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Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghoses
Fiction
Ann Ronald

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts

Kate Racculia’s Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts has morphed the genre of classic gothic to “Gothic Romp.” Ever since I finished reading Kate Racculia’s novel, Tuesday Mooney

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The Phantom Tollbooth
Children’s early and middle readers
Sunny Solomon

The Phantom Tollbooth

The Phantom Tollbooth – You are never too old to read and love Norton Juster’s 1961 novel marketed for children. How is it possible to

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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Children’s picture books
Sunny Solomon

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Georghia Ellinas proves we are never too young or too old for Shakespeare. Okay, dear readers, here’s a one-of-a-kind, wild recommendation:

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Hollow Kingdom
Animal stories
Sunny Solomon

Hollow Kingdom

Hollow Kingdom Are you a nature lover? A hiker? A botanist? A stargazer? A bird watcher? If so, please consider Kira Jane Buxton’s debut book,

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Humor
Ann Ronald

Rants from the Hill

RANTS FROM THE HILL In 2010, the High Country News editors asked Mike Branch to write a monthly column for its online edition. They asked

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Animal stories
Sunny Solomon

Sgt. Reckless

Sgt. Reckless, America’s War Horse I came across “Sgt. Reckless, America’s War Horse” at a trade show last October. I hadn’t read a horse story

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Fiction
Sunny Solomon

Amy Falls Down

Jincy Willet is a very funny lady. That may be presumptuous, but after reading Amy Falls Down, I don’t think I’m far off the mark.

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Fiction
Ann Ronald

Pirate King

Pirate King is Laurie R. King’s eleventh Sherlock Holmes novel, starring Mary Russell. My Bantam trade paperback copy of the book contains a special treat—the

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Humor
Sunny Solomon

The Heming Way

There are books read and reviewed by this writer that ought to come under a heading like, “Not for Everyone.” Who does the reviewer address

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