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Echoes of Titanic by Mindy Starns Clark

A great-granddaughter of a Titanic survivor, Kelsey Tate turns to Cole Thorton and is strengthened by his love and her childhood faith after her boss is murdered and her own life is threatened. Kelsey must race the clock to protect her family legacy, her livelihood and her future.

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April 13, 2012

When we left off last week, I was on the Outer Banks headed to the opening of Duck’s Cottage Downtown in Manteo, which is located where the Manteo Booksellers used to be. Jamie Layton, one of the co-owners, is known to many of you for contributing Bookreporter.com reviews and interviews through the years. Jamie --- who has been one of the managers of the original Duck’s Cottage, which is still going strong in Duck --- first got the idea to open this new store in early October and called to chat with me about her plans for it.

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April 13, 2012

Spring Break Vacation Reading - Part Two

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By Carol Fitzgerald
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The weather got gloriously better towards the end of our trip and thus my reading moved from the couch to lounge chairs on the patio and even poolside! I have been looking forward to HEADING OUT TO WONDERFUL by Robert Goolrick (June 12th) for months now. As many of you recall I was just crazy about A RELIABLE WIFE, which was a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. There are many parallels between the two books including the lonely characters who have lots churning inside.

Andrew Wilson, author of Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived

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April 13, 2012

Of Hollywood, Reality, and Armpit Hair: A Titanic Tale

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Allan Wolf is an award-winning children's and young adult novelist, poet, educator, and performer. His novels told in verse include NEW FOUND LAND: Lewis and Clark's Voyage of Discovery and Zane's Trace. His poetry books include IMMERSED IN VERSE, THE BLOOD-HUNGRY SPLEEN AND OTHER POEMS ABOUT PARTS, and MORE THAN FRIENDS: Poems From Him and Her. Allan is former Educational Director for Poetry Alive!, a national touring company that presents theatrical poetry shows for all ages. He lives in Asheville with his wife and three children and can recite hundreds of poems from memory. In his newest book, THE WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT: Voices from the Titanic, he evokes twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself. http://www.allanwolf.com

Goosebumps Horrorland #1: Revenge of the Living Dummy by R. L. Stine

Fright-master R.L. Stine invites you on an all-new, all-terrifying adventure!

The thrill ride begins when 12-year-old Britney Crosby encounters an old ventriloquist's dummy with a lively secret --- and a wicked plan.

Just when she thinks the nightmare is over, Britney receives an invitation to an amusement park where everything is not as it seems. Who --- or what --- is summoning ordinary kids to HorrorLand? Britney and her friends must find out fast --- or remain trapped forever in the scariest place on Earth. 

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Goosebumps Horrorland #2: Creep from The Deep by R. L. Stine

Billy and his sister, Sheena, unwittingly dive into a terrifying mystery when they accept a surprise invitation to HorrorLand --- the amusement park that always lives up to its name.

But first Billy and Sheena must sink or swim aboard a doomed ship that happens to be underwater --- with a captain who happens to be dead. At least, he used to be! 

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Goosebumps Horrorland #3: Monster Blood For Breakfast! by R. L. Stine

For an athlete like Matt Daniels, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It's also the most dangerous. That's because somebody is about to pull a mean prank. The recipe is simple: Just add gooey, green Monster Blood.

As if Matt's problems weren't big and slimy enough, an invitation to HorrorLand is also on its way. Can Matt survive inside a terrifying scream park where trouble lurks behind every turnstile? Can YOU? 

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Goosebumps Horrorland: #4: The Scream of the Haunted Mask by R. L. Stine

After the worst Halloween ever, Carly Beth assumed that nothing could be scarier than a drooling rubber mask with a mind of its own. The Haunted Mask is its name. Don't wear it out.

One year later, the ugly, green mask mysteriously calls out to her again, and ugly, green masks don't like to be ignored.

If Carly Beth can survive the night, even a terrifying amusement park like HorrorLand might seem like a vacation. Then again, maybe not… 

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Goosebumps Horrorland #5: Dr. Maniac Vs. Robby Schwartz by R. L. Stine

Robby publishes a daily comic strip on the Web. It features Dr. Maniac, a villain with a wicked grin and even more wicked superpowers. And now Dr. Maniac is on the loose…in the real world!

Will Robby survive his encounter with Dr. Maniac and join the other kids who have been summoned to HorrorLand? Either way, danger is drawing closer and closer…. 

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