Category Archives: books

Top 10 Underrated/Hidden Gem Books I’ve Read In The Past Year

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Katy K.

The Top 10 Tuesday list, inspired by the good folks at the Broke and the Bookish – which would have been out on Tuesday (I’m almost positive) if not for some pesky life events. Perhaps soon life will calm down … Continue reading →

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4 Great Diverse Graphic Novels for Kids

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Katy K.

Graphic novels are top on my kids’ lists of books they want to read, and I usually struggle to keep up with them. Here are four we all enjoyed in the past few months – two of which turned out to be Cybils Elementary/Middle Grade Graphic Novel finalists. Continue reading →

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2016 by the Numbers

Posted on January 13, 2017 by Katy K.

A few years ago now I started trying to count things like how many books I read in a year, what age range I was reading for, and how well I was succeeding at reading more diversely.  This has lead … Continue reading →

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Top Ten 2016 Releases I Meant to Read but Didn’t Get To (But TOTALLY plan to)

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Katy K.

It’s time for another Top 10 Tuesday list – thank you so much again to the dedicated folks at the Broke and the Bookish for organizing this.  I actually managed to read 7 of the 10 books from last year’s … Continue reading →

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Cybils Finalists!

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Katy K.

Happy New Year! Real life is conspiring to keep me away from blogging – but I’ve been reading lots of great books and hope to be back to share them with you soon. One of my New Year’s traditions now … Continue reading →

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Diversity on the Shelf Year-End Summary

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Katy K.

December was my last chance to meet my personal goal for reading 60 books by authors of color this year for the Diversity on the Shelf 2016 Challenge.I needed four more and look – I’m making it! Continue reading →

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TTT: Ten Books I Wouldn’t Mind Santa Leaving Under My Tree

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Katy K.

What an interesting prompt from the busy minds behind The Broke and the Bookish for this week’s Top 10 Tuesday! While just about everyone on my gift list gets books from me, I rarely buy books for myself.  It has … Continue reading →

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3 Middle Grade Fantasies: the Left-Handed Fate, Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, When the Sea Turned to Silver

Posted on December 19, 2016 by Katy K.

The Left-Handed Fate by Kate Milford. Illustrated by Eliza Wheeler. Henry Holt, 2016. It’s a little hard for me to review this books in part because of how deeply I fell for it.  The year is 1812, and Lucy, the … Continue reading →

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Ash & Bramble and The Star-Touched Queen

Posted on December 17, 2016 by Katy K.

Time for some teen takes on fairy tales and mythology – favorite middle grade author Sarah Prineas with her first teen book, and debut author Roshani Chokshi. Continue reading →

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Ancillary Justice and Monstress

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Katy K.

Here is some of my recent reading for grown-ups – two beautifully detailed, intricately plotted, and female-focused worlds.  Both of these showed up in my Top 10 New-to-Me Authors I Read for the First Time in 2016. Ancillary Justice. Imperial … Continue reading →

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