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Marabel and the Book of Fate by Tracy Barrett

Posted on February 13, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

Dear Fellow Reader, ALERT – this book is not an adult book.  This book is for Grades 3-7.(ages 8-12) Why? Why did I read this book?  It caught my attention and perhaps I was trying to avoid reading a book … Continue reading →

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By the Book by Julia Sonneborn

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

Dear Fellow Reader, Anne Corey is an English professor at Fairfax College.  She needs to have her book (a scholarly work on several 19th-century woman novelists) published so that she can keep her job.  She wants to keep her job … Continue reading →

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The Financial Diet by Chelsea Fagan

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

Dear Fellow Reader, Today’s book is a departure from my usual type of book.  The Financial Diet is subtitled A Total Beginner’s Guide to Getting Good with Money. This book was made available to me by the publisher, Henry Holt and … Continue reading →

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Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

  Dear Fellow Reader, I know this is a bit off topic but I have to say that I don’t like it when I don’t understand the title of a book.  I find it irritating when the title is so … Continue reading →

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The Dry by Jane Harper

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Carol Early Cooney

Dear Fellow Reader, Somehow, I had missed seeing The Dry on the bestseller lists during 2017.  When it was picked by my book club, I had never heard of it.  With all the books that I am dying to read, … Continue reading →

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