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Review: Bossypants
Bossypants by Tina Fey. Reagan Arthur Books, an imprint of Little, Brown. 2011. Audiobook narrated by Tina Fey (Little, Brown 2011). Listened to audiobook, borrowed from the library. Vacation reads (aka, when I talk about books for grownups and post them before holidays. St. Patrick’s Day counts.) It’s About: Tina Fey writes about her life. The [...]
Blow My Own Horn!
It’s March, and do you know what that means? It means the March/April 2013 Edition of Horn Book is available! Making this more exciting than usual, at least for me, is what can be found on page 47: “Reading: It’s More Than Meets The Eye, Making books accessible to print-disabled children” by “Elizabeth Burns.” Yes, [...]
SLJ BoB: Verity v Titanic
Code Name Verity v Titanic was judged today by Margarita Engle. My prediction was Code Name Verity. Now, it’s been an exciting day — The Veronica Mars Movie Project Kickstarter, the Death of Google Reader, a new Pope — and amid all that, even more terrificness because as hoped/dreamed/wished, Code Name Verity advances! Let’s take a [...]
We Used To Be Friends….
Oh, who am I kidding? No used to be friends with Veronica Mars: we have ALWAYS been friends. Don’t believe me? Not counting my “welcome/introduction” post, my very first post when I started my blog was about Veronica Mars: “I love this show; if it was possible to marry it I would, that is how [...]
Flashback March 2007
A flashback to what I was reading in March 2007. The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin. From my review: “Matthew tells his story to his younger sister, Emmy; the story of their lives when Emmy was still small. When Matthew, Emmy, and their sister Callie lived with their mother and dreamed of escape. Nikki, their [...]
SLJ BoB: Bomb v Wonder
The first match has been decided! Bomb v Wonder, judged by Kenneth Oppel. My guess: “Prediction: Bomb. I have not read Wonder, and since Oppel has written historical fiction, I thought, hey, he might like the history book.” Long story short? I WAS RIGHT!!!! Let me gloat for having a perfect record of guessing in [...]
Review: In Darkness
In Darkness by Nick Lake. Bloomsbury. 2012. Review copy from publisher. The Plot: A young man is trapped in darkness: one minute he is in his hospital bed, the next the building is rubble around him and he is alive but there is no way out. He will tell you a story, his story, of how he [...]
Does It Matter What Books Your Library Has?
Last April, I asked about Library Patrons and Self-Published Books. When it comes to books and readers and library patrons (or customers or members or whatever you prefer), my philosophy is fairly simple: Give readers what they want. Implementing that is complex: it’s about knowing what readers want, specifically, in terms of titles. It’s knowing [...]
SLJ BoB Predictions
While in the past I have made SLJ BoB predictions, I have never shared them publicly. This year, I am going to show you just how bad I am at “guess the winner.” For full information on all titles and judges, check out the School Library Journal’s Battle of the Kids’ Books webpage. If I’ve [...]
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