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 First 10 Books I reviewed for Top Ten Tuesday

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Katy K.

It’s Tuesday!  Posting without pictures in the interests of getting this up. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl.  Here are the first 12 books I reviewed on my blog, all the way back in … Continue reading →

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Queer as a Five Dollar Bill

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Katy K.

I’d heard of Lee Wind’s blog, I’m Here, I’m Queer, What the Hell Do I Read before, but it took me a little bit to put this together with the nice guy I was chatting with at KidLitCon.  He told … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day Reads for Top Ten Tuesday

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Katy K.

Once again, the Top 10 Tuesday topic intrigued me enough to make me ignore the pages of notes on books I’ve read waiting to be written up.  I’d been putting together a list over the course of a couple weeks. … Continue reading →

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Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Katy K.

I suddenly realized that though I always have an audio book going and get through quite a lot of them, I haven’t been reviewing them.  Here, have an audio book! Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson. Narrated by Rebecca Soler. … Continue reading →

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Pride by Ibi Zoboi

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Katy K.

This was on my want-to-read list from the time it first came out, but it was Maureen at By Singing Light posting about it that finally pushed me into actually reading it. Pride by Ibi Zoboi. Balzer + Bray/Harper Collins, … Continue reading →

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KidLitCon 2019 – Saturday

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Katy K.

Saturday This is part two of my notes on KidLitCon 2019 in Providence.  You can take a look at my notes on Friday if you missed them.  There were so many good sessions and I really wished I could have … Continue reading →

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KidLitCon 2019 – Friday

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Katy K.

KidLitCon Providence 2019 – Reaching Readers Thank you very much to my library for sending me to KidLitCon in Providence on March 22 and 23, 2019.  KidLitCon is a tiny conference organized by book bloggers, which does a great job … Continue reading →

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The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles

Posted on April 3, 2019 by Katy K.

Thank you so much to Versify for sending me an ARC of this book to review! The book was officially published April 2. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles, illustrated by Dapo Adeola. Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019. It’s the last … Continue reading →

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Where the Heart Is and Still a Work in Progress by Jo Knowles

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Katy K.

Kidlitcon happened!  Providence was beautiful!  I plan to pull together my notes from that soon, but for now, a couple of books by the wonderful Jo Knowles, who was on my panel called “You Can’t Say That in Middle Grade”, … Continue reading →

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The Benefits of Being an Octopus

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Katy K.

Here’s another author from my Kidlitcon panel, which I’m posting from the airport on my way to Providence! The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden. Sky Pony Press, 2018. Seventh grader Zoey mostly keeps her head down on … Continue reading →

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