Category Archives: Reviews

Juana & Lucas

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Katy K.

I first took this book home because it was a Cybils Early Chapter Book finalist, but it went on to win a Pura Belpré Author Award. Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina. Candlewick Press, 2016 Juana lives in Bogotá, Columbia and … Continue reading →

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The Sun is Also a Star

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Katy K.

My memory is a little fuzzy as to why I picked this up – but I am a sucker for a good teen romance, and this adds to my #OwnVoices goals as well. The Sun is Also a Star by … Continue reading →

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Short Takes: House of Shadows, Girl Who Drank the Moon, Furthermore

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Katy K.

Every so often, I realize that I am reading faster than I can write reviews.  Time passes, my friends, and I cannot seem to make more of it no matter how hard I try.   So here is an exercise in … Continue reading →

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Gemina

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Katy K.

Not only did I enjoy Illuminae myself, but it accomplished a near miracle, which is getting my son who will normally read only graphic novels and audiobooks for pleasure to read it to himself.  All 599 pages.  I might have … Continue reading →

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Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Katy K.

I finally got around to reading Binti by Nnedi Okorafor – short & intense thoughts on identity, diplomacy and a love of math. In space, which makes everything better. Continue reading →

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A Face like Glass by Frances Hardinge

Posted on May 8, 2017 by Katy K.

This was a book that I had been waiting for five years to be published in the US, and had hoped in vain that some family member would buy for me from the UK.  I had already read and enjoyed … Continue reading →

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March. Book Three

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Katy K.

March Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2016. This is the third and final book in Congressman John Lewis’s graphic memoir about his time in the Civil Rights Movement, following March Book One and … Continue reading →

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The White Road of the Moon by Rachel Neumeier

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Katy K.

A girl looked down on for multiple reasons, especially her dark skin and black eyes, may just prove to be the one person needed to save the world in The White Road of the Moon by Rachel Neumeier. With ghosts, strong friendship, poetry, and a beautifully detailed fantasy world. Continue reading →

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A Little Taste of Poison

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Katy K.

I have been faithfully making my lists of the top 10 books I’ve missed from the previous year for the last several years now (Here are my lists for books from 2016, 2015 and 2014).  And every year, I never … Continue reading →

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The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Katy K.

The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman. Roc, 2015. As the story opens, our heroine, Irene, is disguised as a maid at a boys’ boarding school, scrubbing late at night in order for a chance to achieve her mission: taking an … Continue reading →

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