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Waiting
Waiting, by Carol Lynch Williams Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, May, 2012 Reviewed from final copy I love a good, sad book. A real weepie is all my joy. I’ll try to avoid reading them, I’ll say, “oh, I’m not really in the mood for reading that,” but the truth is, a book […]
Code Name Verity
Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein Hyperion, May 2012 Reviewed from ARC At last! I finally get to write about my one true love of the year, the book I will champion against all others as the be all, end all best book of the year. (Sorry, Railsea, you rock, but you’re still not number one, […]
Drowned Cities
The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi Little, Brown, May, 2012 Reviewed from final copy So you know that Ship Breaker was the winner the year I served on the RealPrintz committee, right? And I can be a mature blogger — mature enough to admit that I wonder if my affection for “my” winner skews my […]
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Amelia Anne Is Dead and Gone, Kat Rosenfield Dutton, May 2012 Reviewed from ARC Buzz and anticipation, impressive writing, and a whole that ends up not quite hitting it out of the park — haven’t we heard this story before? Amelia Anne Is Dead and Gone has some really magnificent sentence level writing. Some of […]
The Wonders of the Railsea
Railsea, China Miéville Ballantine, May 2012 Reviewed from final copy Oh this book! This marvelous & bizarre book, with far too many ampersands & lots of literary antecedents. It is a marvelous invention full of fun & surprises. & it begs for rereading, often a Printzly quality. China Miéville is, among adult genre circles, a […]
Does Never Fall Down Stand Up to the Hype?
Never Fall Down, Patricia McCormick Balzer + Bray, May 2012 Reviewed from ARC National Book Award Finalist. Three stars. Patricia McCormick. Never Fall Down is a critical and popular darling, and there is absolutely no question about the emotional impact of the story. You would need to be a stone to stay dry-eyed reading about […]
Bitterblue
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore Dial Books, May 2012 Reviewed from an ARC I should probably be honest: I read this book as a fan first. I enjoyed Graceling and was impressed by Fire; I was more than curious about Cashore’s new book. Once I stole borrowed — with total intent to return! Someday! — Karyn’s […]
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