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Perfect Little Children by Sophie Hannah

  Highly gripping but not without flaws… In her latest psychological thriller, Hannah examines the power of money and the question of how far a person would go to maintain a perfect facade. It has been twelve years since Beth…
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The Third Order by Wendy Sura Thomson

  Thoroughly absorbing… a thrilling read! Thomson’s latest is a well-researched, gripping blend of ancient intrigues, secret religious societies, poignant emotions, and raw grief. Maggie Fraser’s life turns upside down after a tragedy strikes her while honeymooning in Italy. The…
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Summon the Tiger by Wendy Sura Thomson

  Beautifully written, compelling memoir… Born with congenital abnormalities and missing both the ulna and tibia on the right side along with several other deformities, Thomson had her leg amputated even before she started kindergarten. In a poignant manner, Thomson…
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Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Body under the Piano by Marthe Jocelyn

  A mystery that’s both clever and engrossing… Set in a small English town in 1902 and inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot, Jocelyn’s delightful middle-grade mystery series…
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Postcards from the Future – A Triptych on Humanity’s End by Wendy Sura Thomson, Andrew Charles Lark, Donald Levin

  Definitely a must read… Three innovative authors imagine the end of humanity in this deeply engrossing book. In the completely absorbing first story “Pollen,” Andrew Lark transports readers to a horrifying world where a strange atmospheric phenomenon has destroyed…
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Book of Leo: Prequel to Mystical Trash by Mary Ramsey

  An intricate, highly engrossing fantasy… The lasting war between good and evil finds a new battlefield in Ramsey’s short novella, as she weaves the fascinating story of a young man on a relentless quest to bring balance to heaven…
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Guesthouse for Ganesha by Judith Teitelman

A poignant story of love, loss, and survival… Set against the backdrop of the European Holocaust, Teitelman’s impressive book displays her penchant for revealing the darker side of the human heart. It is 1923 when seventeen-year-old Esther Grünspan arrives in…
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The Ears of a Cat by Roderick Hart

An intrigue-filled, compelling read… The risk of overpopulation endangering the planet haunts Hart’s engrossing crime drama. For Catherine Cooper, Cindy Horváth, and Gina Saito, the members of Future World: an environmental organization determined to save planet from extinction, the solution…
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The World According to François by Script by Zabus / Art by Collin

  A Magical tale… The World According to François is a short graphic novel about the power of words and imagination as a young boy learns to trust his abilities and embraces his true self. Francois is an average ten-year-old…