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The Fault in Our Stars

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Katy K.

I’d avoided this book as being too sad, until S.M. put it on my desk and told me I had to listen to it. I did. It was worth it. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Read by … Continue reading →

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A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Katy K.

I might have mentioned once or twice that Madeleine L’Engle is one of my all-time favorite authors, and I heard such good things about this from so many places that of course I had to try it. A Wrinkle in … Continue reading →

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Assassin’s Curse

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Katy K.

Assassin’s Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke The plot: Ananna of the Tanaru is a pirate captain’s daughter who always planned to captain her own ship one day. But her dreams are sent spinning when her parents betroth her to a … Continue reading →

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Soulless, the Manga

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Katy K.

This is one that I found and bought for my library’s adult graphic novel collection. Soulless: the Manga by Gail Carriger. Art and adaptation by Rem. I really enjoyed Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series (here’s my original review of Soulless. … Continue reading →

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Listening for Madeline

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Katy K.

Madeleine L’Engle has been one of my top favorite authors ever since I was about 10, so of course I bought this for the library as soon as I heard about it. I’m hoping some other L’Engle fans at the … Continue reading →

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Tiger’s Curse

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Katy K.

I post reviews of things I have something to say about, which mostly means sharing books that I enjoyed. Here, for a change, is a book that drove me crazy. This is a paranormal romance with an intriguing premise: a … Continue reading →

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The Peculiar

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Katy K.

This is a Cybils Award finalists in the middle grade science fiction/fantasy department, one of only two on this year’s that I’ve read. I feel like I read a fair amount of mg fantasy last year – but I have … Continue reading →

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2012 in Review

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Katy K.

Welcome to my first-ever annual retrospective post here at A Library Mama. I reviewed about 122 books in 2012. I moved from Livejournal/Dreamwidth to WordPress in the middle (taking my archives but not my comments with me), and as the … Continue reading →

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Quiet

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Katy K.

Here is one recommended by both my boss, Holly (here’s her review), and her friend Mary (who together run Awful Library Books.) Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain. We live in … Continue reading →

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Picture Book Catch-Up

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Katy K.

Here’s a quartet of library picture books that we recently enjoyed. Pirate Princess by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. A princess who scorns fancy clothes longs to be a pirate in his rhyming tale: “Princess Bea was not the … Continue reading →

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