January - February 2009 | Journeys


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Reviews

Handcuffs by Bethany Griffin (Book Review by Melissa A. Bartell)

Parker Prescott, lead character in Bethany Griffin’s YA novel Handcuffs, is the middle child in her alliteratively named family, and is also the quiet, bookish, geeky one. So aloof and quiet is she, in fact, that her sister and classmates have nicknamed her The Ice Princess.

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The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg (Book Review by Melissa A. Bartell)

Although it does contain several recipes, The Flavor Bible, by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg, is not a cookbook. It isn’t really a bible either, for that matter. If I had to classify this book it would be half dictionary, half encyclopedia, and all wonderful.

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Songs of Joy & Peace by Yo-Yo Ma & Friends (Music Review by Melissa A. Bartell)

It may seem a bit late to review an album that is ostensibly Christmas music, but the latest offering from Yo-Yo Ma (& Friends) transcends the season.

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