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Bea Wolf
Come listen to the stories of the long ago kids, the improper, the fighters of fun-killers, gated for fame. Meet Tanya Treat-Taker, Shawn Peace-Shatterer and Sonya Foam-Slinger. But mightiest of all of these was Bea Wolf, shield maiden of Heidi’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Book review, Children's, Graphic novel, Notable Challenge 2024
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Notable Challenge Update #2
I’m definitely making progress reading through the list. But writing reviews for each book is probably overly ambitious. Going forward, I’ll only be reviewing my absolute favorites. But I will list all of the books I read and give a … Continue reading
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Tagged Book review, Children's, Graphic novel, Notable Challenge 2024, YA books
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Notable Challenge Update #1
Picture Books Big. By Vashti Harrison. Illus. by the author. Little, Brown Books for YoungReaders, 2023. Caldecott Medal Winner. What can I add to what has already been said about this book? The illustrations are amazing, capturing the transition from … Continue reading
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Tagged Book review, Children's, Notable Challenge 2024, picture-books
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My Notable Challenge
I have neglected reviewing and this blog woefully for a number of years now, much to my regret. But my move to full-time management of Children’s Library Services consumed all of my mental energy for 6 years before I finally … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Children's books, Libraries, Notable Challenge 2024, picture-books, Reading
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Sophronia Is At It Again
Waistcoats & Weaponry:Â Finishing School Book the Third by Gail Carriger. New York, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 2014. Sophronia has returned to Mademoiselle Geraldine’s Finishing Academy for Young Ladies of Quality. This year’s syllabus includes dancing as well as the … Continue reading
Questions of Faith and Forgiveness
Rumble by Ellen Hopkins. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2014. Matthew Turner doesn’t believe in anything. Not family – his is falling apart around him in the aftermath of his younger brother’s suicide. Not God, because if there was a beneficent, … Continue reading
The Girl With the Windup Heart by Kady Cross
The Girl With the Windup Heart by Kady Cross. Harlequin Teen, 2014 This fourth installment in The Steampunk Chronicles by Kady Cross focuses on Jack Dandy, the master criminal, and Mila, the part-human, part-automaton young woman rescued from The Machinist … Continue reading
An Excellent Graphic Adaptation of a Wonderful Book
The Graveyard Book Graphic Novel: Volume 1. Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, adapted by P. Craig Russell. HarperCollins, 2014 This graphic adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Newbery Medal-winning novel, The Graveyard Book is likely to become as beloved as … Continue reading
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Tagged Book review, Graphic novel, horror, Middle Grade, Neil Gaiman, YA books
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Hexed by Michelle Krys
Hexed by Michelle Krys, Delacorte Press: 2014. Indigo Blackwood is one of the popular students, a cheerleader who is dating the star of the football team. Her perfect high school life is only marred by her quirky mother, who owns … Continue reading
Free to Fall by Lauren Miller
Free to Fall by Lauren Miller. New York: Harper Teen, 2014. Rory Vaughn happily lives her life guided by Lux, an app that makes most of her decisions for her – from things as simple as what coffee to order … Continue reading
Writing 'Bout Reading 