Bart came home a few nights ago and said, “That ice cream maker is starting to become a permanent fixture on the counter top.” And he is not wrong. In the last two weeks, I have made no less than seven different batches (Roasted Banana Ice Cream, Cheesecake Ice Cream, Chocolate Raspberry Ice Cream, Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream, Chocolate…
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Split by Swati Avasthi
9 of 10: Split is one intense book – you wouldn’t expect anything less from a book that honestly and fearlessly tackles the subject of domestic violence. I couldn’t stop thinking about this book and the real, flawed characters. I heard about this book from my all-YA-knowing friend, Kelly, who highly recommended it after it was chosen as a finalist…
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Delirium by Lauren Oliver
8 of 10: Delirium stands out in the world of dystopian trilogies with an intriguing premise and really excellent writing. At ALA Midwinter in Boston last January, one of the heavily promoted titles was Lauren Oliver’s debut Before I Fall. I picked up a copy of it, intrigued by the Groundhog Day-ish premise and read it within a week or…
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I’m a Professional
As you no doubt know, I really love my local library. The collections are excellent, the staff is generally lovely, it’s close to my house, there is plenty of parking, and it is open most of the time. Oh, you caught how I said the staff is “generally” lovely? Yesterday afternoon I went in to the library with two items…
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The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
8 of 10: The Candymakers is just the kind of book I wish my school libraries had been full of. Funny, mysterious, and clever. Four kids trying to invent a new candy, all of them harboring secrets? This book is a winner. I haven’t read a LOT of Wendy Mass books (and by “not a lot,” I mean “exactly one…
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