Reviews

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Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan

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Rated by Michelle H.
May 13, 2013

Just out of college, Clay Jannon becomes a Web designer for a small business, then quickly loses his job to the sands of economic collapse. Unemployed and without much experience, he accepts a job as the night clerk for a bookstore—an unusual one with stacks upon stacks of books and late night visitors exchanging one hefty tomb for another.

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Wave by Sonali Deraniyagala


Rated by Library Staff (not verified)
May 10, 2013

Deraniyagala, a Sri Lankan by birth and a Londoner for college and beyond, was vacationing with her parents, her husband, and her two small children in Sri Lanka for Christmas in 2004, as was their family tradition. They were staying in a hotel not too far from the water.

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Rules by Cynthia Lord


Rated by Lisa J.
May 9, 2013

Rules for David:  If the bathroom door is closed, knock!  Say “thank you” when someone gives you a present (even if you don’t like it).  No toys in the fish tank.  These are just a few of the rules that twelve year old Catherine has written for her brother David who has autism to he

Staff Review May 6, 2013

Dark Eye.  Just for entertainment.  A cross between Silence of the Lambs and Rainman.  Darcy, a 25-year-old autistic savant, assists burned out and depressed police detective Susan Pulaski with solving a string of violent murders and helps catch the serial killer.  During the investigation Susan is forced to see the crimes from Darcy’s unique perspective which proves to be

Staff Review

Pitch Perfect (DVD)


Rated by Library Staff (not verified)
May 5, 2013

When Beca’s father drops her off at Barden University, she already knows that she hates it.  She doesn’t want to waste her time studying when she could be getting her foot in the door in the music industry in Los Angeles.  After she starts skipping classes to mix music in her room instead, her father makes her a deal: if she gets involved in the college by joining a grou