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The Story of Ruby Bridges , written by Robert Coles, tells the story of Ruby Bridges, one of the first black children to attend a white school. In 1960, a judge ordered four black girls to go to two white … Read More

Having not read any of David Liss’s other works, I did not know what I was getting in to when I accepted THE DEVIL’S COMPANY for review. It could have been good; it could have been not so good. I … Read More

Thanks to Dorothy over at Pump Up Your Book Promotions, I have the great privilege of offering up one copy of THE DEVIL’S COMPANY by David Liss to a lucky reader! Plus, check out the Dog Days of Summer Book … Read More

Continuing with with the Long Tail series, we have suggestions from critic Parul Hinzen and from Leora Skolkin-Smith, whose novel Edges was published in 2005. (You can read the earlier, omnibus post here . And a reminder: we asked respondents … Read More

“Dork on the Run,” by Carol Gorman is the humorous of a shy, geeky young boy who finds himself as a candidate for president of sixth grade. In “Dork in Disguise” readers are introduced to Jerry Flack, a bona fide … Read More

Jesus A to Z , by Yvonne Riley, uses the alphabet to teach children (and their parents) all about Jesus. The story progresses chronological in time and alphabet: Jesus is the A lmighty God who was in the B eginning, … Read More

I ran across another fun-looking challenge that should be easy for me to complete - The Harry Potter Reading Challenge, hosted at Galleysmith . I’ve been planning to re-read the series this year anyway, so I figured I might as … Read More

The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication Date: June 2, 2009 ISBN: 978-1416583684 320 Pages Fiction: Mystery (Hardcover) Summary (from the publisher ): Meet Vish Puri, India’s most private investigator. Portly, persistent, and … Read More

These are a few of my favorite ‘first’ lines read in July of 2009: I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife’s grave. Then I joined the army. Visiting Kathy’s grave was the less dramatic of … Read More

If you are just now tuning in, A Book Blogger’s New Discovery is a weekly event to highlight new book blogs and sites I’ve recently discovered. Before I get started, let me recap the new discoveries mentioned in the comment … Read More