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Not a Happy Family
Lapena, Shari. Not a Happy Family. Pamela Dorman Books, 2021. Have you ever read a book where every single character was unlikeable and odious? Did you like it? I was about half way into this one when...
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The Judge's List
Grisham, John. The Judge’s List. Doubleday, 2021. Ahhhh, John Grisham. Do you know someone who hasn’t read one of his legal thrillers? Probably not. I’d like to find one of the 5,000...
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Imagine You Walked with Jesus
Windley-Daoust, Jerry. Imagine You Walked with Jesus: A Guide to Ignatian Contemplative Prayer. Our Sunday Visitor, 2021. Do you read more spiritual books during Lent? I guess I do (looking at the books...
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Gone to the Woods
Paulsen, Gary. Gone to the Woods. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2021. If you are a teacher of any grade in any place except perhaps a school for girls, you probably know the power of a Gary Paulsen novel. Paulsen...