And here we are in 2010 – time for a new year of Tell Me What To Read. You all know the drill, I think. Recommend a book that you think I ought to read, and I’ll pick one at random from the list. It can be any genre, any age level, and have been published last week or three…
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Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
9 of 10: Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat is just the kind of book I’ll be recommending to the kids at my elementary school. Funny, magical, clever – I loved every page of it. This is another book from the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award list, and I think it’s my favorite of the bunch so far. A number of…
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Fourth Quarter Reading 2009
My final book count for the year ended at 199. Last year it was 149. Apparently, I do not like round numbers. Also, hey! Fifty books more this year than in 2008. Girlfriend Material by Melissa Kantor – More depth than I would have expected. I find myself thinking about this book somewhat regularly. Front and Center…
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Goodbye, 2009
This has been a pretty great year for us, with a lot of fun trips, a cross-country move, the sale of our house, graduation, and the beginning of new jobs. As far as reading goes, I’d categorize this as the year of Sarah Dessen, the year of non-fiction, and the year of the Newbery. I looked through all the books…
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A Day in the Reading Life
I mentioned on Facebook this morning that I’ve read 199 books this year, and I’m hoping to finish one more to set me at 200. Mary asked how I possibly fit that many books into my regular life; if I had super magical reading powers, or if I’m just a super fast reader. I do think I’m a pretty fast…
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