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February 24, 2014 by Elizabeth Burns
And now, my predictions for the Battle of the Books! So, let’s take a look at books, judges, and the rounds. The thing about making predictions is it’s both about the books and the judges. I haven’t read all the books, true, but I’m not going to let that stop me. You can read about […]
February 23, 2014 by Elizabeth Burns
It’s that time of year again! Time for School Library Journal’s Battle of the Books! I’m a big fan of the Battle of the Books, because, well, it’s fun. A quick explanation for those new to SLJ BoB: Sixteen books are selected. Judges from the children’s/young adult publishing world are given two books to read. […]
February 21, 2014 by Elizabeth Burns
The Morris Award Winner was announced at the Youth Media Awards at ALA Midwinter 2014. The Winner: Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn. St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press, a division of Macmillan. From my review: “Charm & Strange is a brilliant look at a damaged child, and the teenager he becomes. It’s […]
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February 19, 2014 by Elizabeth Burns
A look at what I reviewed in February 2008: Ancient Inca: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Inca’s Past by Beth Gruber; Johan Reinhard, Consultant and Ancient Greece: Archaeology Unlocks the Secret’s of Greece’s Past by Marni McGee, Michael Shanks, Consultant. From my review: “This series explains archaeology, the process, the finds, how there is always something new to be discovered or […]
February 18, 2014 by Elizabeth Burns
Untold by Sarah Rees Brennan. The Lynburn Legacy, Book 2. Random House. 2013. Review copy from publisher. The Plot: In Unspoken, seventeen year old Kami Glass learned the truth about her village, Sorry-in-the-Vale. Short version: sorcerers are real. Kami’s family may not be sorcerers, but they have the potential to be something just as valuable: a source, […]
February 13, 2014 by Elizabeth Burns
I am not a teenager. Not for quite some time. But, for multiple reasons, I read a lot of teen books. I read them because I review them, here at Tea Cozy; I read them because as a librarian who works with teens, I need to know about the books they want and need; I […]
February 12, 2014 by Elizabeth Burns
And now a flashback to what I was reading in February 2009. Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith. From my review: “December 1941. Eighteen year old Ida Mae Jones is cleaning houses, saving to go to Chicago to pursue her dream of flying. She’s black; but that’s not why the local instructor in Louisiana won’t pass her and […]
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