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Marvel is a former school librarian and has always been an avid reader.  She specializes in children's and young adult books, but also enjoys historical fiction and mysteries. As a parent and teacher she has spent a lifetime connecting readers with books.
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ISBN-13: 9780670021673
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Published: Viking Adult, 05/01/2010

A fascinating debut novel set in Civil War America, you will not soon forget Mary Sutter.  This book offers insight into the status of women and medicine in mid-19th century America.  The reader will not soon forget this one.


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ISBN-13: 9780525423843
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Published: Dutton Juvenile, 05/01/2010

This is John Grishams first book written for the younger reader.  13-year old Theodore Boone already has a strong legal mind and equal amount of determination.  This one is a page-turner which gives the teen reader an insight into the criminal justice system.  I'm already looking forward to the next one.


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ISBN-13: 9780061727665
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Published: Harper, 04/01/2010

Another winning book in the Maisie Dobbs series of mysteries.  A family comes to Maisie after the body of their youngest son who was reported missing in action in France during WWI is discovered.  Fans of British mysteries will love this book as much as I did.


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ISBN-13: 9780439755207
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks, 09/01/2006

What happends to a family when the youngest son develops leukemia?  Sonnenblick tell this story in the voice of the teenage older brother.  He is spot on with the angst and voice of this age.  This book is full of humor for such a "tough" subject.  


After Ever After (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780439837064
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Published: Scholastic Press, 02/01/2010

The long-awaited "sequel" to Drums, and Girls...In this book Sonnenblick uses the voice of Jeffrey five years later. The book is full of the author's usual humor and great characters.  It is thought-provoking as well as enjoyable. 


Leaving Gee's Bend (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780399251795
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Published: Putnam Juvenile, 01/01/2010

Set in Gee's Bend, Alabama in the 1930's, this story will leave the reader cheering for 10-year-old Ludelphia, daughter of a sharecropper.  You;ll love her family and admire her perseverance.


Sources of Light (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780547076591
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Published: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 04/01/2010

The year is 1962 and Sam (Samanta) and her mother find themselves in Jackson, Mississippi following the death of Sam's father in Vietnam.  They have moved from Ohio to Jackson, her father's home, but they definitely don't fit in with their "Yankee" ways and ideas.  This young adult books has been chosen as a companion read to The Help for the community read in Evansville, IN.


The Postmistress (Hardcover)

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ISBN-13: 9780399156199
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Published: Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, 02/01/2010

This is a WWII story of three memorable women.  It has a strong sense of place--from the shores of Cape Cod to war-torn London.  You'll want to read this one and then share it with a friend.