Category Archives: Reviews
Let the Battle of the Kids’ Books begin!
School Library Journal releases this year’s list of contenders. I adored Chime, Between Shades of Gray, and A Monster Calls, quite liked Daughter of Smoke and Bone, and An Exploded … Continue reading
Books That Rock: The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Some race to win. Others race to survive. It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough … Continue reading
5 Questions with Melina Marchetta
courtesy of Engage/Teacher to Teacher Blog I think some readers see fragments of our world scattered throughout the novel and that’s what they’re relating to. And what I try to … Continue reading
ALA releases its Best Fiction for Young Adults list . . .
. . . and just like that, my TBR pile has exploded. If you don’t hear from me for a while, it’s probably only that the pile has collapsed on … Continue reading
John Corey Whaley chats with the LA Times . . .
. . . about what inspired his Printz award winning novel and what is to come. I’d been trying to find a good place to place a teenager — a … Continue reading
Queen’s Thief Week @ Chachic’s Book Nook
Attention fans of Megan Whalen Turner’s brilliant Queen’s Thief series : The lovely Chachic is hosting a celebration of this series over at her blog this week. Highlights include posts … Continue reading
Some books were just made to be on the big screen . . . The Hobbit is one of them
Christmas came early, kiddos, with the release of the first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! And don’t judge me, but who knew that dwarves could be hot? Just … Continue reading
