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Recent Watermark Reviews:
July 2008 Reviews
House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones, review by Anna Perleberg
Netherland by Joseph O'Neill, review by Todd Robins
Cool Summer Read #9: Quantum Prophecy by Michael Carroll, review by Mark David Bradshaw
June 2008 Reviews
America America by Ethan Canin, review by Sarah Bagby
I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean by Kevin Sherry, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith, review by Anna Perleberg
The Merchant of Venice graphic novel, adapted by Gareth Hinds, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Hedge Knight II: Sworn Sword adapted from George R. R. Martin, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Pendragon: Merchant of Death graphic novel adapted from D. J. MacHale, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Cool Summer Read #8: Blue Bloods and Masquerade by Melissa de la Cruz
Jon Scieszka's Trucktown: Great books for rambunctious little readers, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Minders of Make-Believe by Leonard S. Marcus, review by Anna Perleberg
Cool Summer Read #7: Airman by Eoin Colfer, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Our Story Begins: New & Selected Stories by Tobias Wolff, review by Sarah Bagby
A Vengeful Longing by R. N. Morris, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Quilter's Catalog by Meg Cox, review by Beth Golay
Cool Summer Read #6: Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange by Melissa Marr, reviews by Mark David Bradshaw
City of Thieves by David Benioff, review by Anna Perleberg
How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone by Saša Stanišic, review by Anna Perleberg
Cool Summer Read #5: Fablehaven: The Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Moonpowder by John Rocco, review by Mark David Bradshaw
May 2008 Reviews
A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World by Tony Horwitz, review by Sarah Bagby
The Post-American World by Fareed Zakaria, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Cool Summer Read #4: City of Bones and City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare, reviews by Mark David Bradshaw
Blood Roses by Francesca Lia Block, review by Anna Perleberg
Man Killed by Pheasant & Other Kinships by John T. Price, review by Anna Perleberg
Hallam's War by Elisabeth Payne Rosen, review by Laura Flaugher
The Pizza Hut Story by Robert Spector, foreword by Dan Carney, review by Sarah Bagby
Cool Summer Read #3: Atherton: Rivers of Fire by Patrick Carman, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted by Elizabeth Berg, review by Sarah Bagby
Laughing Without an Accent by Firoozeh Dumas, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Host by Stephenie Meyer, review by Anna Perleberg
Cool Summer Read #2: Cool Zone With the Pain & the Great One by Judy Blume, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Found: The Missing, Book 1 by Margaret Peterson Haddix, review by Mark David Bradshaw
It's Not Fair by Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Cool Summer Read #1: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Savvy by Ingrid Law, review by Anna Perleberg
The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich, review by Laura Flaugher
What I Was by Meg Rosoff, review by Anna Perleberg
Uncle Bobby's Wedding by Sarah S. Brannen, review by Mark David Bradshaw
April 2008 Reviews
Thoreau at Walden by John Porcellino, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Drama: Show, Don't Tell by Paul Ruditis, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Atherton: Rivers of Fire by Patrick Carman, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words by Jane O'Connor, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Big Plans by Bob Shea, illus. by Lane Smith, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Dog Years: A Memoir by Mark Doty, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Chasing Windmills by Catherine Ryan Hyde, review by Laura Flaugher
Shakespeare & Co. by Stanley Wells, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Senator's Wife by Sue Miller, review by Sarah Bagby
Marie-Therese, Child of Terror by Susan Nagel, review by Laura Flaugher
The Third Angel by Alice Hoffman, review by Anna Perleberg
The Ginseng Hunter by Jeff Talarigo, review by Jason Quinn Malott
The Painter from Shanghai by Jennifer Cody Epstein, review by Laura Flaugher
Mouse Guard: Fall 1152 written & illus. by David Petersen, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Way Back Home by Oliver Jeffers, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Clementine's Letter by Sara Pennypacker, pictures by Marla Frazee, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Gentle Axe by R. N. Morris, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Good Enough by Paula Yoo, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians by Carla Morris & Brad Sneed, review by Mark David Bradshaw
