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What are some of the best books that your librarians have suggested to you? Name up to five.

April 16, 2010

April 16, 2010 - April 29, 2010

Send us your current reading recommendations with your comments and a rating of 1 to 5 stars. To make sure other readers will be able to find the book, please include the full title and correct author names (your entry must include these to be eligible to win). The Word of Mouth archives can be searched using the "Search" feature at the top right of the page.

April 15, 2010

Did you know that this is National Library Week? I have to admit, I didn’t know until last week, when Carol told me about it and also about her own efforts to keep one of the libraries in her hometown open (read the whole story here). Carol’s story resonated with me, because I too was a “library kid.” My mom made weekly trips to the library and picked up books for herself and my dad, and I always tagged along and got my own. My mom was also a volunteer at my grade school’s library. Going to the library was as much a part of my childhood as going to the arcade or toy store.

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April 14, 2010

Bookreporter.com Regional Bestseller Roundup - April 14th

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Tangled by Carolyn Mackler

April 2010

Jena, Dakota, Skye and Owen are all at Paradise --- the resort in the Caribbean, that is --- for different reasons, but in Paradise their lives become tangled together in ways none of them can predict. Over the course of four months, through four voices and four stories, what happened in Paradise will change them all.

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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

April 2010

Clay Jenkins returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it. Inside he discovers 13 cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush, who committed suicide two weeks earlier. She explains that there are 13 reasons why she decided to end her life --- and Clay is one of them.

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Editorial content for Chef

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Chef

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Mesmeric, mournful, and intensely lyrical, CHEF is a brave and compassionate debut about hope, love, and memory set against the devastatingly beautiful, war-scarred backdrop of occupied Kashmir.

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Mesmeric, mournful, and intensely lyrical, CHEF is a brave and compassionate debut about hope, love, and memory set against the devastatingly beautiful, war-scarred backdrop of occupied Kashmir.

April 13, 2010

Bookreporter.com On Sale Today --- Tuesday, April 13th

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Interview: Rhoda Janzen, author of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir Of Going Home

Apr 13, 2010

 

Question: What prompted you to write MENNONITE IN A LITTLE BLACK DRESS?

Interview: Jane Yolen, author of Foiled

Apr 13, 2010

Jane Yolen is one of fantasy publishing’s most prolific and renowned figures. Throughout hundreds of books spanning decades in an accomplished and award-winning career, she has built up a legion of followers. Now, she’s unleashing the graphic novel Foiled, a delightful and mysterious story centered on a teenage girl named Aliera who excels at fencing but not personal interaction. When she meets Avery, an enigmatic young man at her high school, she’s intrigued by his unique ways.