In My Mailbox
I’m going to post my first In My Mailbox blog entry. This blog meme is hosted by The Story Siren. Now, I don’t get a lot of review copies in…
I’m going to post my first In My Mailbox blog entry. This blog meme is hosted by The Story Siren. Now, I don’t get a lot of review copies in…
Suspect by Kristin Wolden Nitz Peachtree, Atlanta, 2010. 199 pages. Starred Review Okay, I’ll say right up front that I’m biased about this book. Kristin Wolden Nitz is my friend.…
Ascendant by Diana Peterfreund HarperTeen, 2010. 392 pages. Starred Review Wow. I thought Diana Peterfreund’s first book about killer unicorns, Rampant was outstanding. But its sequel, Ascendant, is simply awesome.…
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan Dutton, 2010. 310 pages. Starred Review I confess I probably wouldn’t have read Will Grayson, Will Grayson if I weren’t…
This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All by Marilyn Johnson Harper, 2010. 272 pages. Starred Review Two and a half weeks ago, I got laid…
Grandpa for Sale by Dotti Enderle and Vicki Sansum illustrated by T. Kyle Gentry Flashlight Press, New York, 2007. 32 pages. Starred Review. 2008 Sonderbooks Standout, #5 Picture Books Here’s…
Candor by Pam Bachorz Egmont USA, New York, 2009. 249 pages. Starred Review. Candor is a town full of perfect teenagers. They do their homework. They study for their SATs.…
Mother Reader has posted a Comment Challenge. From January 8 to January 28, the challenge is to comment on 5 kidlitosphere blogs per day, for a total of 100. Since…
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson Delacorte Press, 2006. 289 pages. A 2007 Newbery Honor Book. I actually met Kirby Larson when I went to the 2007 ALA (American Library…
Awesome! That’s what everyone agrees about the third annual Kidlitosphere Conference in Washington, DC, on Saturday. (Well, really at the Crystal City Sheraton in Arlington.) It was Saturday morning. I…