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Claire Legrand

September 16, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

The Economy as Villain in The Year of Shadows by Claire LeGrand (Book Review)

The economy went bust in 2008 and people everywhere are struggling.  The news keeps reminding us that more and more people are making less and less money, children are going hungry, and recovery has been slow.  But you wouldn’t know it from a lot of the books being written for middle grade and teen readers; […]

November 1, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review (and TPIB): The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand

I recently went to a local(ish) Barnes and Noble store for a book signing by Claire Legrand.  Yes, I had not yet actually read the book, but it sounded interesting.  Poor Claire, I had to take my kids – one is 10 and one is 3.  That night the two girls walked out with signed […]

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