by Site Owner | Oct 2, 2011 | Tweens
By Benson Bobrick, Knopf Books for Young Readers, $19.99, 132 pages “Then the greatest cavalry movement of the war began. Under the boyish Wilson, 12,000 mounted men made a wide detour around the Rebel left, dismounted, and advanced. Armed with the seven-shot...
by Site Owner | Oct 1, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Current Events & Politics, Nature, Outdoors & Animals, Reference
By Jeffrey A. Kottler, Prometheus Books, $25.00, 311 pages “Although I am a relatively nonviolent, sensitive guy, prone to avoid direct confrontation whenever possible, there is a part of me that really enjoys watching others in the midst of conflict, especially...
by Site Owner | Oct 1, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Home & Garden
By Editors & Contributors of Fine Gardening, The Taunton Press, $19.95, 208 pages “Containers are the great garden equalizer. No matter where you live, how big your space, or how small your budget, you can do it. Of course, attempting to grow plants in the...
by Site Owner | Aug 10, 2011 | Young Adult
By Sean Beaudoin, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, $16.99, 368 pages At Salt River High, the cliques rule the school. But when Euclidian member Wesley Payne is discovered hanging upside-down from the goal posts, wrapped in duct tape, fingers point toward two...
by Site Owner | Aug 3, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Romance
by Katie Fforde St. Martin’s Press, $25.99, 388 pages Since I’m a romantic and enjoy comedy, I was positive I would like Katie Fforde’s Love Letters: A Novel. While I did chuckle during certain scenes – because they are relatable – Fforde’s tale of lust...
