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THE BAD ALWAYS DIE TWICE, by Cheryl Crane

January 1, 2012

HOLLYWOOD REALTOR TURNS sleuth with the help of her movie-star mom in a zippy debut mystery from Cheryl Crane.

Grade: B PLUS

THE BAD ALWAYS DIE TWICE
Kensington
2011

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MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, by Ransom Riggs

December 29, 2011

DREAMLIKE, GOTHIC TALE of time travel, paranormal powers, and a boy who misses his grandfather.  Enchanting.

Grade: B PLUS

MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
Quirk
2011

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THE IMMORALITY ENGINE, by George Mann

December 27, 2011

BEAUTIFULLY PACED AND CRAFTED steampunk Alt-Victorian adventure with lots of twists, turns, and technology.

Grade: B PLUS

THE IMMORALITY ENGINE: NEWBURY & HOBBES INVESTIGATION #3
Tor
2011

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1Q84, by Haruki Murakami

December 25, 2011

DREAMLIKE, HAUNTING TALE of parallel universes and crossed destinies from Haruki Murakami. Vast and astonishing!

Grade: B PLUS

1Q84
Knopf
2011

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MISS DIMPLE RALLIES TO THE CAUSE, by Mignon F. Ballard

December 23, 2011

CHARMING HISTORICAL COZY features a group of spunky Georgia schoolteachers as sleuths, lots of WWII details.

Grade: B PLUS

MISS DIMPLE RALLIES TO THE CAUSE
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2011

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HAPPY ACCIDENTS, by Jane Lynch

December 21, 2011

EMMY-WINNING COMIC actor Jane Lynch’s memoir! Candid, dryly funny; maybe a bit too detached for some readers?

Grade: B PLUS

HAPPY ACCIDENTS
Hyperion
2011

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IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? by Mindy Kaling

COMIC WRITER AND ACTOR Mindy Kaling’s hilarious observations are a delicious cocktail of whimsy and snark.

Grade: B PLUS

IS EVERYONE HANGING OUT WITHOUT ME? (AND OTHER CONCERNS)
Crown
2011

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PLUGGED, by Eoin Colfer

December 15, 2011

GRITTY, ABSURDIST NOIR caper–a new genre for Eoin Colfer!–stars an Irishman at odds with the New Jersey mob.

Grade: B PLUS

PLUGGED
The Overlook Press
2011

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SUPERGODS, by Grant Morrison

December 14, 2011

GRANT MORRISON’S TRIPPY meditation on the psychology, sociology, and spirituality of comics is one wild ride!

Grade: B PLUS

SUPERGODS: WHAT MASKED VIGILANTES, MIRACULOUS MUTANTS, AND A SUN GOD FROM SMALLVILLE CAN TEACH US ABOUT BEING HUMAN
Spiegel & Grau
2011

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THE FAMILY FANG, by Kevin Wilson

December 10, 2011

QUIRKY, SARDONIC, SALINGERESQUE tale of a family both united and divided by the parents’ performance art.

Grade: B PLUS

THE FAMILY FANG
Ecco
2011

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