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#BEA16 Wrapup: Harper Collins Summer/Fall Book Preview Part II
Earlier this week, I shared some of the titles I discovered as part of Harper Collins pre-BEA Summer/Fall Book Preview. In an attempt to not overwhelm you/keep the post short, today I’ll be sharing the remaining titles. They are … Continue reading
Review: This Is the Water by Yannick Murphy
Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial (July 29, 2014) ISBN: 9780062294906 Source: Publisher In a small New England town, preparing for the next swim meet is of utmost importance. Young girls struggle to shave seconds off of their race time, … Continue reading
Review: The Silence of Bonaventure Arrow by Rita Leganski
Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Harper Paperbacks; Original edition (February 26, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062113763 Source: Publisher When Bonaventure Arrow was born, he didn’t make a sound. No cries or whimpers, making the doctors believe there was something wrong with him. After … Continue reading
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Review: The Tell by Hester Kaplan
Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (January 8, 2013) ISBN-10: 0062184024 Source: Publisher Mira and Owen live in Providence, Rhode Island, in Mira’s family home. Surrounded by her past, unable to get rid of any remnants of her deceased parents, causes a … Continue reading
Review: The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers
Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Original edition (May 15, 2012) ISBN-10: 0062130803 Source: Publisher Set in the near future, terrorists have unleashed a deadly virus known as Maternal Death Syndrome (MDS ) affecting pregnant women, preventing their bodies from … Continue reading
Posted in Dystopian fiction, Harper Perennial, Review
Tagged dystopian fiction, right to choose, terrorism, virus
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Review-Girls Like Us: A Memoir by Rachel Lloyd
Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (February 28, 2012) ISBN-10: 0061582069 Source: Publisher Rachel Lloyd, after winding up as a victim of commercial sexual exploitation as a teen, eventually breaks free of this life, striving to help other girls in a … Continue reading
Review: The Call by Yannick Murphy
Paperback:240 pages Publisher:Harper Perennial; Original edition (August 2, 2011) ISBN-10: 0062023144 Source: Purchased David Appleton is a small-town veterinarian in a rural New England town. His family is struggling economically, people are unable to pay to have their animals treated. … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Harper Perennial, Literary Fiction, Review
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Review: The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock
Paperback:368 pages Publisher:Harper Perennial; Original edition (July 19, 2011) ISBN-10: 0062065092 Source: Publisher Fifteen year old Cat Rozier, once a star pupil, is now a murderer. She admits it to the reader within the first few pages of the book: … Continue reading
Posted in Harper Perennial, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Suspense, Review
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Review: Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel
Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (June 28, 2011) ISBN-10: 0061963089 Source: Publisher It’s 1969. Atlanta-native Frances Ellerby is in Miami for a college-friend’s wedding. She meets Marse Heiger, a free-spirited Miami-native. Marse has her eyes on the … Continue reading
Posted in General Fiction, Harper Perennial, Review, Women's Fiction
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Review: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin
Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reprint edition (May 17, 2011) ISBN-10: 0060594675 Source: Publisher “M, I, crooked letter, crooked letter, I, crooked letter, crooked letter, I, humpback, humback, I” -How southern children are taught to spell Mississippi Twenty-five … Continue reading
