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RIPPER, by Stefan Petrucha
Ripper story with a middle grade twist.
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The History of British and American Author-Publishers, by Anna Faktorovich
publishing history
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The Book of Life, Deborah Harkness, All Souls Trilogy
Back Cover Blurb: After traveling through time in Shadow of Night, the second book in Deborah Harkness’ enchanting series, historian and witch Diana Bishop and vampire scientist Matthew Clairmont return to the present to face new crises and old enemies. At Matthew’s ancestral home at Sept-Tours, they reunite with the cast of characters from A … Continue reading The Book of Life, Deborah Harkness, All Souls Trilogy
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Shadow of Night, Deborah Harknesss, The All Souls Trilogy
Back Cover Blurb: IT BEGAN WITH A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES. Historian Diana Bishop, descended from a line of powerful witches, and long-lived vampire Matthew Clairmont have broken the laws dividing creatures. When Diana discovered a significant alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library, she sparked a struggle in which she became bound to Matthew. Now the … Continue reading Shadow of Night, Deborah Harknesss, The All Souls Trilogy
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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, by Terry Pratchett
Carnegie Medal Winner * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age * VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror * ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults * Book Sense Pick. The Amazing Maurice runs the perfect Pied Piper scam. This streetwise alley cat knows the value of cold, hard cash and can talk his … Continue reading The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, by Terry Pratchett
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Hollow City,Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
Book II of the All Souls' Trilogy About: Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children was the surprise best seller of 2011—an unprecedented mix of YA fantasy and vintage photography that enthralled readers and critics alike. Publishers Weekly called it “an enjoyable, eccentric read, distinguished by well-developed characters, a believable Welsh setting, and some very creepy monsters.” This second novel … Continue reading Hollow City,Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
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Discovery Witches, by Deborah Harkness, All Souls Trilogy
It’s the story of Diana Bishop, a young scholar at Oxford who is a descendant of the Salem witches. When she accidentally unlocks an enchanted manuscript, she is compelled to embrace the magic in her blood and enters a forbidden romance with charming 1,500-year-old vampire Matthew Clairmont. MY REVIEW: I'm going to review the first … Continue reading Discovery Witches, by Deborah Harkness, All Souls Trilogy
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Come Home, by Lisa Scottoline, Book Review
REVIEW ISBN-13:9781250023292 Where to begin. I picked up this book at a local book shop and several of the others written by Scottoline because I liked the blurb on the back covers. The story premise of each standalone seemed enticing. The covers on every one of the books was well done, a bit generic but … Continue reading Come Home, by Lisa Scottoline, Book Review
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