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48 Hour Book Challenge Update 1

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Katy K.

I started reading The Cup and the Crown over breakfast at 6:40 this morning, read aloud five minutes of Barefoot Pirate to my son while waiting for his ride to school, and then listened to Goliath for 1 hour 20 … Continue reading →

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Countdown to 48 Hour Reading Challenge

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Katy K.

I’ve been hearing about this 48 Hour Reading Challenge that goes on every year in the Kidlitosphere, usually hosted by MotherReader, but this year hosted by Ms. Yingling Reads. Well, Charlotte suggested that doing the 48 Hour Reading Challenge would … Continue reading →

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Tree of Mindala Winners

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Katy K.

Happy Monday, everyone! It’s time to give away the three copies of The Tree of Mindala! Thank you to everyone who entered. I now go to http://random.org to come up with the winners. And…. Drumroll, please, we have: #4 – … Continue reading →

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Kid Lit Giveaway Hop – The Tree of Mindala

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Katy K.

Welcome to the first Kid Lit Giveaway Hop, hosted by Mother Daughter Book Reviews and Youth Literature Reviews. We are celebrating Children’s Book Week (May 13 to 19, 2013) by providing all of YOU, our loyal followers, with the opportunity … Continue reading →

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2012 in Review

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Katy K.

Welcome to my first-ever annual retrospective post here at A Library Mama. I reviewed about 122 books in 2012. I moved from Livejournal/Dreamwidth to WordPress in the middle (taking my archives but not my comments with me), and as the … Continue reading →

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Larklight

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Katy K.

Many thanks to my love for discovering this book, which Lightning Bolt and I listened to in the car. Larklight by Phillip Reeve. Read by Greg Steinbruner. Larklight is set in an alternate Victorian world, where the British Empire spans … Continue reading →

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