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April 2010

Hi folks!

I hope you are all doing well. I decided to take a break from non-fiction this past month and read a bunch of science fiction. I came across several fun titles, including LM Preston’s Explorer X-Alpha, Robert Heinlein’s Stranger in a Strange Land, Kate Elliott’s Spirit Gate and Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife (now I understand what all the fuss was about).

Anyhow, enjoy this month’s book selections below. I hope you are all reading some wonderful books. Make sure to tell me all about them. If you're an author or a publisher and would like to send me review copies of your book(s), please send them to the address listed for authors and publishers.

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Have a wonderful April, and enjoy your books!

Danny ;-)
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

By Jill Bolte Taylor 224 pages Adult

Danny Says

The brain fascinates me, especially since it remains such a mystery. Bolte Taylor, a Harvard-trained brain scientist, recounts how her own massive stroke provided insight into one of the greatest conflicts taking place on the planet: the conflict between the right and left brain. Fascinating!
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Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir

Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir

By Bich Minh Nguyen 272 pages Adult

Danny Says

Amidst the torment of her relocated Vietnamese family’s home in Michigan, Nguyen finds humor in this coming-of-age story that is filled with enough 80s references to fill a VH-1 special. 
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Six-Gun Caballero

Six-Gun Caballero

By L. Ron Hubbard 148 pages Adult

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The Case of the Purloined Professor

The Case of the Purloined Professor

By Judy Cox 256 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

I am making it my mission to get students to read Judy Cox. This is her second story about two rat brothers who live in a cage in Ms. Dove’s fifth-grade classroom who, once in a while, escape for an adventure around the globe. Make sure to check out its predecessor, The Mystery of the Burmese Bandicoot (see July 2008 review).
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Blackbriar

Blackbriar

By William Sleator 224 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

I’ve been on a William Sleator kick lately. I hear all of these teens talking about their favorite scary authors, and I challenge them to read Sleator. That man knows how to tell a terrifying tale.
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Keep Sweet

Keep Sweet

By Michele Dominguez Greene 224 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

An eerie tale of a teen’s life in a polygamist community. Sort of a cross between Under the Banner of Heaven, The Chosen One and Big Love. Great book for sparking lively classroom discussions.
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The Krybosian Stairpath

The Krybosian Stairpath

By S. R. R. Colvin 204 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Middle-school science teachers will especially appreciate this book about an 11-year-old girl whose family lives in an extraordinary underground house. Great way to excite students about geology. Fantasy that is scientifically-based!
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Bad Luck Bridesmaid: The Complicated Life of Claudia Cristina Cortez

Bad Luck Bridesmaid: The Complicated Life of Claudia Cristina Cortez

By Diana G Gallagher 88 pages Children

Danny Says

Another title in the popular Complicated Life of Claudia Cristina Cortez series that is great at building reading confidence for third graders starting chapter books. The books are all teacher-friendly, with discussion questions, writing prompts and helpful illustrations by Brann Garvey that make these books ideal candidates for Readers’ Theatre.  
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Letters To A Soldier

Letters To A Soldier

By David Falvey 32 pages Children

Danny Says

Hutt organized her fourth graders to write letters to Lt. Falvey while he was deployed to Iraq, and this book includes the kids’ letters and pictures, as well as Falvey’s responses and photographs. I use this book to inspire students to write.
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The Easter Egg

The Easter Egg

By Jan Brett 32 pages Children

Danny Says

Sometimes I take it for granted that everybody knows who the greatest children’s authors are. I was terrified to discover a friend recently who had never heard of Jan Brett. Blasphemy! Her book The Mitten is a favorite of my own children, and I figured I’d be timely and include The Easter Egg just in time for a certain holiday.
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