Title: The Almost Moon
Classification: Fiction
Author: Alice Sebold
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: Helen plays the role of the ever doting daughter. Whenever there is a problem with her mother, a neighbor calls and Helen comes to the rescue. But this particular time, something is different. Helen mentally snaps and in a quick moment, she suffocates her mother. The story follows what happens during the 24 hours after she kills her mother. I admit that after reading The Lovely Bones, it is hard not to have high expectations for this book. I didn't find the book as captivating and hard to put down as I did for The Lovely Bones, but it was still pretty good.
Title: The Birth Order Book
Classification: Social, World & Cultural Studies
Author: Dr. Kevin Lehman
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Copyright: 1998
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Reviewer Comments: This is one of my favorite books. I have never read a book that helps you get to know the traits of people based on their birth order. I love this book so much that it is has become my standard baby shower gift because it is so insightful. It amazes me how every time I pick up the book, I'll learn something new because there is so much to absorb that you don't get all of it the first couple time around. The way the chapters are separated makes the book a quick read because you don't necessarily have to read the whole thing. You can skip around to the chapters that apply to your own family.
Title: The Boleyn Inheritance
Classification: Fiction
Author: Philippa Greggory
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2006
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Reviewer Comments: After being intrigued by The Other Boleyn, I decided to read another Greggory novel. I found that I enjoyed this book more than the first one. Again, the book uses historical research and continues the tale of the wives of King Henry the Eighth. I think I liked it more because the book looked at the same time period from different perspectives. Instead of taking the reader through the main character's viewpoint, Greggory shows us perspectives from Anne of Cleaves, Katherine Howard, and Jane Rochford. I think this gave the book more feeling to it as it showed how much each woman risked as their families pushed them in front of Henry in their hopes to gain family the status ranking they desired and only King Henry could give.
Title: Bones to Ashes
Classification: Mystery
Author: Kathy Reichs
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: It's been a while since I've picked up a Temperance Brennan series book. Despite the time away, I found it easy to pick up where I left off. This newest tale takes Temperance back to her childhood after her father passes away. Bones are discovered that bring up the possibility of them belonging to her long forgotten friend who disappeared suddenly so many years ago. Taking on this case becomes personal as Temperance works to discover the true identity of the bones. Is it her missing childhood friend or not? Reichs takes you along for a ride as the answer is revealed. (Click here to check out other reviews for this title)
Title: Book of the Dead
Classification: Fiction
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: I typically would rate a Patricia Cornwell book a 4 or 5, but unfortunately, I can't with any good conscience rate this any higher than a 3. As much as I love the Kay Scarpetta series, I'm beginning to wonder if this series should just end. The story lines are not as strong and captivating as they used to be. The case they are working on is interesting but once she throws in the character's personal issues, it just muddles up the story. For the first time ever, I actually put this book aside to read another one and then came back to it. (Click here to check out other reviews for this title)
Title: The Bright Forever
Classification: Fiction
Author: Lee Martin
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Copyright: 2005
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Reviewer Comments: This book kinda reminds me of The Lovely Bones but without the narration of the dead child. Katie Mackey, a nine-year old girl disappears while returning library books on her bike. The anguish of the family and towns people as they try to search for Katie and get the answers they seek on what happened. They question whether one of their own be responsible for the disappearance. The book is heart warming and looks at the situation through the perspectives of different people.
Classification: Fiction
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Publisher: Atria
Copyright: 2008
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Reviewer Comments: In this latest novel, Jennifer Weiner picks up where she left off from a previous book (Good in Bed). This story jumps ahead several years to when Cannie's daughter, Joy is about to turn thirteen. At the end of Good in Bed, Cannie writes a fictionalized version of her life and it becomes a best seller. In true form, that book comes back to haunt her in Certain Girls. After prompting from one of her classmates, Joy sneaks a copy of the book and reads it. Things written in the book cause Joy to question and starts up her own investigation into what is real in the book and what is not. And let's not forget the usual teenage angst and rebellion. I think this book is a wonderful follow up to Good in Bed. I would love to see another follow up of this book.
