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Armchair Cybils Wrap-Up

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Katy K.

It’s time for the final Armchair Cybils post for the 2013 Cybils. I have read two of the thirteen winners. These were: Forest Has a Song for Poetry (which I guess I never reviewed) and Hereville: How Mirka Met a … Continue reading →

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Cybils MG Speculatives: 2+2+3

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Katy K.

That’s 2 new reviews, 2 I still haven’t read, and 3 links to older reviews. The 2013 Cybils Award winners were announced yesterday! Here’s a run-down of the Middle Grade Speculative Fiction finalists: Jinx by Sage Blackwood. I own this … Continue reading →

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3 More Cybils MG Graphic Novel Finalists

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Katy K.

Here are the last of of Cybils Middle Grade Graphic Novel Finalists – at least until next year! I am very curious to see which one wins. There were a couple my son didn’t want to read, but he’s loved … Continue reading →

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Magic Marks the Spot

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Katy K.

I’m catching up with the last of my December reading. Here’s one that was nominated for the Cybils and a lot of fun even if it didn’t make the shortlist! I think it’s a good candidate for Ms. Yingling’s Boys … Continue reading →

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Mostly Picture Book Cybils Finalists

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Katy K.

I’m realizing that the Cybils awards will be announced next week already, and I’d better try to catch up with my reviewing before then. Here’s one Easy Reader and three Picture Book finalists. I’ve not really been making an effort … Continue reading →

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The Chronicles of Narnia, 2 and 3

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Katy K.

So my father (pictured at left) corresponded with C.S. Lewis as a child, over a disagreement he and his mother (my grandmother) were having over which order the books should be read in, as well as other matters. My father … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Books that Require Hankies

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Katy K.

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. These days, I tend to actively avoid books that will make me cry, unless somebody I know and trust puts the book in my hands and tells … Continue reading →

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Renegade Magic

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Katy K.

Renegade Magic. Kat, Incorrigible Book 2. by Stephanie Burgis. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012. Back to Kat in Regency-era England with more magical mayhem! This book opens as she’s sneaking off to the kitchen with her brother, Charles, for … Continue reading →

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2013 Part 2 – Favorites

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Katy K.

This is my list. I could easily have put in another 20 or so books that I really loved, but this is trying to keep it manageable. Did you enjoy any of these? And what were your favorites? Shadows by … Continue reading →

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Lulu and the Duck in the Park

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Katy K.

Multicultural Children’s Book Day – part 2. There are over a hundred bloggers participating with Multicultural Children’s Book Day – head on over and take a look at all the beautiful, rainbow books! I’ve had this book on my radar … Continue reading →

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