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The Baker's Daughter
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Sarah McCoy
ZBaker
, November 23, 2012
From the past to the present and back again, this is a tale of a young German woman's life in Nazi-occupied Germany. Elsie works with her parents making baked goods, and it is soon apparent that bakery work is the only routine Elsie has in her eventful life. McCoy engages the reader with amazing scenes of startling descriptions on a personal level of the characters in Elsie's life: the Nazi officer who courts her; the other Nazi officer who covets her; and the customers of the bakery with fears and secrets of their own. Just when you think you can't stand the suspense or the unnamed terrors any longer, McCoy takes us to the present, where Elsie, now an old woman, is once again working in a bakery, but now in the United States. We read of Elsie's long-ago past through current and long-lost letters, then we boomerang back to 1945 Germany again, all the while wondering how in the world she came to be where she is today from such adversity. The Baker's Daughter rings true in the riveting accounts of Elsie and her family in Germany. The present day scenes have their own charm as journalist Reba tries to find her way, and Elsie’s bakery provides respite from her troubles. McCoy manages to have us care so much about the sympathetic characters that the heart can break. Well worth the read for the German citizens’ perspective and effect on their daily lives.
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Tapirs Morning Bath Mysteries of the Tropical Rain Forest & the Scientists Who Are Trying to Solve Them
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Elizabeth Royte
ZBaker
, August 04, 2012
This is an engaging book that would appeal to anyone interested in rainforests, plants, and a sense of adventure in botanical science. On an island near Panama, after arriving on the scene, Journalist Royte volunteers to assist scientists in collecting specimens in the Lab: the rainforest on the island used repeatedly for scientific study. Working alongside the scientists collecting specimens, she gradually learns more about the rainforest as she expands her book research. She has some personal growth adjustments to make as she grows more enchanted with the beauty and intricacy of the forest, its wildlife, and the many trees and plants that live together to evolve and survive.
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