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Newsletter #228

April 15, 2019

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3 books featured in this issue

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I Can Only Draw Worms

by Will Mabbitt

MADE-UP Phinney Kids by Post #40

In the admirable title-that-sums-up-the-story tradition of The Elephant Who Liked to Smash Small Cars, the story of this goofy, Day-Glo counting book is just that: if you can only draw worms, well, yo... (Tom)

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Normal People

by Sally Rooney

MADE-UP

Marianne is a loner in high school. Connell is a smart, popular jock. But Connell's mom cleans Marianne's house, and when they are drawn together, they tell no one. Rooney's second novel arrives here... (Tom)

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The Slaves of Solitude

by Patrick Hamilton

MADE-UP Phinney by Post #52

Oh boy. I remembered loving this book when I first read it a decade ago, but it was even more delicious than I recalled. The action, such as it is, takes place in the miserable confines of the Rosamun... (Tom)

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