The Complete Allergy-Free Comfort Foods Cookbook {with Giveaway}

by 5 Minutes for Books March 19, 2012 53 comments
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5 Minutes for Books staff reviewer Lauren is the perfect person to review this, as both a booklover and someone dealing with a restrictive diet: Several years ago, I developed some digestive issues that led [...]

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How Not to Kill Your Baby {Review and Giveaway}

by Dawn March 12, 2012 58 comments
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I have a bit of a parenting book collection. As a preschool teacher, I like to make some copies available to my families for borrowing, and I still have enough at home to fill a [...]

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Another Piece of my Heart {Review and Giveaway}

by 5 Minutes for Books March 5, 2012 44 comments
Another Piece of My Heart

Jane Green is an expert at writing about relationships, especially those among woman, and she’s outdone herself with her latest novel, Another Piece of My Heart, where she tackles step-motherhood. Andi finally found the love [...]

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When I Woke Up, I Was a Hippopotamus {Review and Giveaway}

by 5 Minutes for Books February 27, 2012 75 comments
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When I Woke Up I Was a Hippopotamus, written by Tom MacRae and illustrated by Ross Collins, is the charming story of a little boy who wakes up one morning feeling like a big hippopotamus [...]

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Checking In With the Sisters – Pioneer Woman

by Lolli February 25, 2012 3 comments
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When I started blogging, becoming famous or making money sharing my family’s stories was, literally, the furthest thing from my mind. In fact, when I discovered Ree Drummond (aka the Pioneer Woman) I still didn’t [...]

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All That I Am {Review and Giveaway}

by 5 Minutes for Books February 20, 2012 53 comments
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Although All That I Am by Anna Funder is a novel, it is based on the true story of four young Germans (Ruth, Dora, Hans, and Ernst Toller) who fled their country in order to [...]

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From Blah to Awe: Shaking Up a Boring Faith {with giveaway}

by Jennifer Donovan February 13, 2012 30 comments
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Jenna Lucado Bishop has written a wonderful book for teen girls. From Blah to Awe: Shaking Up a Boring Faith speaks right on their level, using examples of real teens who are living a vibrant [...]

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The Girl Who Was on Fire (Hunger Games), Review and Giveaway

by Jennifer Donovan February 5, 2012 63 comments

Four out of the ten books on the Amazon Best Sellers list are Hunger Games books. The original book has been in the top 100 for 500 days. I assume it dropped off at some [...]
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A Dystopian Romance book pack, Review and Giveaway

by 5 Minutes for Books January 29, 2012 47 comments

This week 5 Minutes for Books reviewer Elizabeth takes a look at 2 new books that are taking advantage of the dystopian craze in YA literature (equally enjoyed by adults) that Hunger Games did not [...]
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The Perfect Name for You {review and giveaway}

by 5 Minutes for Books January 22, 2012 75 comments

Barbara Houghteling is co-partner of Birthday Keepsakes, an online baby keepsakes website. When she came up with the idea for a personalized storybook, her daughter Jana, then a senior in high school, read her mom’s [...]
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