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Image of Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)

Darkly Dreaming Dexter

By: Jeff Lindsay
Reviewed By: R. Eldridge

First I will tackle the comparison to the TV show. I mention this because many people have at least some knowledge of the show and may want to know how it compares.
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The Holly Joliday (Judy Moody)

By: Megan McDonald
Reviewed By: Sarah Crockett

I got this book because I like Judy Moody and I wanted to get another Judy Moody book.  I like this book because Judy Moody and Stink, her brother make a bet.  So if it snows then Judy Mo
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Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Bitch and Start Looking Fabulous!

By: Rory Freedman, Kim Barnouin
Reviewed By: Rachel E.

This book has a great deal of information about food, what we use it for, what is actually in it, and what different types of food actually do to our bodies.
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The Gates

By: John Connolly
Reviewed By: Dennis Brouse

This is a relly good book if you like "The Hictchhicker's Guide To The Galaxy" series.  Using modern science, Jonh Connolly tells a story about the gates of hell accidentally bei
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

By: Maya Angelou
Reviewed By: Rachel E.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a very eye-opening book that follows Maya Angelou through the first seventeen years of her life.
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Beyond All Measure

By: Dorothy Love
Reviewed By: Erin Shepherd

I read a lot of Christian fiction.  A LOT.   And I’m picky.  But I have to say that I really enjoyed Dorothy Love’s debut novel “Beyond All Measure”.&nbs
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Spring for Susannah

By: Catherine Richmond
Reviewed By: Erin Shepherd

All her life, Susannah Underhill had been told or shown that she was not good enough; that she did not deserve attention or compliments from others. Could you imagine living your life that way?
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A Cowboy's Touch

By: Denise Hunter
Reviewed By: Erin Shepherd

I have to say… I LOVED THIS BOOK! If you want a fun, light and romantic read, please pick this novel up. You will not be disappointed!
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Courting Morrow Little

By: Laura Frantz
Reviewed By: Erin Shepherd
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Head in the Clouds

By: Karen Witemeyer
Reviewed By: Erin Shepherd

This is the second book of Karen Witemeyer’s that I have read.
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My America: Hope In My Heart

By: Kathryn Lasky
Reviewed By: Savannah Roberts

Every since 2nd grade, I have loved My America books. My America is a series, there are hundreds of them. I have read many of them and so far this is my favorite.
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Captain Courageous

By: Rudyard Kipling
Reviewed By: C. Cramer

My dad wanted me to read this book when I was younger, but I refused.  Now, some quarter-century later, I finally read it.  I had been afraid it would be gory, but it wasn't, really.&

The Man of the Forest

By: Zane Grey
Reviewed By: C. Cramer

Every time I think of Zane Grey, I think of my grandparents, who loved the books so much they named their oldest son after him, with a middle name of Grey.  They read these books aloud to each
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The Disappearing Spoon

By: Sam Kean
Reviewed By: C. Cramer

This book was much more interesting than I thought a history of chemistry would be.  The author has a knack for grabbing the strange stories - sad, funny, or outrageous.  My favorite stor
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Predator

By: Terri Blackstock
Reviewed By: C. Cramer

Very suspenseful and interesting.  It was suspenseful enough to take my mind off of a plane flight and flying fears.  May get this book for my niece for her birthday.

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