Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Saints, by Gene Leung Yang

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BTW: at the National book Festival a couple of weeks ago, I found out that Gene Leung Lang a) is a Middle School teacher, and b) just got a ...
Monday, October 3, 2016

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by J.K. Rowling

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This book was lovely . All the stuff I had felt frustrated about with Harry Potter, especially in the later books-- all addressed. Not e...
Thursday, September 22, 2016

Bad Island, by Doug TenNapel

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A story in which we get adventure AND parents get to live AND be involved? Indeed, this rare sort of book does not come along often, and I v...
Friday, February 6, 2015

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

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 I don't know what to say about it, except that it fully deserves the praise that it has collected.  It's brilliant.  Weighty, but ...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

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Atul Gawande has taken a new direction with this book; still exploring what it takes to make our lives - both as a doctor and as a patient ...
Saturday, December 6, 2014

The Eye of Zoltar, by Jasper Fforde

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As the impatiently-anticipated third installment in the wonderful and Strange Chronicles of Kazam series, this book did not disappoint. Ffor...
Saturday, November 29, 2014

The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing, Genius, and Autism, by Kristine Barnett

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Kristine Barnett's son, Jacob, was so affected by autism that his pre-K teacher assumed he would never (re-)learn the letters of the alp...