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Some people think I was born in a barn. Sometimes I wish it were true. My love for animals has always been a predominant influence in my life, art, and writing. For anyone curious about my "real" life, I'm a professional librarian, and have worked in various areas of that field for over 40 years. Yes, Altivo Overo is a pseudonym that I use specifically to identify my anthropomorphic writing. That is, fiction in which animals think and speak as humans. It's an old field of writing that is finding new life, and I'd encourage you to look at the work of my fellow writers as well. We all have different approaches to an ancient idea. ...more

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	ROAR Volume 1 by Kevin Frane (Goodreads Author), Stormcatcher, Ben Goodridge (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2007 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roar Volume 6 by Mary E. Lowd (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Pete Butler, Mwalimu really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civilized Beasts by Laura Govednik (Editor), Larry D. Thomas, Renee Carter Hall (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civilized Beasts: Volume II by Laura Govednik (Editor), Makyo (Contributor), Jim Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Allasso Volume 2: Saudade by Brian Lee Cook (Editor), Mary E. Lowd (Goodreads Author), Sarina Dorie (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fragments of Life's Heart by Laura “Munchkin” Lewis (Goodreads Author) (Editor/Contributor), Stefano "Mando" Zocchi (Editor/Contributor), Ocean Tigrox (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The quality of public education in the US has been declining for years. One has only to look at literacy levels in the general population or among high school graduates to see this. As a retired librarian I can tell you that requests from high school and college students for audio or video formats of their basic textbooks and assigned readings were increasing rapidly even twenty years ago.

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Altivo Overo rated a book liked it A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic (Adenashire, #1) by J. Penner (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Librarian for the win Sorry, couldn't resist, being one myself. Firefly is almost real to me now, fantasy though it may be. How they saved the library with a fund raiser project is only part of the story. ...more
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Attractive characters and settings but some situations were a lot of fantasy. Audible edition foes a good job for an automated voice.
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Interesting fantasy built around an old "castle" or country seat of a British noble line. Books galore but it all comes to an unbelievable conclusion built on severe misconceptions of old plumbing and how it might fail. ...more
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My mother was a rabid hockey fan (Detroit RedWings) but I never could see the point. This romance didn't change that, and I finally got through it mainly because of the foul mouthed Russian speaking macaw (Frank.) ...more
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Altivo Overo rated a book it was amazing A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A challenging feast of unique characters with a late twentieth century feeling. Everything from Ren Faire to autism, LGBTQ+, and a talking fox. The "establishment" is a witch's guild run by blue nosed snobs, while the non-conformists who are skewered ...more
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Librarian for the win Sorry, couldn't resist, being one myself. Firefly is almost real to me now, fantasy though it may be. How they saved the library with a fund raiser project is only part of the story. ...more
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Scary and factual account. Librarian speaks out against censorship and book banning only to be targeted with insults, lies, and death threats. True story of what is happening today. Unfortunately, the formatting with footnotes on many pages makes it ...more
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