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Category Archives: books
How I Choose for Audiobook Week
Today’s Yesterday’s question from Jen at The Devourer of Books is how do I pick my audiobooks and how do I decide whether to read or to listen. (I wrote this yesterday, and then the library got too busy and … Continue reading
Favorite Audiobooks for Audiobook Week
It’s Audiobook Week over at Devourer of Books. I always have two or three audiobooks going at any given time, so I thought it would be fun to join in the audiobook love. Here’s the breakdown: I must always have … Continue reading
Amelia Rules. Vol. 2. What Makes You Happy.
I’ve been trying to read more kids’ graphic novels, so when this came home from a Daddy-sponsored library trip for the kids, I had to try it. It’s a series I’d been hearing about as one of the Big Kid … Continue reading
Sapphire Blue
Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier. This is the second book in the Ruby Red trilogy (called “Liebe geht durch alle Zeiten” or “Love goes through all times” in the original German.) It is more time travel fun, with a light … Continue reading
Jinx
This is the second and final book that I finished as part of the 48-hour Reading Challenge. Jinx by Sage Blackwood. Jinx is a young boy growing up in the Urwald, where one just learns to stay on the path, … Continue reading
48 HBC Done
I did it! I finished reading a little after 10 pm last night, and did not wake up this morning in time to count any more reading (really, that’s a happy thing). I read for 731 minutes, or 12 hours … Continue reading
The Cup and the Crown
This is the first book I’ve finished for the 48 Hour Reading Challenge. It’s also the last published book in one of my formerly unfinished series. The Cup and the Crown by Diane Stanley In <em>The Silver Bowl, our heroine, … Continue reading
Giant Dance Party
I’m posting today as part of the Kid Lit Book Hop. There’s lots of people posting lots of stuff, so hop around and take a look! I first heard about this book from the Zenz family crew over at Bookie … Continue reading
The Unfinished Series Syndrome
Hi, my name is Katy, and I’m a serial series starter. But apparently not a finisher. It didn’t used to be this way. As a child, I read beloved series from start to finish over and over again, and even … Continue reading
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
In which, once again, I try to carry on a coherent conversation about a book, by myself and on hardly any sleep. The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett. It’s always happy when there’s a reason to … Continue reading

