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Summer Reading
Oh, Summer Reading. Summer is ending and most public library summer reading programs being finished. I’ve read many tweets and posts and articles about Summer Reading Programs and libraries and I’ve just been thinking about it, and SRP in general. Summer Reading Program: one set of words for many different things. Which, you know, sounds [...]
Review: My Friend Dahmer
My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf. Abrams Comic Arts. 2012. Personal copy. Graphic Novel. Alex Award Winner. It’s About: A graphic novel memoir by Derf Backderf, a classmate of Jeffrey Dahmer. This is not the story of a serial killer; it is a look at the childhood and teen years of Jeffrey Dahmer, before his [...]
Middle Grade at The Book Smugglers
The Book Smugglers have a weekly feature, Old School Wednesdays, when they look at titles that aren’t “new and shiny”. This past Wednesday, they did a middle grade blogger roundtable and I was one of the participants. One of the fun things about a roundtable like this is, of course, seeing what titles that people [...]
2014 ALA Program Proposals
I know, the ALA Annual Conference just happened, why already post about the 2014 Annual Conference? Because YALSA is seeking input into the programs that have been proposed for 2014. As explained at the YALSA wiki, “please help YALSA select which continuing education sessions.” The YALSA wiki has information on all the proposed programs. The input [...]
Review: Leonard Peacock
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick. Little, Brown. 2013. Reviewed from ARC from publisher. The Plot: It is Leonard Peacock’s birthday. No one remembers. He has wrapped up four gifts, to give to his four best friends. And he is bringing his grandfather’s handgun to school. Today is the day he will shoot Asher [...]
Flashback August 2009
And now, a look back at what I reviewed in August 2009: Julie & Julia : 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell. Little Brown, 2005. Paperback edition renamed Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously. From my review: “I really enjoyed Powell’s memoir; what led her to start cooking Julia Child’s book, and to blog about [...]
Review: Spirit and Dust
Spirit and Dust by Rosemary Clement-Moore. Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House. 2013. Review from ARC from publisher. Companion to Texas Gothic (2011). The Plot: Daisy Goodnight is seventeen (so, so close to 18!), a college freshman, and a psychic consultant to the FBI. Yep, that’s right. Daisy, like all the Goodnight women, has a [...]
What In My Teenager’s Room?!
One of the articles that caught my eye this weekend was Sex in a Teenager’s Room. A few things first: It’s in The New York Times, in the Fashion & Style section, in the monthly Circa Now column. It’s written by Henry Alford, an American humorist and journalist. I mention all that to say: Sex [...]
Review: Jersey Angel
Jersey Angel by Beth Ann Bauman. Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House. 2012. Review copy from publisher. Guest post about this book at this blog by Beth Ann Bauman. The Plot: It’s the summer before Angel Cassonetti’s senior year of high school. “Summer has begun, and I am filled with hope.” Angel just wants [...]
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