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Book reviews by and/or for teens from InfoSoup librarians and users.

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Recent Reviews

Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
Author: Louise Murphy

Will we ever truly understand what it was like to be Jewish in World War II? Probably not, but this book adds another perspective. Just like in the fairy tale you remember, two children are...

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Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: The Stupidest Angel
Author: Christopher Moore

Are you weary of all the tireless holiday cheer? Does the thought of one more caroler have you reaching for the Pepto? If you answered yes to either of these questions then The Stupidest Angel...

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Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: A Very Babymouse Christmas
Author: Jennifer L. Holm

In A Very Babymouse Christmas, the latest in the graphic novel...

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Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: A Christmas Tree for Pyn
Author: Olivier Dunrea

Oother is a big, gruff, widowed mountain man who lives with his small, gentle, pigtailed daughter, Pyn. While he loves Pyn, Oother is not the kind to soften for anyone; when Pyn calls him “Papa,”...

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Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: It's a Miracle! A Hanukkah Storybook
Author: Stephanie Spinner

This charming and cheerful holiday book, published in 2003, is recommended by the Cooperative Children's Book Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Little...

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Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: Christmas Farm
Author: Mary Lyn Ray

Perhaps it is because I love the outdoors, planting and gardening that this was among my favorite holiday books recommended by Cooperative Children's...

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Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: White Christmas: the story of an American Song
Author: Jody Rosen

What’s the most popular Christmas song of all time?  Based on record sales, it may well be Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.”  The song was written for a specific situation in a movie,...

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Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: The 13th Juror
Author: John Lescroart

In The 13th Juror, Dismas Hardy, lawyer/investigator, undertakes the defense of Jennifer Witt, accused of murdering her husband and their eight-year-old son as well as her first husband, who had...

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Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: The Myth of Sanity: Divided Consciousness and the Promise of Awareness
Author: Martha Stout

 Explores the prevalence of Dissociative Identity Disorder, popularly known in its most extreme form as multiple personality disorder. Dr. Stout, a psychological trauma specialist, conveys...

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Review from Appleton Public Library
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Title: More Than You Know
Author: Beth Gutcheon

More Than You Know is a gripping novel that crosses genres and does so beautifully. Elderly Hannah Gray narrates the story of a summer spent in Dundee, Maine, when she experienced her first...

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Community Reviews

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