Title: Daddy's Little Girl
Classification: Mystery
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2002
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Reviewer Comments: Ellie Cavanaugh has lived a very difficult life since her older sister Andrea was murdered. Ellie knew Andrea was seeing an older wealthy local boy but kept the secret from her parents. Several years after the trial and conviction of the wealthy boyfriend, he is released from prison still professing his innocence. Enraged, Ellie returns to her hometown to prove once and for all that he is the one responsible for her sister's death. In true Mary Higgins Clark style, the story goes back and forth to did he or didn't he. You'll have to read the book to find out! It is truly enjoying to be able to read a book and not guess the ending until it comes.
Title: Damaged
Classification: Nonfiction
Author: Cathy Glass
Publisher: HarperElement
Copyright: 2006
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Reviewer Comments: In this true first hand account of a foster carer to an 8 year old little girl named Jodie. It seems that the foster care system oversights that happen in the US also happen in the United Kingdom. How disheartening to read the tale of such emotional and sexual abuse that Jodie went through at the hands of her own parents. Despite the help she is receiving, her future seems really bleak on being able to function within a normal family environment. As sad as the story is, it is a captivating account of what one person can do to help Jodie when everyone else turned their backs when she became too difficult to handle.
Title: Double Cross
Classification: Fiction
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Lilttle, Brown & Co.
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: In this latest installment of the Alex Cross series, James Patterson sticks to a familiar story line formula found throughout the series. One could find this predictability boring, but Patterson seems to keep finding ways to keep it interesting. For all of your Alex Cross fans, this book should keep you satisfied until the next installment.
Title: Dream When You're Feeling Blue
Classification: Fiction
Author: Elizabeth Berg
Publisher: Random House
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: This story is about the Heaney sisters, Kitty, Louise and Tish at the time of World War II. A time where USO dances, metal drives, and the sense of patriotism is the everyday norm. It is not long before Kitty and Louise tearfully see their boyfriends off to fight in the war and the worry whether or not they will make it back begins. This tale follows the girls as they correspond with their men. As time goes by, their beliefs, strength and love about everything they know is tested and pushed to the limit. Elizabeth Berg writes a charming story that transports the reader back in time.
Title: Duma Key
Classification: Vampire, Horror & Other Creatures of the Night
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Scribner
Copyright: 2008
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Reviewer Comments: Edgar Freemantle beat the odds and survived a crane accident at his company's job site. He lost his right arm in the accident and lost a lot more during the recovery. His behavior caused his wife to leave him and alienate one of his two daughters. Feeling suicidal, Edgar takes his shrink's advice and moves to Duma Key, Florida. There he discovers a talent for painting that he never knew he had. He becomes friends with his landlord and her care giver and not long after, happenings related to his landlord's childhood starts to emerge. Another long novel by Stephen King but pretty decent compared to Lisey's Story. For the Stephen King fans who don't mind the less horror direction he is going towards these days, they will like this one.
Classification: Biography
Author: Carolyn Jessop & Laura Palmer
Publisher: Broadway
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: Wow. The life story of how Carolyn Jessop was born and raised with the values and beliefs of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS) is unbelievable. As a young child, Carolyn idolized her grandmother and faithfully believed the stories told to her about their lifestyle. But as she grew up and her grandmother passes, her independent thinking takes hold and her eyes open to the corruption within the FLDS. Carolyn is forced to become the fourth wife to a man over thirty years older than her. After fifteen years in this family, she bears eight children with him. During those fifteen years, Carolyn is psychologically abused and scrutinized by the other three wives. One night, Carolyn knows she has to flee and that it has to be now. With her husband hot on her heels, Carolyn and the children make it to freedom. This story is truly courageous and a must read in my book!
