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.

Cruel Beauty

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Katy K.

A story that falls somewhere between Beauty and Beast and Cupid and Psyche? How could I resist? Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge. Balzer & Bray, 2014. Nyx has been raised her whole life to kill her fiancé as soon as … Continue reading →

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Frog Trouble

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Katy K.

Frog Trouble: and Eleven Other Pretty Serious Songs for Ages One to Older Than Dirt by Sandra Boynton. Workman, 2013. I’ve been enjoying Sandra Boynton’s illustrated albums for children since Philadelphia Chickens – her clever humor combined with Michael Ford’s … Continue reading →

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Jaran

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Katy K.

I note with some shame that this was the Book Smuggler’s Old School Wednesday Readalong from February, which I did not finish it in time. Jaran. Jaran Book 1. by Kate Elliott. DAW Books, 1992. From the cover copy: The … Continue reading →

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State of the Book Basket

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Katy K.

Once again, here’s what’s going on with my reading at the moment. I have eighteen books waiting to be reviewed, including 4 picture books, 6 middle grade, 4 teen, and 4 adult. I’m still reading much faster than I’m writing, … Continue reading →

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Billy the Kid Is Not Crazy

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Katy K.

I was planning on doing a whole post about why we need diverse books, because there’s this whole campaign going on right now that you might have heard about. Then I actually looked at the We Need Diverse Books tumblr … Continue reading →

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Dawn

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Katy K.

It’s the Old School Wednesday Readalong at the Book Smugglers today. Dawn by Octavia Butler. Warner: Aspect Science Fiction, 1987. Octavia Butler has been on my want-to-read list for about a decade now. When this book was selected as the … Continue reading →

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The Interrupted Tale

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Katy K.

The boy and I came a little bit late listening to this one, as we were in the middle of other series when it came out – but worth the wait. I’m linking this to the April Sound Bytes Link-Up … Continue reading →

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Rick Riordan Read Alikes

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Katy K.

Back in February, I celebrated my tenth blogiversary with a giveaway of a custom reading list. My long-time reader Kim won, and what she wanted was a list of books similar to Percy Jackson for her nine-year-old son, who was … Continue reading →

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The Golden City

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Katy K.

This is historical fantasy set in Portugal, a rare enough setting that I couldn’t resist it. The Golden City by J. Kathleen Cheney. ROC Penguin Group, 2013. Oriana Paredes is a sereia, a sea person, undercover in the Golden City, … Continue reading →

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Cress

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Katy K.

Cress. Lunar Chronicles Book 3. by Marissa Meyer. Feiwel and Friends, 2014. In this third book in the Lunar Chronicles, we finally meet Cress, short for Crescent Moon, the girl who risked so much to warn Cinder about the Lunar … Continue reading →

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