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ANIMAL MADNESS by Laurel Braitman

January 30, 2015

ANIMAL EMOTIONS EXPLORED in this far-ranging book that examines mental health and illness in all creatures. B PLUS

ANIMAL MADNESS
Simon & Schuster
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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UNREQUITED by Lisa A. Phillips

January 28, 2015

WOMEN AND UNREQUITED LOVE, seen through personal stories, sociology, psychology. Interesting but unfocused. SOLID B

UNREQUITED
Harpercollins
2015

Grade: SOLID B

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GHOST NO MORE by CeeCee James

January 26, 2015

A PAIR OF LIFE STORIES about recovery from childhood abuse offer warmth, candor, frank Christian faith. SOLID B

GHOST NO MORE: A MEMOIR
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
2014

Grade: SOLID B

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MORIARTY by Anthony Horowitz

January 23, 2015

ABSOLUTELY MASTERFUL SHERLOCKIAN pastiche set in the turmoil following the events at the Reichenbach Falls. A MINUS

MORIARTY
Harper
2014

Grade: A MINUS

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THE BLOOD OF ANGELS by Johanna Sinisalo

January 21, 2015

FINNISH SCIENCE FICTION sets family conflict against a backdrop of environmental disaster. Poetic, scary. B PLUS

THE BLOOD OF ANGELS
Peter Owen Publishers
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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NANOVISION by Paul Harry

January 19, 2015

HIGH-STAKES SUSPENSE WITH a touch of futuristic nanotechnology combine in a fast-paced young adult novel. SOLID B

NANOVISION: WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH X-RAY VISION?
Sphere Publishing, LLC
2014

Grade: SOLID B

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THE GALAXY GAME by Karen Lord

January 16, 2015

INTERSTELLAR TENSIONS, PSIONIC powers, and family secrets weave together in an engrossing space thriller. B PLUS

THE GALAXY GAME
Del Rey Books
2015

Grade: B PLUS

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AN ENGLISH GHOST STORY by Kim Newman

January 14, 2015

RICH IN TERROR AND CHARM in the grand old English tradition, Kim Newman’s modern haunted house tale delights. B PLUS

AN ENGLISH GHOST STORY
Titan
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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HOSTAGE by Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith

January 12, 2015

IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC WORLD where humans, animals have mutant powers, a hostage crisis unfolds. Thrilling! A MINUS

HOSTAGE
Book View Cafe
2015

Grade: A MINUS

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THE WOMAN WHO WOULD BE KING by Kara Cooney

January 9, 2015

THE FEMALE PHARAOH HATSHEPSUT’S life and times, vividly recreated from ancient inscriptions and artifacts. B PLUS

THE WOMAN WHO WOULD BE KING: HATSHEPSUT’S RISE TO POWER IN ANCIENT EGYPT
Crown/Archetype
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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