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by Dean Pitchford ages: 9-13 First sentence: "Uh-oh." Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there ! The first reaction I had to this book was, "Oh my gosh! FINALLY, a normal kid with a normal family." Seriously, folks, too many of the books I've read are about damaged kids with ...
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Chris Brown
All the Broken Pieces by Ann Berg ages: 10+ First sentence: "My name is Matt Pin and her name, I remember, is Phang My." Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there ! This one is set right after the Vietnam War, and deals with the tensions -- both in Vietnam and in America -- ...
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Back to normal. Mostly. It is December, after all! For A/K: I got more than two books, but most of them are re-check-outs, so I decided to only list the "new" ones. Barnyard Slam , by Dian Curtis Regan/Illus. by Paul Meisel Dragon Tooth , by Cathryn Falwell For C: The Worst Noel , by Ilene ...
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This one needed its own post!! I've decided to also join the Twenty Ten Challenge , hosted by Bart's Bookshelf . Eep. Shouldn't be too hard... right? The rules: Read 2 books from each category, making a requirement of 20 books total. The categories are intended to be loose guidelines only, ...
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I've decided to join a couple for next year. (So far.) And, since I've got a minute (ha!), I thought I'd write them down. First up, is Amanda from The Zen Leaf 's GLBT Challenge . Basic rules: The basic idea of this challenge is to read books about GLBT topics and/or by GLBT authors. The ...
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I was not as affected by Dewey's death as some bloggers out there, but I did like reading her book reviews. She was an interesting reader; broad in her tastes with a tendency to pick the ones that were challenging, either to the norm or to herself. I tried to pick ones that I remember ...
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The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body by Courtney E. Martin ages: adult First sentence: "I have carried this book around inside of me for years." Support your local independent bookstore, buy it there ! I was conflicted while reading this book. On the one hand, it's chock full of ...
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Meaghan Jette Martin
Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays!! And what better way to celebrate than with the Virtual Advent Tour? (I can't think of many....) Make sure you drop by today's stops, and then check out the blog for the rest of the tour . Kerrie @ Mysteries in Paradise Bellezza @ Dolce Bellezza Brenda @ Joyful ...
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It's Cybils time around here at chez Book Nut, which means this is the Middle Grade edition of the Jacket Flap-a-thon. I haven't forgotten about the drawing for the $25 gift card ... you have until midnight (U. S. Central Standard Time) to enter. I'll pick a winner tomorrow. Follow the link to ...
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by Suzanne LaFleur ages: 10+ First sentence: "It was fun at first, playing house." Support your local independent bookstore, buy it there ! I've read about a lot of grief, trials, abandonment, and loss in the books this year for the Cybils. But few have touched me like Love, Aubrey did. ...
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by Georgette Heyer ages: adult First sentence: "The Saloon, like every other room in Arnside House, was large and lofty, and had been furnished, possibly some twenty years earlier, in what had then been the first style of elegance." Support your independent bookstore: buy it there ! Now this ...
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by Kristin Levine ages: 10+ First sentence: "I've been wrong before." Support your local independent bookstore, buy it there ! It's 1917, Moundville , Alabama and Dit is not quite 13 years old. He's also the sixth of ten children, and tends to get lost in the crowd. All Dit wants to do is play ...
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Emma Watson
by Linda Beatrice Brown ages: 10+ First sentence: "Luke took the key out of the sideboard drawer in the dining room, took a rifle and put the key back very carefully." Review copy provided by the publisher. Support your local independent bookstore, buy it there ! Fiction about children during ...
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Happy Black Friday, everyone! You didn't think I'd pass up this opportunity to talk about this particular movie, did you? Admittedly, it has been a while since I've seen a movie based on a book, so I'm a bit out of practice... but giving it a good go. If you recall (you probably don't, which ...
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New Moon
Twilight
Happy Thanksgiving! Have a wonderful day. Eat lots of good food. Enjoy time with family and friends. Read a good book. Be grateful for all the wonderful things in your life. I know I will.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans out there. I managed to squeeze in another small trip to the library amid the cleaning and the visiting and the baking. You didn't think I'd miss a week did you? For A/K: Goldilicious , by Victoria Kann Katy Did It! , by Lorianne Siomades A Book , by ...
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by Alan Gratz ages: 10+ First sentence: "Nine months ago, Felix Schneider was the fastest boy in Bremen, Germany." Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there ! This book is one of the more unique ones I've read recently. It's not that it's tackling something different or ...
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This week's geek is a reprise from last year: help the Weekly Geekers come up with a Top 10 for 2009. The basic guidelines: This year, when you submit your novels, you must include the genre it is from as well. Last year, when I was trying to categorize everything, I had to guess on a lot of ...
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by Clay Carmichael ages: 10+ First sentence: "Humans were diggers and buriers, the cat thought, like dogs." Review copy provided by the publisher. Support your local independent bookstore: buy it there ! It's a familiar story: girl -- who has been forced, because of a crazy and neglectful ...
