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January 11, 2022

REVIEW: Explorers of Deep Time by Roy Plotnick

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsArtist / biology / botany / discovery / geology / non-fiction / paleontology / research / science / Scientist / student / teachers9 Comments

Paleontology is one of the most visible yet most misunderstood fields of science. Children dream of becoming paleontologists when they grow up. Museum visitors flock to exhibits on dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. The media reports on fossil discoveries and new clues to mass extinctions. Nonetheless, misconceptions abound: paleontologists are ... more >

Selfish is the Heart by Megan Hart
October 27, 2010

REVIEW: Selfish is the Heart by Megan Hart

JanineBook Reviews / DNF Reviewsgaslight fantasy / Megan-Hart / student / teacher8 Comments

Dear Ms. Hart, Selfish is the Heart is the third book in your Order of Solace series, and I was not sure what to expect of it given how widely my responses to your two earlier works in this series differed. I gave Pleasure and Purpose an A- review, and ... more >

June 17, 2009

REVIEW: Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta

JanineA Review Category / A Reviews / Book ReviewsAustralia / good characterization / Good-Dialogue / good-narration / scarred-people / student / teen romance / traumatic-past / Young-Adult54 Comments

Dear Ms. Marchetta, I have a bone to pick with you. I’ve got a packed read-and-review schedule for the next month or so, and I need to be able to move from book to book. But you’ve made that impossible. Yes, I blame you. It’s your fault that your book, ... more >

May 20, 2009

REVIEW: Being Plumville by Savannah J. Frierson

JanineBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category20th century / friends-to-lovers / Georgia / interracial-romance / racism / student10 Comments

Note: This is Janine’s entry for Keishon’s To Be Read challenge. Dear Ms. Frierson, It is 1953 in Plumville, Georgia, and seven year old Benjamin Drummond considers four year old Coralee “Ceelee” Simmons his best friend. Little Bennie loves to read to Ceelee and is determined to protect her from ... more >

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