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Chicago Tribune names the best 2011 books by Chicago authors

Christmas may be over, but that doesn’t mean book-buying season has to be. The Chicago Tribune compiled a tribute to Chicago authors by...
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Favorite wintry night book selections by award-winning Richard Peck

There's something about Richard Peck's ability to weave a story that creates a feeling of belonging inside the reader. Perhaps it's his...
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Flawless by Lara Chapman

Flawless by Lara Chapman is a young adult, modern-day version of Cyrano de Bergerac. However here, the large-nosed protagonist is Sarah, an...
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Book review of Richard Peck's latest book 'Secrets at Sea'

  • Secrets at Sea
  • November 2, 2011
The Cranston household is being packed up for a trip to Europe, hoping to find a husband for the unmarriable Olive. Helena, the oldest of four...
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Book review of Sharon Creech's 'The Unfinished Angel'

  • The Unfinished Angel
  • September 24, 2011
What's an angel to do when his quiet stone tower in a remote village of the Swiss Alps is disturbed by the arrival of an unusual American girl...
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Book review of Shelley Peterson's 'Sundancer'

  • Sundancer
  • September 22, 2011
Thirteen-year-old Bird hasn't spoken one word since she was six, and only she knows why. Dealing with a mother who's never happy with her,...
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Book review of Joy Cowley's 'Chicken Feathers'

  • chicken feathers
  • September 4, 2011
When Josh wants a pet, his father Tucker Miller, a chicken farmer, naturally gives him a chicken. Her name is Semolina, and she is the oldest and...
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Book review of Mark Jeffrey's 'Max Quick: The Pocket and the Pendant'

  • Max Quick: The Pocket and the Pendant
  • August 26, 2011
Max Quickis a pick-pocketing orphan with no memory of his past. His present is made miserable by Mr. Blistierre, head of the Starland Orphanage for...
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Book review of Paula Yoo's YA fiction 'Good Enough'

Patti Yoon's life is a breeze. Unless you count the fact that her parents expect her to be accepted into HarvardYalePrinceton, or that they...
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Novel: "BLOOD PLANTATION" by Chicago Author Deno Sandz IS FICTION AT ITS BEST

For Immediate ReleaseSandz Announces Release of New Novel, “Blood Plantation”Sandz Announces Release of New Novel,” Blood...
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