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November 22, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
Carter’s Big Break by Brent Crawford. Hyperion. 2010. Brilliance Audiobook. 2011. Narrated by Nick Podehl. Reviewed from audiobook from Brilliance. The Plot: Will Carter survived his freshman year — he’s got his friends, he’s got his girl, and he even passed all his classes. Sweet! What could be sweeter? How about starring in a movie? […]
November 20, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
As some of you may know (or have guessed), I love books, I love to read, and I love the role that libraries and librarians serve in the lives of readers. One of my pet peeves (I have so many I should run a zoo) is when that role isn’t recognized or is downplayed. Sometimes […]
November 17, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
Saving June by Hannah Harrington. Harlequin Teen. 2011. Reviewed from ARC from publisher. The Plot: Nine days before her high school graduation, Harper Scott’s older sister June commits suicide. Harper, 16, doesn’t understand. June was the good, popular, nice sister; Harper is the unmotivated disappointment. Harper’s family is no help: her father is with his […]
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November 16, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
Today the One Shot World Book Tour is: Book City! The list of participating blogs is over at Chasing Ray. I’ve chosen a city I’ve never been to, but, because of the author’s books, I feel like I have: Sydney, Australia, as depicted in Melina Marchetta’s book, most recently, The Piper’s Son. So, here is my […]
November 15, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. RazorBill, a member of Penguin Group. 2011. Reviewed from review copy from publisher. The Plot: It’s 1996 and Emma Nelson, 16, just got a new computer. She takes an AOL CD-ROM and downloads the program using dial up; a few hours later, she is on-line looking […]
November 14, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
November 16 is the National Book Awards Ceremony in New York City. On my bucket list: to one day attend. In the meanwhile, I’ll have fun following along on Twitter. First, a recap of the five nominated titles in the Young People’s Literature Category: Chime by Franny Billingsley (Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, […]
November 10, 2011 by Elizabeth Burns
The Demon’s Surrender by Sarah Rees Brennan. Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. 2011. Book 3 in The Demon’s Lexicon Series. Book One: The Demon’s Lexicon; Book Two: The Demon’s Covenant. Reading anything after this point is spoilers for the rest of the series. Personal copy. The Plot: Sin and Mae […]
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