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Viola in Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani

April 2011

Viola doesn't want to go to boarding school, but somehow she ends up at an all-girls school in South Bend, Indiana far away from her home in Brooklyn, New York. There's no way she's going to survive the year. Boarding school, though, and her roommates and even the Midwest are nothing like she thought they would be.

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Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy

April 2011

A quiet, severely disfigured Afghan girl experiences a promising vision of her nation's future when American troops occupy her desert village and arrange surgery for her cleft lip. Based on an enlightening true story, WORDS IN THE DUST tells of a shy 13-year-old and how much her life changes because of the simple kindness of a few concerned American soldiers. Reviewed by Melanie Smith and excerpted.

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Interview: Rae Meadows, author of Mothers and Daughters

Apr 1, 2011

Rae Meadows is the author of MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS, the riveting tale of a new mom who discovers a whole host of buried secrets after receiving a box of her mother's belongings, which forces her to face a few of her own.

Interview: Gregg Olsen, author of Closer Than Blood

Apr 1, 2011

In Gregg Olsen's newest thriller, CLOSER THAN BLOOD, Detective Kendall Stark --- first introduced in VICTIM SIX --- investigates a former classmate who has recently murdered her husband.

Interview: Anna Jean Mayhew, author of The Dry Grass of August

Apr 1, 2011

A Southern woman born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, Anna Jean Mayhew is the author of THE DRY GRASS OF AUGUST, the spellbinding story of a 13-year-old girl who is confronted with racial tensions --- and an unexpected tragedy --- when s

Author Talk: Trent Reedy, author of Words in the Dust

Apr 1, 2011

A first-time novelist and a member of the Army National Guard, Trent Reedy is the author of WORDS IN THE DUST, the remarkable tale of an Afghan girl named Zulaikha who dares to hope for a better future --- - and the surgery she'll need to fix

Mark Twain, PUDD'NHEAD WILSON

This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.
 

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Mark Twain, PUDD'NHEAD WILSON

Name up to three books that you think have a great opening --- either a prologue or first chapter.

April 1, 2011

Viola in the Spotlight by Adriana Trigiani

April 2011

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the cover photo shoot for VIOLA IN THE SPOTLIGHT, and listen to author Adriana Trigiani talk about her latest book.

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April 2011

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