Free Books from BookExpo! Check out the most recent MiniBook Expo Reviews: Cereus Blooms at Night: A Novel Exiles in America: A Novel The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters Cereus Blooms At Night by Shani Mootoo — Read Melanie's full review on caffinara Exiles in America — Read Daejin's full review on suburbanperil.com The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters — Read Daejin's full review on suburbanperil.com More MiniBook Expo Reviews on unsweetened.ca.There are still books available, check them out on unsweetened.ca and let me know if you are interested.
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Review: Home Run
Home Run by Paul Kropp [Doubleday Canada]Reviewed by PRCS This was an enjoyable and quick read. Although aimed at the teenage market 14+, I would say 16-18 would be a better age group for this novel as some descriptions contain rather adult content. This book is a follow-up to Running the Bases which I have not read. The story takes place in Canada. Alan Mackin has started his first year of uni, saying adieu to his oldhome life with his parents and their restrictions. But the university world is more complex then ever.
Review: Stealing Mercury
Stealing Mercury by Lori Cayer [J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing]Reviewed by Christine Thorpe Do You Notice The Blue of Sky The two epigraphs to this selection from Lori Cayer‘s book of poetry Stealing Mercury read: A hundred thousand impressionfrom the spiritare wanting to come through here. I feel stunnedin this abundance, crushed and dead. Rumi What is the nameof the deep breath I would take over and overfor all of us? Call it Whatever you want, it…
Review: The Wild Girl
The Wild Girl by Jim Fergus [Hyperion Books]Reviewed by PRCS This book was a wonderful reading from start to finish. Takes place during the depression in 1930′s American midwest, it is the story of a young Apache girl ‘la nina bronca’ who was so wild the hunter who found her in the caves, bought her in to town put her in jail. Curosity got the better of local people so the sheriff charged admission for people to come and see her. Although certain historical events are in this book, everything is a work of fiction i.e. The Great Apache expedition…
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You guys really have done your homework and reviews are starting to come in. Full reviews. I was expecting short summaries. This rocks! Hey, I’ve even had an author, Carolyn Wilman, offer a copy of her book for the miniBookExpo for Bloggers! Check out the books reviewed so far Clementine by Sarah Pennypacker [Hyperion for Kids] — never mind the kids, you should read this one for yourself first. — Read ers’ full review on park(dale)life The Grays by Whitley Strieber — It’s as if we are actually reading in a “lost time” kind of style, something abductees experience when…
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Alexa is this week's Featured Member blog on Food Bloggers of Canada
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Alexa was featured as View The Vibe Friday Foodie, which started with "I caught up with this social media maven a few months ago at the Oikos’ Christmas in August dinner party and she stunned the heck out of me! This Jill of all trades is a publisher, writer, food blogger, photographer and lover of all things edible. She has her own publication of restaurant guides called Cheap Eats,...
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