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Review: The Essential Earthman, by Henry Mitchell

April 28, 2009 Books and Reading

The Essential Earthman, by Henry Mitchell, is one of my favorite books – it’s one I re-read frequently, and at least once between January and May. It’s also a book I’ll never lend, even though at heart I’m really a book lender. But while I might not lend it, I’ve been known to purchase it [...]

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Review: Savvy, by Ingrid Law

December 14, 2008 Books and Reading
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Review: The Calder Game, by Blue Balliett

November 20, 2008 Books and Reading

Synopsis:
Two Calders are missing. One is a sculpture. One is a boy.
When Calder Pillay travels with his father in a remote village in England, he finds a mix of mazes and mystery … including an unexpected Alexander Calder sculpture in the town square. Calder is strangely drawn to the sculpture, while other people have less-than-friendly [...]

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Review: Olivia Helps With Christmas, by Ian Falconer

November 17, 2008 Books and Reading

Ms. Bookish’s Quick Take: Oh, what a wonderful, joyous ride is Olivia Helps With Christmas! This is a wonderful book about all the ways little ones get ready on The Big Day, with of course a dollop of special Olivia spice to it. Children don’t have to have met Olivia in any of her previous [...]

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Review: The Wright 3, by Blue Balliett

November 15, 2008 Books and Reading

Ms. Bookish’s Quick Take: The Wright 3 is a wonderful sequel to Balliet’s award-winning Chasing Vermeer. An elegant and literary mystery, The Wright 3 follows Petra and Calder, and Calder’s old friend Tommy as they become deeply immersed in the mystery of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House. The three are drawn into an intricate [...]

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Review: The Mysterious Benedict Society, by Trenton Lee Stewart

November 4, 2008 Books and Reading

Ms. Bookish’s Quick Take: I know, I know. The Mysterious Benedict Society has been all the rage, and it’s taken me a while to get to it. But read it I did, this past week, and I am very very glad that I did. You know the book that was capable of making [...]

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