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Now you see it...

Vande Velde, Vivian
Wendy finds magical glasses that allow her to see all sorts of strange things. A pretty excellent story, moves right along. Poignant subplot of grandmother who has Altzheimers. One weep.

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3/2006

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2/2013

The Rumpelstiltskin Problem

Vande Velde, Vivian
Six versions of the Rumpelstiltskin story. My favorite was Straw Into Gold. I teared up a few times.

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4/2013

Moon Over Manifest

Vanderpool, Clare
During the Great Depression twelve-year-old Abilene is sent to live in her vagabond father's hometown of Manifest where over the course of the summer she uncovers the events of years ago that changed so many lives.

I got near the end and thought, this is moving but I haven't weeped once. Then, the next chapter. Bawling so I could hardly read! I see why this is the Newbery medal book for this year.

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4/2011

Red Lightning

Varley, John
Book two of the series, Manny's son goes to Earth his family to rescue Grandma Betty from the r avenges of an ginormous (and mysterious) tsunami. Also, Mars is invaded, and Jubal disappears for a while.

Words I Had To Look Up:

Winchester .30-06 (thirty-ought-six) rifle (pg. 85) -- Wikipedia says it is thirty-aught-six, and I agree!

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9/2010

Red Thunder

Varley, John
A group of high school kids and an ex-astronaut drunk build a spaceship to beat the Chinese to Mars, and possibly rescue an American ship in trouble.
How come there are twelve password astericks on page 184, but only eleven letters in the password on page 185? Eh?

Words I Had To Look Up:

hubris (pg. 188) -- Overbearing pride or presumption
the Coast Guard freak (pg. 299) -- I STILL think "freq." is a better abbreviation.

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9/2010

Rolling Thunder

Varley, John
Podkayne Strickland sings her way through the Martian Naval Corps in the third book of the series. Many Heinlein references throughout the series.

Words I Had To Look Up:

[my] face doesn't stop clocks (pg. 9) -- I thought this expression was a positive one, but apparently it is not!
a Bendel bonnet (pg. 47) -- From the Cole Porter song Your The Top, a woman's hat from the fashionable Bendel store in New York.
the doohickey was synchronized with the absquatulator (pg. 285) -- One who absquatulates; to make off, decamp, or abscond. Seems to be misused.
andouille abd cheese omelet (pg. 301) -- A spicy pork sausage.

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9/2010

Fellowship Of The Seven Stars

Veglahn, Nancy J.
This poor lonely book has never been checked out from our library since it was acquired in 1982, so I took it and read it. A minister's daughter joins a cult. An interesting story.

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At least I know a lot of Bible verses I never knew before. (page 175)

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11/2012

Rain Of Gold

Villasenor, Victor
The author tells the history of his family's emigration from Mexico to the U.S. in quite an earthy manner. I'm giving it five stars on Goodreads.

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4/2016

Candide

Voltaire, Francois Marie Arouet De
Wacky story of innocent young man experience real life, but maintaining his sense of optimism through all.

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2/2002

Charlesgate Confidential

Von Doviak, Scott
Set in Boston and told in three timelines (sometimes a bit confusing to me) is this story based on some real events. Art theft, murder, more murders. I enjoyed reading it. So did Steven King, I hear!

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"This Italian, Irish, whatever the fuck. Tribal shit."

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"Bob Boone." -- I think I went to high school with his brother. Didn't know him, of course.

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In fact, I never did any of the things depicted in this novel. I certainly never purchased a fake Maine driver's license from a classmate for the purpose of illegally purchasing alcoholic beverages. Who would believe such a thing?

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9/2024
10 books displayed
[Vachss - Vande Velde] [Vande Velde - Von Doviak] 

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