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Sep 21, 2011August 14, 2023

KidLitCon 2011

Conference Corner, General 0

I spent last weekend in Seattle at KidLitCon and had a fabulous time! KidLitCon is an annual gathering of bloggers who specialize in children’s books. I went when it was…

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Aug 12, 2011September 11, 2021

Review of Daughter of the Forest, by Juliet Marillier

Fairy Tale Variant, Fantasy, Fiction Review, Stand-outs, Starred Review 0

Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier Book One of the Sevenwaters Trilogy TOR Fantasy, New York, 2000 554 pages. Starred Review A huge thank-you to my sister Marcy, who…

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Jul 20, 2011August 14, 2023

ALA11 Wrap Up

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I’ve given you the play-by-play. Here’s my wrap-up of the splendid time I had at ALA Annual Conference, with the posts all in order. Here’s what I came home with…

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Jun 11, 2011

Review of Chime, by Franny Billingsley

Fantasy, Starred Review, Suspense, Teen Fiction Review 0

Chime by Franny Billingsley Dial Books, 2011. 361 pages. Starred Review Full disclosure: I consider the author, Franny Billingsley, a friend, because we attended the same fabulous writers’ conference in…

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Mar 27, 2011September 11, 2021

Review of Toads and Diamonds, by Heather Tomlinson

Fairy Tale Variant, Fantasy, Teen Fiction Review 0

Toads and Diamonds by Heather Tomlinson Henry Holt and Company, New York, 2010. 278 pages. Toads and Diamonds is a beautiful twist on the Charles Perrault fairy tale, with the…

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Mar 21, 2011

Review of Violet Wings, by Victoria Hanley

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Violet Wings by Victoria Hanley Egmont USA, New York, 2009. 357 pages. The story Zaria tells about her life reads like that of a normal teenager ready to try her…

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Mar 17, 2011March 17, 2011

Review of Truce, by Jim Murphy

Children's Nonfiction Review, History, Starred Review 0

Truce by Jim Murphy Scholastic Press, New York, 2009. 116 pages. Starred Review Jim Murphy’s book is an excellent introduction to World War I. With photographs and maps, and quotations…

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Mar 3, 2011

Review of The Postmistress, by Sarah Blake

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The Postmistress by Sarah Blake Amy Einhorn Books (Penguin), New York, 2010. 326 pages. Starred Review I had the library book of The Postmistress actually sitting on my bedside table…

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Feb 22, 2011February 22, 2011

Review of Zombies vs. Unicorns, edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier

Fantasy, Short Stories, Starred Review, Teen Fiction Review 0

Zombies vs. Unicorns edited by Holly Black and Justine Larbalestier Margaret K. McElderry Books, New York, 2010. 415 pages. Starred Review When I met Diana Peterfreund, author of Rampant and…

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Feb 15, 2011February 15, 2011

Review of The Dreamer, by Pam Munoz Ryan

Children's Fiction Review, Historical, Stand-outs, Starred Review 0

The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan drawings by Peter Sis Scholastic Press, New York, 2010. 372 pages. Starred Review Sonderbooks Stand-out 2010: #5 Children’s Fiction 2011 Pura Belpre Author Award…

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