Tag Archives: Armchair Cybils

Armchair Cybils Round-Up: Middle Grade and YA Speculative Fiction

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Katy K.

It’s the first Day of Reckoning for the Armchair Cybils. I am way behind in my reviewing. So for my first post of the day, I have reviews of four books that were nominated in the Middle Grade Speculative Fiction … Continue reading →

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The Dream Thieves

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Katy K.

[Updated to add] Authors and illustrators are getting together to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Phillipines. Authors for the Philippines (an online auction from Nov. 13 – 20) Art for Haiyan This was one of my most anxiously-awaited … Continue reading →

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Handbook for Dragon Slayers

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Katy K.

Sorry for the silence, folks! It’s been a rough fall for viruses at our house, and I was running a game day at the library over the weekend as well. (Not going to Kid Lit Con… but hopefully some year!) … Continue reading →

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Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Katy K.

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff. First Second, 2013. Constantinople, 1807. Lieutenant Erdemoglu Selim first meets Delilah Dirk in prison, when he takes her official interview. She’s in for trespassing. Miss Dirk is an adventuress: half English, … Continue reading →

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What We Found in the Sofa and How It Saved the World

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Katy K.

This is one that I asked my library to buy so that I could read it, based mostly on Charlotte’s recommendation, and especially because it sounded like a good boy fantasy. What We Found in the Sofa and How It … Continue reading →

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March

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Katy K.

March. Book 1. by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell. Top Shelf, 2013. African-American Senator John Lewis tells the first part of the story of his life, including his childhood and his collegiate activities with the Civil Rights Movement … Continue reading →

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The Last Enchanter

Posted on October 26, 2013 by Katy K.

The Last Enchanter. The Celestine Chronicles Book 2 by Laurisa White Reyes. In the prologue of this book, we see the old king being poisoned by a trusted advisor. Then, the main story starts with young Marcus, taking care of … Continue reading →

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Armchair Cybils

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Katy K.

Someday – maybe after my youngest is in school full time (that would be next year), I’d love to be an actual Cybils panelist. But since that isn’t in the cards right now, I was thrilled when Charlotte posted about … Continue reading →

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