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.

The Last Dragonslayer

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Katy K.

This was on the Cybils middle-grade sf/f shortlist (though my library shelves it in teen.) It’s the next-to-last book for me to read on that list, and I finished the last one, The One and Only Ivan, yesterday. The Last … Continue reading →

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Will Sparrow’s Road

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Katy K.

I’ve submitted this as part of the 13th Kid Lit Blog Hop: [Edited 4/3/13 to add Kidlit Blog Hop link.] Will Sparrow’s Road by Karen Cushman. Read by Katherine Kellgren. This is the most recent audio book that my son … Continue reading →

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The Diviners

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Katy K.

The Diviners by Libba Bray. Libba Bray comes and goes for me – I loved Going Bovine, but tried and mostly failed with more than one of the A Great and Terrible Beauty. I wasn’t quite sure which way this … Continue reading →

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Dragonsinger

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Katy K.

Dragonsinger by Anne McCaffrey. Read by Sally Darling. I love Anne McCaffrey’s Pern books, of which the Harper Hall trilogy was my favorite. Dragonsinger is my favorite of that trilogy. It doesn’t have the big sweeping drama of some of … Continue reading →

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3 Dead Princes

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Katy K.

This one was recommended by Colleen over at Chasing Ray, and I had to interloan it from another library. 3 Dead Princes by Danbert Nobacon. With Illustrations by Alex Cox. The subtitle says that this is an anarchist fairy tale, … Continue reading →

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The Cabinet of Earths

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Katy K.

My reading of the 2012 Cybils middle grade sf/f shortlist continues with this one… next up will be Jasper Fforde’s The Last Dragonslayer. The furor around The One and Only Ivan from it winning the Newbery has finally died down … Continue reading →

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Best of Knitscene

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Katy K.

Another yarny diversion: The Best of Knitscene by Lisa Shroyer. This book has the 20 most popular patterns from Knitscene magazine. The magazine seems geared to the young and fashion-conscious new knitter, and I am none of these things. However, … Continue reading →

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Etiquette & Espionage

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Katy K.

Finally a new steampunk book from the inimitable Carriger – this time for teens. Etiquette & Espionage. Finishing School Book the First. by Gail Carriger. This book starts a new series, set in the same world as the Parasol Protectorate … Continue reading →

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Scarlet

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Katy K.

This is Meyer’s second fairy tale/sci-fi/dystopian romance series. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer. Lunar Chronicles Book 2. Cinder left our heroine, Cinder, in jail, exposed as a Lunar and a cyborg, and newly imparted with the knowledge that she is the … Continue reading →

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PIcture Book Parade

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Katy K.

Here’s the latest batch of library picture books popular with both the eight- and the three-year-old, the ones that get asked for over and over and over. OH, NO, Little Dragon! by Jim Averbeck. Thanks to Charlotte of Charlotte’s Library … Continue reading →

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