Category Archives: books

Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever.

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Katy K.

Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever. Edited by Betsy Bird. Viking, 2017. It was the author list and associated cartoons on Betsy Bird’s blog, a Fuse #8 Production, that first drew me to this book (I can no longer find the … Continue reading →

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When the Moon Was Ours

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Katy K.

Happy dance!  It’s time to think about the Cybils Awards again!  If you’re a book blogger, there are still two more days (until September 11) to sign up to be a judge.  It’s a lot of fun, and I highly … Continue reading →

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Three for Theater Kids

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Katy K.

I’m still trying to catch up on all the books I read for my presentation at the Allied Media Conference in June, so it’s time for shorter takes.  Here are three books perfect for the middle school theater fan. Better … Continue reading →

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Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Katy K.

More action-oriented historical fiction from the author of Under a Painted Sky. Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee. Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller. Print from Putnam, 2016. Audio from Tantor Audio. It’s San Francisco in 1906.  Our story starts on a … Continue reading →

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The Gauntlet by Karuna Riazi

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Katy K.

Look!  I’m actually reading books off of my Want to Read list for this year!  This was one I found combing through Amazon’s middle grade pre-orders – a game-based fantasy starring a Muslim girl, from Simon & Schuster’s new Salaam … Continue reading →

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Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Katy K.

The story begun in Binti continues with even more depth… Spoiler alert: if you haven’t yet read Binti, you’ll want to do so before reading this review. Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor. Tor, 2017. Binti has achieved the dream she … Continue reading →

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The Hate U Give

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Katy K.

This is the first book to be published directly because of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement, so of course I had to read it.  My only advice would be to please, don’t do as I do, and listen to this audiobook at … Continue reading →

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Always and Forever, Lara Jean

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Katy K.

It’s always disorienting coming back to blogging from vacation, but here I am, with another simultaneously light and weighty book by Jenny Han, the closing book in the series that started with To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Always and … Continue reading →

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American Street

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Katy K.

American Street by Ibi Zoboi. Balzer + Bray, 2017. Teenaged Fabiola was born in the US and raised in Haiti with her mother.  They’ve been working for years to move in with Fabiola’s aunt, Matant Jo, and her three daughters, … Continue reading →

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The Lion Hunters Series

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Katy K.

Code Name Verity is still on my list of books that I should read, but have been too chicken.  Instead, I’ve been reading Elizabeth Wein’s other books, including Black Dove, White Raven and all of her Arthurian books, which I … Continue reading →

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