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Review: Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin

January 28, 2016

Title: Symptoms of Being Human Author: Jeff Garvin Series: None Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: February 2, 2016 Pages: 352 Format/Source: eARC/From publisher via Edelweiss Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, LGBTQIA The first thing you’re going to want to know about me is: Am I a boy, or am I a ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

December 17, 2015

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 6-year-old son reviews children’s books! Want to know more about Kiddo’s Corner Reviews? Go here to find out more! Are You My Mother? By: P.D. Eastman Published by: Random House Published: 1960 Where we got it: Purchased years ago A ...

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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss

November 19, 2015

Kiddo’s Corner Reviews is my new feature here at The Overstuffed Bookcase, where my 6-year-old son reviews children’s books! Want to know more about Kiddo’s Corner Reviews? Go here to find out more! Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? By: Dr. Seuss Published by: Random House Published: 1970 Where we got it: Purchased it from a ...

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Review: Just Visiting by Dahlia Adler

November 13, 2015

Title: Just Visiting Author: Dahlia Adler Series: None Publisher: Spencer Hill Contemporary Publication Date: November 17, 2015 Pages: 348 Format/Source: eARC/From the author Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary Reagan Forrester wants out—out of her trailer park, out of reach of her freeloading mother, and out of the shadow of the ...

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Review: More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera

October 22, 2015

Title: More Happy Than Not Author: Adam Silvera Series: None Publisher: Soho Teen Publication Date: June 2, 2015 Pages: 293 Format/Source: Hardback/Library Age Group/Genre: Young Adult/Contemporary, Science Fiction, LGBTQIA In his twisty, gritty, profoundly moving debut—called “mandatory reading” by the New York Times—Adam Silvera brings to ...

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Short and Tweet Review: The Night Bookmobile by Audrey Niffenegger

September 28, 2015

Title: The Night Bookmobile Author: Audrey Niffenegger Series: None Publisher: Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Abrams Publication Date: 2010 Pages: 40 Format/Source: Hardback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Magical Realism First serialised in the Guardian, The Night Bookmobile tells the story of a young woman who one night ...

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Review: Black Orchid by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean

September 24, 2015

Title: Black Orchid Author: Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean Series: None Publisher: Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics Publication Date: 1990 Pages: 160 Format/Source: Hardback Graphic Novel/Library Age Group/Genre: Adult/Science Fiction, Fantasy After being viciously murdered, Susan Linden is reborn fully grown as the Black Orchid, a hybrid of ...

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Review: The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

August 27, 2015

Title: The Thief Author: Megan Whalen Turner Series: The Queen’s Thief #1 Publisher: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publication Date: 1996 Pages: 280 Format/Source: Paperback/Purchased Age Group/Genre: Young Adult, Middle Grade/Fantasy The king’s scholar, the magus, believes he knows the site of an ancient ...

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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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Kiddo’s Corner Reviews: Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman

August 14, 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! Go, Dog. Go! Written by: P.D. Eastman Published by: Random House Published: 1961 Where we got it: Purchased years ago ...