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Reviews by Andrea Elson of the Oakland Public Library. 10 Valentine Friends: A Counting Book By: Janet Schulman Pink and purple backgrounds depict ten children preparing Valentine’s Day card for their friends. Each child creates a masterpiece matching a friend’s special interests. Bugs, gorillas and chocolate kisses all feature in […]
On January 26, 2012 officers were dispatched to the Oakland Mini Mart on a reported theft that had just occurred. Upon arrival it was determined, after speaking with the complainant, that a man in his forties entered the store and asked for two cartons of cigarettes. When the clerk placed […]
Your Morning Vice – A Colada if You’re in Ecuador By Veronica MacDonald Ditko An Accidental Anthropologist It is the thick of winter now, warm days are distant memory, and one of the most comforting things is a hot beverage cradled in your hands. Here in Jersey, coffee is pretty […]
Beauty Queens Libba Bray Libba Bray is either an unconquerable genius or a total loony-toon. Either way, she’s hilarious. Beauty Queens is a must-read, and if you can get it on audio (read by the author!), all the better. Think: the television series Lost, the movie Miss Congeniality, thrown in […]
