Sonderbooks #43: Book Reviews by Sondra Eklund

Sonderbooks #43

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December 7, 2002

Nonfiction

****Longitudes and Attitudes, by Thomas L. Friedman
***Bible Code II: The Countdown, by Michael Drosnin

***Gilgamesh, rendered in English by David Ferry

Fiction

****The Lovely Bones, by Alice Sebold
****The Curse of the Pharaohs, by Elizabeth Peters
***The Mummy Case, by Elizabeth Peters

Young Adult Fiction

***Abarat, by Clive Barker

Children's Nonfiction

***Fireboat, by Maira Kalman

***Chickens May Not Cross the Road and Other Crazy (But True) Laws, by Kathi Linz

Old Favorite

(Children's Fiction):

*****Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J. K. Rowling

Picture Book Pick

****Christmas Tapestry, by Patricia Polacco

Quotation of the Week

“American power and wealth flow directly from a deep spiritual source
—a spirit of respect for the individual, a spirit of tolerance for differences of faith or politics,
a respect for freedom of thought as the necessary foundation for all creativity,
and a spirit of unity that encompasses all kinds of differences.”
--Thomas L. Friedman, Longitudes and Attitudes

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