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.

Black Panther: the Young Prince by Ronald L. Smith

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Katy K.

This book didn’t end up getting nominated for the Cybils (unless Marvel swoops in to nominate it during the last week of the publisher/author nominating period) but it’s still worth reading about. Black Panther: the Young Prince by Ronald L. … Continue reading →

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The Door to the Lost by Jaleigh Johnson

Posted on October 20, 2018 by Katy K.

I first picked up this book because Charlotte had read and liked it, and also because I enjoyed one of the author’s previous books, Mark of the Dragonfly. The Door to the Lost by Jaleigh Johnson Long ago, a world … Continue reading →

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City of Islands by Kali Wallace

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Katy K.

City of Islands by Kali Wallace. Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins 2018. 12-year-old orphan Mara works hard as a diver for the Lady of the Tides, taking a small boat out with her teen partner Izzy to look for magical relics.  The Caribbean-like … Continue reading →

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2 for Teens: Dread Nation and Tess of the Road

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Katy K.

Just a few more days of Cybils nominations!  I’ve updated my list of Cybils hopefuls to note which books have since been nominated – as of this writing, four of the twelve books I wrote about. Dread Nation: Rise Up … Continue reading →

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Creature of the Pines. Unicorn Rescue Society #1

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Katy K.

Here’s one of the titles from my Hopeful Cybils list. Creature of the Pines. Unicorn Rescue Society #1 by Adam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly. April 2018. Newbury Honor and Cybils winning author Gidwitz and illustrator Aly team up again after … Continue reading →

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Bell at Sealey Head and Space Opera

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Katy K.

Here are two very different novels for adults that I read earlier this year. Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip. Penguin, 2008. At Sealey Head, a bell that no one can see and most of the locals no longer … Continue reading →

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Hopeful Cybils Books

Posted on October 7, 2018 by Katy K.

We’re halfway through the public nominating phase of the Cybils awards.  It makes me very nervous, as the first rush of nominations has slowed down, but there are still so many good books that haven’t yet been nominated.  Just looking … Continue reading →

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Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Katy K.

I originally found out about this book on the PW Kidscast, though it’s since been nominated for a Cybils award in my category. Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, with illustrations by Nicholas Gannon. Feiwel and Friends, 2018. I … Continue reading →

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Cybils Nominations Are Open!!!

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Katy K.

The Cybils Nominations are open!!! I was going to write a review today, but my time is very limited… so instead I nominated books in a few categories, and am writing to encourage you to do the same!!! Nominations are … Continue reading →

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The Murderbot Diaries 1-3

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Katy K.

I read the first of this on-going series of novellas back in January, and squeezed in the most recent two now, before buckling down to full-on Cybils reading.  In the meantime, the first book, All Systems Red, won this year’s … Continue reading →

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