Tag Archives: Alex Award

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore

Posted on May 28, 2013 by

Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2012. After Clay Jannon loses his web design job, he finds himself drawn to work as the night clerk at a most unusual book shop. But the book shop … Continue reading →

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The Hub Reading Challenge Update – Week 10

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

Wow! I’m really slipping here! How did two weeks go by so quickly? I guess that means I need to dive right in with a full update. Week 8: Code Name Verity (audio) by Elizabeth Wein. Read by Moreven Christie … Continue reading →

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The Hub Reading Challenge Update – Weeks 6 & 7

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

I failed to write an update for week 6. It would have been a rather short one, even if I had checked in. I read just one book that week. But I made up for that this week by reading … Continue reading →

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The Hub Reading Challenge Update – Week 5

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

Wow! It’s hard to believe that it has been five weeks already. I’ve made excellent progress this week, reading three more books and listening to another. I also read from two more lists, leaving just one to go. If I … Continue reading →

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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. New York: Crown Publishers, 2011. Imagine a future where people live almost entirely immersed in a virtual world, escaping from an increasingly ugly reality. In the OASIS, people can shop, play, travel and even … Continue reading →

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Best of the Best Challenge: Week 8 Update

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

This week I was back on track, completing 4 titles to bring my total to 24! I went back to Susan Cooper’s Dark is Rising sequence (Edwards Award) and read Greenwitch. I did resist the urge to finish the series … Continue reading →

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Best of the Best Challenge: Week 5 Update

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

I finished three books this week, bringing my total to 15. I also checked off another category, the Alex Awards, with The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan. I was a bit distracted this week by other books I wanted to … Continue reading →

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Best of the Best Challenge: Week 4 Update

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

Wow! It’s hard to believe that it is Week 4 already. Where did April go? I finished three more titles this week, bringing my total so far to 12. I also checked off two more lists, leaving just two from … Continue reading →

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