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4.7 / 5.0
Written with the precision of a surgeon and laying out every dirty little secret under a harsh and sterile light, Chelsey Glasson's BLACK BOX (A...
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3.0 / 5.0
D. Lieber 's THE CURSE OF MOONSEED MANOR has some fine (ghost) storytelling strengths, but readers will first need to look past some clumsy plot...
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4.3 / 5.0
A fascinating history of a German-descended American family, from their 19th-century arrival in the United States to the present, Kenny Harmon's SAD PAPAW’S HERITAGE provides...
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3.5 / 5.0
The sexual abuse of a child is never easy to write (or read) about, but the depiction of an abused child growing into a troubled...
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4.6 / 5.0
Kyle Battisti's SOMEWHERE FOUND (Travels in Obscurity) is vividly written and delivers a true sense of life-affirming joy, blending history and culture from inaccessible corners...
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4.8 / 5.0
Thoughtfully crafted and genuinely heartrending, Charles M. Clemmons's AILA'S JOURNAL (A Tale of Southern Reconstruction) is a powerful exploration of race, identity, and human connection...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Daniel McMillan's BADGER AND TURTLE: Face the Storm is an invaluable educational tool, offering kids and parents a way to turn stressful situations into opportunities...
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4.2 / 5.0
Kip Koelsch's THE PECULIAR AFFLICTION OF THOMAS WADE DUNCAN is a tightly written supernatural tale that brings to mind the mystery adventures of yesteryear, blending...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
HALF-CASTE (Decidedly Brown in a Black or White World) is Jerome Cranston's unflinching and riveting memoir about growing up in difficult circumstances. In addition, it...
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Rating:
5.0 / 5.0
Full of heart, humor, and suspense, Steven Mayfield's THE PENNY MANSIONS is a beautiful and multifaceted piece of fiction that is expertly rendered at every...
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3.5 / 5.0
Freya Smallwood's SOMETHING TRICKY BAD is a comforting and sedate whodunnit with characters no less colorful than its scenic California setting. Reminiscent of novels from...
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5.0 / 5.0
Not only is L. Paul Hood Jr.'s YOURS, MINE & OURS a comprehensive guide to estate planning for blended and step-families, but readers will also...