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Fun ahead for young readers with Margo's two newest picture books, LITTLE CALABASH (Island Heritage, Fall 2020) and CALVIN GETS THE LAST WORD (Tilbury House, October 2020), which was featured in the New York Times Children's Books review. Margo's 30th book, YA/Adult novel SECRETS IN TRANSLATION set in Italy was released in 2018 by Fitzroy Books. Her 27th book, picture book SPAGHETTI SMILES was released in 2014 by Pelican Publishing. Margo Sorenson was born in Washington, DC, and spent the first seven years of her life in Spain and Italy, devouring books and Italian food. She finished her school years in California, graduating from the University of California at Los Angeles. After teaching high school and middle school and raising a family ...more

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	Calvin Gets the Last Word by Margo Sorenson (Goodreads Author), Mike Deas (Illustrations) 3.89 avg rating — 123 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets in Translation 4.03 avg rating — 29 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Danger Canyon (Cover-To-Cover Novels: Adventure) 2.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ambrose and the Princess by Margo Sorenson (Goodreads Author), Katalin Szegedi (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spaghetti Smiles by Margo Sorenson (Goodreads Author), David Harrington (Illustrations) 2.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing Is for Free (Cover-To-Cover Novels: Historical Fiction) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leap into the Unknown: Albert Einstein (Cover-To-Cover Novels: Biographical Fiction) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Firewatch (Cover-To-Cover Novels: Adventure) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soccer Battle (Cover-To-Cover Novels: Sports) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Margo said: " BOOK REVIEW: THE PARIS COOKING SCHOOL

By Sophie Beaumont

What a delight to read—Beaumont has captured the essence of not only French cooking but of friendship, romance, family, culture, and Paris—in one marvelous book! The overriding plus in the entir BOOK REVIEW: THE PARIS COOKING SCHOOL

By Sophie Beaumont

What a delight to read—Beaumont has captured the essence of not only French cooking but of friendship, romance, family, culture, and Paris—in one marvelous book! The overriding plus in the entire story of these three strong, intelligent, and empathetic women is Beaumont’s “voice.” She hits just the right notes for compassionate and delightful characterizations with warm humor, carefully foreshadowing suspenseful plot turns in the intriguing mystery, and creating resolutions that are surprising, yet well-prepared-for. Readers will definitely enjoy the twists and the ”Aha” moments. Beaumont’s writing is lyrical and evocative; not only will readers never look at French cuisine and cooking in the same way again—but her masterful use of language includes the reader in the story as an equal, never condescending, and subtly creating hope that the three main characters will triumph despite their struggles. Her use of vivid, descriptive details makes each scene and character come alive; readers feel palpably present in her strong sense of place; Beaumont knows her Paris: “It was the most beautiful afternoon, the sky was deep blue, and against it the lovely old pale stone buildings glowed, trees flung up armfuls of white and pink blossoms, the soft air was full of fragrance, there were people seated at the outside tables of cafés, chatting and laughing, and not one of them was wearing black. Imagine!” Her sympathetic characterizations are exemplified here: “The celebration was wonderful, Gabi thought, but it also felt a bit melancholy, to know that this was the last hurrah for the class. She thought back to the first time she’d come in here, how she’d been so caught up in her own stuff, so standoffish and unwilling to get into the spirit of it all, thinking of the course only as a way of blotting out her fear. How different it felt now! She was working at her art again, but also pacing herself, letting it come in a kind of slow joy that felt right.”
All in all, if readers are looking to be transported to the City of Light, to keep company with lively, entertaining, sympathetic characters, to marvel at fascinating insights into French and European culture and cuisine, and to cheer on victories as the charming characters vanquish their challenges, this is a perfect choice. As Beaumont writes: Life had a way of mixing the solemn with the comic, the profound with the everyday. Vive la France! ...more "

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BOOK REVIEW: BASEBALL TRIVIA FOR EVERYONE By Gary Adkins If you are a baseball fan (and, if you’re not, you should wish you were!), you will be delighted, mesmerized, and enlightened by Adkins’s fun compendium of trivia. In 28 pages, Adkins gives the ...more
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