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“Nothing Could Stop Her: The Courageous Life of Ruth Gruber” by Rona Arato, Illustrated by Isabel Muñoz | Book Review

GetEpic.com • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Born to Jewish immigrants in 1911, Ruth Gruber knew what was expected of women and refused to conform, instead forging her own path of activism and journalism. Her career spanned seventy years and took her outside her New York City home to places…

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“The Antique Hunter's Guide to Murder” by C.L. Miller | Book Review

Simon & Schuster • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • When antiques dealer Arthur Crockleford passes away in his shop, his best friend Carole Lockwood is convinced his death wasn’t accidental. She asks her niece for help, but Freya is less than enthusiastic, having been estranged from her former…

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“Dungeons and Drama” by Kristy Boyce | Book Review

KristyBoyceAuthor.com • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Riley Morris is determined to make a name for herself as a Broadway director which is why the Central Scottsville High School spring musical is so important. This is her chance to get a directing credit under her belt. One very stupid…

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“Last Word to the Wise” by Ann Claire | Book Review

Penguin Random House • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • The Christie sisters are back, and this time they’re facing their scariest challenge yet: blind dates! Their cousin Lorna has yet another business scheme in mind, and this one has books written all over it. She’s starting a bookish…

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“Hide: The Graphic Novel” by Kiersten White, Illustrated by Andy & Veronica Fish | Book Review

The Bookshelf • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • With her spot at a local women’s shelter in jeopardy, Mackenzie Black has nowhere to go. When a mysterious opportunity presents itself, she accepts because there isn’t another option. The Olly Olly Oxen Free Hide-and-Seek Tournament. Fourteen…

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“Her Radiant Curse” by Elizabeth Lim | Book Review

Goodreads • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • When Channari was a toddler, her father sacrificed her to Angma, the Demon Witch. Now she’s cursed to live out her days with the face of a serpent, a cruel contrast to her younger sister Vanna’s glowing beauty. When Vanna turns seventeen, the time…

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“Just Another Missing Person” by Gillian McAllister | Book Review

Goodreads • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Twenty-two-year-old Olivia Johnson was last seen on CCTV entering a dead-end alley and never exiting. Detective Chief Inspector Julia Day takes charge of the case, expecting long hours away from home and watch over a worried family while the clock…

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“A Most Agreeable Murder” by Julia Seales | Book Review

Amazon • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • In the English village of Swampshire, a very specific code of coduct is expected of young ladies, laid out by founding father Baron Fitzwilliam Ashbrook in “The Lady’s Guide to Swampshire.” While her father perfects his pranks and her mother hunts for…

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“The Night in Question” by Kathleen Glasgow & Liz Lawson | Book Review

Goodreads • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • After solving the murder of a high school student that shocked their coastal town, Alice Ogilvie and Iris Adams have come back down to earth, life returning to normal for the time being. Things are quiet as the girls prepare for the Castle Cove High…

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“Nine Liars” by Maureen Johnson | Book Review

Goodreads • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Now a senior at Ellingham Academy, Stevie Bell should be focused on college applications along with her friends, but her mind is far away in London where her boyfriend David is attending school. Her mystery-solving adventures are currently at a…

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“Menacing Manor” by Kiersten White | Book Review

Kobo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • After another narrow escape, this time from Camp Creek, the Sinister-Winterbottom siblings find themselves at a seaside manor occupied by Mr. Frank & Dr. Stein. Along with their friends, they sign up for the advertised science camp to get past the front…

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“Vampiric Vacation” by Kiersten White | Book Review

Kobo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • After leaving Fathoms of Fun, the kids are on their way to the next odd summer destination their aunt has chosen for them. This time, they find themselves dropped off at the Sanguine Spa in the “little Transylvania Mountains.” There they meet the owners:…

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“Camp Creepy” by Kiersten White | Book Review

Kobo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Welcome to Camp Creek, where nothing is out of the ordinary. Cheerful counselors? Normal! Swimming in the lake? Normal! A cabin dedicated to tie-dye? Normal, normal, normal! For once, Alexander Sinister-Winterbottom is the sibling letting loose &…

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“Dead and Gondola” by Ann Claire | Book Review

BookPage • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Eleanor “Ellie” Christie returns to her hometown to run the family bookshop with older sister Meg in the absence of their parents. The Book Chalet sits atop the small mountain town of Last Word, Colorado, which is only accessible by ski gondola or one…

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"The Dragon's Promise" by Elizabeth Lim | Book Review

Rakuten Kobo • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Princess Shiori’anma embarks on a journey to the underwater kingdom of Ai’long, risking her human life to return the pearl in her possession to its rightful dragon owner. As she navigates this delicate task, the pearl takes on a life of its own,…

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“Six Crimson Cranes” by Elizabeth Lim | Book Review

Hachette Australia • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Magic is forbidden in the kingdom of Kiata, but Emperor Hanriyu’s only daughter Princess Shiori’anma possesses such power. Shiori keeps her secret for as long as she can, but a slip-up on the morning of her dreaded betrothal ceremony catches…

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The Shvesters | Artnukkah 2022

The Shvesters: Chava Levi & Polina Fradkin • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Chances are you’ve heard & used some Yiddish words without realizing, even if you’re not Jewish. Yiddish vocabulary has a special place in the fabric of the United States, & yet it’s an all but lost language. Music has become a powerful tool for…

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