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Category Archives: Books
4 Cybils YA Spec Fic Finalists
Here are my takes on four of the seven 2021 Cybils YA speculative fiction finalists, including high fantasy, magical realism, and twisty science fiction. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Cybils, Cybils 2021, Latinx, LGBTQ, teen fantasy, teen science fiction
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Amah Faraway by Margaret Chiu Greanias. Illustrated by Tracy Subisak
A heartwarming and beautifully painted picture book about a girl building a real relationship with her grandmother when she and her mother travel to Taiwan. Continue reading
Posted in Books, picture books, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Asian-American, grandparents, Margaret Chiu Greanias, picture books, Taiwan, Tracy Subisak, travel
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2021 In Review – by the Numbers
Here’s my super-geeky, graph-heavy dive into my 2021 reading. Continue reading
Four 2021 Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are short reviews of four of the seven finalists in the elementary/middle grade graphic novel category of the 2021 Cybils Awards, including Borders, Chunky, Jukebox, and Salt Magic. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Historical, Middle Grade, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Blackfoot, Cybils, graphic novels, Indigenous, Jewish, Latinx, South Asian, youth graphic novels
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Nightingale by Deva Fagan and Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch by Julie Abe
Nightingale by Deva Fagan and Eva Evergreen and the Cursed Witch by Julie Abe are two adventure-filled books from my 2021 Cybils reading that I discovered during my 2020 Cybils reading. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged superheroes, witches, youth adventure, youth fantasy
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2021 Cybils Finalists and Ones that Got Away
Here’s my annual post about the 2021 Cybils finalists and the ones I wish could have made the already excellent list. Continue reading
Dystopias: the Last Cuentista and the Monster Missions
Here are two Cybils nominees, very different stories of life after disaster on earth – one literary and set in space, one action-oriented, and set on an Earth entirely covered by oceans. Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Print, Sci-Fi
Tagged environment, Latinx, space travel, youth dystopia, youth fantasy, youth science fiction
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The Monsters of Rookhaven by Pádraig Kenny
A fantasy from Irish author Pádraig Kenny that strikes a balance between scary, adventuresome, and thoughtful. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Ireland, monsters, understanding, world war ii, youth fantasy
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