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1. You Are My Only: The Generous Kirkus Review
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By: Beth Kephart , on 9/13/2011
Blog: Beth Kephart Books (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:  Bookshelves of Doom, Leila Roy, YOU ARE MY ONLY, Kirkus Review of You Are My Only, Add a tag

Deep thanks to my friends for pointing the way to two separate Kirkus Reviews of You Are My Only.  The first can be found here, penned by Leila Roy of Bookshelves of Doom, on the Kirkus blog. 

The second review, excerpted below, is the generous "official" Kirkus Review below. 

Again, I know how lucky I am.

The heartbreaking tale of a kidnapped child and her bereft mother unfolds in alternating narratives in this intense and lovely novel.

... the ripped-from-the-headlines plot is here treated with tenderness and depth. Kephart's deft employ of descriptive language—"Past the door is scuffle and howl, the slow and the fast moving. I see it through the window glass, the glass all scratched with black diamonds"�is extremely effective in setting mood and creating imagery.

Though the initial draw may be the sensational subject matter, readers will come away with much more.(Fiction. 12 & up)

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2. Things Are Heating Up . . .
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By: Betsy Bird, on 8/11/2010
Blog: A Fuse #8 Production (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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While my friend Davin has applied at The Museum of Science and Industry for their Month at the Museum assignment, I must admit that he’s not my only friend vying for the position.  Over in Maine you’ve got your Leila Roy applying (though sadly she hasn’t let us see her entry).

Another applicant is YA author of The Order of Odd-Fish and friend of the blog James Kennedy.  James has the hometown advantage in this case, and his video has one distinct edge for me: There’s an E.L. Konigsburg reference in it right from the start.  Which, of course, makes it instantly blog worthy:

Another point in his favor?  A cute baby.  Good luck, James!

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