Julianna Baggott'snew young adult dystopian novel, Pure,promises to deliver. Touted as the new The Hunger Games Trilogy and with movie rights already sold for the first novel, the hype is indicative of a best selling book. Baggot's descriptive writing pulls the reader in, and the premise behind the book is horrifying. Atomic bombs, set by those... Continue Reading →
Having been abandoned in a mental hospital as a child for her strange visions, Grace now keeps to herself. Using her premonitions for a greater good, she works as a private investigator, locating missing children. When a strange creature crosses her path, causing her to crash her car during a simple search for a missing little girl, her... Continue Reading →
Haunted and hunted by the man who claims to hold her sister's life in his hands, Lia doesn't want to be rescued. Tate has a job to do though, saving the wolf shape-shifters who are now hunted by humans. He is not one to be deterred from his cause, and when the two causes collide, tensions heat up.... Continue Reading →
Esther has just finished college and moved back in with her parents. Recognizing that her childhood is now over, she realizes that the next stage in her life is ready to begin. Unfortunately, she doesn't know what that next step is. Pushed into a babysitting job by her mother in an attempt for her to do... Continue Reading →
Callum Scott is predominantly a normal boy. He does well enough in school, plays rugby, and keeps a low profile. The only problem is that for as long as he can remember he has seen ghosts. Now his premonitions are growing and he is being chased by a large creature from another place. Life is... Continue Reading →
Jessi Bloom's Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard, available at the end of January, is the quintessential book for chicken owners and gardeners alike. Chock full of information for the chicken novice, Bloom's book makes a compelling argument for allowing chickens to free range in your garden to create a symbiotic environment benefitting... Continue Reading →
Dehumanized by a world which has used their oddities for entertainment purposes, the women in Teresa Milbrodt's Bearded Women Stories challenge our thoughts on genetic variances and humanity and how we view our own selves. With wit and charm, she beautifully weaves short stories about women who are as real as we, who are strong in... Continue Reading →
In the second book in the Dragon Keeper series, Garden of the Purple Dragon, Carole Wilkinson takes the story of former slave turned dragon keeper, Ping, to a new level. Faced with the dessertion of Danzi and the responsibility of raising his son, Kai, Ping is forced to grow in new ways. As always, Ping... Continue Reading →
The Chicken Encyclopedia: An Illustrated Reference by Gail Damerow comes out in a couple of weeks. As the title implies, it's written in encyclopedia/dictionary format with topics alphabetized. It may seem strange to sit down to read an encyclopedia for entertainment puposes (unless you share genes with me), but I found the book to be quite... Continue Reading →
Snow days are always more fun with a freshly built snowman. However, when the children in The Snowman's Revenge head in to warm up and enjoy some hot cocoa, the snowman is left all alone outside in the cold. Hurt and lonely, he quickly comes up with a plan for revenge. Mark Smuthe's prose is entertaining, if a little choppy,... Continue Reading →
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