Published 2009

The Saddle Wise Series, by Inda Schaenen

April 14, 2009

Title: Saddle Wise Series: Book 1 – Rainy Day Rescue & Book 2 – The Quarter Horse Foal Author: Inda Schaenen Pages: 208, 208 Publisher: Running Press Kids Copyright: 2009 Publication Date: May 11, 2009 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ April Helmbach was orphaned at four years old. Both of her parents were killed in a [...]

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The Tory Widow, by Christine Blevins

April 10, 2009

Title: The Tory Widow Author: Christine Blevins Pages: 384 Publisher: Berkley Copyright: 2009 Format: Paperback (ARC) Rating: ____________________________ Because I read and enjoyed Midwife of the Blue Ridge, Christine Blevins contacted me and offered me an ARC of The Tory Widow, her second book.  Of course I jumped at the chance.  The Tory Widow was [...]

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Buffalo Lockjaw, by Greg Ames

March 30, 2009

Title: Buffalo Lockjaw Author: Greg Ames Pages: 304 Publisher: Hyperion Copyright: 2009 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ This book hits the bookstores tomorrow, so be sure to check it out. I read this book for Gayle’s book club over at Everyday I Write the Book Blog. The official discussion will begin there on Wednesday, April 1st. [...]

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American Rust, by Philipp Meyer

February 24, 2009

American Rust by Philipp Meyer was released today!  And, you should obtain a copy for yourself post haste. Isaac English and Billy Poe are unlikely friends.  Isaac is brilliant.  He should be at an Ivy League university like his sister, but he’s stuck in Buell, Pennsylvania caring for his disabled father.  Billy Poe is the [...]

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North of Beautiful, by Justina Chen Headley

February 6, 2009

Terra Rose Cooper should be a junior but is actually a senior, aching to flee from her small, touristy Washington town, her emotionally abusive cartographer father, and the large birthmark on her check.  Terra is an artist but feels stifled by her home life and her exterior flaws.  When she crashes into a Range Rover [...]

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The Help, by Kathryn Stockett

December 17, 2008

I love getting ARCs like this. It’s a gem. Really. I don’t know how you all will be able to wait until February to read it. I’m glad I don’t have to. The Help is told by three different narrators. One, Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, is an educated white woman whose parents own and run a [...]

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