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Tender Morsels
Tender Morsels (Margo Lanagan) For readers 16 years and up “There were plenty would call her a slut for it. Me, I was just glad she had shown me.” I’ve struggled to find a a way to talk about Margo...
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Friday Round-Up
The Friday Round-Up features quick reviews of recent reads. Planet of Exile (Ursula K. Le Guin) Exile (1966) follows two separate communities living on a planet where each season lasts a lifetime and...
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This Is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn
This is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn (Aidan Chambers) For readers 16 years and up “Like everything in life, there comes a time with pregnancy when enough is enough, even for a pupative mum.”*...
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The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (Angela Carter) For readers 16 years and up “The door did not open silently, as before, but with a doleful groaning of the hinges and, this time, on to perfect...
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In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country
In the Wilderness: Coming of Age in Unknown Country (Kim Barnes) For readers 14 years and up “I saw that something had begun its slow possession. How could I be both healer and sinner?” “She’s a...
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Fangirl
Fangirl (Rainbow Rowell) For readers 13 years and up “Professor Piper was always telling them to write about something close to their hearts, and there was nothing closer to Cath’s heart than Baz and...
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City of Heavenly Fire
City of Heavenly Fire (Cassandra Clare) City of Bones, the first installment of Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series (a whopping six books, nine if you include the prequel trilogy, The Infernal...
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My Big Fat Manifesto
My Big Fat Manifesto (Susan Vaught) “NoNo’s not finished. ‘Do you really believe the things you write about?’ She leans forward and rests her chin on her knobby knees, all the while looking straight at...
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Friday Round-Up
The Friday Round-Up features quick reviews of recent reads. My Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught I talked about Vaught’s great novel earlier this week! The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller I have...
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The Gallery of Vanished Husbands
The Gallery of Vanished Husbands (Natasha Solomons) “Looking at the three abashed faces, Juliet felt more tired than cross. She supposed they all thought she was square because she didn’t talk about...
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