Had they merely read the summary, my students would have seen many of the same words, but they’d have lacked the feeling part.

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6. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix (Berkley: $30) In a home for pregnant young women in 1970 Florida, a book on witchcraft upends lives. 7. The Big Empty by Robert Crais (G.P. Putnam ...