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Tag Archives: short stories
Memorable Settings for Teens: Legendary Frybread Drive-In, Heiress of Nowhere, and the Maid and the Crocodile
Here are three books for teens set in fictional places you’ll want to visit yourself, from the good tradish food and open-air movies of the Legendary Frybread Drive-In to the wild and misty shores of Orcas Island and the densely populated, culturally rich Oluwan City. Continue reading →
Posted in Audiobook, books, Fantasy, Historical, Print, Teen/Young Adult
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Tagged Asian-American, book reviews, book-review, books, fiction, historical fantasy, Native American, Nigerian fantasy, reading, short stories, teen fantasy
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Demons and Dark Lords: The Demon Sword Asperides and The Dark Lord’s Daughter
Happy New Year, dear readers! Here are a couple of Cybils reviews that I had waiting and am sharing with you, while I go put together a list of the finalists and my favorites that didn’t make it for your … Continue reading →
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Tagged adoption, book-review, books, Cybils, demons, epic fantasy, Fantasy, portal fantasy, reading, short stories, youth fantasy
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Interwoven Stories: The Raconteur’s Commonplace Book and Ancestor Approved
Here are two collections of interwoven stories – one historical fantasy, one contemporary and mostly realistic – that both delighted me. Continue reading →
Posted in books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic
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Tagged Cynthia Leitich Smith, Fantasy, historical fantasy, Kate Milford, Michigan, Native American, short stories
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The Underwater Ballroom Society
Oh, look! Even though I bought this book on its release date, I ambled my way through it, so that I’m just now getting to writing the review as the beautiful stand-alone cover of Stephanie Burgis’s novella, included in this … Continue reading →
Water
During my daughter’s first post-transplant bout of tummy flu, I learned that it’s best for parents of transplant kids to just keep a hospital overnight bag packed in the closet. (I know the audience for this useful tip is very … Continue reading →
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