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Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by Various Authors , 386 pages.  Schwartz and Wade (Random House), 2018.   Content: Language: PG (5 swears); Mature Content: R; Violence: PG-13.   BUYING ADVISORY: HS – OPTIONAL   AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH    The six wives of Henry VIII are all given a voice in this fantastic historical fiction.  Katharine of Aragon was from Spain and out of seven childbirths, had only one living heir-Princess Mary.  Henry, in his desperation for a male heir and his lust for women other than his wife, moved onto Anne Boleyn whom he tired of quickly, but she did give him Princess Elizabeth.  After Anne Boleyn was beheaded, Henry fell in love with his proclaimed one true love, Jane Seymour.  After giving Henry a son, Jane died of a blood disease.  In an act to make alliances with Germany, Henry married Anne of Cleves, but was repulsed by her, so he divorced her.  His lecherous heart lead him t...

Al Capone Throws Me a Curve (A Tale from Alcatraz, #4) by Gennifer Choldenko, 225 pages.  Wendy Lamb Books (Random House), 2018.  $18   Content: Language: G (1 swear); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG.   BUYING ADVISORY: EL; MS – ADVISABLE   AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE    Moose lives on Alcatraz with his family because his dad is the assistant warden.  Moose wants to make the high school baseball team, but the high school players tell him he can’t be on the team unless he brings a picture of himself with Al Capone.  Moose can’t interact with the prisoners, so that bribe isn’t realistic and it discourages Moose.  On top of that worry, Moose must take care of his autistic sister, Natalie.  Natalie is getting older and Moose loves her, but she doesn’t always act in a socially appropriate way and living on the island often leads Natalie to trouble.  With all his concerns, Moose is a good kid that his family relies on a...