There is something so delightful about the day you’re going on a trip. Everything just seems a little bit magical. I mean, sure I’m going to school today just like normal, but I have a suitcase in the trunk! I have a backpack emptied of textbooks and loaded up with lovely new TLA books that will be devoured on the…
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City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
8 of 10: City of Bones is all that I can ask for in a fantasy book – action, romance, top-notch characters, and plenty of twists. If you’re a YA fantasy fan or a Harry Potter lover, it is a good bet you will like this book. I somehow completely missed the boat on The Mortal Instruments series. The third…
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The Big Winner. . . .
On Monday, they’ll start announcing the winners of the first round, so here are the rest of my predictions for the Battle of the Books: ROUND TWO: The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves versus The Trouble Begins at 8. I’m going with Octavian again, even though if it were…
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Welcome Strangers
A few weeks ago, Bart and I were at school, chatting with some friends of his from the business school. One of them had just started a blog, and we got talking about blogging in general. The topic of private blogs came up, to which Bart and I immediately expressed our vehement disinterest in having private blogs (although, of course,…
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April Madness
I do not care one bit about March Madness (let the stone throwing begin). But when School Library Journal hosts a Children/YA book tournament where you can fill out a bracket? I’m there. I’m all there. (You can view the bracket in PDF form). All the books are from last year (generally ones that were pretty popular), and the judging…
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