March 2008 Reviews
Clay by David Almond, review by Sarah Bagby
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali, review by Mark David Bradshaw
A Fraction of the Whole: A Novel by Steve Toltz, review by Bruce Jacobs
Peony in Love: A Novel by Lisa See, review by Sarah Bagby
Perfect From Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life by John Sellers, review by Jason Quinn Malott
Now You See Him: A Novel by Eli Gottlieb, review by Beth Golay
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Sweethearts by Sara Zarr, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Surprises According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express by Megan McDonald, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Dear Deer: A Books of Homophones by Gene Barretta, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Maybe a Bear Ate It! by Robie H. Harris & Michael Emberley, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Lodger Shakespeare: His Life on Silver Street by Charles Nicholl, Mark David Bradshaw
Shakespeare: The World as Stage by Bill Bryson, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Labrador Pact by Matt Haig, review by Anna Perleberg
Spring Break Books for Young Readers, by Mark David Bradshaw
Lush Life by Richard Price, review by Todd Robins
Clay by David Almond, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Grace for President by Kelly DiPucchio, illus. by LeUyen Pham, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Mom & Dad are Palindromes by Mark Shulman, illus. by Adam McCauley, review by Mark David Bradshaw
February 2008 Reviews
Blue Heaven by C. J. Box, review by Sarah Bagby
Little Klein by Anne Ylvisaker, review by Laura Flaugher
Rowdy in Paris by Tim Sandlin, review by Missy Abbott
Thing I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me edited by Ben Karlin, review by Jason Malott
Smitten by Janet Evanonich, review by Missy Abbott
The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes, review by Laura Flaugher
Monster, 1959: A Novel by David Maine, review by Carolyn Kretzer
Woolbur by Leslie Helakowski & Lee Harper, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Moral Disorder and Other Stories by Margaret Atwood, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Door: Poems by Margaret Atwood, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Bone 7: Ghost Circles by Jeff Smith, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Stand Tall, Abe Lincoln by Judith St. George & Matt Faulkner, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Cow That Laid an Egg by Andy Cutbill & Russell Ayto, review by Mark David Bradshaw
January 2008 Reviews
The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz, review by Sarah Bagby
The Memoirs of a Beautiful Boy by Robert Leleux, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff, review by Laura Flaugher
The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Commoner by John Burnham Schwartz, review by Beth Golay
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís, review by Mark David Bradshaw
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Bleeding Kansas: A Novel by Sara Paretsky, review by Sarah Bagby
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, review by Mark David Bradshaw
How They Met, and Other Stories by David Levithan, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum by Robert Andrew Parker, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Duck for President by Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown: Smash! Crash! by John Scieszka, review by Mark David Bradshaw
People of the Book: A Novel by Geraldine Brooks, review by Mark David Bradshaw & Beth Golay
December 2007 Reviews
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron, review by Sarah Bagby
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie, review by Sarah Bagby
The Rug Merchant by Meg Mullins, review by Beth Golay
Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley, review by Bruce Jacobs
A Perfect Mess by Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freidman, review by Carolyn Kretzer
The Uncommon Reader: A Novella by Alan Bennett, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Our Dumb World from The Onion, review by Rebekah Rine
Boomsday by Christopher Buckley, review by Rebekah Rine
I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert, review by Rebekah Rine
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin, review by Sarah Bagby
Run by Ann Patchett, review by Beth Golay
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow by James Sturm & Rich Tommaso, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Gimme Cracked Corn and I Will Share by Kevin O'Malley, review by Mark David Bradshaw
