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The Language of Flowers

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Katy K.

My friend and colleague Miss S. will leave book presents for me on my desk, sometimes for my children, and sometimes, as this one, for me. The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh Victoria was abandoned as a baby and … Continue reading →

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Penny and Her Song

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Katy K.

Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes Henkes creates another winning little mouse character, this time in a short-chaptered easy reader book. Penny comes home from school with a Song, a song that fills her up and demands to be … Continue reading →

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Liesl and Po

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Katy K.

Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver. Orphaned Liesl is living in the attic where her stepmother has locked her when she meets a ghost. Po is clearly a child but doesn’t remember what sex it used to be and doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Katy K.

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems Here is a picture book that had both my eight-year-old and my three-year-old giggling, looking at it on their own, and asking for it to be read aloud over and over again. … Continue reading →

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Guinea Pig: Pet Shop Private Investigator: Hamster and Cheese

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Katy K.

Robin over at No Flying, No Tights turned me on this series – the fifth volume came out this year. But, as I hadn’t heard of it before, I took volume one home to share with my boy. Guinea PIG: … Continue reading →

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Crown of Embers

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Katy K.

I read this depressing but accurate post yesterday morning at Teen Librarian Toolbox… This book, mentioned there, is one of the best recent teen series for gender-busting teen girls. She was dismayed at how few others have come out recently, … Continue reading →

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The Jewel of the Kalderash

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Katy K.

Here is where I notice that my being bothered by language discrepancies is selective… Rutkoski also fails to use proper feminine endings on last names, but since her last names sounded more Latin than Czech to me to start with, … Continue reading →

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The Iron Wyrm Affair

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Katy K.

The Iron Wyrm Affair. Bannon and Clare Book 1. by Lilith Saintcrow. Adult New Books – Main Level – SCI FI SAINTCROW The Iron Wyrm Affair drops us into the middle of a fight scene in a complex alternate-Victorian steampunk … Continue reading →

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Black Heart

Posted on October 27, 2012 by Katy K.

Black Heart by Holly Black. Read by Jesse Eisenberg. This is the final book in the Curse Workers series. Cassel Sharpe is still meeting with the Feds, who are trying to get him to sign up as a permanent part … Continue reading →

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Victricia Malicia, Book-Loving Buccaneer

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Katy K.

Victricia Malicia, Book-Loving Buccaneer. Written by Carrie Clickard.  Illustrated by Mark Meyers.  Victricia Malicia is a young pirate girl whose family members have all been pirates for generations.  Born on ship and taught pirate ways, everyone expects her to grow … Continue reading →

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