Book Review: Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
Shhh. I’ll tell you a secret. I had actually read a book about surviving foreclosure that I had planned to review today. Being able to add to my existing section… Read More
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Book Review: Paintings From The Cave by Gary Paulsen
I’ve been reading YA lately and was absolutely thrilled with this book I picked up at the library. Paintings From The Cave is a collection of three novellas by Gary Paulsen. Each… Read More
Book Review: Life of Shouty: Good Habits
In illustrated children’s books, appearances count. For the youngest readers and pre-readers much information is conveyed by the illustrations in story books. And it seems to me that a paunchy, middle aged… Read More
Book Review: Raven by Suzy Turner
I have to confess right up front that I have never been a fan of Stephanie Myers’ Twilight books. I remember that someone donated them to the library and I was actually… Read More
Book Review: The Bronze and the Brimstone by Lory S. Kaufman
The second installment of Lory S. Kaufman’s History Camp Trilogy– The Bronze and the Brimstone moves fast. Trapped in 14th century Verona, Italy teenagers Hansum, Shamira and Lincoln turn to the artificial… Read More
Book Review: A Puppy Not A Guppy by Holly Jahangiri
One of the things I have missed the most since retiring from the library is reading and reviewing children’s books. In the course of my work days, I checked in and shelved… Read More
Book Review: The Lens and the Looker by Lory S Kaufman
Some novels defy categorization. Lory S Kaufman’s The Lens and the Looker is billed as young adult science fiction (and it is) but largely reads like an historical novel set in 1354… Read More
10 Banned Books Chosen By Readers Of BlogCatalog– part 1
Observing Banned Books Week 2010 with 10 Banned Books Chosen By Readers of Blog Catalog– part one.
Book Review: Going Bovine (YA) by Libba Bray
A rave review for Going Bovine an hilarious Young Adult novel by Libba Bray.
Book Review: Inside Out (YA) by Terry Trueman
A review of the book Inside Out, a Young Adult novel by Terry Trueman.
