Have you seen Playaways? I think they are SO so nifty. It’s basically like a little MP3 player that comes all loaded with an audiobook. They are pretty pricey (between $30 and $80 each, generally, depending on copyright and length and probably other factors I know nothing about), so they are not really meant for the casual consumer (unless you…
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April Insanity
April has been insane. I have been on three different trips (three days at the Texas Library conference in Houston, three days in Phoenix with Kayla, and four days in Salt Lake City with Bart’s family). I’ve been finishing up my capstone project, writing the abstract for it, and prepping the poster for the poster session. School assignments have been…
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The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
7 of 10: Gorgeously written, but fairly depressing. And zombies. I still don’t really know what to make of the book. I wasn’t really prepared for this book. I had heard a lot of comparisons to The Hunger Games, with good reason – a strong female character, death galore, a post-apocalyptic world – but while I’ve assured dozens of people…
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Unpopular
Look, I know this is a deeply unpopular view, but I need to get it out in the open. I like humidity. I prefer it to dryness. Let me count the ways: My hands do not crack and bleed My face does not feel tight and stiff My hair does not become a static-y crazy halo My lungs do not…
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If I Stay by Gayle Forman
9 of 10: If I Stay is a terrific book. Well-written, excellently paced, and will probably shred your heart into a trillion pieces. If you like contemporary YA fiction, you will probably love this book. I have heard nothing but rave reviews about If I Stay and sometimes that makes me worried that it’ll turn out to be a huge…
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