes me. Even th...
Miracle. Elizabeth Scott. 2012. Simon & Schuster. 224 pages.When I woke up the sky was burning. It was orange-red with flames, breathing hot all over me, and thick black smoke bloomed like clouds...
The Selection. Kiera Cass. 2012. HarperCollins. 327 pages.When we got the letter in the post, my mother was ecstatic. She had already decided that all our problems were solved, gone forever. The big ...
Last Sunday, I talked about watching Victoria and Albert. Today Im going to be talking gushing about the movie Young Victoria. How much do I love Young Victoria? Well, Ive seen it four times since th...
Mr. Darcys Diary. Amanda Grange. Sourcebooks. 2007. 320 pages.Monday, 1st JulyHave I done the right thing in establishing Georgiana in London, I wonder? The summer is proving to be very hot, and when...
New Loot:Kisses from Katie: A Story of Relentless Love and Redemption by Katie DavisThe Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha ChristieTrue Sisters by Sandra DallasInsurgent by Veronica RothInto the Arm...
Well, today was the Friends of the Library book sale. And this is what came home with me:The Good News From North Haven: A Year in the Life of a Small Town by Michael L. Lindvall (HC)Lady of No Mans ...
Unwind. Neal Shusterman. 2007. Simon & Schuster. 336 pages.The prologue: The Second Civil War, also known as "The Heartland War," was a long and bloody conflict fought over a single...
Henrietta Sees It Through. Joyce Dennys. 1987/2011. Bloomsbury. 208 pages. February 11, 1942 My dear Robert Is there anything more fascinating than cutting the edges of a lawn? I definitel...
Henriettas War: News from the Home Front, 1939-1942. Joyce Dennys. 1985/2010. Bloomsbury. 176 pages.October 18, 1939My dear Robert,It was good to get your letter and hear that you are in a perfectly ...
Too Many Women. Rex Stout. 1947/1985. Bantam Books. 176 pages.It was the same old rigmarole. Sometimes I found it amusing; sometimes it only bored me; sometimes it gave me a pronounced pain, especial...
Champagne for One. Rex Stout. 1958/1995. Random House. 224 pages.If it hadnt been raining and blowing that raw Tuesday morning in March I would have been out, walking to the bank to deposit a couple ...
A few weeks ago I watched Victoria and Albert. I had just finished watching Young Victoria (Ill be reviewing that another week, I want to rewatch it just one more time...because two times just isnt e...
New Loot:The Secret Adversary by Agatha ChristiePostern of Fate by Agatha ChristieOrdeal by Innocence by Agatha Christie The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie The Serpents Shadow by Rick Riord...
The Book Thief. Markus Zusak. 2006. Random House. 560 pages.First the colors. Then the humans. Thats usually how I see things. Or at least, how I try. Here is a small fact: you are going to die. I am...
My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer. Jennifer Gennari. 2012. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 119 pages.Unlike some people, Lake Champlain was a friend I could count on. I knew her every mood--sometimes she was ...
Looking for Me. Betsy R. Rosenthal. 2012. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 176 pages.Edith of No Special PlaceIm just plain Edith.Im number four, and should anyone care,Im eleven years old,with curly ...
Divergent. Veronica Roth. 2011. May 2011. HarperCollins. 496 pages.There is one mirror in my house. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mo...
A Nest in Springtime: A Mandarin Chinese-English Bilingual Book of Numbers. Belle Yang. 2012. Candlewick Press. 24 pages.Springtime...Wild geese come to nest.Busy, busy.How many eggs? A Nest in Sprin...
North and South is something I could gush about for hours, days, and weeks. I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the book. Its one of those truly-perfectly-perfect-oh-so- magical books for me. The kind that ...
New Loot:Ten Thousand Children: True Stories Told By Children Who Escaped on the Kindertransport by Anne FoxThe Mascot: Unraveling the Mystery of my Jewish Fathers Nazi Boyhood by Mark KurzemThe Span...
Enchanted. Alethea Kontis. 2012. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 320 pages.My name is Sunday Woodcutter, and I am doomed to a happy life. I am the seventh daughter of Jack and Seven Woodcutter, Jack a sev...
Lady Baltimore. Owen Wister. 1906. 272 pages.Like Adam, our first conspicuous ancestor, I must begin, and lay the blame upon a woman; I am glad to recognize that I differ from the father of my sex in...
The Flight of Gemma Hardy. Margot Livesey. 2012. HarperCollins. 447 pages.We did not go for a walk on the first day of the year. Have you read this "modern" retelling of Charlotte Bronte...
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