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4.5 / 5.0
Author Henry Mosquera presents a world as colorful as the book’s title promises, making BACKSTABBER’S BLUES a wonderful adventure for readers, a world contained on...
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Rating:
4.8 / 5.0
This graphic novel is about much more than the sport in its title: it’s a realistic portrait of strength, growth, and friendship.
IR Approved
Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
ELECTION 2064: BOOK ONE, Scott McDermott’s futuristic tale of a civil war-torn America eagerly embracing a president’s healing process gesture of picking a vice president...
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Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
BLACK WATER is a haunting story beautifully told. Set in a near future of environmental catastrophe and ethnic strife, it is at once an urgent...
June 21, 2017
Sharing the beliefs and perspectives in: THE EVANGELICAL EXPERIENCE
By Anthony ColemanRating:
5.0 / 5.0
THE EVANGELICAL EXPERIENCE is a thoughtful, sympathetic yet objective look at a major movement in American religion and culture.
IR Approved
Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Carol D’Anca’s REAL FOOD FOR HEALTHY PEOPLE offers up inspiration in the kitchen while compelling readers to make drastic improvements in their overall lives. You’ll...
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
Best New American Voices nominee Nath Jones wields her writing as an anthropological scalpel, dissecting human life and examining it in all of its guts...
IR Approved
Rating:
4.7 / 5.0
If you have ever doubted the concept of six degrees of separation, or how connected we are to others, MISTS OF THE SERENGETI will make...
Rating:
3.8 / 5.0
With a well-developed ’60s setting and sympathetic protagonist, BIG DREAMS is a short novel that delivers strong emotions and big decisions in spades.
IR Approved
Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
CHICO BOY is a captivating read, particularly for YA readers looking for an adventure story from a not-so-distant past.
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Rating:
4.5 / 5.0
A SUMMER OF GOOD-BYES is a touching, bittersweet novel infused with the grace and loveliness of the French countryside.
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Rating:
4.0 / 5.0
With #eSociety: In the Digital Age, No One Should Be Left Behind, David Barker has written an effective book that makes an impressive argument for...