Classification: Fiction
Author: Mitch Albom
Publisher: Hyperion
Copyright: 2006
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Reviewer Comments: This book from Mitch Albom, author of The Five People You Meet In Heaven tells the take of a man who has hit more than rock bottom. Here you meet Chick, a man at his most desperate hour finds that he gets to spend one more day with his deceased mother. During this day he understands how much she loved him and what he could do to turn himself around. (Click here to check out other reviews for this title)
Title: The Guy Not Taken
Classification: Fiction
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Publisher: Atria Books
Copyright: 2006
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Reviewer Comments: Weiner takes the reader on a journey through short stories of love and relationships (good times and bad) throughout a lifetime. I found them to be humorous at times as well as touching. The stories were woven together in an exceptional way to keep the reader on the journey. While I enjoyed Weiner's book of short stories immensely, I sure did miss a full length novel. I hope the next one will be coming out soon!
Title: I Heard That Song Before
Classification: Mystery
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: In usual Mary Higgins Clark style, the 'who done it' novel is full of twists and turns which I am grateful for as I hate it when I can guess the ending of the story halfway through. This story centers on Kay Lansing Carrington, the latest “Mrs. Carrington”. The ultra rich husband, Peter, has a sordid past. A previous dead wife and missing and presumed dead girlfriend…which Peter is suspected of being behind but it can’t be proven. When the body of the girlfriend is found on the property, Kay and Peter’s lives are focused on proving his innocence. The diligence of a hired private detective by the dead girlfriend’s mother searches for the truth of did he or didn’t he do it.
Classification: Vampire, Horror & Other Creatures of the Night
Author: John Saul
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Copyright: 2006
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Reviewer Comments: Usually a summer vacation at the lake is supposed to be fun and carefree. Hanging out with your friends, boating, and of course exploring in places you are not supposed to... And in classic John Saul style, that exploring opens the door to terror for a teenager and his best friends. While spending a week at The Pines in Wisconsin, three Chicago suburban teenagers snoop inside of a building outside of one of the boy's summer houses. Inside they find a place where time seems to stand still. The boys find interesting objects strategically placed in the room. A lampshade sitting away from the lamp, surgical tools wrapped in cloth inside of a drawer instead of inside the medical bag they found, etc. One of them starts the chain of events by placing the medical tools inside of the bag. The next thing you know, someone in town is killed in a fashion consistant with using the tools. As much as the boys fight the urges to put the items in the room back together (sometimes unsuccessfully), they come to learn the history behind the house and the town. Their week of fun turns into a week of horror as deadly events continue to unfold leading up to the town's biggest event - 4th of July. Just wait until you read what is in store for that day! A great page turning read to see what is going to happen next.
Classification: Fiction
Author: Ann Hood
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: Mary Baxter is like most mothers who grieve the unexpected loss of a child. She withdraws from her job, pulls away from the people who care about her and basically holds a one person pity party for herself. Finally one day, Mary listens to her mother and joins a knitting group. She slowly gets to know each of the women in the group and learns that everyone in the group has suffered a tragedy during their life. The healing power of knitting and these women help pull Mary back into facing life without her beloved daughter.
Title: Lisey's Story
Classification: Vampire, Horror & Other Creatures of the Night
Author: Stephen King
Publisher: Scribner
Copyright: 2006
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Reviewer Comments: The story talks about the widow of a novelist who died a few years ago. Lisey finally works up the nerve to start cleaning out her husband’s office where he wrote his books. While she begins to tackle this project, her dysfunctional family problems start showing up. She has one sister who blames her for leaving town when she was a young woman. Another sister who self mutilates herself and continually walks the edge of her sanity. Once Lisey finally gets into cleaning, strange things start happening. A strange man starts calling and threatening her, Lisey thinks her dead husband is trying to communicate with her, flashbacks of the past start happening with greater frequency, etc. The threats become life threatening and Lisey is forced to confront her husband’s past and get past her own fears to save herself and her sister Amanda. It's no wonder why Stephen King's novels are so long. The last few King books I've read, it seems to take a good 100 pages before you get to the good part where Stephen King’s flair shows up. This book is no different. There were several times during these first 100 pages where I thought I wasn’t going to bother because it was very tedious but I kept plucking along and I’m glad I did. Once I got through the character background set up period, the rest of the book picked up speed and excitement.
