Review of Candor, by Pam Bachorz
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.…
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Comment Challenge 2010
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…
Review of Hattie Big Sky, by Kirby Larson
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…
KidlitCon09 Round-up
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…
Back to School
I did something a little crazy. I signed up for a six-week online class. The class is The Newbery Medal: Past, Present, and Future. I wasn’t going to sign up,…
KidLitCon and National Book Festival
I’m going to KidLitCon 2009! Ever since I participated in Mother Reader’s 48-Hour Reading Challenge, I’ve been meaning to do more blogging on this blog, and not only post reviews.…
Review of How to Ditch Your Fairy, by Justine Larbalestier
How to Ditch Your Fairy, by Justine Larbalestier Bloomsbury, 2008. 304 pages. Starred Review. Have you ever known someone who never gets in trouble no matter what they do? Or…
Review of First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover, by Mitali Perkins
First Daughter Extreme American Makeover by Mitali Perkins Dutton Children’s Books, 2007. 278 pages. www.penguin.com/youngreaders http://www.mitaliperkins.com/ http://www.sparrowblog.com/ Sameera Righton’s father is running for President of the United States. She’s leaving…
Review of Book of a Thousand Days, by Shannon Hale
Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale Reviewed January 8, 2008. Bloomsbury, New York, 2007. 306 pages. Starred Review. Sonderbooks Stand-out 2008: #1, Teen Fiction I picked up…
Review of The New Yorker Book of Kids’ Cartoons
The New Yorker Book of Kids* Cartoons *and the people who live with them edited by Robert Mankoff introduction by Roz Chast Reviewed September 17, 2007. Bloomberg Press, Princeton, 2001.…