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The Chocolate War: Read A Long Part 1
Remember how I wasn’t sure whether or not I’d read The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier? I can safely say that I did not read it! So, what we have here is my reader response reaction as I read ; it’s consolidated from thirty-odd pages of notes. I’m dividing it out over four days; then, on [...]
The Chocolate War Week Begins
And The Chocolate War: A Read & Blog Along begins! As explained in this earlier post, I have never read The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier. Inspired by this confession, Kelly Jensen of Stacked and Leila Roy of Bookshelves of Doom decided why not share the joy of reading, or rereading, The Chocolate War? And [...]
Show Me The Awesome Week 3
For those readers who are new to the blog or to Show Me The Awesome: Show Me The Awesome: 30 Days of Self-Promotion is being co-hosted by Sophie Brookover, Kelly Jensen & myself for people in library land to share the things they’ve done. It can be about promoting something specific, or about how to [...]
Review: Hattie Ever After
Hattie Ever After by Kirby Larson. Delacorte Press. 2013. Reviewed from ARC from publisher. Sequel to Hattie Big Sky. The Plot: June 1919. Hattie Inez Brooks has a dream: she wants to be a reporter. She’s seventeen years old. She doesn’t have a high school diploma. She’s an orphan. She doesn’t have any money. She’s [...]
Flashback May 2009
What I was reviewing in May 2009: Being Bindy by Alyssa Brugman. From my review: “Bindy is experiencing the worst. year. ever. Yet she manages to get by. For one thing, while Bindy may not be as “grown up” as Janey and her new group of friends, Bindy doesn’t care. When things began going bad [...]
Review: Doll Bones
Doll Bones by Holly Black. McElderry Books. 2013. Reviewed from ARC from publisher. The Plot: Zach, Poppy, and Alice get together nearly everyday to play an elaborate game with dolls, action figures, and stories that grow and twist and turn, all related to the “Great Queen” doll that Poppy’s mother keeps locked in a cabinet. [...]
BEA
I’ll be attending BEA later this month! Part of the reason I’m excited about attending BEA is that I haven’t been able to attend for the last three years because of various work commitments. Part of the reason I’m excited is, well, BEA! BEA has a whole page explaining why librarians and educators would be [...]
Show Me The Awesome Week 2
Quick recap: Show Me The Awesome: 30 Days of Self-Promotion is being co-hosted by Sophie Brookover, Kelly Jensen & myself for people in library land to share the things they’ve done. It can be about promoting something specific, or about how to promote, or why to promote. The image for Show Me The Awesome is [...]
Flashback May 2011
Time to flashback to what I reviewed in May 2011! Real Live Boyfriends (Yes, boyfriends, plural. If my life weren’t complicated, I wouldn’t be Ruby Oliver) by E. Lockhart. From my review: “Ruby Oliver is now a senior and has a real! live! boyfriend! Everything is terrific, until Noel goes away to visit his brother [...]
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