Title: Live Better, Longer
Classification: Health
Author: Dr. Richard Passwater, Ph.D.
Publisher: Basic Health Publications
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: This book is the perfect size without becoming a boring medical book. A mere 100 pages, Dr. Passwater reveals the science behind a revolutionary free-radical antioxidant fighter that helps people live longer. The interesting thing is that it helps with so many ailments such as allergies, Alzheimer's, ADD, Asthma, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, high blood pressure... basically you name it and this free-radical fighter combats it. It is even good for your skin and helps fight against the effects of aging. I've tried it and by golly, my allergies and sinus pressure headaches are a thing of the past!
Title: The Lovely Bones
Classification: Fiction
Author: Alice Sebold
Publisher: Little, Brown & Co.
Copyright: 2002
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Reviewer Comments: As much as I love to read, it takes a good book to make me sit and try to read the whole thing in one sitting. Not many books prompt me to want to do a marathon-reading binge. The Lovely Bones is such a book. A neighbor murders Susie, a fourteen-year old girl. In heaven, Susie observes how her family and friends adjust to life without her. She also watches in anguish as her killer goes about his daily routine without provoking any suspicion to himself. This book is a compelling and thought provoking read.
Title: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Classification: Fiction
Author: Kim Edwards
Publisher: Penguin Group
Copyright: 2005
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Reviewer Comments: It all begins in a snowy blizzard night in March 1964. A physician and his pregnant wife try to make their way through the snow to get to the hospital to have their baby. Unfortunately they are no match for the snow and instead of the hospital; they go to the physician’s office. David, the husband and physician, calls his nurse to come and help. The nurse, Carolyn makes it to the office in time to help David sedate his wife and deliver his own baby. Much to their surprise, his wife Norah was carrying twins. After the twins (a boy and a girl) were born, David recognizes that his daughter showed sure signs of having Down Syndrome. The decision he makes next changes all of their lives forever. The book is about living with the choices you make and how the lies, secrets, and deceit can have lasting repercussions on all those involved.
Title: Natural Born Charmer
Classification: Fiction
Author: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Publisher: HarperCollins
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: The storyline behind is book is a bit over the top. A handsome and famous quarterback is trying to escape his problems. He is driving along ‘escaping’ and happens upon a strange woman wearing a beaver costume. Obviously his intrigue gets the best of him and he picks up this woman. Barely a few hours later she is now driving with him from Colorado to Tennessee… It is basically a story of opposites attract. Their skeletons come out of their respective closets of course. His father is a famous rock star and his mother was a former groupie. Oh and let’s not even get into her skeletons. As outlandish as this book was, it predictably has the happy ending with all of the loose ends tied up. Luckily it was a very quick read.
Title: No Place Like Home
Classification: Fiction
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2005
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Reviewer Comments: As a child, Liza Barton lived through the pain of the death of her father and watched as her mother remarries a dangerous man. When her mother finally realized the grave mistake she made in marrying Ted, it set the wheels in motion for a tragedy. One night Ted was trying to bully Liza's mother into not getting a divorce. Liza, trying to protect her mother, threatened Ted with her father's gun. Instead of shooting Ted, Liza accidently kills her mother. That night began Liza's nightmare. Although deemed an accidental shooting, Liza had to endure the cruel jokes of "Lizzie Borden" because of the name similarities. Liza moves away to adoptive parents who change her name to Celia in attempt to erase her past. But really...who can really successfully change their past? As you can guess, Celia gets married and by a freak of circumstances of a surprise gift by her husband, buys her childhood house (where the shooting occurred). This obviously distresses Celia as her husband does not know about her past. Then things happen to let Celia know that someone in town recognizes her and is setting out to torture her. The book is very good in twisting the story around so it keeps you guessing on what happens next all the way to the end.
