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“No offense, but…”: The book review every writer is afraid they will get
All this talk on various blogs about whether or not writers should be posting negative book reviews has got me thinking about my own fears as a writer. It’s so scary putting your work out there. What if people hate … Continue reading
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Friday Library Trip: Mommy’s picks and Baby’s picks
My 1-year-old and I went to the library today. She ran around, choosing books at random, while I went through and looked at them carefully. Eventually, she sat and flipped through a few of the books she had strewn on … Continue reading
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Book review: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Loved that book! (okay, obvious line) I got this book as a Christmas present, and it looked like a quick read, so I read it out loud with my husband while I was supposed to be reading two other books. … Continue reading
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Book Review: Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce (spoilers!)
Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce This book is about a girl named Aly who wants to be a spy. Her parents (Alanna and George from The Song of the Lioness Quartet) think this is too dangerous, so Aly runs away and ends … Continue reading
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My Favorite New-to-Me Children’s Books for 2010
Here are my favorite new-to-me children’s books this year, in order by author. Last year, I used Indiebound for this list, but for some unknown reason they deleted my account (?). Since then, I’ve been using Amazon Marketplace. Amazon.com Widgets … Continue reading
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Going Bovine by Libba Bray
Going Bovine by Libba Bray A weird, wacky ode to Don Quixote (free Kindle version). I might go so far as to call it a modern retelling, but I haven’t read Don Quixote book in so long that I’m not … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Giver by Lois Lowry An amazing book. I thought I’d read it already in the sixth grade and had hated it, but in fact I’d read The Wish Giver and was too scared to pick this book of because … Continue reading
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Book review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (spoiler free)
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games was one of my favorite books and this last book in the trilogy did not disappoint. Full of the exciting characters and sudden plot twists we have come to expect from Suzanne Collins, … Continue reading
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Book Review: Feed by M. T. Anderson
Loved this book. MT Anderson creates a unique character named Titus with an unforgettable, ironically funny voice. Titus lives in a world where people are linked directly to the internet (or to the “feed”) through their minds. The “feed” is … Continue reading
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Book Review: Prizefighter en Mi Casa by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo
Prizefighter en Mi Casa by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo This book was amazing. Well-written, exciting, scary, heart-warming, and troubling at times. I lived in Houston, Texas until I was eight years old so it was interesting to read about someone growing … Continue reading
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