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A Maiden's Grave
Pretty well done story of deaf schoolgirls kidnapped by escaped prison inmates and the hostage negotiator trying to save them. Or not. Lots of action!
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2/2016
Marooned On Mars
Chuck stows away on the first mission to Mars. It is implied that radar is used for communications. How do that work?
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5/2010
Mission to the Moon
Nineteen-year-old Jim is a top hand in the space race, in this 1956 story that culminates with a landing on the moon. Great "retro" jacket painting!
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2/2008Read:
5/2010
The Spook's Apprentice-Revenge Of The Witch
In volume 1 of the Wardstone Chronicles (The Last Apprentice in the US) series Thomas Ward is apprenticed to the Spook John Gregory to learn the trade of protecting the people from witches and boggarts and demons, oh my!
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12/2011
Morse's Greatest Mystery And Other Stories
Eleven stories, most featuring Inspector Morse. All pretty good, I especially liked the Sherlock Holmes tale.
Words I Had To Look Up:
kyphotic self (pg. 71) -- Hunchback.
accumulated spondulicks (pg. 204) -- Slang for money, cash.
demerara daddy (pg. 240) -- A kind of sugar from Guyana. A sugar daddy.
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6/2009
The Paperboy
Two brothers investigate the case of a convicted murderer on death row, in Florida. Pretty darn good story telling.
Quote:
In those days, it didn't seem possible that someday I might wonder what I would have become if things had gone differently for me. I thought all the choices would always be in front of me. (pg. 246)
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6/2009
Because Of Winn-Dixie
A wonderful story about a girl and her big ugly dog. .
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9/2002
The Tiger Rising
There are such good books in small packages! Bullied boy in Florida discovers a tiger in a cage in the woods adjoining the motel he lives in with his father.
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4/2014
Blade Runner
Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep republished with the more prominent movie title when the movie was released. Good story, different from the movie, which I also love.
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6/2015
A Tale Of Two Cities
Man goes back to France to help out a friend, gets thrown in prison, gets freed, gets thrown back in, and sentenced to DEATH by guillotine!
Good story, but too many words. It made my head hurt! I bet it would make a great movie, though!
Quote::
"It is extraordinary to me," said he, "that you people cannot take care of yourselves and your children. One or the other of you is for ever in my way. how do I know what injury you have done my horses? See! Give him that." -- (pg. 111) What do you mean, "You people...", buddy?
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...Mr Cruncher conceived the luminous idea of replying, "Agricultooral character." -- (pg. 304) See, there IS funny in this book!
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"Are you dying for him?" she whispered. -- (pg. 353) At this point I wept.
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10/2011
Little Dorrit
All these years I've thought little Dorrit was a kid. Well, she ain't. Mr. Dickens is quite clever with his prose, but I am quite dull. There were times I "got it" (The best of times?), but many times I didn't not. I need an annotated Little Dorrit!
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6/2023
Heartsease
Book Two of the Changes trilogy. Margaret and Jonathan rescue an American spy who has been accused of being a witch. They rescue him and sail off to Ireland in the tugboat of the title name.
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5/2010
The Devil's Children
Nicky finds herself in Book One of the Changes trilogy on the road, alone, her parents having disappeared in a big crowd. She joins up with a group of Sikhs, then makes her way to France.
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5/2010
The Weathermonger
In book three of the Changes trilogy, teen weathermonger Geoffrey and his sister Sally escape to France, but are sent back to England-ish to find out the source of the Changes. Hey, it's Merlin!
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5/2010
Secret Under The Caribbean
Robby Hoenig has an adventure at a marine archaeological site. One a series of juvenile science fiction adventures by Dickson from the early 60s.
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3/2008
How To Be An American Housewife
Some of the action taking place in an area I am relatively familiar with brought this story of a mother and daughter a bit closer to me.
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11/2012
Sisters Of Heart And Snow
I enjoyed reading a book that had stuff to think about, but didn't make my head hurt. I also liked the "local color" from the author's knowledge of the San Diego area.
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2/2017
The Care And Handling Of Roses With Thorns
A teacher with bad kidneys breeds roses. I enjoyed reading this book, it was interesting, and I didn't start crying all THAT much!
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5/2014
Notes From An Accidental Band Geek
As a former member of a high school marching band I enjoyed this story very much. It's the first band novel I've ever seen. I laughed when they assigned her to play the mellophone instead of her French horn. My GF in high school played the bells instead of her oboe. Can you imagine marching oboes?
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10/2012
Swift Justice
Former U.S. Air Force OSI officer "Charlie" Swift has a PI business in Colorado. Her silent partner runs off with his personal trainer, and his wife decides to exercise her share of the partnership to become an investigator. Surprise mention of geocaching.
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4/2011
20 books displayed
[Dahl - Dean] [Deaver - Disilverio] [Dixon - Dorsey] [Dorsey - Dowell] [Dozois - Duncan] [Dunning - Durham]