[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0857520679" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51uFYTUWwsL._SL160_.jpg" width="123"][simpleazon-link asin="0857520679" locale="us"]Perfect[/simpleazon-link] by Rachel Joyce My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow!! If I had the final print instead of an uncorrected proof, I'd be quoting this book left and right. It is … [Read more...] about Book Review: Perfect by Rachel Joyce
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Book Review: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="0812982940" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5146tCtUipL._SL160_.jpg" width="104"][simpleazon-link asin="0812982940" locale="us"]The Age of Miracles: A Novel[/simpleazon-link] by Karen Thompson Walker My rating: 5 of 5 stars WOW!! What a thought-provoking book! The premise was unique and well-executed. … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
Book Review: Beyonders by Brandon Mull
[simpleazon-image align="left" asin="1442485930" locale="us" height="160" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VycrDmzmL._SL160_.jpg" width="128"][simpleazon-link asin="1416997938" locale="us"]A World Without Heroes (Beyonders)[/simpleazon-link] by Brandon Mull My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fabulously entertaining! As I did with my daughter when she was a teenager, I am … [Read more...] about Book Review: Beyonders by Brandon Mull
Review: A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan My rating: 2 of 5 stars I picked up this book because it was Goodreads selection for an online book club, but I really struggled through it. In some ways it was fascinating like the way the narrative shifted from character to character and through time as well. One chapter was even the PowerPoint diary of a 12-yr-old. So strictly … [Read more...] about Review: A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
“Isth a disthasther!” or The case of the missing teeth
One of my assistants has spent the better part of a week digging around in her basement, rummaging through boxes of flotsam and jetsam in search of a missing set of dentures. Why? Because I mentioned that I was doing a story-time about teeth and would be reading a story about a grandfather who awakens one morning to discover … [Read more...] about “Isth a disthasther!” or The case of the missing teeth