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GIRL SINGER by Mick Carlon

December 7, 2015

ENGAGING STORY OF a (fictional) singer on tour with Count Basie’s band. Great gift for a young jazz fan! B PLUS

GIRL SINGER
Leapfrog Press
2015

Grade: B PLUS

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THE SORCERER OF THE WILDEEPS by Kai Ashante Wilson

December 4, 2015

FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION intertwine in this rich, vivid Afrofuturist tale of a nomadic warrior culture. B PLUS

THE SORCERER OF THE WILDEEPS
Tom Doherty Associates
2015

Grade: B PLUS

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EMPIRE OF DECEPTION by Dean Jobb

December 2, 2015

A ROARING-TWENTIES SWINDLE on the grand scale. Reads like a great mystery novel, beautifully researched. A MINUS

EMPIRE OF DECEPTION
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
2015

Grade: A MINUS

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