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I don't review books I don't like!

*****= An all-time favorite
****  = Outstanding
***    = Above average
**      = Enjoyable
*        = Good, with reservations

Sonderbooks #55

Discover new books.  Discuss old books.  Order more books.

Welcome to Sonderbooks, an e-zine of book reviews by Sondra Eklund.
In this site, you can find good books for yourself or for friends.
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Happy reading!

May 25, 2003

Nonfiction

***Guarding the Moon, by Francesca Lia Block

Fiction

*****The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, by Alexander McCall Smith

Young Adult Fiction

***A Northern Light, by Jennifer Donnelly
*Geography Club, by Brent Hartinger

Children's Nonfiction

***Princess Lessons, by Meg Cabot
***Horse & Pony Breeds, by Sandy Ransford

Children's Fiction

**Georgie Lee, by Sharon Phillips Denslow.  Pictures by Lynne Rae Perkins
**Becoming Joe DiMaggio, by Maria Testa

Old Favorite

(Young Adult Fiction): *****Quest for a Maid, by Frances Mary Hendry

Picture Book Pick

****Henrietta and the Golden Eggs, by Hanna Johansen.  Pictures by Käthi Bhend
 

Quotation of the Week

“There was so much suffering in Africa that it was tempting just to shrug your shoulders and walk away.
But you can’t do that, she thought.  You just can’t.”
--Alexander McCall Smith, The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
                     
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