Category Archives: Print

City of Islands by Kali Wallace

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Katy K.

City of Islands by Kali Wallace. Katherine Tegen/HarperCollins 2018. 12-year-old orphan Mara works hard as a diver for the Lady of the Tides, taking a small boat out with her teen partner Izzy to look for magical relics.  The Caribbean-like … Continue reading →

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2 for Teens: Dread Nation and Tess of the Road

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Katy K.

Just a few more days of Cybils nominations!  I’ve updated my list of Cybils hopefuls to note which books have since been nominated – as of this writing, four of the twelve books I wrote about. Dread Nation: Rise Up … Continue reading →

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Creature of the Pines. Unicorn Rescue Society #1

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Katy K.

Here’s one of the titles from my Hopeful Cybils list. Creature of the Pines. Unicorn Rescue Society #1 by Adam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly. April 2018. Newbury Honor and Cybils winning author Gidwitz and illustrator Aly team up again after … Continue reading →

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Bell at Sealey Head and Space Opera

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Katy K.

Here are two very different novels for adults that I read earlier this year. Bell at Sealey Head by Patricia McKillip. Penguin, 2008. At Sealey Head, a bell that no one can see and most of the locals no longer … Continue reading →

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Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Katy K.

I originally found out about this book on the PW Kidscast, though it’s since been nominated for a Cybils award in my category. Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, with illustrations by Nicholas Gannon. Feiwel and Friends, 2018. I … Continue reading →

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The Murderbot Diaries 1-3

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Katy K.

I read the first of this on-going series of novellas back in January, and squeezed in the most recent two now, before buckling down to full-on Cybils reading.  In the meantime, the first book, All Systems Red, won this year’s … Continue reading →

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Sci-Fi Classic: The Girl with the Silver Eyes

Posted on September 28, 2018 by Katy K.

The Girl with the Silver Eyes by Willo Davis Roberts. Scholastic, 1980. This book appeared in several of the wonderful themed lists put out by Stephanie at Views from the Tesseract, a personal favorite from her own childhood.  I’d never … Continue reading →

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The Penderwicks at Last

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Katy K.

Now is the time of year when I look at the seven pages of notes on books waiting to be reviewed, and think ahead to next week (*gulp*) when approximately 150 more will be added to my TBR.  How much … Continue reading →

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Heroine Complex and Heroine Worship

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Katy K.

Who says a book starring a person of color has to be dark and realistic?  Or that it takes darkness and realism to make a serious statement?  I finally tracked down these books that I’d been wanting to read since … Continue reading →

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Aru Shah and Kiranmala

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Katy K.

I’m always on the lookout for more books for Percy Jackson fans, especially from non-Western European cultures.  Happily, Rick Riordan has started his own imprint to do just this thing – but Scholastic also recently published a book with a … Continue reading →

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