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.

This Savage Song

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Katy K.

It seemed like a Sign when this book by an author who was on my Top 10 Fantasy Authors I’ve never Read appeared on the Cybils Young Adult Speculative Fiction shortlist this year. This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab. Greenwillow … Continue reading →

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Guest Post with Sarah of Publishizer

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Katy K.

Friends, the Summer Reading Program is still eating my time.  In the meantime, I have a guest post from Sarah White of Publishizer, with a YA book proposal contest she hopes will help diversify YA publishing.  Putting the Readers Back … Continue reading →

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The Gateway Quartet by Cerberus Jones

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Katy K.

Taking a break from my massive reading of diverse books to write about this fun chapter book series, which arrived from the publisher at the height of Cybils madness. The Gateway Quartet: The Four-Fingered Man, the Warriors of Brin-Hask, the … Continue reading →

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Allied Media Conference

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Katy K.

Hello friends – This is just a short note to say that my friend Nakenya and I will be presenting on Diversity in Youth Literature at the Allied Media Conference in Detroit next Saturday, June 17.  There is nothing like … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Books on My Want-to-Read List for the Second Half of 2017

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Katy K.

Once again, the folks at the Broke and the Bookish say it’s time for me (and the rest of their groupies) to plan out our reading for the second half of the year. I will not complain about planning ahead for once. Here are (slightly more than) ten mostly middle grade fantasy books I’m looking forward to. Continue reading →

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Juana & Lucas

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Katy K.

I first took this book home because it was a Cybils Early Chapter Book finalist, but it went on to win a Pura Belpré Author Award. Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina. Candlewick Press, 2016 Juana lives in Bogotá, Columbia and … Continue reading →

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The Sun is Also a Star

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Katy K.

My memory is a little fuzzy as to why I picked this up – but I am a sucker for a good teen romance, and this adds to my #OwnVoices goals as well. The Sun is Also a Star by … Continue reading →

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Short Takes: House of Shadows, Girl Who Drank the Moon, Furthermore

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Katy K.

Every so often, I realize that I am reading faster than I can write reviews.  Time passes, my friends, and I cannot seem to make more of it no matter how hard I try.   So here is an exercise in … Continue reading →

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Gemina

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Katy K.

Not only did I enjoy Illuminae myself, but it accomplished a near miracle, which is getting my son who will normally read only graphic novels and audiobooks for pleasure to read it to himself.  All 599 pages.  I might have … Continue reading →

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Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Katy K.

I finally got around to reading Binti by Nnedi Okorafor – short & intense thoughts on identity, diplomacy and a love of math. In space, which makes everything better. Continue reading →

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