Katrina Shawver
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Henry: A Polish Swimmer's True Story of Friendship from Auschwitz to America
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry stands the test of time. It is a perfect book to introduce 10-13 year-olds to the Holocaust. She based this gem of a book on stories told by her friend Annelise, who grew up in Denmark during World War II. This book is ...more |
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| Phillip Margolin writes a good mystery that kept me listening throughout the audiobook. It was well-performed, which is always worth mentioning with an audiobook. The pace moved fast, the plot made sense, and I liked the characters. It was a good mys ...more | |
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| This book grew on me, just as the reason for the book cover became apparent. The cover itself intrigued me into reading the book. This is the story of four sisters, the complicated relationships and conflicts that form through life events, and all th ...more | |
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| This is my first book by Amanda Ward. I met her at a writing conference and became intrigued. Now I have a new author to follow. The Lifeguards, in a way, is mom-fiction. It's about a trio of families, anchored by three friends who are lifeguards. Th ...more | |
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| Wow. This is classic Scott Turow. I still remember reading Presumed Innocent decades ago, and now decades later, there is a sequel. Although not really. It stands alone. I listened to the audiobook. It's lengthy, (20-hour audiobook) but detailed in l ...more | |
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| The Devil's Highway should be mandatory reading for anyone studying US immigration policies and the history of migrants crossing the southern border. The book is a brutally honest, thoroughly researched, realistic account of a large, failed migrant c ...more | |
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| Facing the Mountain is a detailed account that follows several Japanese-Americans through World War II and the travesty of Japanese internment camps and racial discrimination. I listened to the audiobook, and at 18 hours, it was a long book. Yet, mor ...more | |
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| A Tiny Piece of Blue takes place in a small Michigan town in 1934-1935. Think Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, mixed with Kristina McMorris' Sold on a Monday, and unbelievable hardship. The central character, 13-year-old Silstice or "Silly" Trayson is sc ...more | |
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| Long Time Gone sucked me in from the first page and kept me hooked to the very end. I listened to the audiobook, and I. Could. Not. Stop. Listening. The author kept the tension and mystery unfolding in every chapter. It read like a movie and I did no ...more | |
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry stands the test of time. Readers may think I have lived under a rock, but I wasn’t well-acquainted with Lois Lowry’s works until I attended a presentation she gave recently in Phoenix. I knew of her, just not much about her, since children’s books aren’t a genre I read. The Phoenix Holocaust Association hosted an author event with Lowry, timed with International Holo










