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Short and Tweet Review: Pride & Prejudice Graphic Novel by Nancy Butler, Hugo Petrus, & Jane Austen

September 15, 2015

Title: Pride & Prejudice Author: Nancy Butler, Hugo Petrus, Jane Austen Series: Jane Austen: Marvel Adaptations Publisher: Marvel Publication Date: 2009 Pages: 114 Format/Source: Hardback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Classics An adaptation of the original by Jane Austen that tells of Lizzy Bennet and her loveable, ...

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Graphic Novel Review: Maus I & II, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhod

September 10, 2015

Title: Maus, I: A Survivor’s Tale: My Father Bleeds HistoryAuthor: Art SpiegelmanSeries: Maus #1Publisher: Pantheon Books, a division of Random HousePublication Date: 1986Pages: 159Format/Source: Paperback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Non-fiction, Memoir Maus is the story of Vladek Spiegelman, a Jewish survivor of ...

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Mini Review: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Graphic Novels #1.1 & #1.2

September 7, 2015

Title: The Girl With the Dragon TattooAuthor: Denise Mina, Leonardo Manco, Andrea Mutti, Stieg LarssonSeries: Millennium: The Graphic Novels #1.1Publisher: Vertigo, a trademark of DC ComicsPublication Date: 2012Pages: 146Format/Source: Hardback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Mystery, Thriller DC Comics/Vertigo will publish the ...

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Mini Review: Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles #3.5) by Marissa Meyer

August 21, 2015

Title: Fairest Author: Marissa Meyer Series: The Lunar Chronicles #3.5 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: January 27, 2015 Pages: 220 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Science Fiction, Retelling In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar ...

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Review: This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales

August 7, 2015

Title: This Song Will Save Your Life Author: Leila Sales Series: None Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Books For Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: 2013 Pages: 274 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Making friends has never been Elise Dembowski’s strong suit. All throughout her ...

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Mini Review: Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley

July 30, 2015

Title: Magonia Author: Maria Dahvana Headley Series: Magonia #1 Publisher: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: April 28, 2015 Pages: 309 Format/Source: Hardback/Won Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy Aza Ray is drowning in thin air. Since she was a baby, Aza has suffered from a mysterious lung disease that makes it ever ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Judy Schachner

July 16, 2015

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 5-year-old son reviews children’s books! Want to know more about Kiddo’s Corner Reviews? Go here to find out more! Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones Written and illustrated by: Judy Schachner Published by: Scholastic Published: 2007 ...

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Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

July 10, 2015

Title: We Were Liars Author: E. Lockhart Series: None Publisher: Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Publication Date: 2014 Pages: 225 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Mystery A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A ...

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Review: A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab

July 2, 2015

Title: A Darker Shade of Magic Author: V.E. Schwab Series: A Darker Shade of Magic #1 Publisher: Tor, an imprint of Macmillan Publication Date: February 24, 2015 Pages: 398 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy Kell is one of the last Travelers—rare magicians who choose a parallel universe to visit. ...

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Review: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

June 12, 2015

Title: Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda Author: Becky Albertalli Series: None Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: April 7, 2015 Pages: 303 Format/Source: Hardback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBT Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama ...

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