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December 1, 2013

DECKED WITH HOLLY by Marni Bates

December 1, 2013

Happy First Advent! What better way to get into the Christmas season than with holiday-day themed books? So I picked up Decked With Holly by Marni Bates to get into the mood. It was a little less Christmassy than I had expected because one of the main characters, Holly, is of Jewish descent, so Christmas wasn’t…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: christmas, cruises, dating, family problems, friendship, holidays, humour, light-hearted books, music bands, realistic fiction, vacation

October 29, 2013

INTENTIONS by Deborah Heiligman

October 29, 2013

Rachel, as with everyone else in the community, adored Rabbi Cohn. He was her role model and a seemingly charming man. Whenever he led services, she would lap up every single word he said. In her eyes, he was perfect and he could do no wrong. That is, until the day she reached the temple…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: adultery, american authors, cheating, death, dementia, faith, family problems, friendship, high school, judaism, morality, poverty, realistic fiction

October 22, 2013

HOW I LOST YOU by Janet Gurtler

October 22, 2013

For sports lovers, I’d say this is a good book. While the synopsis doesn’t mention it, Grace and Kya are really into paintball. They play competitively and aim to be part the Grinders, an all-women’s college team, when they leave high school. Grace’s father owns a paintball place, so the two of them and their…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: bullying, canadian authors, dating, family, family problems, friendship, growing up, paintball, rape, realistic fiction, romance, self-esteem, vacation

October 15, 2013

RIPTIDE by Lindsey Scheibe

October 15, 2013

When I picked up this book, I expected a light summer read about surfing. It turned out to be much more than that. For better or for worse, it turned out to be an issues book. Grace has a lot of trouble with her parents at home, and family to her doesn’t quite mean safety…

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· Categories: Fiction Keywords: american authors, debut authors, domestic violence, family problems, friendship, multiculturalism, realistic fiction, romance, self-esteem, sports, surfing, vacation

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