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.

Mrs. McMurphy’s Pumpkin

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Katy K.

Mrs. McMurphy’s Pumpkin by Rick Walton. Illustrated by Delana Bettoli Mrs. McMurphy has a pumpkin problem. Each one of the four mornings before Halloween in this cumulative tale, a pumpkin shows up with additional features and threatens to eat her … Continue reading →

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The Explosionist

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Katy K.

I don’t read a whole lot of litblogs, but one of the few that I do is http://www.chasingray.com/ . Colleen wrote such a glowing review of this book that I asked our teen librarian to buy a copy when I … Continue reading →

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Castle Corona

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Katy K.

Castle Corona by Sharon Creech Here is a beautifully illuminated story with similarly formal and poetic language. In a castle high on a hill live a king and queen with their three children, none of them terribly likeable or happy … Continue reading →

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Palestine

Posted on October 18, 2008 by Katy K.

Palestine by Joe Sacco Journalist Joe Sacco visited Palestine for a couple of months during the first Intifada, the early 1990s, and reported in graphic form. Very graphic. There are the muddy streets and tiny houses of the camps, the … Continue reading →

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Protected: the view from down under

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Katy K.

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Reading Magic

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Katy K.

I fell in love with and wrote about this book a long time ago. But it now occurs to me that not only is this a new edition, but that the only person who read my previous writing was my … Continue reading →

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Jack Jones and the Pirate Curse

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Katy K.

So I went to my local library on crutches to get some good, light reading… can you tell? I came home with five books. Back at work on Monday, I got four more books in that I’d put on hold … Continue reading →

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Protected: the long meme

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Katy K.

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Igraine the Brave

Posted on October 12, 2008 by Katy K.

Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke This novel from German favorite Funke seems closer to her light-hearted feminist picture books than the deep and complex Inkheart series. Igraine is the youngest child of powerful magicians, the Fair Melisande and Sir … Continue reading →

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Mister Monday

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Katy K.

Mister Monday by Garth Nix. Read by Allan Corduner. This is the first in the latest of Garth Nix’s dark and detailed fantasy series. Our hero is Arthur Penhaligon*, aged 11 or 12, a middle school student in our own … Continue reading →

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