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.

Gifts Two

Posted on January 10, 2006 by Katy K.

Now, remembering all the books that I read, I proceed onwards: Last year, I found out that our youngest teen niece read Sunshine, Robin McKinley’s first adult novel, a vampire book, which had been rejected by her twenty-year-old sister because … Continue reading →

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Gifts – Part One

Posted on January 9, 2006 by Katy K.

It’s been quite a while since I found the time to post. I’m feeling terribly behind, and also that I’ve forgotten one of the books I read. Hopefully not, and if it was something fabulous that you all really need … Continue reading →

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Snow Stories

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Katy K.

You may wonder at my long silence, or you may think that I have been too busy with holiday preparations and a baby to read of late. And while I have indeed been busy, I have yet been diligent in … Continue reading →

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Bear Daughter

Posted on November 25, 2005 by Katy K.

Bear Daughter by Judith Berman Here we have an absolutely beautiful fantasy book. It’s based in Northwest Native American spirituality, which is new and different for my fantasy reading. Cloud wakes up one morning in front of her mother’s house … Continue reading →

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My Ultimate Money Book

Posted on November 22, 2005 by Katy K.

Rejoice with me, my friends, for I have found the book I was looking for, and it is every bit as good as I hoped it would be! I was discussing the last money book I reviewed with a friend, … Continue reading →

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Rococo

Posted on November 14, 2005 by Katy K.

Rococo by Adriana Trigiani B – short for Bartolomeo di Crespi – is a decorator who puts his heart into his work. Although he could have stayed in New York after design school, he chose to return to his small … Continue reading →

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good teen reading

Posted on November 14, 2005 by Katy K.

Letting Go of Bobby James, Or, How I Found My Self of Steam by Sally Jo Walker by Valerie Hobbs Sally Jo “Jody” Walker is 16 years old, and the first member of her family to graduate from eighth grade. … Continue reading →

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On Not Having Millions

Posted on November 11, 2005 by Katy K.

You Don’t Have to Be Rich by Jean Chatzky I’m looking for a book that will help us solve our trying to pay the mortgage, the car payments, the student loans, daycare, plus saving for retirement and college and a … Continue reading →

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Certified Tree Hugger

Posted on October 31, 2005 by Katy K.

Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth by E Magazine I don’t normally include the post-colon parts of book titles here, but this one explains the book very well. I have it on loan from … Continue reading →

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AP from the source

Posted on October 18, 2005 by Katy K.

We started on the road to parenthood with the philosophy that we listen to various parents, read different books, and then would do whatever worked for us. Now, with almost a year of parenting under our belts, we’re mostly doing … Continue reading →

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