An Orange in January by Dianna Hutts Aston & Julie Maren, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Breakfast with Buddha by Roland Merullo, review by Joni Lee
November 2007 Reviews
Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan, review by Sarah Bagby
Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday by Megan McDonald, review by Mark David Bradshaw
If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Violet Bing and the Grand House by Jennifer Paros, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Toys Go Out by Emily Jenkins, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Judy Schachner, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson, review by Sarah Bagby
The Longest Christmas List Ever by Gregg & Evan Spiridellis, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Russell's Christmas Magic by Rob Scotton, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Olivia Helps With Christmas by Ian Falconer, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Under Hope's Roof compiled and written by Myrne Roe
One City, Two Brothers by Chris Smith & Aurelia Fronty, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story by Diane Ackerman, review by Joni Lee
Earthlight 1 and Earthlight 2 by Stuart Moore & Christopher Schors, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Shug by Jenny Han, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Jabberwocky by Christopher Myers, review by Mark David Bradshaw
October 2007 Reviews
The Farther Shore: A Novel by Matthew Eck, review by Sarah Bagby
Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson, review by Laura Flaugher
Drama! Everyone's a Critic by Paul Ruditis, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Main Street: Needle & Thread by Ann M. Martin, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Sardine in Outer Space 4 by Emmanuel Guibert & Joann Sfar, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Owen & Mzee: Best Friends by Craig & Isabella Hatkoff, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Mind Your Manners, B. B. Wolf by Judy Sierra, review by Carolyn Kretzer
Slam by Nick Hornby, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Away by Amy Bloom, review by Sarah Bagby
Taken by Edward Bloor, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The God Box by Alex Sanchez, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel by Eoin Colfer, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Redwall: The Graphic Novel by Brian Jacques, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Oscar and the Moth: A Book About Light and Dark and
Oscar and the Frog: A Book About Growing by Geoff Waring, reviews by Mark David Bradshaw
Please, Louise! by Frieda Wishinsky, illus. by Marie-Louise Gay, review by Mark David Bradshaw
London Calling by Edward Bloor, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Tangerine by Edward Bloor, review by Mark David Bradshaw
September 2007 Reviews
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin, review by Sarah Bagby
The Three Snow Bears by Jan Brett, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World by E. L. Konigsburg, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Maytrees by Annie Dillard, review by Sarah Bagby
Interred with Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Exit Ghost by Philip Roth, review by Todd Robins
Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsenea, review by Laura Flaugher
Cowboy and Octopus by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Guyaholic by Carolyn Mackler, review by Mark David Bradshaw
The Only Boy in Ballet Class by Denise Gruska, illus. by Amy Wummer, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Pssst! by Adam Rex review by Mark David Bradshaw
August 2007 Reviews
Loving Frank by Nancy Horan, review by Sarah Bagby
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella, review by Laura Flaugher
Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, review by Mark David Bradshaw
Beach Road by James Patterson & Peter de Jonge, review by Missy Abbott
Drama! The Four Dorothys by Paul Ruditis, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Naomi & Ely’s No-Kiss List” by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature” by Robin Brande, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Clementine” by Sara Pennypacker, pictures by Marla Frazee, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"Elephant & Piggie: I Am Invited to a Party!” by Mo Willems, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"The Rest of Her Life" by Laura Moriarty, review by Sarah Bagby
"First Among Sequels: A Thursday Next Novel" by Jasper Fforde review by Kristie Schmidt
"The Street of a Thousand Blossoms" by Gail Tsukiyama, review by Laura Flaugher