Classification: Fiction
Author: Philippa Greggory
Publisher: Avon
Copyright: 2004
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Reviewer Comments: I normally do not read historical fiction and picked this book up on a whim. Gregory spins an interesting tale using as much fact that is available for that era. The focus is on the Boleyn family who works to position one of their daughters to snare Henry the Eighth and give their family higher status and power. I found the characters intriguing enough to wonder how on target Gregory was on how she portrayed them. I found the book enjoyable to read. (Click here to check out other reviews for this title)
Title: Perfect Nightmare
Classification: Vampire, Horror & Other Creatures of the Night
Author: John Saul
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Copyright: 2005
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Reviewer Comments: My guilty reading pleasure is thrillers/horror. I love books that keep me guessing until the very end of the book. It drives me nuts when I get the ending figured out before I get to the end. John Saul is one of the few authors in this genre combination that succeeds in doing this. Perfect Nightmare is about the Marshall family selling their house to move to Manhattan from Long Island. Before the family sells their house, the couple’s teenage daughter comes up missing. The book takes a lot of twists and turns in the mother’s obsession in finding her daughter.
Title: Puppet
Classification: Fiction
Author: Joy Fielding
Publisher: Atria
Copyright: 2005
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Reviewer Comments: I really enjoy Fielding's books. I have to admit that when I first started reading this one, I thought the story line was a bit of a cross between an episode of Ally McBeal or Murder She Wrote. Before I could become really disappointed, the book finally picked up momentum and the Joy Fielding style emerged. While the main character reminded me a bit of a 'woe is me' Ally McBeal, the twists and turns made up for it resulting in an enjoyable read.
Classification: Fiction
Author: Philippa Gregory
Publisher: Touchstone
Copyright: 2004
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Reviewer Comments: Gregory takes us on another journey in this historical fiction novel. Unlike her other books featuring the time of King Henry VIII, it is now after his death and his son Edward is now king of England. But this 15 year old boy is sickly and it looks as though the crown will be passed on to Henry's first daughter Mary. The story is told from the viewpoint of Hannah, a young Jewish daughter of a printer. Because of her ability of 'sight', she soon finds herself at the bidding of Robert Dudley and is sent to court to spy and report back. Her loyalties tend to flip flop as she becomes close to every person she is sent to spy on. Overall I found the story line pleasant but there were times where it did drag somewhat.
Title: The Secret
Classification: Self-help
Author: Rhonda Byrne
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2006
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Reviewer Comments: This book is all about the power of positive thinking and visualization! The contributing writers have a lot of insight about how you can attract positive influences in your life. Topics covered include finances, love, health, and success. These contributing writers all have something to say and it is worth reading despite recent criticism regarding this book. You never know what you can achieve in your life with a little positive thinking. Several people I’ve talked to about this book all had stories of things that happened after reading this book. I am no exception. I also have experienced a few wonderful surprises. I highly recommend this book. The way it is written makes it a fast and easy read. It is one that you could read repeatedly and pick up some new detail you missed before. There is no guarantee of success but it opens the door to possibilities.
Title: Smoke, Mirrors & Murder and other True Cases
Classification: True Crime
Author: Ann Rule
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2008
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Reviewer Comments: Ann Rule’s books tend to focus on the aftermath of a horrendous tragedy with an ending. This book of seven cases is a little different. This collection shared a few mysterious unsolved cases and cases where tragedy is actually adverted and the intended victim is saved. It made for a nice change to read that not all of her stories result in a horrible way.
Title: Songs Without Words
Classification: Fiction
Author: Ann Packer
Publisher: Knopf
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: Liz and Sarabeth grew up across the street from each other and are the best of friends. One day Sarabeth's mother commits suicide and Liz's family takes in Sarabeth. Fast forward to their adult lives. Liz has a wonderful husband, athletic son and a seemingly fine daughter. Sarabeth's life is a mess with her fascination with having affairs with married men and otherwise self destructive behavior. Then one day, Liz's content life is shattered when her daugther attempts suicide. Everything that Liz once believed is put into doubt and as she tries to put her family back together, her friendship with Sarabeth is also put into question. Ann Packer weaves an interesting tale of self discovery.
