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Evolution of An Identity, The
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Diya Das immigrated to the United States with her parents when she was only a year old. On a trip to India to visit her family, she became interested in learning about her relatives. She discovered she had distant family in Chicago. Her curiosity led to a class…
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Finding Jack
 | After losing his wife and child, Fletcher decides to take up arms and join the war in Vietnam with the hopes of not making it out alive. The war rages around him, but after a chance encounter with a seriously wounded dog named Jack,... |
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Five Things I Can't Live Without
 | Five Things I Can’t Live Without is Chick Lit at its finest. Nora is the star of Holly Shuma’s debut novel.
Nora is one of those people that self sabotages her life. She spends a lot of time analyzing her own thoughts, actions and reactions. Without... |
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Flight On Fire Mountain
 | "Flight on Fire Mountain" is an interesting YA story about paragliding. The story also deals with divorce and dealing with "steps."
The one aspect of the story I thought was exceptional was the message, ALWAYS wear a helmet for sports . . . one clip... |
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From An Otherwise Comfortable Room
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From An Otherwise Comfortable Room is a unique work of art. There is not a structured plot. Mostly this book is made up of the random thoughts and memories of the main character, Om. Om's thoughts are erratic and disjointed…
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Have You Found Her
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At age fifteen she ran away from home and ended up in a homeless shelter. At age nineteen she left the shelter never expecting to return. Twenty years later, she is known as the bead lady. At the shelter, each volunteer has a shtick, something to draw…
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Heavier Than Air
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Nona Caspers has a unique style of writing. In several of her stories, she takes the mundane and demonstrates the significance of the act. Such as the mere act of breathing; it does not seem so important until you are drowning…
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Hidden Truths
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Hidden Truths by Brenda Youngerman is a heart wrenching novel. There are two stories interconnected. Youngerman begins by telling the story of Wayne and Billy. Their father is an alcoholic and is abusive, especially to Billy. Wayne was forced…
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House of Cleaving
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Annie Cleaving's mother has died, and her young son, Ethan, has been killed in an automobile accident by the drunken youngest son of the town sheriff. Annie is grieving deeply, so she quits her job and sells her family... |
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Hurricane Jane: Burial at Sea
 | Gary Turcotte is a prolific writer. I have read several of his books. His plots are always unique. They are character driven. I was quickly drawn into his latest book, Hurricane Jane. I am a bit surprised by one aspect. Bruce, our hero has MS.... |
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