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Triple Bagger: one story of management consultancy by mari reiza

  A biting portrait of corporate ambitions… A reclusive author’s recounting of his career as a consultant in a top-rated corporation brings a motley crew of characters in this unorthodox tale by Reiza. Trying to meet his family’s expectations, Vittal…
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Time Keeper (Saving History Series Book 1) by Robert Starnes

A satisfying debut… Starnes makes his debut in time travel with this gripping, leisurely-paced first installment in the Saving History series and tells the story of a group of young adults who set on to make a correction to the…
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How Big Is Your Brave? by Ruth Soukup

  Encouraging and charming… Soukup tells the story of a little bunny who learns to face her fears and follow her dream in this beautifully illustrated children’s picture book. A young bunny both anxious and afraid, Zippy dreams of making…
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West of Sin by Wesley S. Lewis

  Fast-paced and engrossing… Lewis combines the neon glamour and seedy underbelly of Las Vegas to mark his debut in crime genre. Devastated by her would-be-lover’s infidelity, Jennifer Williams leaves her hotel in Las Vegas to get away from all…
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The Cube Master (Incarnation Book 2) by Sarah Gerdes

Suspenseful and tense… a page-turner Gerdes continues her Incarnation series with this excellent second installment, a story that plays out against the backdrop of a cyber space and biotechnology-ruled world. NSA has arrested seventeen-year-old Kyle Smith on suspicion of stealing…
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The Benevolent Lords of Sometimes Island by Scott Semegran

A page-turner… Inspired by Lord of the Flies, award-winning Semegran’s fabulous latest explores the theme of friendship, courage, and adolescent life in 1980s Texas. After William and his friends find their biggest nemesis and the leader of the merciless Thousand…
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JQR by Joey Rodriguez

Original and thoroughly fascinating… Bizarre and poignant, Rodriguez’s latest tells the story of a boy and his pup who take a horrendous journey to find their human parents after an atomic blast destroys their home. After a nuclear attack leaves…
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So You’re Not Supermom….It’s OK!: Rants of a foul mouthed mom Volume 1 by JN Supermom

Candid and hilarious… JN Supermom, mom of seven, bares open her heart to let a large pile of frustrations out as she struggles to cope with the pressure of raising seven kids while going to school and handling two jobs.…
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Lines at the Amusement Rides by Eric Keegan

Delightful and engrossing… Chock-full of sardonic observations and hilarious interpretations of life’s small, cherished moments, Keegan’s latest enthralling collection takes readers on an exhilarating journey through amusement parks. “growing up, / the line itself was a nuisance, / a fevering…
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Marmotte’s Journey by mari reiza

A poignant meditation on finding one’s own voice… A coming-of-age story, Reiza’s fantastic latest chronicles the journey of a young woman struggling to find her own identity. Unable to put herself first, Marmotte’s life is marked by consistent disregard from…
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Tales of the Starmen: Volume 1 by Nathan Burton

Thoroughly entertaining… a page turner! In his action-packed debut, Burton imagines the world in a far-future where all the planets in the universe are governed by a single powerful empire. The Solarium Empire has ruled the universe for centuries under…
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Department of Temporal Adjustment Series (3 books) by Veronica R. Tabares

A page-turner… A fresh, funny twist to time travel, Tabares’s outstandingly hilarious series tells the story of a time-traveler mother of four who gets entangled into a set of hilarious situations while attempting to fix the timeline shift. In the…
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Equus Rising: How the Horse Shaped U.S. History by Julia Soplop

  Thoroughly engrossing and compelling… In this ambitious book about the powerful influence of horse on US history, Soplop delivers a gripping account of North American history, charting horse’s progression across the Great Plains. Registering the evolution of the horse,…
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Never-DEAD by Ann Greyson

Fast-paced and engrossing… In Greyson’s intriguing debut, a young woman struggles to stay alive while navigating through a zombie-like pandemic and learning about her own strength. It is 2012. The Mayas calendar has ended with a contagious disease that brings…
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Please Don’t Say An X Word by W. Nikola-Lisa

Delightful and deeply engrossing… With wit, sensitivity, and insight, award-winning author W. Nikola-Lisa explores the key issue of verbal bullying in this fabulous concept picture book. The narrative consists of fancy, funny words starting with each letter of the alphabet…
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The Songbirds: Set Yourself Free by Alif

A meditation on love’s complicated intimacies… Set in South India and London, Alif’s brilliant novel beautifully captures the melancholy of longing and love. The son of an “upper-class family” Kasim falls in love with “the poor distant relation” Sumera, the…
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Great Grandma’s Shed: Marcum Road Follies by Helen Nickolson (reviewed by a 7th grader)

Nickolson tells the story of a preschooler with separation anxiety in her debut picture book. Katherine’s anxiety about staying away from her mother Helen is making her reluctant to go to school for her kindergarten, but Helen’s old stories about…
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On the Trail of the Ruthless Warlock by Lynne Armstrong-Jones

  Thrilling and engrossing… An unlikely band of travelers seeking to destroy a deadly Warlock sets on a dangerous quest in Armstrong-Jones’s engrossing latest fantasy. There are concerns about an evil force on the rise, but when destruction hits next…
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Travel in Time by Anişoara Laura Musteţiu

  An earnest collection… Drawn from her own life experiences and written in a compelling prose, Musteţiu’s poignant debut is highlighted by moments of startling insight into life’s journey, exploring various themes of love, dreams, grief, and memories. The first…