Carpe Diem by Autumn Cornwell

June 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

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When a schedule-obsessed overachiever ends up in Southeast Asia with the grandmother she’s never met before, she’s forced to challenge her own assumptions and maybe even take a risk or two.
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Harmless by Dana Reinhardt

June 21st, 2007 · 3 Comments

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After their alibi is busted, three girls spin a whopper of a lie to keep from getting in trouble with their parents.
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Unprotected by Anonymous, MD

April 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Synopsis:
A survey of the state of affairs in campus counseling, presenting the argument that sexual activity is being left out of the equation with disastrous results.
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The full title, Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in her Profession Endangers Every Student, offers a very good sense of the writer’s agenda, and she provides a [...]

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The Keeper by Sarah Langan

March 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
In a rotting-down town in nowheresville Maine, a woman with a broken mind haunts the minds of the inhabitants, tormenting their dreams and leading them to make deadly choices.
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I picked The Keeper up after reading about it on SciFi Wire, but I have to say I was disappointed. The writing is assured, and Langan [...]

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Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult

November 11th, 2006 · 1 Comment

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When a dead baby is discovered in an Amish barn, a Plain girl finds herself on trial for murder. She says she can’t remember… then all she wants to do is confess. But is she actually guilty–and of what?
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Happyland by J. Robert Lennon

October 14th, 2006 · 1 Comment

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An American Girl-type doll company owner decides to buy a town, wreaking havoc in her wake.
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