Category: Book Reviews
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Not teen idols with fangs
Dracula’s Guest is chock-full of serious vampires more worthy of attention than the latest ultra-pale teen heart-throb.
This article was published on 07.29.10
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Love minus cliché
Emma and Dexter meet on July 15. One Day chronicles the next two decades, checking in with them on the same day every year.
This article was published on 07.22.10
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Still no level field
Colorblind, a new book by Tim Wise, addresses the myth that a race-neutral society is a fair way to end racial discrimination.
This article was published on 07.22.10
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California kidnappers
Who knew California had an extensive problem with kidnapping in the early part of the last century? Bankers, beware!
This article was published on 07.22.10
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Nellie Oleson gets even
Alison Arngrim, once Nellie Oleson of Little House on the Prairie, is now a stand-up comedian.
This article was published on 07.15.10
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An unusual savior
A novel in which a teenage girl saves the world, along with help from a boy and an origami monkey.
This article was published on 07.15.10
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Close to the borderline
Merri Lisa Johnson’s new memoir, Girl in Need of a Tourniquet, is an inside job.
This article was published on 07.15.10
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Gone too soon
Peter Camejo died in 2008, but his legacy lives on in this posthumous memoir.
This article was published on 07.08.10
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Needs music
The graphic novel based on Neil Young’s concept album Greendale doesn’t hold up well without music.
This article was published on 07.08.10
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We shall overcome
Bruce Watson’s new history of the 1964 push for civil rights, Freedom Summer, brings history alive.
This article was published on 07.08.10
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