Title: Sundays at Tiffany's
Classification: Fiction
Author: James Patterson & Gabrielle Charbonnet
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Copyright: 2008
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Reviewer Comments: Jane is a lonely little girl with just one friend, Michael, who just happens to be imaginary. They do everything together and Jane finds Michael to be a great comfort as well as confidant. Then suddenly, on her ninth birthday, Michael tells Jane he has to go. Michael tells her that after her birthday, she will forget all about him. Now fast forward over a couple of decades. Guess what? Jane has never forgotten Michael like she is supposed to. Then comes the fateful day when Michael is in between imaginary friend assignments and who does he happen to see by mere accident? Jane, of course! This collaborative book is amazing. It's touching and true to the spirit of what can happen when you experience true love. I loved this book!
Title: Three Little Words
Classification: Biography
Author: Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2008
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Reviewer Comments: Boy after reading this book..I have a whole different appreciation for children growing up in the Florida foster care system. I can only imagine the deplorable conditions in which they were forced to live and then lie about it when the authorities came by to visit. Telling the authorities didn't seem to help as they either thought you were lying or they didn't care because children seem to move from caseworker to caseworker. I can totally see how children slipped through the cracks in the system. Hopefully Ms. Rhodes-Courter's book will give a voice to the children still in the system and help to bring much needed reform.
Title: Too Late to Say Goodbye
Classification: True Crime
Author: Ann Rule
Publisher: Free Press
Copyright: 2007
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Reviewer Comments: This book is about two victims who did not know each other. Dolly Hearn and Jennifer Corbin had never met. The only thing they had in common was their destructive relationship with Bart Corbin. Both women learned the hard way that no one leaves Bart. They had no idea that leaving him would cost them their lives. Not until Jennifer's death on one early December morning in 2004 did it spark a second look at Dolly's death a good decade before. Rule is genius at telling the story behind the victims. The hardest part about the True Crime genre is the fact that this genre exists because people had to suffer and the lives of those left behind are changed forever. These books never truly have a 'happy ending'. The victim turns out to be one of those people who always were too kind and giving of a person. They had their whole lives ahead of them but were taken away by an act of violence and cruelty. As grisly as the genre is, these books do give the families of the victims a way to let the world know what kind of person was taken off this Earth.
Title: We Are All Welcome Here
Classification: Fiction
Author: Elizabeth Berg
Publisher: Random House
Copyright: 2006
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Reviewer Comments: Unlike Berg's past works, this book is a fictionalized story of one of her reader's mother. This mother is like no other. She contracted polio while pregnant with her daughter and gave birth while in an iron lung. And what does this mother do? She makes the choice to raise her daughter by herself instead of giving it up for adoption. This story takes the true portions of this mother's life and sets it in a different time and place using fictionalized characters. I found this story very moving and a strong testament of dedication this mother had in taking on the challenge to keep her baby. A definite tale to give you inspiration!
Title: Where Are the Children?
Classification: Mystery
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 1975
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Reviewer Comments: I ran across a paperback copy of the 30th anniversary edition of this book. The first suspense novel Clark ever wrote. This story follows the secret life of nancy Harmon who fled across the country to get away from her past and the death of her two children. Time has passed and Nancy remarries and has two more children. Then suddenly on her 32nd birthday, both children disappear. The nightmare for Nancy is beginning all over again. There is someone out there who doesn't want Nancy to ever feel safe and secure again. While the story is very good, I'm glad that Clark continued to mold her craft into the books published today.
Title: Where Are You Now?
Classification: Mystery
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Copyright: 2008
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Reviewer Comments: This latest mystery by Clark centers around Carolyn MacKenzie. Her older brother Mack mysteriously vanishes one day from his college ten years ago and only contacts his family on Mother's Day with a quick phone call. After the latest Mother's Day call, Carolyn resolves to find her missing brother and figure out why he disappeared. Along the way, a young college girl suddenly disappears and calls her family and tells them that she'll call them again on Mother's Day. A coincidence? Could it be related to Mack's disappearance? A very good read!