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Reviews by pam crowley

The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead

for young adults (5/21/2020)

I was hoping for a bit more true history - but this is a great book for young adults.

The Tenderness of Wolves: A Novel
by Stef Penney

gripping (5/21/2020)

I did not want to put this one down.

History of Wolves
by Emily Fridlund

a bit forgettable... (5/21/2020)

...but I know I enjoyed it.

Astoria: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire: A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival
by Peter Stark

Great adventure (1/23/2015)

Great adventure! Please write more books.

Model Home
by Rivers Solomon

Rivers Solomon's novel Model Home opens with a chilling and mesmerizing line: "Maybe my mother is ...
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon

"I cannot say why it is so important that I make this daily record. Perhaps because I have been ...
Prophet Song
by Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch's 2023 Booker Prize–winning Prophet Song is a speedboat of a novel that hurtles...
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern
by Lynda Cohen Loigman

Lynda Cohen Loigman's delightful novel The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern opens in 1987. The titular ...