-
Join 893 other subscribers
- Follow alibrarymama on WordPress.com
-
Recent Posts
Archives

Tags
- #OwnVoices
- #ReadDiverse2017
- Adult Nonfiction
- adventure
- African-American
- Armchair Cybils
- Asian-American
- audiobooks
- award winners
- bibliography
- book reviews
- books
- contemporary fantasy
- cooking
- Cybils
- diversity
- dragons
- Early Chapter Books
- fairy tales
- Fantasy
- fiction
- ghosts
- graphic novels
- historical fantasy
- historical fiction
- humor
- knitting
- Latino/a
- Latinx
- LGBTQ
- mr. fp
- multiculturalism
- Mystery
- mythology
- parenting
- picture books
- pirates
- reading
- Romance
- science fiction
- steampunk
- teen
- teen fantasy
- teen fiction
- teen science fiction
- Top Ten Tuesday
- youth fantasy
- youth fiction
- youth graphic novels
- youth science fiction
-
Top Posts
-
© Katy Kramp and alibrarymama.com, 2004-2024. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Katy Kramp and alibrarymama.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Category Archives: Books
That Thing about Bollywood by Supriya Kelkar
A girl who’s always loved Bollywood but keeps her feelings locked up suddenly unable to stop singing and dancing about them – and everyone else thinks it’s normal. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged contemporary fantasy, Cybils, divorce, South Asian, Supriya Kelkar, youth fantasy
3 Comments
The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim
An impossible task, banished magicians, the meaning of family, and deepest betrayals blend in The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Asian-American, California, mythology, quest fantasy, youth fantasy
4 Comments
The School Between Winter and Fairyland by Heather Fawcett
Here’s a newly-released book from Canadian fantasy author Heather Fawcett. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged class differences, dragons, magical creatures, magical schools, magical woods, youth fantasy
Leave a comment
Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis
In which I break from my reviews of middle grade fantasy to read a fantasy romance, with small dragons! Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Fantasy, Romance
Tagged dragons, Regency England, Romance, Stephanie Burgis
6 Comments
The Wild Huntsboys by Martin Stewart
The deprivations of wartime London mix with the modern era and dark fairies. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged contemporary fantasy, Cybils, fairies, youth dystopia, youth fantasy
2 Comments
Time Villains by Victor Piñeiro
Here’s a fast-paced time travel adventure, with two modern-day kids at a school with more secrets than they know about accidentally bringing the notorious pirate Blackbeard into the present day. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Cybils 2021, Latinx, middle school fiction, pirates, Puerto Rican, time travel, youth fantasy
Leave a comment
Blog Tour! THE TROUBLED GIRLS OF DRAGOMIR ACADEMY
I am so honored to be part of the blog tour for Anne Ursu’s latest book! Read all about it! Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Anne Ursu, blog tours, historical fantasy, youth fantasy
9 Comments
Nominate Me for the Cybils Award!
Here are 18 books that haven’t been nominated for the Cybils as of this writing, which I would really love to see nominated! Continue reading
Interview with Joy Jones
I have a treat for you today, my friends – an interview with author Joy Jones, in honor of the paperback release of her book, Jayla Jumps In. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
Tagged African-American, author interview, Joy Jones, Middle Grade, Washington D.C., youth fiction
2 Comments


