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The Cabinet of Earths

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Katy K.

My reading of the 2012 Cybils middle grade sf/f shortlist continues with this one… next up will be Jasper Fforde’s The Last Dragonslayer. The furor around The One and Only Ivan from it winning the Newbery has finally died down … Continue reading →

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Best of Knitscene

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Katy K.

Another yarny diversion: The Best of Knitscene by Lisa Shroyer. This book has the 20 most popular patterns from Knitscene magazine. The magazine seems geared to the young and fashion-conscious new knitter, and I am none of these things. However, … Continue reading →

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Etiquette & Espionage

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Katy K.

Finally a new steampunk book from the inimitable Carriger – this time for teens. Etiquette & Espionage. Finishing School Book the First. by Gail Carriger. This book starts a new series, set in the same world as the Parasol Protectorate … Continue reading →

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Scarlet

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Katy K.

This is Meyer’s second fairy tale/sci-fi/dystopian romance series. Scarlet by Marissa Meyer. Lunar Chronicles Book 2. Cinder left our heroine, Cinder, in jail, exposed as a Lunar and a cyborg, and newly imparted with the knowledge that she is the … Continue reading →

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PIcture Book Parade

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Katy K.

Here’s the latest batch of library picture books popular with both the eight- and the three-year-old, the ones that get asked for over and over and over. OH, NO, Little Dragon! by Jim Averbeck. Thanks to Charlotte of Charlotte’s Library … Continue reading →

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Meridian

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Katy K.

The teen librarian gave me volume two of this series for adult, saying she didn’t think it was going out so well in teen. I thought it looked fun, and bought the remaining three volumes second-hand so people can read … Continue reading →

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Touch of Steel and Moonlight & Mechanicals

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Katy K.

More pairs… a pair of steampunk romances; oddly enough, neither is first in its series. Touch of Steel by Kate Cross. As is traditional for steampunk, this is set in the Victorian era; but our heroine is one Claire Brooks, … Continue reading →

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Beswitched

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Katy K.

I continue my reading of the Cybils Middle Grade SF/F shortlist with this one that had totally slipped under my radar before. Beswitched by Kate Saunders. Flora Fox is a modern teen on her way, very grumpily, to boarding school … Continue reading →

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Dragonsong

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Katy K.

This is a book (well, ok, a series) that I read and re-read growing, starting from about 10. I’d never tried the audiobook before, however. Dragonsong. Harper Hall Trilogy Book 1. by Anne McCaffrey. Performed by Sally Darling. This is … Continue reading →

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A Natural History of Dragons

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Katy K.

A Natural History of Dragons: a Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan I’m not the first to say it, but A Natural History of Dragons feels much like a combination of Naomi Novik and Elizabeth Peterson, with an intrepid … Continue reading →

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