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In: 2019, 4 Stars, Adult Books, Detective and Mystery, Suspense and Thrillers

– A Sam Dryden Series, Book 3 –   Author:  Patrick LeePublisher: Minotaur Books (May 28, 2019) Genre: Mystery/Thriller Hardcover: 400 pages Kindle: 359 pages Description From the author of Runner, Sam Dryden comes under attack from unknown forces as an unremembered episode from his past threatens more than just his life. On an otherwise normal morning, former Special Forces operative Sam Dryden is the target of an unsuccessful attempted abduction. Using his attacker’s cellphone, he learnsRead More →

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Debut Thriller   Author:  Jessica Barry Publisher: Harper; First Edition first Printing edition (January 8, 2019) Genre: Mystery/Thriller Hardcover: 368 pages Kindle: 356 pages   Description: They say your daughter is dead. You know they’re wrong. When her fiancé’s private plane crashes in the Colorado Rockies, everyone assumes Allison Carpenter is dead. But Maggie, Allison’s mother back home in Owl Creek, Maine, refuses to believe them. Maggie knows her daughter – or she used to, anyway.Read More →

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McMurtrie and Drake Legal Thriller Book 4 Author: Robert Bailey Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (April 23, 2019) Paperback: 416 pages Kindle: 404 pages Synopsis: His last challenge: live long enough to save the lives of those he loves. Cold-blooded killer JimBone Wheeler blames Tom McMurtrie for putting him on death row. He once vowed that he’d bring “a reckoning” on Tom and every one the southern lawyer holds dear. When Wheeler escapes from prison, heRead More →

book by author Megan Goldin

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Just When You Think Things Can’t Get Worse . . . Synopsis For those who are claustrophobic, the setting of The Escape Room won’t be too hard to imagine. While the story flashes from present to past, it opens with a prologue regarding Miguel, a security guard who works the night shift at a construction site. The site is a luxury office tower in the final stages of construction. When Miguel thinks he hears aRead More →

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In: 2014, 4 Stars, Action Adventure, Audio, Mystery, Young Adult
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Sometimes It’s Not Easy Being A Teen Details Author:  Lamar GilesPublisher: Amistad (January 21, 2014) Hardback: 320 Paperback: 336 Kindle:  325 Audio: 7 hrs 57 min My name isn’t really Nick Pearson. I shouldn’t tell you where I’m from. I shouldn’t tell you why my family moved to Stepton, Virginia. I shouldn’t tell you who I really am, or my hair, eye, and skin color. And I definitely shouldn’t tell you about my friend Eli CruzRead More →

Theodore Roosevelt story book

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by James Sage     Author: James Sage Illustrator: Lisk Feng Publisher: Kids Can Press  (May 7, 2019) Pages: 40 Ages:  4 – 7     This book is based on a little fact and a little fiction. As the story goes, President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt went on a hunting trip in 1902, while there he refused to shoot a baby bear. “I’d never be able to look my children in the eyes again!” Later, whenRead More →

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In: 2019, 4 Stars, Adult Books, Romance

If You Like Romance, Give This Series A Try Synopsis From Amazon An alpha among the wolves of Wall Street, Kennedy Dawson rose to the top of the pack by striking the right contracts at the right times. But there’s one deal that’s been giving him a run for his money – a pact to never again let his assistant, Kate, get under his skin. She may be smart, gorgeous, and sharp as a whip,Read More →

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 -Sophie Is A Girl That Will Make You Smile! – Author: Morag HoodIllustrator: Ella OkstadPublisher:  Aladdin (November 20, 2018) Hardcover: 32 pages Ages: 4 – 8 My name is Sophie Johnson, and I live with a unicorn. Well, not just one, actually. I think I have 17 at the moment. The room is filled with a stuffed rabbit with a headband that is holding a carrot, Sophie’s baby brother with headband and cone, a stuffedRead More →

Book by Riley Sager

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– Ready To Stroll Through The Bartholemew? – Click To Read An Excerpt Author: Rodney SagerPublisher: Dutton (July 2, 2019) Hardcover: 384 pages When you’re at a low point in your life, just lost your job and your boyfriend is caught cheating on you, it might be best to watch out for deals that sound too good to be true. Jules finds herself in just such a position. When she applies for the job ofRead More →

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What Would Your Wish Be? Author/Illustrator: Chris Saunders Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group words & pictures (March 14, 2019) Pages: 32 (available in Kindle, Hardcover) Ages: 4 – 7 Once every year wishes take flight,filled with hope and twinkling light.They dance in the air, with a swirl and a swish,you have to be lucky to be chosen by a wish. When Rabbit finds not one, but three wishes given to him, he finds himself unsure asRead More →

