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Instant Family Movie Review: An unexpectedly heartwarming story
Tyler Carlsen November 18, 2018

When you hear that Mark Wahlberg is starring in a family movie about adoption and that Sean Anders is directing/writing, you have every right to be hesitant about seeing the finished product. Adoption…

Tyler Carlsen November 18, 2018
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Read of the Week: Get Happy by Mary Amato
Stephanie Estrada May 30, 2015

In this poignant, realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a substitute family with her friends in place of …

Stephanie Estrada May 30, 2015
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Book Review: That Night by Chevy Stevens
Danielle Villano June 24, 2014

That Night is the newest novel by Chevy Stevens, whose debut novel, Still Missing, won her the “Best First Novel” title of the International Thriller Writers Awards. While I haven’t …

Danielle Villano June 24, 2014
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Book Review: Young God by Katherine Faw Morris
Danielle Villano June 17, 2014

(Disclosure: the following book contains “adult” themes that may not be for everyone.) I’m not one to shy away from tough subject matter; some of my favorite books prominently featur…

Danielle Villano June 17, 2014
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Read of the Week: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Stephanie Estrada June 12, 2014

A beautiful and distinguished family. A private island. A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy. A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive. A revolution. An a…

Stephanie Estrada June 12, 2014
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Book Review: Things No One Knows by Alessandro D’Avenia
Danielle Villano June 5, 2014

Things No One Knows is the first novel by the Italian author Alessandro D’Avenia. The novel centers around a group of insightful – if slightly damaged – people, and how their interac…

Danielle Villano June 5, 2014
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Book Review: Words and Their Meanings by Kate Bassett
Sylvia Boyadzhyan May 29, 2014

Anna is a creative soul whose grieving process goes beyond every therapists 7-step pamphlet. Anna’s story starts on the day that her therapists suggested would conclude the last of her grieving for he…

Sylvia Boyadzhyan May 29, 2014

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