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Russian Winter by Daphne Kalotay Back-of-the-book blurb: When she decides to auction her remarkable jewelry collection, Nina Revskaya, once a great star of the Bolshoi Ballet, believes she has finally drawn a curtain on her past. Instead, the former ballerina finds herself overwhelmed by memories of her homeland and of [...] The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli Back-of-the-book blurb: On a stifling day in 1975, the North Vietnamese army is poised to roll into Saigon. As the fall of the city begins, two people make their way through the streets to escape to a new life. Helen Adams, an American [...] Baxter, the Pig Who Wanted to Be Kosher by Laurel Snyder; illustrated by David Goldin Back-of-the-book blurb: While waiting for the bus, a man tells Baxter the pig about the joys of Shabbat dinner. But before Baxter can find out how he, too, can join [...] Homer & Langley: A Novel written by E. L. Doctorow; read by Arthur Morey Back-of-the-box blurb: Homer and Langley Collyer are brothers – the one blind and deeply intuitive, the other damaged into madness, or perhaps greatness, by mustard gas in the Great War. They [...] The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir by Josh Kilmer-Purcell Back-of-the-book blurb: What happens when two New Yorkers (one an ex–drag queen) do the unthinkable: start over, have a herd of kids, and get a little dirty? A happy series of accidents and a doughnut-laden [...] Lawn to Lawn by Dan Yaccarino Back-of-the-book blurb: Not everyone loves lawn ornaments. But Pearl was different. Pearl was their friend—the only human who knew they were real. So when Pearl’s family moves and (shockingly!) leaves their pink flamingo, deer, gnome, and lawn [...] Scout, Atticus & Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of To Kill a Mockingbird by Mary McDonagh Murphy Back-of-the-book blurb: To mark the fiftieth anniversary of To Kill a Mockingbird, Mary McDonagh Murphy reviews its history and examines how the novel has left its mark on a broad range [...] Fur and Feathers by Janet Halfmann, illustrated by Laurie Allen Klein Back-of-the-book blurb: When Sophia dreams that howling winds whisk the fur and feathers right off her animal friends, she shares some of her clothes with them. But her clothing doesn’t work well for the [...] Bite Me: A Stomach-Satisfying, Visually Gratifying, Fresh-Mouthed Cookbook by Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat How Rocket Learned to Read by Tad Hills Back-of-the-book blurb: Rocket is a somewhat reluctant reader who transforms into an avid reader with the help and encouragement of his devoted teacher, a little yellow bird. She Is Too Fond of Books’ review: You might expect [...] |
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