Young adult books read and discussed by a middle school librarian.
Recent PostsStarted Haddix's Sent today, but was not into it. Made the mistake of going to the library, where they had Maeve Binchy's Heart and Soul waiting for me, so there are two days gone. I think the reality is that there isn't going to be much YA lit read ...
Pearl, Nancy. Book Crush. I didn’t find this particularly helpful, but people who aren’t well versed in YA literature might. This is divided into somewhat odd sections, and the narrative descriptions of books for children to young adults are vagu...
There has been such buzz about Justine Larbelestier's Liar that I was very excited when my daughter brought it home from her library. Surprised, however, when she adamently proclaimed it "AWFUL". Here's the problem-- I can't really tell you much abou...
Margaret Peterson Haddix does so many good books, and they are on a variety of topics. I'm not surprised that she was asked to finish the Thirty Nine Clues mystery series. Claim to Fame is about Lindsay, who was a child star until she started hearing...
In preparation for the library renovation in summer 2010, parent volunteers and I have been weeding. I have to tell myself repeatedly that with 13,000 books, there are bound to be some I haven't seen, but really, every single, solitary day I seem to ...
Head over to Karin's Book Nook to check out the contest to win a copy of the sequel to Maggie Stiefvater's Shiver! Impossible for me to say what I wanted to happen, but I didn't even know the sequel was in the offing. Very exciting. Thanks, Karin!...
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Reviews of young adult and children's literature as well as thoughts about my st…
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As a young adult writer, I think you have a really good grasp on what middle grade and young adult fiction is all about! Love your blog!!
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