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The Longest Chapter

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Month: May 2013

A story of friendship, sacrifice and loyalty

May 27, 2013May 27, 2013 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 2 Comments

Here's a novel categorized for teens, but just like "The Hunger Games" and "The Book Thief," "Code Name Verity" is a good bet for adult readers. It's an involving story created with an unusual narrative strategy, making this Edgar Award-winner a five-star read.

What if there are no more books like these?

May 13, 2013 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 4 Comments

Looking for a summer reading list? It's right here in James Patterson's call-to-action advertisement about saving books, bookstores and libraries.

Good reading: faith, passion & madness

May 4, 2013 ~ The Longest Chapter ~ 3 Comments

Frances and Bernard meet at a writers' colony and thereafter begin a friendship that becomes a romance in this first novel by Carlene Bauer. It's the 1950's, and Bauer creates a small narrative gem that draws from the lives of novelist Flannery O'Connor and poet Robert Lowell.

The Longest Chapter is written by Kassie Rose, book critic for Ohio NPR member station WOSU.

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