One Candle - A Book Review
These two women share how when they were mere girls they were imprisoned in Buchenwald. To honor the Festival of Lights in this dark place Grandma steals a potato to create a Hanukkah candle. This act of choosing life in a place of death has the ... [... more]
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Welcoming Parents In Your Library
Each day make certain the library is clean, decorated, and welcoming. Welcome all parents and give a brief description of what happens when their child comes to the library. If you know that some students will not have a parent attending ... [... more]
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A Clue For The Puzzle Lady
The book opens with a crossword puzzle that can only be solved after reading the book. While Parnell Hall does employ some standard mystery gimmicks they are utilized with a wink and a nudge. One major twist will be unraveled by most readers, but ... [... more]
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A Samba For Sherlock : Book Review
Any writer who attempts to perpetuate such a well-known and beloved character as Sherlock Holmes should do so either out of respect and affection, or as satire. Mr. Soares does neither. He seems so unfamiliar with Holmes that one wonders why he ... [... more]
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Ahmed’S Revenge : A Book Review
In Ahmed's Revenge , Wiley’s main character is Nora Grant. She and her husband Julius are Kenyans. They are European-descended farmers whose white skin is, interestingly, not an element of the story, or is it? It seems that Julius is shot under ... [... more]
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Ashworth Hall : A Book Review
Thomas and Charlotte Pitt, together with their maid Gracie return in Anne Perry’s latest addition to her series set in Victorian England. This time the scene is Ashworth Hall, the great country house of Charlotte’s sister, Emily. The house is the ... [... more]
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At Risk : A Book Review
Ehrman does an excellent with young Cline. He is a very believable twenty year old. In some areas he is quite competent while in others he refuses to heed advice or take his time and evaluate a situation but simply plunges ahead. Foolhardiness, ... [... more]
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Body Bags
Golden stated in an interview at Book Wyrm that his purpose was to create something cool that would appeal to readers from fourteen to twenty, although of course we hope older readers will be intrigued as well. He has succeeded in doing just ... [... more]
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Book Club : Five Quarters Of The Orange
Every family has secrets. Some more terrible than others. Every family has tragedies. Some caused by the family and some from outside the family. Framboise Simon returns to a small village on the banks of the Loire to confront her personal and ... [... more]
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Breaking Down The Digital Walls : Learning To Teach In A ...
This is the reality that R.W. Burniske and Lowell Monke address in their book Breaking Down the Digital Walls.The authors tackle the old issue of dealing with new technology in context of the personal computer and the Internet. They began to ... [... more]
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Cardinal Ratzinger : The Vatican's Enforcer Of The Faith
Reaction to Ratzinger is often uncritical, driven more by emotion and instinct than sober reflection. Progressives do not read his books, they disregard his public statements, and they assume every position he takes is based on power politics. ... [... more]
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Cheerleading Materials - Collection Development
Cheering often begins at an early age, as young as five-years-old. This book is intended to give parents an understanding of Cheering as a sport. It clearly lays out beginning skills, cheers, training, clubs, and competition information. The book ... [... more]
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