Category Archives: books

Nick and Tesla’s Robot Army Rampage

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Katy K.

Thank you for all the love on my first Top 10 List, and my apologies for my absence! I was feeling all caught up on reviews and proud of myself last weekend; I wrote my Top 10 list on Sunday … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Fantasy Books for Boys with Starring Girls

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Katy K.

Top Ten Tuesdays is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I’ve been enjoying seeing it around for years, but this is my first time participating. This list is inspired by Charlotte’s being Consternated about Gender and Middle … Continue reading →

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Armchair Cybils Round-Up: Picture Books

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Katy K.

My Armchair Cybils Day of Reckoning Continues… In which it is revealed that I read a lot more picture books than I normally review. I had two more books in different categories that I didn’t get to reviewing: Belly Flop, … Continue reading →

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Armchair Cybils Round-Up: Middle Grade and YA Speculative Fiction

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Katy K.

It’s the first Day of Reckoning for the Armchair Cybils. I am way behind in my reviewing. So for my first post of the day, I have reviews of four books that were nominated in the Middle Grade Speculative Fiction … Continue reading →

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The Dream Thieves

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Katy K.

[Updated to add] Authors and illustrators are getting together to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Phillipines. Authors for the Philippines (an online auction from Nov. 13 – 20) Art for Haiyan This was one of my most anxiously-awaited … Continue reading →

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Handbook for Dragon Slayers

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Katy K.

Sorry for the silence, folks! It’s been a rough fall for viruses at our house, and I was running a game day at the library over the weekend as well. (Not going to Kid Lit Con… but hopefully some year!) … Continue reading →

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Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Katy K.

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff. First Second, 2013. Constantinople, 1807. Lieutenant Erdemoglu Selim first meets Delilah Dirk in prison, when he takes her official interview. She’s in for trespassing. Miss Dirk is an adventuress: half English, … Continue reading →

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What We Found in the Sofa and How It Saved the World

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Katy K.

This is one that I asked my library to buy so that I could read it, based mostly on Charlotte’s recommendation, and especially because it sounded like a good boy fantasy. What We Found in the Sofa and How It … Continue reading →

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When the Sea Is Rising Red

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Katy K.

This book came recommended by my friend Annette over at The Stars Are Not Made of Fire, who knows the author through her writing group. She told me the book went unexpected places, and I have to agree. When the … Continue reading →

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March

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Katy K.

March. Book 1. by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2013. African-American Senator John Lewis tells the first part of the story of his life, including his childhood and his collegiate activities with the Civil Rights Movement … Continue reading →

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