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<![endif]--> A very warm welcome to Glynis Smy with the launch of her book Ripped Genes. Glynis is someone who encourages self-published authors in so many ways, and it is a delight to see her here.
A year
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Jean Craighead George has passed away at the age of 92 - God BLESS you, Ms. George. May your paradise be ever Green and lush with wildlife. My absolute favorite Jean Craighead George book, well, it's a tie between The Talking Earth and The Missing Gator of Gumbo Limbo.
What is YOUR favorite book by Ms. George?
Another one down. Maurice Sendak. Jean Craighead George. Diana Wynne Jones. Russell Hoban. Eva Ibbotson. Sid Fleischman. In the past two years, the children's book world has seen the passing of many iconic authors.
Creepy, scary, suspenseful! The orphan, Carver Young, is "adopted" by a lame Pinkerton agent just as a series of gruesome murders hits New York City. The year is 1895 and the memory of Saucy Jack is fresh in everyone's minds. Carver is caught up in the race to find the killer. The story is gripping and full of twists and period details. I am a sucker for good period details. And I love authors who take the time to let their readers know what is accurate in the book and what is not. Petrucha's notes at the end of the book make the books so much better. The book is not for the squeamish, although the descriptions of the murder victims are sketchy. Still. Blood and all that.
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i, too, have a strange fascination with jack the ripper and other stories like this. i really want to read this one because it sounds really creepy. :)
Not really a Jack the Ripper fan, so don't think this book is for me. Great review though, and liked that you explained the part that didn't appeal to you!
Great review. I was going to read this last week but then I got sort of behind in my review books so I had to scrap it (NG books are the first to go when I need to) so I'm glad it wasn't like mind blowing. Oh well. I'll give it a try eventually.Maybe. Haha.
Carver Young dreams of becoming a detective, despite growing up in an orphanage with only crime novels to encourage him. But when he is adopted by Detective Hawking of the world famous Pinkerton Agency, Carver is given not only the chance to find his biological father, he finds himself smack in the middle of a real life investigation: tracking down a vicious serial killer who has thrown New York City into utter panic. When the case begins to unfold, however, it’s worse than he could have ever imagined, and his loyalty to Mr. Hawking and the Pinkertons comes into question. As the body count rises and the investigation becomes dire, Carver must decide where his true loyalty lies.
Full of whip-smart dialogue, kid-friendly gadgets, and featuring a then New York City Police Commisioner Teddy Roosevelt, Ripper challenges everything you thought you knew about the world’s most famous serial killer.
We also want to highlight the debut of our friend Kate's new blog, Now That's Filmworthy (www.thatsfilmworthy.com)! Kate has been guest-blogging at Kid Lit Frenzy for the past couple of months and is now ready to strike out on her own. This gives you even more chances to enter to win a copy of Ripper!
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Mandatory first entry: To start, go to www.thatsfilmworthy.com and click on Join this Site in the Followers widget on the right-hand side (Google Friend Connect) -- the widget will also be there, so you don't have
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i, too, have a strange fascination with jack the ripper and other stories like this. i really want to read this one because it sounds really creepy. :)
Not really a Jack the Ripper fan, so don't think this book is for me. Great review though, and liked that you explained the part that didn't appeal to you!
Thanks for reading!!!
Great review. I was going to read this last week but then I got sort of behind in my review books so I had to scrap it (NG books are the first to go when I need to) so I'm glad it wasn't like mind blowing. Oh well. I'll give it a try eventually.Maybe. Haha.