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Cindy B
As a kid, I used to tell people that I wanted to be a “professional book reviewer” when I grew up (along with writer/ballerina/figure skater/mom). I thought that any profession that involved the full-time reading of books was my idea of heaven. Getting the chance to review books is a little dream come true!

Johnny Tremain

Set against the stirring backdrop of the early days of the American Revolution, Johnny Tremain is the story of a young apprentice silversmith whose talent is surpassed only by his high opinion of hims…
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Pictures of Hollis Woods

Do you ever read a book so good that it makes you want to rush out immediately and read everything that author has ever written? Pictures of Hollis Woods is one of those books. Hollis Woods is an orph…
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Star Crossed

In the tradition of great classic fantasy, Elizabeth C. Bunce weaves a world that readers will love to get lost in!  Star Crossed tells the story of lady-in-waiting Celyn Contrare—also known as Digger…
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Flames of Redemption

Like the mythical phoenix bursting into flame, fifteen-year-old Jane Carter feels like she has hit rock bottom. A lifetime of tragedy that has culminated with horrific abuse has left her physically an…
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Shattered Lives, Shattered Dreams

Most Americans know the stories of Japanese Americans interned in camps during World War II, but few know that German Americans were subjected to the same things.  In Shattered Lives, Shattered Dreams…
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Outliers

We usually think of success as being the product of simple hard work—but is it? In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell challenges this idea, showing that success depends on a lot more than hard work alone. In …
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The Family Nobody Wanted

Growing up, my mom had an old, battered paperback copy of The Family Nobody Wanted. When I was about five, while learning the finer points of reading in the bathtub, I dropped it in the water! I read …
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Doctor Confidential

As a person who has spent a significant portion of her life in doctor's offices and hospitals, a book that promised to give a look at the world of medicine from the other side of the exam table immedi…
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Anne of Green Gables

Like many girls, I "grew up" with L. M. Montgomery's books about Anne Shirley, and they remain some of my very favorites!  Anne of Green Gables, the first in the series, is the story of intrepid orpha…
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The Evolution of Thomas Hall

The Evolution Of Thomas Hall has a little bit of everything—art, music, romance, conflict, miracles, and, most importantly, a journey of faith.  Thomas Hall is a talented artist and self-professed agn…
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Little Women

It's easy to see why this book, originally published in 1868, is still considered a classic.  Little Women is a lovely story of coming-of-age and self-discovery for Jo March, the most strong-minded of…
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Emma

After finishing Emma, Jane Austen said that she had created in Emma a protagonist that "no one but myself will much like."  True, Emma is often selfish, short-sighted, and sometimes even arrogant—but …
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