Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Phoebe P., Newbury Park, CA Truman Capote’s short novel Breakfast at Tiffany’s, told through the eyes of a young writer, is really the story of Holly Golightly. Holly is a walking contradiction, and her mystery only increases with the numbers on the pages ... Continue...
Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Brittney D., Stony Brook, NY A while ago I was browsing at a bookstore and picked up Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Aware of its position on the bestseller list, I read the inside cover to see what all the fuss was about. Discovering it was about punctuation, I put it down, uninterested ... Continue...
Looking for Alaska by Michael L., Grantville, PA Peter Jenkins’ Looking for Alaska is magnificent. As you can guess from the title, it is about Alaska, every possible aspect of it, from a thrill-seeking surfer to the hermits who live in the wilderness. Even the frozen villages of native Alaskans are here ... Continue...
Supercars: The World’s Top Performance Machines by Jonathan S., Findlay, OH The Dodge Viper started out as a concept remake of the Shelby Cobra - this is one of many facts in Supercars: The World’s Top Performance Machines. Written by Richard Gunn, this book is full of information about 75 of the greatest cars ever built ... Continue...
The Namesake by Jaymee P., Wichita, KS The Namesake is the story of Gogol Ganguli, a first-generation American conflicted by his native roots and the culture around him ... Continue...
Thief of Time by Josh B., Phoenix, AZ “Time waits for no one” sing the Rolling Stones, but this rule does not always apply. In Terry Pratchett’s Thief of Time, not only does it wait, it stops completely. I exhort you to steal some time for this book ... Continue...
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