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Posted in Book Reviews on Jul 30th, 2010
In his wickedly brilliant first novel, Debut Dagger Award winner Alan Bradley introduces one of the most singular and engaging heroines in recent fiction: eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison. It is the summer of 1950—and a series of inexplicable events has struck Buckshaw, the decaying English mansion that [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, New Arrivals on Apr 29th, 2010
Twenty-four hours after completing A Reliable Wife, I don’t know what think. It was amazing. A novel filled with rage, fear, pain, redemption and forgiveness. So much emotion poured into one book, so much to reflect upon.
Catherine Lands answers an ad: Country Businessman seeks reliable wife. Compelled by practical, not romantic reasons. Reply by letter. [...]
Posted in Book Reviews on Mar 11th, 2010
They threw the midget over the balcony, and I was off on the spring break of a lifetime. ….
So is the opening line to Tim Dorsey’s newest book. Tim Dorsey writes some of the funniest mystery’s that I have every read. Serge Storms, the main character, is a Floridian Historian, who celebrates all that is [...]
Posted in Book Reviews, Calendar, Store Events on Jul 5th, 2009
Summer, kids and reading – A perfect combination.
At Ukazoo Books we want to do whatever we can to get them together this summer. So, we invite our youngest customers, ages 4-18, to join us for the Ukazoo Summer Reading Program and get these special benefits:
An exclusive Ukazoo Summer Reading Program membership card that entitles you [...]