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Flashback: November 2011
A look back at what I reviewed in November 2011. Also, how can it be November already? Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai. From my review: “Saigon, 1975. Ha is ten, the youngest (and only daughter) in her family. While the war has touched her life — her parents fled North Vietnam years ago; her father [...]
Review: Engines of the Broken World
Engines of the Broken World by Jason Vanhee. Henry Holt & Co. Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. 2013. Reviewed from ARC. The Plot: Merciful Truth’s mother is dead. She and her brother don’t quite know what to do, so they put her under the kitchen table. Each year there [...]
Review: Wait For What Will Come
Wait For What Will Come by Barbara Michaels. Originally published in 1978. Image from HarperCollins ebook edition, 2009. The Plot: Carla Tregellas is just another hardworking American when the lawyer contacts her to tell her the news: as the last member of the Tregellas family, she has inherited an old mansion in Cornwall. Carla, in [...]
Flashback October 2006
And now, a look back at what I reviewed in October 2006! Bringing Asha Home by Uma Krishnaswami, illustrated by Jamel Akib. From my review: “The story is framed by the Hindu holiday Rakhi, a holiday that is about brothers and sisters. Arun wishes he had a sister so that he could celebrate Rakhi. A few months later, he [...]
Review: Hideous Love
Hideous Love: The Story of the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Stephanie Hemphill. Balzer & Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins. 2013. Reviewed from ARC. The Plot: The story of Mary Godwin Shelley, the woman who wrote Frankenstein. The Good: I have always loved the story of Mary Shelley. To be honest, more than I love [...]
Rainbow Bracelets
“Rainbow Bracelets” are bracelets made with small rubber bands, usually on a loom. It’s quite popular, and I’m sure you’ve seen them. Right now, my fascination with Rainbow Bracelets is the reaction to them. Minecraft became popular with kids and adults, and what did I see? Many articles and posts about how schools [...]
Bridget Jones, Allegiant, and Fans
I confess: When I heard the news about the most recent Bridget Jones book — that Mark Darcy was dead — I felt pissed and betrayed. Darcy dead?!?! Bridget a widow?!?! How dare Helen Fielding? How dare she? Destroying a perfectly good romance! For no good reason! I complained and groused on Twitter and in [...]
Review: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. Little, Brown. 2013. Review copy from publisher. The Plot: Tana wakes up after a party to a house filled with the dead. She is one of three survivors: the others are her ex-boyfriend, Aidan, and strange vampire, Gavriel. As the sun slowly sets, the vampires who killed [...]
Flashback October 2008
A look at what I reviewed in October 2008: Beyond Leveled Books: Supporting Early and Transitional Readers in Grades K-5 by Karen Szymusiak, Franki Sibberson, and Lisa Koch. From my review: “I’d further suggest it to parents who are trying to understand what is going on in their child’s classroom and what is happening with their child’s [...]
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