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.

State of the Book Basket – September

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Katy K.

Here’s what’s currently in our library book basket – but just the books checked out from the library where I work. Both kids are now going to the school library weekly, and just had a trip to the library with … Continue reading →

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The Shadow Hero

Posted on September 27, 2014 by Katy K.

I’m tagging in at the very end of the More Diverse Universe that Aarti over at Booklust is hosting. Looking closely at the rules, I realized that none of the books with diverse characters that I already have waiting to … Continue reading →

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Three from Kate Milford

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Katy K.

I’d been meaning to read Kate Milford for a while, but having a big package of her books show up from the Book Smugglers was a big incentive to actually do so! Boneshaker by Kate Milford. Clarion Books, 2010. It’s … Continue reading →

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Target Practice

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Katy K.

Target Practice. Cleopatra in Space Vol 1. by Mike Maihick. Graphix, 2014. Cleopatra, before she was queen, was a teenaged girl trying to worm her way out of formal lessons so she could spend more time perfecting her slingshot skills. … Continue reading →

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The Witch’s Boy

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Katy K.

I was hearing a lot of buzz about this book, so I was very excited to be approved for a digital ARC for it through Edelweiss. The Witch’s Boy by Kelly Barnhill. Algonquin Press, 2014. Once upon a time, in … Continue reading →

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The Rest of the Series is Awesome

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Katy K.

My audiobook listening seems to have been a lot of teen books of late. Here are a couple of them. Boston Jacky. Bloody Jack Book 11 by L.A. Meyer. Narrated by Katherine Kellgren. HMH Books for Young Readers, 2013. Jacky … Continue reading →

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Cybils 2014!

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Katy K.

It’s official! I’m a Round 1 Judge on the Cybils Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Panel! Follow the link through to see everyone else who’s involved- I am so very excited to be working with so many wonderful bloggers, from those … Continue reading →

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The Seat of Magic

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Katy K.

I am still recovering from our large Talk Like a Pirate Day celebration at the library on Saturday – but since official Talk Like a Pirate Day isn’t until the 19th, you still have time to celebrate if you haven’t … Continue reading →

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The City in the Lake

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Katy K.

Brandy at Random Musings of a Bibliophile had a giveaway for this book awhile back, which reminded me that I really like Rachel Neumeier and hadn’t read this book. I elected to make sure the library copy kept going out, … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Blue Lily, Lily Blue

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Katy K.

I have queues of books to review and instead have been writing pirate poems for the Talk Like a Pirate Day program I’m running at the library this weekend… but Maggie Stiefvater today is doing a thing where if I … Continue reading →

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