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The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

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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The Goblin’s Puzzle

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

This is me, slowly making my way through the Cybils Middle Grade Spec Fic finalists. The Goblin’s Puzzle by Andrew S. Chilton. Alfred A. Knopf, 2016. The boy has known nothing but the life of a slave, and believes further … Continue reading →

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Miss Ellicott’s School for the Magically Minded

Posted on March 30, 2017 by

Here’s one of the books I was very excited to see coming out this year, from the author of Jinx.  I was even more excited to see a galley in my kids’ school’s March is Reading month temporary Little Free … Continue reading →

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Secrets of the Dragon Tomb

Posted on April 25, 2016 by

I’m sure I first heard about this book through Stephanie Burgis’s Livejournal page – and I’m glad I did, because steampunk on Mars is right up my alley.  This book made it to my Top 10 Middle Grade Fantasies That … Continue reading →

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Moon Rising, Valiant, and The Toymaker’s Apprentice

Posted on February 3, 2016 by

There are only a few more weeks until the Cybils winners will be announced!  I’ve been reading finalists in other categories trying to prepare, and I’ll try to get reviews of those up soon.  In the meantime, here are more … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 2, 2015 by

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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Prairie Fire

Posted on August 22, 2015 by

This is the sequel to The Story of Owen, one of my favorites this year.  And I’m going to see if I can write a 10-minute review in the interests of catching up with my back reviews. Warning: this will … Continue reading →

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Lily 1-3

Posted on June 26, 2015 by

This series is a follow-up to Webb’s Rose series, the first of which was a Cybils Finalist in the Middle Grade Spec Fic category a coupld years ago. I’m just now reading the last book of that series, Rose and … Continue reading →

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Shadow Scale

Posted on June 17, 2015 by

And in contrast to Death Marked, which was ready for me right when I wanted to read it, I (along with other fans) had to wait three long years for this book, the sequel to Seraphina, which I liked so much … Continue reading →

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The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim

Posted on April 27, 2015 by

Still on the “life getting out of hand” subject, I just realized that I never reviewed this book that I finished on Valentine’s Day, though it’s still one of my favorites so far this year. I’ll give it a try … Continue reading →

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