I don’t remember what exactly drew me to this book, other than the cover and the title, but I was drawn to it one day when we were in the bookstore looking for the Bouchon and French Laundry cookbooks. I didn’t get it then, but when I saw it at the ALA Annual Expo in [...]
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Alice Waters and Chez Panisse by Thomas McNamee
Posted in book review, conference, tagged Alice Waters, book review, California, Chez Panisse, cooking, food, Per Se, restaurants, Thomas Keller, travel on August 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Be Good by Stacey May Fowles
Posted in book review, tagged book, book review, Mini Book Expo, Stacey May Fowles, young adults services on August 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Be Good is a tale told in turn by several characters: Morgan, Hannah, Estella, Finn, Jacob, and Mr. Templeton. A web of lies is spun and the reader has a hard time deciphering the truth. At the end, it is plain to see that the truth doesn’t really matter anymore.
This book is the size of The [...]





