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Thursday, January 31, 2008

Rain brings new beginnings

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My oh my, I just finished The Day of Tears today and I must say it was quite wonderful. The book was written in diaglogue and was a touchin...

Got to be real

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In Rules , by Cynthia Lord, Catherine is a twelve year old girl who thinks that she must have rules for her brother David who has autism so...

King Arthur is the bomb diggity

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Jane Yolen’s Sword of the Rightful King is an imaginative reinvention of the old legend of King Arthur. The book includes familiar characte...

Dreams are Fierce

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In Gossamer by Lois Lowry, Littlest One creeps around in the middle of the night practicing dream-giving on an elderly woman and her sleepin...
Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Catcher in the Fly

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King Dork by Frank Portman is a fun and crazy story about a young man named Tom Henderson who doesn’t even go by his real name. He was nic...

From Riches to Rags

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Esperanza Rising is about a young girl named Esperanza that was born into a privileged family. Esperanza lives a fine life with beautiful c...
Monday, January 28, 2008

I can see your aura

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Move over Mean Girls there's a newer and better story in town! I just finished reading the book Golden by Jennifer Lynn Barnes. This ...

Take a bite out of this one!

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Vampire High by Douglas Rees is a nominee for the California Young Readers Award. In this story, Cody Elliot is a self-destructive flunk out...

The Fair Ones

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In legends and folk lore, fairies are magical beings who can sometimes be seen by humans, they can be friendly, and quite often they behave ...

Gods & Goddesses

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Today is a dark and stormy day! I am reminded that the Greek gods and goddesses are a source of infinite wisdom. With that in mind I would l...

Pumpkin Queen Girl

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I know that October has passed and we have long moved on from Halloween, however I recently I had the extreme pleasure of reading this sweet...

Hope this makes you hungry!

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My other hope is to start evaluating magical characters in children's literature. This evaluation is going to be called "Magical du...
Sunday, January 27, 2008

This is the place!

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This is the place, this is where it all happens! I am so excited to be writing on my blog again. It has been a long time and I have so muc...
Friday, June 16, 2006

YA Literature Rules

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I am a great fan of Young Adult Literature. I would like to cover YA books that I have read and review if I like them or not, and what I thi...