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Newsletter #213

December 11, 2018

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3 books featured in this issue

Cover of Got to Get to Bear's

Got to Get to Bear's

by Brian Lies

Phinney by Post Kids #36

Got to Get to Bear's is a sweet and simply constructed tale of friendship ("If Bear asks, you gotta go!"), cooperation, and surprise, but what makes it special are Lies's illustrations, which evoke th... (Tom)

Cover of Seattle Now and Then: The Historical Hundred

Seattle Now and Then: The Historical Hundred

by Paul Dorpat and Jean Sherrard

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For almost forty decades, and over 1,800 installments, Paul Dorpat's Seattle Now and Then series, pairing a historical city photo with a current one and a short essay, has been one of the most beloved... (Tom)

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The Dog of the South

by Charles Portis

MADE-UP Phinney by Post #48

I hardly ever truly laugh out loud when I'm reading. But I make a racket when reading Portis, especially this novel, the third of the merely five he has written in fifty years. I could describe the pl... (Tom)

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