librarian by day

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver Reading the Salon article "E.L. Konigsburg Brought the City to the 'Burbs " reminded me of just how much I've loved her books--and how much they've sh...

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#48hbc Gaining inspiration from this shirt to push through for some more reading! I fell asleep early last night (I blame the wine I had with my dinner) so it took me until 1pm EST today t...

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#48hbc First off, a picture of who's keeping me company during my 48 Hour Book Challenge. So what have I done so far? --Finished HOW ZOE MADE HER DREAMS (MOSTLY) COME TRUE by Sarah Str...

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This is the first time I've done this (and I'm still a smidge confused by everything) but here goes nothing! This is my TBR pile for the weekend.  Note the e-reader!  Which hasn't been loaded...

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Yeah, I know I kind of fell off the face of the earth when it came to blogging.  But there were reasons. --I wrote a genre guide to historical fiction , which meant I read part of over 700 book...

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ALL THESE THINGS I'VE DONE Gabrielle Zevin 2011; Farrar, Straus & Giroux; ISBN 978-0-374-30210-8 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  In 2083, chocolate and caffeine are illegal, water is rationed, and An...

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THE RITES & WRONGS OF JANICE WILLS Joanna Pearson 2011; Scholastic; ISBN 978-0-545-19773-1 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  In the small town of Melva, North Carolina, Janice Wills knows what group sh...

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LOLA AND THE BOY NEXT DOOR Stephanie Perkins 2011; Dutton (Penguin); ISBN 978-0-525-42328-7 SUMMARY:  Lola's life couldn't be better.  She lives in the fantastic Castro District of San Fra...

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DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE Laini Taylor 2011; Little, Brown; ISBN 978-0-316-13402-6 (hardcover) SUMMARY: Karou is a very unique young woman.  She has blue hair, speaks multiple languages, a...

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BLOOD WOUNDS Susan Beth Pfeffer 2011; Harcourt; ISBN 978-0-547-49638-2 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  In Willa's blended family, there's Willa and her mom Terri, and Jack, Terri's second husband.  ...

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A MONSTER CALLS Patrick Ness, inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd 2011; Candlewick; ISBN 978-0-7636-5559-4 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  Late one night, Conor sees a nearby yew tree transform its...

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SHUT OUT Kody Keplinger 2011; Poppy (Little, Brown); ISBN 978-0-316-17556-2 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  For ten years, the football and soccer players at Hamilton High have been locked in a tense...

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THE NAME OF THE STAR (Shades of London, Book One) Maureen Johnson 2011; Putnam (Penguin); ISBN 978-0-399-25660-8 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  Rory Deveaux arrives in London, immediately feeling sh...

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A few links to articles that I came across this week on the blogosphere! How Young Adult Fiction Came of Age Excerpt:  I am familiar enough with the basics: that YA is not to the written word...

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SMALL TOWN SINNERS Melissa Walker 2011; Bloomsbury; ISBN 978-1-59990-527-3 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  Lacey Anne Byer is a good girl.  She listens to her parents, does well in school, and is a ...

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Congratulations to the winners of my birthday giveaway!  Bridget won the book pack, and  donnas won the ARC pack.  Thanks to everyone for participating.

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You have until midnight on Sunday, July 31 to enter the giveaway I'm running.  If you haven't entered, make sure to leave a comment on the giveaways post !

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THE GIRL IS MURDER Kathryn Miller Haines 2011; Roaring Brook; ISBN 978-1-59643-609-1 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  World War II is less than a year old, but it's already exacted many casualties. �...

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SUBWAY GIRL P.J. Converse 2011; HarperTeen; ISBN 978-0-06-157514-3 (hardcover) SUMMARY: In Hong Kong, Simon and Amy are lost in translation in different ways.  Simon keeps flunking his Engl...

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So I was walking around in the workroom at my library, and I saw this book on a pile of weeded books. And I immediately thought, hey, I've seen that picture before!  What interests m...

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THE LOST CROWN Sarah Miller 2011; Atheneum (Simon & Schuster); ISBN 978-1-4169-8340-8 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  They are sheltered young woman in the midst of turbulent times.  The four daught...

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With the news that the Gossip Girl producers are tackling a movie adaptation of THE LUXE , it got me thinking about books being turned into movies.  I'm very excited about THE LUXE being a movi...

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MEMENTO NORA Angie Smibert 2011; Marshall Cavendish; ISBN 978-0-7614-5829-6 (hardcover) SUMMARY: In the future, terrorists strike frequently by bombing cars and shopping malls, rich people l...

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WRAPPED Jennifer Bradbury 2011; Atheneum (S&S); ISBN 978-1-4169-9007-9 (hardcover) SUMMARY:  Her entrance into society signals the end of Agnes's freedom.  She will have to hide her intell...

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Today is my birthday! And since it's better to give than receive, I'm offering up two different sets of books as prizes. Book Pack EXILE by Anne Osterlund COUNTESS NOBODY by Lynn Kele Bonasi...

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