Tag Archives: teen fiction

The Great Green Heist

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Katy K.

This is the book that got picked to be the poster child for the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign. The librarian at my son’s school and the local bookstore that runs the book fair there were kind enough to agree when I asked … Continue reading →

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Palace of Spies

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Katy K.

Have I mentioned before that Sarah Zettel is a favorite of mine? Bad Luck Girl, the final book in her American Fairy trilogy (after Dust Girl and Golden Girl)is coming out at the end of this month!!! I pre-ordered it … Continue reading →

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Eleanor & Park

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Katy K.

I’d mentally flagged this as a book I wanted to read before it was even published, but things going the way they do, I didn’t actually check it out from the library until I had a gap in my listening … Continue reading →

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Fangirl

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Katy K.

I was meaning to focus on middle grade and teen speculative fiction in my Armchair Cybils reading, but I couldn’t resist this story of an introverted book girl starting college. This one is nominated in the Teen Fiction category, though, … Continue reading →

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The Mark of the Golden Dragon

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Katy K.

The Mark of the Golden Dragon. Bloody Jack Adventures Book 9. by L.A. Meyer. Read by Katherine Kellgren. At the end of the last Jacky Faber book, Jacky was on board her own ship, a free woman again, and eating … Continue reading →

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The Wake of the Lorelei Lee

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Katy K.

This is me plugging away at my series, and also me still being about five weeks behind on my reviewing. I finished this book, put in a request for the next two books in the series, finished the next book … Continue reading →

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The Fault in Our Stars

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Katy K.

I’d avoided this book as being too sad, until S.M. put it on my desk and told me I had to listen to it. I did. It was worth it. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Read by … Continue reading →

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The False Prince

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Katy K.

The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen High-spirited orphan Sage, always a troublemaker at his orphanage, is sold to the noble Lord Conner, who is buying up orphans the right age who resemble Prince Jaron. Prince Jaron was lost four … Continue reading →

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Saving Francesca

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Katy K.

It’s taking me a bit to get to reviewing this, but I made it through this whole book just on my breaks at work by the time I’d written up The Piper’s Son. Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta Life is … Continue reading →

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Where Things Come Back

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Katy K.

I read this book because it won this year’s Printz Award for Young Adult Literature. Here I take a very small moment to note that the winners of all three of the ALA awards that I pay the most attention … Continue reading →

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