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May 2012

Hi folks!

April showers may bring May flowers, and days spent indoors produced a lot of wonderful hours spent reading this past month. Truly enjoyed a number of highly-diverse but great books, including always reliable Harlan Coben’s Stay Close, Cheryl Strayed’s remarkable journey Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail and Eleanor Brown’s precious The Weird Sisters.

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 May, and enjoy your books!

Danny ;-)
The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship

The Teammates: A Portrait of a Friendship

By David Halberstam 217 pages Adult

Danny Says

I’m a sucker for baseball stories, and Halberstam’s book (told ingeniously using flashbacks as Dominic DiMaggio and Johnny Pesky drive 1,300 miles to visit their former teammate and beloved dying friend Ted Williams) chronicles the bonds of four legendary Boston Red Sox during the 1940s. This book will move even Yankee fans. It reinforced my depression over Halberstam’s early death a few years ago in a car accident that left a lot of us wondering how many great future books were stolen from us on that tragic day. Two words: Read Halberstam. He is masterful.
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The Ox-Bow Incident (Modern Library Classics)

The Ox-Bow Incident (Modern Library Classics)

By Walter Van Tilburg Clark 288 pages Adult

Danny Says

I had not read a good, old-fashioned Western in awhile, and a recent viewing of the wonderful Henry Fonda movie inspired me to pick up the text. It did not disappoint. As a matter of fact, readers could draw a lot of parallels between this story and current incidents involving mob justice.
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Real Time: Stories and a Reminiscence

Real Time: Stories and a Reminiscence

By Amit Chaudhuri 192 pages Adult

Danny Says

I have not been this fascinated about India since reading Gandhi’s autobiography. Chaudhuri masterfully crafts tales that demonstrate the contrasts between young and old India. Stimulating reading.
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How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous

How They Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous

By Georgia Bragg 192 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

With funny cartoons by Kevin O’Malley to lighten up the text, Bragg offers tidbits and trivia about 19 famous dead people that is sure to cause a reading frenzy among boys, in particular.
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Close to Famous

Close to Famous

By Joan Bauer 272 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

One of my most important requirements for young adult books is a happy ending, as I am sick of books about teenage suicide, drug abuse and neglect. While plenty of awful things happen in protagonist Foster’s life, she and her mother endure in this book filled with wonderfully quirky characters.
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Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck

Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck

By Margarita Engle 176 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Powerful historical fiction that is sure to incite classroom conversations about slavery. Engle, a past Newbery honoree, is a terrific writer.
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Head Games: A PrettyTOUGH Novel

Head Games: A PrettyTOUGH Novel

By Nicole Leigh Shepherd 288 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Trying to put her past behind her (a crazy basketball season and breaking up with her boyfriend), Kylie focuses on pursuing a softball scholarship to UCLA. Good book for teenage girls trying to manage lots of issues at once. Sound like anyone you know?
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The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps

The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps

By Jeanette Winter 48 pages Children

Danny Says

Jane Goodall is simply an amazing human being, and the brilliant author Jeanette Winter does a fine job of illustrating for children Goodall’s determination and bravery in studying wild chimpanzees and fighting for their protection and preservation.
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Passing the Music Down

Passing the Music Down

By Sarah Sullivan 32 pages Children

Danny Says

With lovely illustrations by Barry Root, this touching story tells the tale of an old accomplished fiddle player teaching everything he knows to a young boy in Appalachia. The prose is lyrical – perfect for just before bedtime.
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Monster Hunt: Exploring Mysterious Creatures with Jim Arnosky

Monster Hunt: Exploring Mysterious Creatures with Jim Arnosky

By Jim Arnosky 32 pages Children

Danny Says

Fun look at whether legendary beasts like the Loch Ness Monster might exist and how to search for them. Very enjoyable reading adventure for kids and parents alike.
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