Each month we take a peek behind the books to meet the brilliant and passionate librarians who review books and other materials for SLJ. How long have you been reviewing and what types of materials do you review? I’ve been reviewing since 2007. In the beginning, I reviewed series nonfiction. Then I started receiving YA books (mostly realistic/contemporary fiction, although I get other genres as well, such as YA historical fiction). Every now and then, I get middle grade fiction and nonfiction. I’m happy to review anything SLJ sends me! Where do you work? What’s your job like? I am the youth services librarian at the Warrenton branch of the Fauquier County Public Library, VA. With the assistance of three wonderful part-time reference assistants, I plan and run school-age programs, our baby storytime, and our toddler storytime. We also have a new STEAM after-school club called What’s Up Wednesdays, PAWS to Read program with therapy dogs, and a teen volunteer program. During the summer, we have multiple programs during the weekdays and on the weekends as part of our Summer Reading Program. Beyond programming, I share reference desk responsibilities and I select print materials for the children’s and YA collections. What have you read recently and absolutely loved? I just read The Wrong Side of Right (Dial, 2015), a YA novel by Jenn Marie Thorne, which is a great and fun read with a political angle. I Am Princess X by Cherie Priest (Scholastic, 2015) was a wild ride. I always love Cynthia Lord’s novels, and I think A Handful of Stars (Scholastic, 2015) is one of her recent bests. Is there a book that made you fall in love with reading? That’s a hard question! Beverly Cleary’s “Ramona” series was a huge favorite when I was a child (up to Ramona Forever; by the time Ramona’s World was published, I was no longer reading children’s books). I even had a Ramona diary! I’ve reread them several times, and although some details are definitely from a very different time (especially Ramona the Pest), the heart of the stories is still very much relevant to many children, especially Mr. Quimby’s unemployment in Ramona and Her Father and his underemployment in Ramona and Her Mother. Tell us something surprising about yourself. I am a champion crawfish peeler. Being from southeastern Louisiana, I learned early on that if I want my share of crawfish, I had to learn how to peel.