by Site Owner | Mar 23, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Sports & Recreation
By John Casey, Alfred A. Knopf, 230 pages Boomer weekend warriors can rejoice. A veteran writer and sports enthusiast, John Casey, has chronicled his decades of running, cross-country skiing, rowing, walking and canoeing in his latest book, Room for Improvement: Notes...
by Site Owner | Mar 19, 2012 | Tweens
By Sonya Hartnett, In the midst of WWII, brothers Andrej and Tomas are on their own in an unnamed country after a German attack on their Gypsy encampment. Clutching their infant sister and a few bits of food, they wander into a deserted town. While searching for...
by Site Owner | Mar 19, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mystery, Crime & Thriller
By Olen Steinhauer, Minotaur Books, 400 pages Before picking up a copy of the new thriller by Olen Steinhauer, it is advisable to have read the first two books in his Milo Weaver series. Otherwise, there’s a good chance newbie readers will be shaking their heads...
by Site Owner | Feb 4, 2012 | Young Adult
by Sonya Hartnett Candlewick Press, $16.99, 227 pages In the midst of WWII brothers Andrej and Tomas are on their own in an unnamed country after a German attack on their Gypsy encampment. Clutching their infant sister and a few bits of food, they wander into a...