Boom!

The New York Times – Janet Maslin [Brokaw] approaches this magnum opus with warmth, curiosity and conviction, the same attributes that worked so well for his Greatest Generation. And he will succeed in prompting readers to step back and do some soul searching. Boom! is as interesting for the effects it can catalyze as for […]

Eve of the Emperor Penguin

JACK AND ANNIE continue their quest for the secrets of happiness?secrets they need to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven?t visited before: Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren place? Only the penguins know for sure . . . […]

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand : a Novel

The Washington Post – Ron Charles: This thoroughly charming novel wraps Old World sensibility around a story of multicultural conflict involving two widowed people who assume they're done with love. The result is a smart romantic comedy about decency and good manners in a world threatened by men's hair gel, herbal tea and latent racism?If […]

America America

Library Journal: Canin's new work about class, politics, money, and media in the Nixon era through the present day will resonate powerfully with readers in this presidential election year. Corey Sifter, a working-class boy from a small New York town, is hired by the Metareys, the wealthiest family in Saline, to be a man-of-all-trades. His […]

Dark Day In the Deep Sea

From the Publisher: Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness?secrets they need if they?re going to save Merlin. But when the magic tree house leads them to a tiny deserted island in the middle of the ocean, they?re not sure who needs help more?Merlin or themselves! The brother and sister team […]