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The Walls Around Us (are pretty darn impressive)
The Walls Around Us, Nova Ren Suma Algonquin Books for Young Readers, March 2015 Reviewed from final e-copy Finally! In The Walls Around Us, Suma has delivered the book I wanted back when I first read Imaginary Girls. It’s got the good stuff I knew to expect — her wordsmithing really is excellent (my notes […]
Haunting Historicals: Razorhurst
Razorhurst, Justine Larbalestier Soho Teen, March 2015 Reviewed from final e-copy This seems to be a divisive book. It picked up four stars right out of the gate, but in conversation with readers (mostly librarians), I’ve found the majority didn’t love it, although not necessarily for reasons that matter for Printz. It’s a genre-blender — […]
So how about that NBA longlist?
10 books. 6 YA, 2 nebulous, and only 2 middle grade. 7 of the recognized titles already on our own initial list. I’m pretty happy with this NBA longlist, I must say! I’m also pleased to see the 60/40 split in favor of female authors for a nice change of pace. It’s still way whiter […]
Life, Life, and Masturbation: The Alex Crow
The Alex Crow, Andrew Smith Dutton, March 2015 Reviewed from ARC and ebook editions Last year, Andrew Smith wrote a book that had: weird science, boys who talk about masturbation, an incredibly strong voice, and strange animals created by the aforementioned weird science. Love it or hate it, we couldn’t stop talking about it. So […]
Kicking Things Off (and a LIST)
Labor Day has come and gone. School begins today for NYC. And the awards are only 4 months away. In other words, we’re back in action! If you’re stumbling upon us for the first time, remember: we know nothing (Jon Snow). But we’re going to have a blast speculating the &*#$ out of the 2016 […]
We’re Out! But before We Go, let’s talk Printz 2016
Well, another season has come and gone, and emotions have ebbed and flowed and so many pages have been read! Before we disappear back into our regular lives, we wanted to say thank you for reading with us, disagreeing with us, and generally raising the bar on the conversation in every comment. We will miss [...]
Liveblog & Monday Morning Quarterbacking
Well, here we are, YMA Day! I’ll be watching the award stream since I am sadly not in Chicago, and I’ll do some live reaction blogging for the YALSA portion of things. See you in the comments after for the Monday morning quarterbacking (on a Monday morning, no less!) Also, while there may be shock, [...]
Dark Horses
For our final review of the season, squashed in at the 11th hour, we bring you a quick and dirty final roundup to shed a little bit of love on some books that we never got to discuss at length but that we still think deserve a little attention. Bombay Blues, Tanuja Desai Hidier Scholastic/Push, [...]
Pyrite Redux: Worlds in Flux
Our final three redux books are three of my own top books this year. They vary in length, in genre, in style, and more — indeed, in many ways I can’t imagine three more distinct titles. And yet, they have something essential in common (other than my appreciation, that is): all three are about moments [...]
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