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.

Crown of Embers

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Katy K.

I read this depressing but accurate post yesterday morning at Teen Librarian Toolbox… This book, mentioned there, is one of the best recent teen series for gender-busting teen girls. She was dismayed at how few others have come out recently, … Continue reading →

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Why I Vote

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Katy K.

It’s voting time again. Colleen at Chasing Ray and others are asking litbloggers to say why they vote. You can take a look to see the posts that are already up. I blogged about this in 2008, as well. Going … Continue reading →

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The Jewel of the Kalderash

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Katy K.

Here is where I notice that my being bothered by language discrepancies is selective… Rutkoski also fails to use proper feminine endings on last names, but since her last names sounded more Latin than Czech to me to start with, … Continue reading →

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The Iron Wyrm Affair

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Katy K.

The Iron Wyrm Affair. Bannon and Clare Book 1. by Lilith Saintcrow. Adult New Books – Main Level – SCI FI SAINTCROW The Iron Wyrm Affair drops us into the middle of a fight scene in a complex alternate-Victorian steampunk … Continue reading →

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Black Heart

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Katy K.

Black Heart by Holly Black. Read by Jesse Eisenberg. This is the final book in the Curse Workers series. Cassel Sharpe is still meeting with the Feds, who are trying to get him to sign up as a permanent part … Continue reading →

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Victricia Malicia, Book-Loving Buccaneer

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Katy K.

Victricia Malicia, Book-Loving Buccaneer. Written by Carrie Clickard.  Illustrated by Mark Meyers.  Victricia Malicia is a young pirate girl whose family members have all been pirates for generations.  Born on ship and taught pirate ways, everyone expects her to grow … Continue reading →

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The Secret Chicken Society

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Katy K.

Thanks to fabulous librarian Ms. S. for this recommendation! Walking in from the school parking lot today, I was the only mother in a group of four who doesn’t own chickens. My boy wants them, too, after reading this book. … Continue reading →

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The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander. Read by James Langton. The Chronicles of Prydain were one of my favorites growing up.  I read and reread our paperback copies with their bright, folk-art inspired covers.  I found the zombie-like Cauldron … Continue reading →

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Katy K. | 5 Comments

Forever

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Katy K.

I’m several Maggie Stiefvater books behind still, but at least I finished the Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy. I read this on breaks at work at the same time as listening to Holly Black’s Black Heart in the car and … Continue reading →

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The Humming Room

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Katy K.

There was a day, about two weeks ago, when I finished a book and had no new library books waiting for me to read. Not one. In a panic, I went to the new fiction shelves at the library and … Continue reading →

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