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THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING by Erika Johansen

July 30, 2014

A SWORD-WIELDING YOUNG QUEEN, a nation under threat, the magic and mystery of a neofeudal new world. Great! A MINUS

THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING
Harper
2014

Grade: A MINUS

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LUCIFER’S FIRE (A RYAN MITCHELL THRILLER) (VOLUME 3) by Mr. Richard Turner

July 28, 2014

A STYLISH HIGH-TECH THRILLER with lots of action and an engrossing plot. Diamonds! A military coup! Pirates! B PLUS

LUCIFER’S FIRE (A RYAN MITCHELL THRILLER) (VOLUME 3)
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE TALE OF THE DUELING NEUROSURGEONS by Sam Kean

July 25, 2014

COLORFUL CASE STUDIES from the history of neuroscience illuminate the brain in unexpectedly entertaining ways. B PLUS

THE TALE OF THE DUELING NEUROSURGEONS
Little
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE TRANSCRIPTIONIST by Amy Rowland

July 23, 2014

THE BIZARRE DEATH OF a chance acquaintance transforms a newspaper staffer’s humdrum life. Lovely and wise. B PLUS

THE TRANSCRIPTIONIST
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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GHOST POINT by James A. Hetley

July 21, 2014

A SPIRIT-HAUNTED MAINE VILLAGE faces both magic and ordinary human criminality. Vivid, descriptive fantasy! B PLUS

GHOST POINT
Book View Café
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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QUEEN SUGAR by Natalie Baszile

July 18, 2014

A FAMILY REUNITED BY an unexpected legacy: a Louisiana sugarcane farm. Tense, complex, eloquent, bittersweet. B PLUS

QUEEN SUGAR: A NOVEL
Pamela Dorman Books
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THE THIRD HORSEMAN by William Rosen

July 16, 2014

AN ABSOLUTELY FASCINATING LOOK at how weather influenced war, culture, and politics in Medieval Europe. B PLUS

THE THIRD HORSEMAN
Viking Adult
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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THERE IS NO LOVELY END by Patty Templeton

July 14, 2014

A THOROUGHLY AMERICAN GHOST story starring haints, outlaws, medicine shows, and the Winchester Mystery House. B PLUS

THERE IS NO LOVELY END
Odd Rot
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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HYDE by Daniel Levine

July 11, 2014

A DARK TWIST ON Stevenson’s Jekyll and Hyde imagines some bleak psychological roots for the tale’s horror. SOLID B

HYDE
Houghton Mifflin
2014

Grade: SOLID B

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THE LIE by Hesh Kestin

July 9, 2014

A TENSE, SMART THRILLER draws on the longstanding conflicts and connections among Israelis and Palestinians. B PLUS

THE LIE
Scribner Book Company
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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