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First In A New Series Excerpt   Author: Jeffery Deaver Publisher:  G.P. Putnam’s Sons (May 14, 2019) Paperback (Large Print): 640 pages Hardback:   416 pages Audio Book: 10 hours and 30 minutes Kindle:  416 pages Deaver’s new series stars Colter Shaw, a man who collects rewards for a living. His dad a psychologist turned survivalist taught Colter many tricks of the trade. Colter shows up to help a man locate his daughter. It helps that $10,000Read More →

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Click To Read An Excerpt Author: Joseph Finder Publisher:  Dutton (July 2016 and May 2017) and Penguin Paperback: 480 pages Hardback:   400 pages Audio Book: 9 hours and 39 minutes Kindle:  395 pages Nick Heller is an investigator hired by top-notch attorney Gideon Parnell. He needs Heller to clear his friend Chief Justice Jeremiah Claflin from a false report that Slander Sheet, a gossip website, is about to post. They are threatening to print aRead More →

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– Will An Optimistic Rock End Up Changing Its Attitude? –   Author: Marianna Coppo Illustrator: Marianna Coppo Publisher:  Tundra Books, Penguin Random House,   (February 6, 2018) Pages:  48 Ages: 3 – 7 Petra is a smooth rock that we assume has been in the same place for some time. The rock imagines all sorts of things. “I am strong. I’m a fearsome, fearless, mighty, magnificent mountain!” Eventually, a dog picks Petra up andRead More →

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A Harper McClain Mystery (Book 2)   Author: Christi Daugherty Publisher:  Minotaur Books (March 12, 2019) Paperback: 336 pages Audio Book: 11 hours and 43 minutes Kindle:  332 pages This is the second book in the Harper McClain series, the first being The Echo Killing. Naomi Scott, a law student who works part-time as a bartender to help make ends meet, is found dead in the heart of an affluent district. One of the main peopleRead More →

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– A DI Amy Winter Thriller, Book 2 –   Author: Caroline MitchellPublisher: Thomas & Mercer (April 18, 2019) Paperback: 335 pages (Available April 18, 2019) Audio Book: 9 hours and 43 minutes Kindle:  330 pages (Available March 7, 2019)   DI Amy Winter is still dealing with the information she learned about her deranged birth mother when she is drawn into attempting to solve the kidnapping of  Ellen, a four-year-old child. After Ellen disappears,Read More →

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In: 2017, 4 Stars, Middle Grade, Social Themes
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A Story You Won’t Soon Forget ABOUT THE BOOK Author: Lynn PlourdePublisher:  Puffin Books; Reprint edition (August 2017) Pages: 272 hardcover Ages: 10+ When a BIG, lovable, does-it-her-way dog wiggles her way into the heart of a loudmouth pipsqueak of a boy, wonderful things happen that help him become a bigger, better person. With its diverse cast, authentic narrator, and perfect blend of spot-on middle-grade humor, drama, and wisdom, this powerful debut is relatable, funny, bittersweet,Read More →

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According to Beth Ferry and Tom Lichtenheld   Author: Beth Ferry Illustrator: Tom Lichtenheld Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers (February 2019) Pages:  48 Ages: 4 – 8 The rules being with this first page: There are, / there most definitely are, / 10 / very specific, tried and true, / and absolutely essential / Rules For The Making of / a Birthday Wish. Then the rules begin: Rule 1 It must beRead More →

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In: 2018, 4 Stars, Picture Books, STEM and STEAM Books

A STEAM Story ( science, technology, engineering, art, and math)   Author: Jonathan Litton Illustrator: Magali Mansilla Publisher:  QEB Publishing (October 2018) Pages: 24 Size: 8 x 8   This STEAM story introduces different concepts of art, including drawing, design, and mixing colors through a story many children can relate to. Suzy and Max are hoping to sell home-made cookies at a table outside their house. Unfortunately, they look on as people walk right pastRead More →

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Where Is The Missing Parakeet? In the first illustration, we see a girl wearing a yellow polka dot dress with a small animal in her pocket. She is standing with her back to a birdcage where a green parakeet is circling around and finally finding a place to land. When the girl turns back around she finds an empty cage. Who better to blame than the cat? “Did you eat the parakeet? / He wasRead More →

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– Who Is That Daring Guy? – Author: John Briggs Illustrator: Nicola Slater Publisher: Sterling Children’s Books (September 2016) Word Count: Approx. 427 Pages: 28   It is impossible to tell the difference in lemmings. That’s because they all look the same, sound alike, and act alike. Nearly all of the lemmings will follow the leader and jump off a cliff, dig tunnels to keep warm, squeal together and eat the same thing. Well, almostRead More →