Wishin’ and Hopin’

From Rebecca Segers author: Lamb, Wally  Wishin’ and Hopin’ It’s 1964 and Felix Funicello is in 5th grade.  His family has three reasons to be famous in their small town in Connecticut.  His mother is a finalist in the Pillsbury Bake-off – she’s be on TV with Art Linkletter and Ronald Reagan.  His Junior Midshipmen [...]

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Promise Me

From Laura Bracco author: Evans, Richard Paul  Promise Me Book was very well-written….classic romance. The ending went awry….very poor ending…..based on the supernatural…totally un-relatable.

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Skipping Christmas

From Elaine Pasquali author: Grisham, John  Skipping Christmas This novel is a marked departure from Grisham’s other books.  Grisham uses Luther Krank’s (crank?)jaundiced eyes to take a tongue-in-cheek look at the frenzy, chaos, and commercialism surrounding Christmas.  With the departure of his daughter to Peru for a year in the Peace Corps, Luther convinces his [...]

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The Christmas Box

From Charlene Muhr author: Evans, Richard Paul The Christmas Box A few months ago, I went to a library conference and attended a lecture by Richard Paul Evans.  I was so moved by his talk that I purchased his book and had it autographed.  He wrote and self-published the Christmas Box in 1993, a Christmas [...]

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