Some characters experience dramatic redemptions, while others slip through the cracks or meet a tragic

The science fiction show within the book seemed like it would be a slam-dunk element for me, but it didn't

Mental images of Hermione and Draco slipped in and out of my mind as I read the book, causing uncomfortable

by Virginia Evans I had in my possession a prepublication version of this book in the spring, but it slipped

And clever Arthur slowly pulls himself out of a London slum by lucking into an apprenticeship at a printing

instead showing his emotional connection to other colorful characters living hand-to-mouth in the same slum

The premise of Missing Sam was a slam dunk for me, and I appreciated the couple's strengthened bonds

But the famine is devastating in Kolkata, and Ma has been skimming food supplies for her own household

She's also got a sneaky-thief ability that's a slam-dunk for me.

Everything about this premise was a slam dunk for me: spies, Maine, the community of retirees with fascinating

This premise is a slam-dunk for me. I looove a book that plays with time.

The premise sounded like a slam dunk for me, and the reality of the book was a funny, poignant, banter-filled

premise of The Secret Book of Flora Lea, and a World War II-set historical fiction tale is usually a slam

She slips potential evidence into her pocket, gathers and questions those she thinks are suspects, and

her from one of the top librarians at the public library, this girl from Avenue A who read Greek and slipped

I'm almost unfailingly frustrated when protagonists are slipped up by various unlikely obstacles and

with her mom, refusing to allow her many vivid memories of her formidable, funny, striking mother to slip

What else is slipping through the spaces that I don't see?

The premise is a slam dunk for me, and Grant does a nice job of slowly unfurling the truth of what occurred

Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Day was born in a slum and is the Republic's most-wanted criminal.

No cyanide slipped into his crystal glass of mineral water.

and if he can't reach the correct day soon, the possibility of figuring out what happened to Amy will slip

Yet the story Browder shares is so compelling, so shocking, and so intriguing, I didn't mind skimming

But the famine is devastating in Kolkata, and Ma has been skimming food supplies for her own household

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But the famine is devastating in Kolkata, and Ma has been skimming food supplies for her own household

go, and from a distance we witness his son, grandson, best friend, dog, and carers as they see him slipping

Fifteen-year-old Day was born in a slum and is the Republic's most-wanted criminal.

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The premise sounded like a slam dunk for me, and the reality of the book was a funny, poignant, banter-filled

He lets slip that he affectionately calls her "V."

An obnoxiously confident student who's cagey about what he feels is a slam-dunk bestseller book idea

The premise sounded like a slam dunk for me, and the reality of the book was a funny, poignant, banter-filled

An obnoxiously confident student cagey about what he feels is a slam-dunk bestseller book idea confides

And if, while she's taking care of their beloved pets, Jane slips a few small valuables into her pockets

The premise sounded like a slam dunk for me, and the reality of the book was a funny, poignant, banter-filled

The premise sounded like a slam dunk for me, and the reality of the book was a funny, poignant, banter-filled

Career of Evil was a compelling story to take in this way--if a little tough because there was no read-skimming

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The premise sounded like a slam dunk for me, and the reality of the book was a funny, poignant, banter-filled

which the author refuses to allow her many vivid memories of her formidable, funny, striking mother to slip

And if, while she's taking care of their beloved pets, Jane slips a few small valuables into her pockets

have included on this list, except that somehow I still haven't read it--as well as A Long Way Down, Slam

The story Browder shares is so compelling, so shocking, and so intriguing, I didn't mind skimming over

have included on this list, except that somehow I still haven't read it--as well as A Long Way Down, Slam

So here stood Cormoran Strike, slimmer, fitter, clearer of lung, alone in his attic, poking broccoli