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  • Reviews: Books for Adult/High School
    Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 04/01/2008
    Fiction BROOKS, Geraldine . People of the Book 372p. Viking 2008. Tr $25.95. ISBN 978-0-6700182-1-5 . LC 2007018082. Adult/High School–Hanna Heath, an Australian book conservationist, is thrilled to be chosen to work on the rare illuminated Haggadah created in Spain in the Middle Ages. The book had been protected in a museum in Sarajevo until 1994, when it was rescued from certain plu... More
  • Reviews: Books for Adult/High School
    Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 03/01/2008
    Fiction BARKER, Clive . Mister B. Gone 248p. HarperCollins 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-018298-4 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–Inside this beautifully designed book lies the incredibly gruesome memoir of a 14th-century demon. As the story begins, Jakobok’s father has an abusive temper and his mother doesn’t listen. More
  • Adult Books for High School Students
    Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 02/01/2008
    Fiction CARD, Orson Scott . A War of Gifts: An Ender Story 128p. Tor 2007. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-0-7653-1282-2 . LC 2007022041. Adult/High School–Set in a war-torn future, this novella moves from the series hero to Zeck, son of an abusive fundamentalist preacher. His phenomenal abilities for memorization and judging a situation make him an ideal candidate for the International FleetR... More
  • Adult/High School
    Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 01/01/2008
    Fiction CEZAIR-THOMPSON, Margaret . The Pirate's Daughter . 393p. Unbridled . 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-1-932961-40-9 . LC 2007020018. Adult/High School—"This is a story that could only have taken place in the tropics, where the climate draws sea rovers, pirates, and desperadoes from all corners of the world. More
  • Reviews: Books for Adult/High School
    Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 12/01/2007
    Fiction GREENE, Thomas Christopher . Envious Moon 288p. Morrow 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-115387-7 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–Seventeen-year-old Anthony has followed in his late father’s footsteps onto a fishing boat, but the lure of college (and college girls) means that he wouldn’t turn down the chance to earn a little extra money. More
  • Reviews: Books for Adult/High School
    Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 11/01/2007
    Fiction BÁEZ, Annecy . My Daughter’s Eyes and Other Stories 205p. Curbstone 2007. pap. $15. ISBN 978-1-931896-38-2 . LC 2006028832. Adult/High School–These powerful and loving stories are told by a daughter recalling and expanding on the tales her mother recounted of her own life. More
  • Reviews: Books for Adult/High School
    10/01/2007
    Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA Fiction HILL, Joe . 20th Century Ghosts 336p. Morrow 2007. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-06-114797-5 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School–This collection of short stories will appeal not only to fantasy and horror fans, but also to those who appreciate drama and suspense. More
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