Review of Never Smile at a Monkey, by Steve Jenkins
Never Smile at a Monkey And 17 Other Important Things to Remember by Steve Jenkins Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009. 32 pages. Starred Review Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010: #4 Children’s…
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Review of The Trance of Scarcity, by Victoria Castle
The Trance of Scarcity Stop Holding Your Breath and Start Living Your Life by Victoria Castle Berrett-Koehler Publishers, San Francisco, 2007. 205 pages. Starred Review Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010: #1 Other…
Review of A Wrinkle in Time Audiobook, Performed by Madeleine L’Engle
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle Performance by the Author Listening Library (Random House), An Unabridged Production on 5 compact discs, 5 hours, 17 minutes. Text copyright 1962, performance…
National Book Festival 2009
Today I attended the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, and had an awesome time! I learned a bit from last year’s trip, which was something of a fiasco. I…
Review of Dreamdark: Silksinger, by Laini Taylor
Dreamdark Silksinger by Laini Taylor G. P. Putnam’s Sons, Penguin Young Readers Group, September 2009. 441 pages. Starred review. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010: #6 Fantasy Teen Fiction I thought that the…
Review of The London Eye Mystery, by Siobhan Dowd
The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd David Fickling Books, New York, 2007. Originally published in Great Britain, 2007. 323 pages. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010: #5 Other Teen Fiction “We took…
Review of The Queen of Attolia audiobook, by Megan Whalen Turner
The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner performed by Jeff Woodman Recorded Books, 2007. 8 CDs. 9 hours. Starred Review Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010: Wonderful Rereads This is approximately the…
Review of The Thief audiobook, by Megan Whalen Turner
The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner Performed by Jeff Woodman Recorded Books, 1997. 7 CDs, 7.25 hours. Starred Review. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010: Wonderful Rereads (My library had this book on…
Review of The Graveyard Book audiobook, by Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Narrated by the author. Recorded Books, New York, 2008. 7 compact discs. 7.75 hours. Starred review. 2009 Newbery Award winner. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010: #2…
Review of Heart and Soul, by Maeve Binchy
Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2009. 418 pages. Starred review. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010: #4 Fiction Maeve Binchy’s books are warm, friendly, and cozy. She…