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Thursday, December 26, 2013

My Favorite Reads of 2013

I'm wrapping up the year by recounting my favorite reads of 2013.

The Good Dream by Donna VanLiere

The Year the Colored Sisters Came to Town by Jacqueline Guidry

The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat by: Kelsey Moore

Out of the Easy by: Ruta Septys

The Silver Star by: Jeannette Walls

The Midwife of Hope River by:Patricia Harman

The Spirit Keeper by: K.B. Laugheed

The Witch of Little Italy by: Suzanne Palmeieri

Diary of a Wildflower by:Ruth White










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