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		<title>Riggs explores reality in peculiar novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through the eyes of misunderstood Jacob, “Miss Peregrine&#8217;s Home for Peculiar Children” explores the world of a forgotten island and its inhabitants. In his first novel, author Ransom Riggs takes a different approach to writing; he creates a captivating novel that is accompanied by a visual illustration through vintage black and white photos he has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Shine&#8221; Is a Bit Dull</title>
		<link>http://bsmknighterrant.org/reviews/2011/12/07/shine-is-a-bit-dull/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previously in the news for her banned books, Lauren Myracle again made headlines in the writing community for her latest work, “Shine,” when she was forced to step down from her novel’s nomination for the National Book Award. “Shine,” although an interesting read, does suffer from an overuse of flashbacks to tell a story as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Donoghue Leaves No &#8220;Room&#8221; For Growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Room,” a New York Times Bestselling Novel, shows the complexity of life even amidst simplistic situations. Emma Donoghue weaves a compelling story through realistic imagery and irresistible characters. “Room” highlights a young mother who was kidnapped as a college student. After being sexually abused numerous times and having a child, Ma tries to shelter her [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Animal fables with a twist</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Dec 2010 02:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Vogl, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In your typical fable, animals speak, walk on their hind legs, and deliver morals to young children all while acting like cute and adorable versions of people. However, in author David Sedaris’s new book, “Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary,” animals take on the grittier traits of humans. Rabbits kill innocent creatures, cats struggle to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sparks novel insightful, yet poorly written</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Thomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author of &#8220;The Notebook&#8221; and &#8220;A Walk to Remember,&#8221; writes another New York Times bestseller, but that&#8217;s not to say that the novel is deserving of this bestseller title.  Nicholas Sparks tells a romantic plot in a predictable and unrealistic fashion. &#8220;Dear John&#8221; tells the story of a rebellious high school graduate, John Tyree. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picoult&#8217;s poetic flair shines in latest novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathleen Ambre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Change of Heart,&#8221; a novel written by the same author as &#8220;My Sister&#8217;s Keeper,&#8221; explores the nature of faith, bitter bits of the restorative justice system, and the fault line of religion. Jodi Picoult&#8217;s poetic flair, integrated into every one of her New York Bestsellers, elevates this novel to the culminating peak of Picoult&#8217;s recent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen Vampire Novel Delivers Romance and Thrills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth Tiffany</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of waiting, teenage girls and women alike were finally able to get their hands on Stephanie Meyer&#8217;s fourth and final installment to the extremely popular Twilight series: Breaking Dawn. With pre-orders well into the millions, fans made Breaking Dawn one of the highest pre-ordered books ever, only second to last summer&#8217;s Harry Potter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tennis champion shares his hardships</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although his tennis strokes might far surpass his writing skills, professional tennis player James Blake presents a remarkable story of overcoming a broken back, the loss of his father, a paralyzed face, and a loss of balance to play tennis on the tour again in his autobiography Breaking Back. Much of the text focuses on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangkok Haunts mixes humor, suspense</title>
		<link>http://bsmknighterrant.org/reviews/2008/03/19/bangkok-haunts-mixes-humor-suspense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:44:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Set in the hot streets of Krung Thep (Bangkok), English author John Burdett takes us back to District 8 in his newest book Bangkok Haunts. We re-join Sonchai Jitpleecheep, who must investigate the death of his past love, Damrong, whose death is forever immortalized in a snuff film. Burdett will leave the reader hanging until [...]]]></description>
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