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Film & Book Reviews

Film & Book Reviews

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May 23 2013

Paladin Films

To many younger Americans, Yogi Berra wasn’t a Hall of Fame baseball player and a cog in the New York Yankees’ endless dynasty

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Bread and Roses, too

Books: Young Readers

Bread and Roses, Too

Sep 04 2006

Katherine Paterson

This absorbing novel takes place during the infamous 1912 “Bread and Roses” strike in the textile mills of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

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wild at heart

Books: Young Readers

Vet Volunteers series

Jan 22 2000

Laurie Halse Anderson

Five preteen kids—Maggie, Sunita, Brenna, Zoe and David—tell their stories of volunteering at a veterinary clinic in Pennsylvania.

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Darcy and Gran Don't Like Babies

Books: Young Readers

Darcy and Gran Don’t Like Babies

Oct 01 1993

Jane Cutler, with full-color illustrations by Susannah Ryan

Young Darcy doesn’t like her new baby brother, especially the way he monopolizes her parents’ time and attention.

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Reviews on Silver Century are written by:
Pete Croatto — Cinema
Patricia Evans — Fiction and nonfiction books
Rebecca Fishkin — Nonfiction and children’s books

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