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Review: Now I’ll Tell You Everything by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Now I’ll Tell You Everything by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Face Value: There have been so many incarnations of Alice McKinley in covers over the past couple decades. And … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Adulthood, Alice McKinley, College, nostalgia, Series, Slatebreaking All Stars
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Review: Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt
Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt. Bloomsbury, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Realistic Fiction Face Value: This is a totally acceptable cover for contemporary YA fiction. The cover model looks appropriately vintage and the photo background hints at the unusual vintage twist … Continue reading
Detective Week Review: The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene. Grosset & Dunlap, 1930. Currently available. Genre: Mystery Face Value: The copy I own, an 80th Anniversary Limited Edition, has a terrifically boring cover.It’s the book cover equivalent of a yawn. But I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Carolyn Keene, Middle Grade, Mystery, Nancy Drew, nostalgia
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