The "Twilight" novels by Stephenie Meyer, trend-spotting by Mark David Bradshaw
“Bone #6: Old Man’s Cave” by Jeff Smith, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Goosebumps Graphix #3: Scary Summer” by R.L. Stine, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Love, Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Houndsley and Catina” and “Houndsley and Catina and the Birthday Surprise” by James Howe,
illus. by Marie-Louise Gay, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Elephant & Piggie: There is a Bird on Your Head” by Mo Willems, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq" by Thomas E. Ricks, review by Mark David Bradshaw
July 2007 Reviews
"After Dark" by Haruki Murakami, review by Sarah Bagby
“Here If You Need Me: A True Story” by Kate Braestrup, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"The Tin Roof Blowdown: A Dave Robicheaux Novel" by James Lee Burke, review by Kathy Sexton
"Dead Connection" by Alafair Burke, review by Shelly Walston
“Story of a Girl” by Sara Zarr, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?” by Margaret McNamara & G. Brian Karas, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie” by Joel Stewart, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"All-Star Superman Vol. 1" by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely, review by Omar Ramos
"Falling Man" by Don DeLillo, review Sarah Bagby
“Runaways, vol. 3” by Brian K. Vaughan, Adrian Alphona, & Mike Norton, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Saints of Augustine” by P. E. Ryan, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Dreamquest: Tales from Slumberia” by Brent Hartinger, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Where I Live” by Eileen Spinelli, illus. by Matt Phelan, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Dogku” by Andrew Clements, illus. by Tim Bowers, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Bad Dog, Marley” by John Grogan, illus. by Richard Cowdrey, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"On Chesil Beach" by Ian McEwan, review by Sarah Bagby
June 2007 Reviews
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life" by Barbara Kingsolver, review by Jeanine Hathaway
"Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea" by Guy Delisle, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“Houdini: The Handcuff King” by Jason Lutes & Nick Bertozzi, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"Main Street: Welcome to Camden Falls" by Ann M. Martin, review by Mark David Bradshaw
“The P.L.A.I.N. Janes” by Cecil Castellucci & Jim Rugg, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"Peony in Love" by Lisa See, review by Laura Flaugher
"Tiny Tyrant" by Lewis Trondheim & Fabrice Parme, review by Mark David Bradshaw
May 2007 Reviews
"A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini, review by Sarah Bagby
"Boy Girl Boy" and "Arizona Kid" by Ron Koertge, reviews by Mark David Bradshaw
"The Dangerous Book for Boys" by Conn Iggulden & Hal Iggulden, review by Beth Golay
"The Nature of Monsters" by Clare Clark, review by Sarah Bagby, Carolyn Kretzer, and Judy Burris
"The New Girl: The English Roses" by Madonna, review by Liz Golay
“Mars Needs Moms!” by Berkeley Breathed, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"Chocolat" by Joanne Harris, review by Anne Frey
"Hick" by Andrea Portes, review by Beth Golay
"Writing in an Age of Silence" by Sara Paretsky, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"The Incredible Book-Eating Boy" by Oliver Jeffers, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean" by Kevin Sherry, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"Divisadero" by Michael Ondaatje, review by Jason Malott
"Bad Luck and Trouble" by Lee Child, review by Judy Burris
"Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See, review by Shelly Walston
"The One and Only Shrek! Plus 5 Other Stories" by William Steig, review by Omar Ramos
"Karma and Other Stories" by Rishi Reddi, review by Mark David Bradshaw
by Cait Murphy, review by Jason Malott
"Curly Girl" by Lorraine Massey, review by Joyce Suellentrop
"Love Walked In" by Marisa de los Santos, review by Anne Frey
"Finn" by Jon Clinch, review by Judy Burris
"Fly Me to the Moon" by Alyson Noel, review by Shelly Walston
"Bossy Bear" by David Horvath, review by Mark David Bradshaw
April 2007 Reviews
"Rise & Shine" by Anna Quindlen, review by Sarah Bagby
"True Talents" and "Hidden Talents" by David Lubar, reviews by Mark David Bradshaw
"Christopher's Ghosts" by Charles McCarry, review by Laura Flaugher
"Pronouncing Shakespeare: The Globe Experiment" by David Crystal, review by Mark David Bradshaw
"The Feminine Mistake: Are We Giving Up Too Much?" by Leslie Bennetts, review by Sarah Bagby
“Beowulf” graphic novel, adapted by Gareth Hinds, review by Mark David Bradshaw