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A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Katy K.

I confess, it was being nominated for the Cybils that made me pick this one up (finally), but it had been on my radar for a while, because as my son recently informed my daughter, dragons are the best. A … Continue reading →

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Cuckoo Song

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Katy K.

My giveaway for the graphic novel Oddly Normal is open for just a few days more – that’s another book good for, but not limited to, Halloween.  Go enter now! October 31 is also the birthday of Juliette Gordon Low … Continue reading →

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Hoodoo

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Katy K.

Here’s another one for kids looking for something spooky for Halloween (or, you know, any other time.) This is one I already had checked out from the library for Cybils reading when I went to Kidlitcon and saw that the … Continue reading →

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One Witch at a Time

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Katy K.

More Cybils reading! One Witch at a Time by Stacy DeKeyser. Simon & Schuster, 2015. This book is the sequel to The Brixen Witch, which I haven’t read, but I deduce from references in this book was a Pied Piper … Continue reading →

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The Jumbies

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Katy K.

Here’s a scary adventure story perfect for this time of year. The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste. Algonquin Young Readers, 2015. The woods of Trinidad are filled with jumbies, the collective term for a wide variety of supernatural creatures, with one … Continue reading →

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Roller Girl

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Katy K.

Here’s a Cybils-nominated graphic novel that I really enjoyed. Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson. Dial Books, 2015. It’s the summer before middle school, and Astrid is just about to learn what a bumpy ride that will be.  After watching a … Continue reading →

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Shadowshaper

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Katy K.

This book was making the rounds of my favorite blogs – The Book Smugglers, Charlotte’s Library, By Singing Light  – and I couldn’t resist it.  It’s one I loved so much that I don’t know if I’ll be able to … Continue reading →

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The Wells Bequest and The Poe Estate

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Katy K.

Just as a reminder – you still have time to enter the giveaway for Oddly Normal! I have a never-ending list of books to read for myself in print – but when it comes to audiobooks for the car that … Continue reading →

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The Ordinary Princess for Flashback Fridays

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Katy K.

Flashback Friday is a feature I’m borrowing from Stephanie at Views from the Tesseract, whose post on this very book inspired me to read it to my daughter.  (She included more of the fantastic illustrations, too!) The Ordinary Princess written … Continue reading →

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The Chosen Prince

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Katy K.

Diane Stanley’s The Silver Bowl was the first book I ever nominated for a Cybils award, back in 2011.  And on that subject – today is the last day to nominate books for the Cybils, and if you were looking … Continue reading →

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