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Day: April 17, 2012

Why do old books smell?

April 17, 2012ChristieLeave a comment

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365 Days 2012

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AT HOME:  Black Cake – Charmaine Wilkerson

AT SCHOOL: Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute – Talia Hibbert

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Books in 2023

20. Redemption Prep – Samuel Miller

19. The Guncle – Steven Rowley

18. The Body Lies – Jo Baker

17. Dancing at the Pity Party – Tyler Feder

16. Dear Life, You Suck – Scott Blagden

15. The Weight of Blood – Tiffany  D. Jackson

14. This Time Tomorrow – Emma Straub

13. Heartbreak Homes – Jo Treggiari

12. The Cape Ann – Faith Sullivan

11. Crank – Ellen Hopkins

10. I’m the Girl – Courtney Summers

9. One of the Boys – Daniel Magariel

8. Blameless – Lisa Reardon

7. Meadowlark – Greg Ruth & Ethan Hawke

6. The Last Housewife – Ashley Winstead

5. Gallows Hill – Darcy Coates

4. History of Wolves – Emily Fridlund

3. Only Sisters – Lilian Nattel

2. Much Ado About You – Samantha Young

1. Nothing Can Hurt You – Nicola Maye Goldberg

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Off the Shelf: My CBC book column

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  • Books to beat the blahs
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  • My first column – October 6, 2014
  • New Adult Fiction
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  • No more sequels, please!
  • Pass it on – book recommendations
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  • Should we let kids read what they want?
  • Starting a book club
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  • Summer reading, 2016
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Useful Places

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