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Summer reading: Visiting outer space

From the book lover's point of view no vacation is complete or completely relaxing without a good book. As Emily Dickinson once wrote, "There...
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Summer reading for tweens: Denise Vega's funny 'Click here'

Tweens and teens looking for fun summer reading should scan the library stacks for books by Colorado writer Denise Vega. This review considers Vega...
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In 'Children of the Waters,' Carleen Brice treads the depths of cultural confusion

When Barack Obama began his campaign for the U.S. presidency, it increased the discussion about what it means to be born into more than one culture...
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Picture Book Parade: Alice Schertle's 'Button Up! Wrinkled Rhymes' gives kids giggles

New Year's suggestion: Why not resolve to take your children to the library more often? A treasure hunt of great reading awaits. If your shoes or...
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City girl Shreve Stockton finds her place in Wyoming's coyote and cattle land

Resolution: Why not begin the New Year with a great book? Foxes, raccoons, rabbits, and Canadian geese are regulars in our suburban neighborhood,...
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On a snowy day, Sandra Dallas warms the heart with 'Prayers for Sale'

Why not begin the new year with a great book?When the thermometer dips below zero, bundling up in a quilt and reading a Sandra Dallas novel is the...
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Longing to belong: In 'Mexican Whiteboy' a confused teen searches for home base

Who are we? This review is part of a continuing focus on the issues of identity—such as struggling to fit in, having a sense of place, and...
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18 ways to view all the vampires and zombies crowding library shelves and movie screens

What’s up with all the vampires, werewolves, zombies, and end-of-the-world plagues filling library shelves and movie theatre screens lately?...
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Goodbye to days of the living dread: Stumbling into apocalypse at the library

This is the eleventh and last article in a loosely woven series looking at the current prevalence of vampires, werewolves, zombies, and apocalypse...
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Days of the living dread: Girls love 'Vampire Academy' and its powerful teen heroine

This is the tenth article in a loosely woven series looking at the current prevalence of vampires, werewolves, zombies, and apocalypse in...
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