Our Town Books Reviews: The Book Thief
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak 552 pp. Alfred A. Knopf. $12.99 When Marcus Zusak was a youngster growing up in Australia his mother told him a story from her own childhood. She’d seen a young boy offer...
View ArticleOur Town Books Reviews: Orfeo
This book review originally appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper, The Source. Orfeo By Richard Powers 384 pp. W.W. Norton & Company. $26.95. Goaded by curiosity and opportunity, I once asked a...
View ArticleOur Town Books Reviews: Mary Poppins
This book review originally appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper, The Source. Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers 210 pp. Harcourt Children’s Books. $16.99. There are children’s authors who are startling...
View ArticleOur Town Books Reviews: We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
This book review originally appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper, The Source. We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves: A Novel By Karen Joy Fowler 310 pp. Plume Books. $16.00 In an old black-and-white...
View ArticleOur Town Book Reviews: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
This book review originally appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper, The Source. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Dover Thrift Editions) By Lewis Carroll Illustrated. 96 pp. Dover. $2.50 Is Lewis...
View ArticleOur Town Books Reviews: A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
This book review originally appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper, The Source. A Constellation of Vital Phenomena By Anthony Marra 396 pp. Hogarth. $15.00. War, as we see it on televised news, lasts...
View ArticleOur Town Books Reviews: Poems of the Great War
This book review originally appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper, The Source. Poems of the Great War: An Anthology 1914-1918 Edited by Christopher Navratil 240 pp. Running Press. $5.95 In Poets...
View ArticleOur Town Books Reviews: Crabtree
This book review originally appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper, The Source. Crabtree By Jon and Tucker Nichols. 32 pp. McSweeney’s Books. $17.95. Poor Alfred Crabtree. He’s lost his false teeth and...
View ArticleOur Town Books Reviews: The Night Before Christmas
This book review originally appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper, The Source. The Night Before Christmas By Clement C. Moore. Illustrated by Douglas Gorsline. 32 pp. Random House. $3.99. In early...
View ArticleOur Town Books Reviews: El Deafo
This book review originally appeared in the Jacksonville newspaper, The Source. El Deafo By Cece Bell 248 pp. Amulet Books. $10.95. (For Middle Grade-Schoolers) When Cece starts first grade in the...
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