Author Archives: Katy K.

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About Katy K.

I'm a librarian and book worm who believes that children and adults deserve great books to read.

Top Ten Books that Require Hankies

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Katy K.

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. These days, I tend to actively avoid books that will make me cry, unless somebody I know and trust puts the book in my hands and tells … Continue reading →

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Renegade Magic

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Katy K.

Renegade Magic. Kat, Incorrigible Book 2. by Stephanie Burgis. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012. Back to Kat in Regency-era England with more magical mayhem! This book opens as she’s sneaking off to the kitchen with her brother, Charles, for … Continue reading →

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2013 Part 2 – Favorites

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Katy K.

This is my list. I could easily have put in another 20 or so books that I really loved, but this is trying to keep it manageable. Did you enjoy any of these? And what were your favorites? Shadows by … Continue reading →

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Lulu and the Duck in the Park

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Katy K.

Multicultural Children’s Book Day – part 2. There are over a hundred bloggers participating with Multicultural Children’s Book Day – head on over and take a look at all the beautiful, rainbow books! I’ve had this book on my radar … Continue reading →

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The Stories Julian Tells

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Katy K.

Monday, January 27 is Multicultural Children’s Book Day. I was looking for shiny new multicultural books to review, and I have some at home. This, though, is an old book. I read some of the stories from this book in … Continue reading →

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Astronaut Academy 1&2

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Katy K.

It’s Kid Lit Blog Hop Day, and folks who visit me mostly from there might think that youth graphic novels are all I read, because of how often they come up on Wednesdays. But there are always a lot of … Continue reading →

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Winterling and Summerkin

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Katy K.

Still catching up with my December reading here… I’d been hearing about this one since it first came out, but it didn’t quite make it home until the sequel, Summerkin, was nominated for a Cybils award. I read through both … Continue reading →

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Fortunately, the Milk

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Katy K.

The question of the day for work: will adults and teens come to the library to do Harry Potter crafts, or only younger kids? I have spent all morning looking into crafts that I would love to do, but not … Continue reading →

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Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Katy K.

I really loved Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword when it first came out, so I don’t know why I hadn’t read this one, or even shared the first with my son. Still, it was the most familiar title I … Continue reading →

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January Armchair Cybils Round-Up

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Katy K.

I’ve had slightly more than two weeks in which to track down and read all the shortlisted Cybils titles that I hadn’t read, 25 books in the categories I was most focused on. I had grand plans, and thought I’d … Continue reading →

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