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A book about war and peace doesn't need to be hundreds of pages long. A Bench in London: The Story of an American Soldier covers both topics well, but is a short, colorful children's...

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Summer’s almost here, and with it—a new book by Chevy Chase native Jennifer Miller. The Year of the Gadfly is “a fun, literary prep school novel, with a mystery driven forward by a h...

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Dear Patch, Can you recommend some good summer reading books? My kids are 6, 9 and 12. Dear Parent, You didn't mention whether your children are girls or boys, but both my...