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Spring Cleaning!
Officially, it is Spring. So, Spring Cleaning! I’m not the only one who thinks of online cleaning and organizing when springtime comes; this past weekend was Bloggiesta, which is about “ticking off those items on your to-do list and improving your blog.” So, what am I doing? I’m organizing posts, trying to get myself back [...]
Round Two, Bomb v Code Name Verity
And Round Two begins with a World War II Match: Bomb v. Code Name Verity, judged by Donna Jo Napoli. I had predicted just this match, and as for the outcome: “Prediction: The power of Code Name Verity compels me to say it will be selected.” You all may remember just how I feel about [...]
SLJ BoB: Crystal v Ivan
And now, the final match for Round One: No Crystal Stair v The One and Only Ivan, judged by Catherine Gilbert Murdock. My prediction: “The One and Only Ivan, because Mr. Schu likes Ivan so much and that’s as good a reason as any.” John. John, John, John. It is all John’s fault, then, that [...]
SLJ BoB: Moonbird v Seraphina
Catching up on the matches from this past week! So, Moonbird v. Seraphina, Judged by Marie Lu. My prediction: “Lu has written fantasy, Seraphina is fantasy.” What did Lu decide? Lu noticed the obvious similarity between the two: “Upon closer inspection, however, I actually found quite a bit of similarity between the two. After all, [...]
SLJ BoB: Spy v Splendors
Next up, Liar and Spy v Splendors and Glooms as judged by Franny Billingsley. My prediction? “Prediction: Splendors and Glooms just seems more like Billingsley’s type of book, for some reason. We’ll see!” OK. I am giggling madly here, because, and you just will. not. believe. it, but, let’s cut to the chase: “I have [...]
Review: When We Wake
When We Wake by Karen Healey. Little, Brown. 2013. Reviewed from ARC from publisher. The Plot: “My name is Tegan Oglietti, and on the last day of my first lifetime, I was so, so happy.” And Tegan, sixteen, was happy. No, her life wasn’t perfect or flawless. Her father, a soldier, had died when she [...]
SLJ BoB: Stars v Starry
Now up: Jepp Who Defied the Stars v Starry River of the Sky, judged by Adam Gidwitz. My prediction: “Starry River of the Sky. I’ve read neither book and am quite stumped, to be honest. Because I picked the first book in the pairs, above, I went with Starry River of the Sky because it’s [...]
SLJ BoB: Stars v Grandin
Can I just say, first, how much I’m adoring the artwork for the individual matches? Now, onto Judge Deb Caletti’s decision for The Fault is in Our Stars v Temple Gradin. What was my prediction? “The Fault in Our Stars. I have read neither book, but Caletti is a young adult author and Fault is [...]
SLJ BoB: Endangered v Lucky
Another decision came down last week: Endangered v Three Times Lucky, Judge Kathi Appelt. As you recall, my prediction was “Endangered. Appelt has written about animals. Endangered has animals.” So, what did Appelt say about the animals? “This uncertainty is apparent in every move she makes, with the exception of her almost psychotic attachment to [...]
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