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A Chemical Fire: a novel
 | This is the story of John Cotard. John was a science teacher. He was happily married. One day he was hit by a car and his world changed. He came awake in a hospital with his “wife on one side and pain killers on the... |
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Birth of a Salesman
 | Often the person we see at work is not the person we see at home. In Birth of a Salesman we meet Vincent. He is prone to panic attacks, loves his daughter and rarely sees a doctor. Vincent is also a salesman. Like most salesmen,... |
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Bridges: A Tale of Niagara
 | It's 1962, and five friends (narrator Kevin, Chuck, Billy, Wayne, and Lennie) have grown up along the Niagara River and famous Niagara Falls. They are fascinated with the history of Niagara Falls and discuss its legendary past. The boys know... |
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Hoarfrost and Cherry Blossoms
 | This is such an amazing book that once started is very hard to put down until one reaches the very end. It’s the story of one town situated in Northern Canada and the few residents who live there. The main characters Brian and his... |
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Just Sippy
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Everyone called her Sippy; her name was Serendipity. The name fit perfectly. Sippy was eleven years old when she heard God's voice. It sort of frightened her and she asked him not to speak to her out loud again. She... |
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Ladies and Gentlemen...The Redeemers
 | What happens when you bring together an assortment of down and out street musicians? You start a band. This is exactly what Bert Ingram plans to do. Once he was a successful representative in the music business, touring the countryside, bars and clubs, signing up... |
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Memoirs From the Asylum
 | Usually books concerning mental institutions and asylums are written from the perspective of the doctor or an outsider such as a family member. Memoirs From The Asylum is written from the perspective of the patient. The author discusses the internal torment; the mistreatment from... |
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No Reins
 | 'No Reins' by Angie Skelhorn is about Angel, a young girl who decides to go with her brother to help work in the stables to manage and train racehorses. She becomes interested in a young man named Stephen. Although Stephen admits to Angel that she... |
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Spin the Plate
 | Spin The Plate is a book that sheds light on child abuse. I found myself wondering which parts were true. Our protagonist is Jo; she was abused repeatedly by her father.
Jo dressed in bib overalls, kept her hair short, and bulked up to over... |
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Unheard Cries: A Marriage Horror
 | Unheard Cries:A Marriage Horror is realistically written in a southern setting probably in the lower sector of society. It tells of a woman who starts her choices as a school girl in staying with a man who disrespects everything and cherishes nothing. Joyce Mitchell writes... |
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