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First off. I love this book. Russell Weinwright is the Swamp Kid... his parents adopted him after he was found as a baby wrapped in vines just outside of Baton Rouge. Now he's a middle-schooler with algae for hair, tree trunk sized arm, and vines that blast out of his body when he goes into... Continue Reading →
I read Doore's first in The Ghadid series and I liked it, especially the setting. Ghadid is harsh city in the middle of the desert filled with warring politicians and a clan of assassins. The POV shifts to Thana in this book; she is the daughter of Serpent, the famed leader of the killers. After... Continue Reading →
This one turned out to be a pretty special read for me this past week... My mind was focused on the Kincade fire here in Sonoma County and I didn't get a lot of time to read. And when I did sit down I had a hard time getting into anything I started. At one... Continue Reading →
From the author who created probably the most famous fictional cathedral in literature comes a short homage to Notre-Dame. Follett relays a basic history of the Paris's famed structure and his relationship to it. He tells of his research for the Kingsbridge novels and the many special occasions he has spent at Notre-Dame. Pick this... Continue Reading →
Travis is shuffled from once house to another, moving with his brothers and his mom... away from his alcoholic step-dad to his grandmother's house to move in with his real dad. There is a risk at every step for this family as his mother weighs the boys' safety against the wants and needs of destructive... Continue Reading →
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