April 14th 2012
Title: Tankborn
Author: Karen Sandler
Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Publisher: Tu Books Publication Date: October 2011 Hardcover: 373 Pages
Best friends Kayla and Mishalla know they will be separated for their Assignments. They are GENs, Genetically Engineered Non-humans, and in their strict caste system, GENs are at the bottom rung of society.
Tags: Karen Sandler, Sandler
April 10th 2012
Ben & Jerry’s celebrates 34 years of business Tuesday with its annual Free Cone Day at participating Scoop Shops. Stop in between noon and 8 p.m. for a free scoop of your favorite flavor.
This year, the Vermont-based ice cream company introduces Greek frozen yogurt to its product line, in such flavors as Raspberry Fudge Chunk, Peanut Butter Banana, Strawberry Shortcake and Blueberry Vanilla Graham.
Participating Scoop Shops in Connecticut include locations in Branford, Canton and West Hartford, and stores at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos. Ben & Jerry’s outposts at Showcase Cinemas in Manchester and Connecticut Post 14 De Lux in Milford are not included.
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April 9th 2012
New Loot:
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson
Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto by Susan Goldman Rubin
The Freedom of a Christian by Martin Luther
Cascade by Lisa T. Bergren
Waterfall by Lisa T. Bergren
Torrent by Lisa T. Bergren
A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont
Blue Thread by Ruth Tenzer Feldman
I’ve Lost My Hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky
No Cooperation from the Cat: A Mystery by Marian Babson
After the Snow by S.D.
Tags: Loot, Loot First
April 7th 2012
I’ll tell you what this is, it’s two gallons of shit in a one-gallon bucket.
The hardscrabble desert land of New Mexico is the perfect setting for Percival Everett’s new novel, Assumption, mainly because it mirrors the protagonist’s character incredibly well. Ogden Walker is a deputy in the sheriff’s office in the small town of Plata, where he serves after a brief stint in the army. Plata might be where mom Eva Walker lives but Ogden finds her presence not enough of a comfort to overcome his unease with his mixed African American heritage (he is biracial) or his general malaise with what seems to be a dead-end career. He finds
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April 6th 2012
In the 1980s, Debra Sharon Davis was a young woman working on her own as a journalist. She traveled with the Rolling Stones and also interviewed John Lennon’s close friend, the late singer/songwriter, Harry Nilsson, who shared some unknown insights about Lennon, including the fact that he struggled with bulimia.
Life moved forward and Davis filed away her notes. She got married at 20, divorced, raised two daughters as a single parent and moved on to other things, including working as a screenwriter and founding her own companies, the Westlake Village-based Davis Communications Group Inc.
Tags: Debra Sharon Davis, John Lennon, Lennon, Sharon Davis