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Author Archives: Katy K.
Top 10 Fantasy Authors I’ve Never Read for Top 10 Tuesday
I don’t remember what was on my TBR before I started blogging 12 years ago. But since I’ve been blogging I have built up quite a list of authors that I’m sure I’d like but have never gotten around to reading during that time. Continue reading
Cybils Call for Judges and Kidlitcon
Why you too should apply to be a #Cybils judge and go to #Kidlitcon 2016! Continue reading
Escape from Wolfhaven Castle. The Impossible Quest 1.
This is the first book of a five book fantasy series from Australia, each of them short enough not to be overwhelming to new readers, while still having enough depth of plot and character not to be underwhelming to struggling or reluctant middle grade readers. Continue reading
A Thousand Nights, Court of Fives, Keeper of the Mist
Here are three recent teen fantasies I’ve read with two things in common: I loved all of them, and they all feature brown-skinned heroines. Continue reading
Diversity on the Shelf- July Update
My July reading included 5 mostly middle grade books by authors of color and three YA and adult books with main characters of color. Continue reading
The Dinosaur Hunters by Patrick Samphire
Short thoughts on The Dinosaur Hunters by Patrick Samphire, a fun teen novella set on Regency Mars in the world of Secrets of the Dragon Tomb. Continue reading
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before & P.S. I Still Love You
Jenny Han’s hit books have a heady mix of relationships romantic and not, ethical dilemmas, trouble and hilarity. I was very excited to read just last week that Han is writing a new one. Continue reading
Posted in books, Reviews
Tagged #weNeedDiverseBooks, Asian-American, humor, teen fiction, teen romance
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State of the Book Basket – July 2016
Summertime reading! Here’s what my daughter (6 3/4), my son (11) and my love and I are reading now, mostly from the library. Continue reading
The War That Saved My Life
Review of Newbery and Odyssey award-winning children’s audiobook The War that Saved my Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley. Continue reading
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Tagged award winners, disabilities, Newbery, Odyssey, world war ii, youth audiobooks, youth historical fiction
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