And we’re back with even more more books, in part 2 of our mega roundup of all (not really all) the books.
Still Too Many Books, or, a Tale of Even More Hanging Chad
January 7, 2016 by 4 Comments
Magic Realism x2 (Bone Gap and The Accident Season)
January 1, 2016 by 2 Comments
Happy 2016. I closed out the old year by frantically reading my way through a backlog of wonderful (and not so wonderful) books. Today, to start the new year on the right foot, I’m catching up on discussing some books I read ages ago but have been avoiding writing about.
Also! A week from today most of us will be in or en route to Boston, or else enviously reading #alaleftbehind tweets, so we’re in the homestretch! We’ll be reading and posting like mad all week and right on up through (and possibly past!) ALA.
Graphic Novels, redux
December 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
OK, I know I’ve already said it’s been quite a year for historical fiction (and, you know, I stand by that), but we’ve had some amazing graphic novels to read this year, too. I don’t know if we’ll replicate This One Summer’s total dominance at the YMAs (OK, maybe I’m slightly overstating there!), but I did have a rave for Nimona, and I’ve got some more excitement for two other titles here. How far will they go? Well, I’d be happy (though surprised) to see one in the final five, and ready to argue hard for the other. [Read more…]
Printzbery Part 3: Now with cat ears
October 28, 2015 by 8 Comments
Goodbye Stranger, Rebecca Stead
Wendy Lamb Books, August 2015
Reviewed from ARC
Continuing our Printzbery series, today we’re looking at Goodbye Stranger, Rebecca Stead’s latest which has received six stars. The question of intended and/or appropriate audience is one we could debate for a long time. For our purposes, let’s focus on what makes this great fiction for any age.
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