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Three Books You Should Know About

January 8, 2012

THE TINY BOOK OF TINY STORIES: VOLUME 1 By hitRECord and Joseph Gordon-Levitt This little book is the result of a huge collaboration. Joseph Gordon-Levitt started hitRECord, which is an “open-collaborative production company.” Essentially, artists of all kinds are encouraged to join the community and submit their work. And then, the artists are encouraged to [...]

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TOON Books

November 13, 2011

TOON Books is a delightful line of comics for children. I’ve read and reviewed several TOON Books here on The Bluestocking Society, including Jack and the Box, Stinky, Mo and Jo: Fighting Together Forever, Luke on the Loose, Benny and Penny in The Big No-No, Benny and Penny in The Toy Breaker, and Zig and [...]

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The Call, by Yannick Murphy

September 15, 2011

Title: The Call Author: Yannick Murphy Pages: 223 Originally Published: 2011 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Harper Perennial Rating: ____________________________ David Appleton is a veterinarian in a small rural area. He has a wife, three children, two dogs, a rabbit, a house, and some land. He gets calls and goes out on calls. And in [...]

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The Soldier’s Wife, by Margaret Leroy

August 17, 2011

Title: The Soldier’s Wife Author: Margaret Leroy Pages: 416 Originally Published: 2011 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Hyperion Rating: ____________________________ So, all I knew about The Soldier’s Wife when I got it was that it took place during World War II on Guernsey. You know, the little island in the English Channel made famous by [...]

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The Tapestry of Love, by Rosy Thornton

April 25, 2011

Title: The Tapestry of Love Author: Rosy Thornton Pages: 406 Originally Published: 2010 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Headline Review Rating: ____________________________ When Rosy Thornton recently emailed me and asked if I would like a copy of her latest book, The Tapestry of Love, I immediately said yes! I’ve heard such wonderful things about her [...]

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Table of Contents Review & Giveaway

March 22, 2011

Title: Table of Contents Author: Judy Gelman & Vicki Levy Krupp Pages: 288 Originally Published: 2011 Format: Paperback Publisher: Adams Media ____________________________ When I host one of my book clubs, I like to try and prepare some food that is related to the book. But the best I usually come up with is something like [...]

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Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories, by Lauren Groff

December 28, 2010

Title: Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories Author: Lauren Groff Pages: 320 Originally Published: 2009 Format I Read: Hardback Publisher: Voice/Hyperion Rating: ____________________________ I may have been living under some kind of rock, but I’d never heard of Lauren Groff before I received a review copy of her short story collection, Delicate Edible Birds.  I [...]

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Matched, by Ally Condie

December 7, 2010

Title: Matched Author: Ally Condie Pages: 384 Originally Published: 2010 Format I Read: Paperback (ARC) Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (Penguin) Rating: ____________________________ Matched is the “it” book of the YA fall publishing season. (If you don’t believe me, just check out all of the reviews below.) It was released last week, on November 30, 2010. Cassia [...]

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