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by Erika Thulin Dawes
October 28, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
“Rainbow Bracelets” are bracelets made with small rubber bands, usually on a loom. It’s quite popular, and I’m sure you’ve seen them. Right now, my fascination with Rainbow Bracelets is the reaction to them. Minecraft became popular with kids and adults, and what did I see? Many articles and posts about how schools […]
October 25, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
I confess: When I heard the news about the most recent Bridget Jones book — that Mark Darcy was dead — I felt pissed and betrayed. Darcy dead?!?! Bridget a widow?!?! How dare Helen Fielding? How dare she? Destroying a perfectly good romance! For no good reason! I complained and groused on Twitter and in […]
October 24, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. Little, Brown. 2013. Review copy from publisher. The Plot: Tana wakes up after a party to a house filled with the dead. She is one of three survivors: the others are her ex-boyfriend, Aidan, and strange vampire, Gavriel. As the sun slowly sets, the vampires who killed […]
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October 23, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
A look at what I reviewed in October 2008: Beyond Leveled Books: Supporting Early and Transitional Readers in Grades K-5 by Karen Szymusiak, Franki Sibberson, and Lisa Koch. From my review: “I’d further suggest it to parents who are trying to understand what is going on in their child’s classroom and what is happening with their child’s […]
October 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
Sex and Violence by Carrie Mesrobian. Carolrhoda LAB. 2013. Reviewed from ARC from publisher. Morris Award shortlist. The Plot: Evan Carter is at yet another school. He’s been to six schools since he was 13, traveling frequently because of his father’s job. At his latest boarding school he’s doing what he usually does. Not really […]
October 21, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
The shortlist for the National Book Awards have been announced! The Young People’s Literature list: Kathi Appelt, The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster) Cynthia Kadohata, The Thing About Luck (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster) Tom McNeal, Far Far Away (Alfred A. Knopf/Random House). My review. Meg Rosoff, Picture Me Gone (G.P. Putnam’s […]
October 17, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
The Waking Dark by Robin Wasserman. Knopf. 2013. Review copy from publisher. The Plot: One day, a small town: Oleander, Kansas. Like so many other small towns, where everyone thinks they know everyone. Where everyone has secrets. Some secrets they don’t even know about. A handful of people, with no connections to each other, go […]
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