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As I browsed through my kid lit blogs this past week, alternating between commentary on the ongoing hubbub sparked by the Newbery Medal (to recap: some say the winning books are too challenging, others say they're not diverse enough and others…
Graceling is the wonderful new book by Kristin Cashore about a girl with grace, but who is no Audrey Hepburn. Katsa's extreme special skill, her "grace," is that she's able to kill people with her bare hands (ouch). In a…
It's hurricane season. The Gulf Coast is being pummeled by a siege of storms once again. Each year the newest cast of hurricane characters: Ike, Gustav…only serve to remind me of the most catastrophic of storms– Katrina. Doesn't it feel…
I thought I'd finally cover this best seller and seemingly instant classic. I think EVERYBODY who reads this book loves it. Winner of the Horn Book Award, and The National Book Award, Sherman Alexie is one of those beloved authors who…
Monday is the 2008 Ypulse National Mashup extravaganza and the first official Ypulse Books Pre-Conference hosted by yours truly. We've got a great group of folks gathering to talk about the YA landscape: past, present and future and a lot…
As some of you know, I am going back to work in the fall as an elementary/middle school librarian. I've been home with my son for almost three years and it's just… time. I'm really really excited.
For security and in…
As some of you know, I am going back to work in the fall as an elementary/middle school librarian. I've been home with my son for almost three years and it's just… time. I'm really really excited.
For security and in…
Last night I started Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen, and now I have a whopping six books on the nightstand! Could it be another book about sisters? Oh joy — one of my favorite subjects. So far, so good. Before…
Last night I started Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen, and now I have a whopping six books on the nightstand! Could it be another book about sisters? Oh joy — one of my favorite subjects. So far, so good. Before…
Originally self-published as The Highland Mole, Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams has been touted as the next Harry Potter. Needless to say, the hype has been amazing for this British fantasy novel about a 12-year-old boy archaeologist — and…
Originally self-published as The Highland Mole, Tunnels by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams has been touted as the next Harry Potter. Needless to say, the hype has been amazing for this British fantasy novel about a 12-year-old boy archaeologist — and…
