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December 19, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
Shia LaBeouf is a twenty seven year old actor. He directed a short film which was shown in Cannes in 2012. As described in that May 2012 The Hollywood Reporter post, “Howard Cantour.com, the story of a film critic played by Jim Gaffigan, is LaBeouf’s own quirky critique of film critics.” LaBeuof just made that short film available […]
December 18, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
As you may know from reading my posts, I’m not a big fan of “girl books” and “boy books”. (As a sample of this, check out this old post, Boys, Girls, Books). I try to ignore most of the boy book/ girl book posts and commentary. But this latest one . . . Wowza. This […]
December 17, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
A flashback to what I reviewed in December 2008: And… yes. Nothing. As you may remember, 2008 was the year I was on the Printz Committee. So, yeah, by December? My reading and blogging time were otherwise occupied.
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December 16, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
Last week, I briefly mentioned We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (Delacorte Press, 2014). And in drafting and thinking about the actual review, I realized I needed your input. Not just about We Were Liars; but, well, about reviews in general. When, ideally, do you like to read a review? Do you want to read […]
December 13, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
YALSA’s Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults has released it’s shortlist! YALSA’s the Hub has the list of titles, with the official annotations. Here is the list, with my comments: The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi written by Neal Bascomb, published by Arthur A. Levine Books, […]
December 12, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick. Little, Brown. 2013. Reviewed from ARC from publisher. As promised in August, this is my spoilerific post about Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. At this point I assume knowledge: you read Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock; you read my initial review; and/or, you don’t care about spoilers. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is […]
December 11, 2013 by Elizabeth Burns
And now, a look back at what I was reading in December 2009! The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly. From my review: “It’s 1899, and Calpurnia Virginia Tate is twelve. Well, actually eleven. But she’s the type who thinks twelve is an acceptable answer. It’s a hot summer in Texas. Calpurnia, sometimes Callie Vee, is […]
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