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REVIEW: Welcoming Elijah by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal

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Celebrated author Lesléa Newman unites a young boy and a stray kitten in a warm, lyrical story about Passover, family, and friendship. Inside, a boy and his family sit around the dinner table to embrace the many traditions of their Passover Seder around the dinner table. Outside, a cat wonders, ... more >

REVIEW: Matzah Ball Surprise by Laura Brown

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This Passover is starting to feel like the ten plagues might be coming back to haunt them before the weekend is over…one hilarious misstep after the next. Gaby Fineberg just wants to get through Passover Seder without her “well meaning” family playing matchmaker. She needs a date, just for one ... more >

REVIEW: One Way to Venice by Jane Aiken Hodge

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Five years ago, Julia Rivers’ life fell apart. After a whirlwind marriage to the love of her life, Julia found herself trapped in a family filled with secrets. When she was nearly killed, Julia and her unborn child fled, leaving behind this family who seemed to have it out for ... more >

What Janine is Reading and Listening to, Fall 2019

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Death and the Harlot by Georgina Clarke I read 39% of this book historical mystery set in mid-eighteenth century London before quitting. The period detail seems quite good and the book is pretty page-turning but unfortunately, the heroine’s motivations don’t make sense. Lizzie Hardwicke is a sex worker in a ... more >

REVIEW: The Story of Us by Molly O’Keefe

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Dear Molly O’Keefe: I think I got this as a freebie somewhere, though I’m not sure where – maybe Daily Deals? Anyway, it was on my Kindle for a bit before I started it. I’ve read four Molly O’Keefe books (all part of the same series, under the M. O’Keefe ... more >

REVIEW: Freedom’s Price: Colonial America Frontier Historical Romance by Jenna Kernan

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Gritty, sweeping tale of love, resilience and tenacity in the New World wilds of Virginia. To survive on his newly cleared land outside Jamestown, Thomas Deed needs a field hand, not a wet-nurse. But instead of doing the rational thing, he fulfils a deathbed promise to protect his sister’s son, ... more >

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