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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Review: The Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
The Name of the Star, Maureen Johnson G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Contemporary, Mystery, Ghost Story Face Value: Well, unfortunately, it’s the worst, which is particularly disappointing given the high quality of the writing between the covers. But … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Boarding School, Ghosts, Humor, Jack the Ripper, London, Maureen Johnson, Misleading book covers, Mystery, Young Adult
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Slatebreaking Halloween: Success!
It’s not quite Halloween yet, but a friends party offered us the perfect opportunity to test out our Slatebreaking Halloween costumes IRL. First, Brianna took her own advice and dressed as Jessica Darling. Not only was this costume comfortable, it … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged Costumes, Halloween, Jessica Darling, Leslie Knope, Rosie the Riveter
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Review: Small Persons With Wings by Ellen Booream
Small Persons With Wings by Ellen Booream. Dial Books for Young Readers (2011). Currently available. Genre: Middle grade fantasy/fiction Face Value: My initial impression of this cover was very positive. I liked that we don’t see any actual fairy bodies … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged fairies, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Misleading book covers
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How to Have a Slatebreaking Halloween
It’s Halloween season everybody! That means it’s time for the annual cringe fest that is this year’s crop of inappropriately sexy Halloween costumes! Basically, as anyone who has ever been at a bar on Halloween (or looked at the internet) … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged Amelia Earhart, Beauty Queens, Bink and Gollie, Costumes, Halloween, Inappropriate Sexy, Jessica Darling, Karou, Katniss, Nancy Drew, OK For Now, Sexism, Sweet Valley High
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Review: Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Laini Taylor Little, Brown and Company, 2011 (Currently Available) Genre: Fantasy Face Value: It could be a lot worse. There’s a truly lovely element to this cover – the blue is striking against the black … Continue reading
Use Your Gray Matter: Girls with Bad Attitudes
I sat down the other day to read Judith Viorst’s latest children’s book, Lulu and the Brontosaurus. It was a cute story packed with snark. But you know what? Lulu is a total brat. She throws tantrums. She feels that … Continue reading
Posted in Use Your Gray Matter
Tagged Anne Shirley, bad attitudes, snotty girls, use your gray matter
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Review: The Red Wolf by Margaret Shannon
The Red Wolf by Margaret Shannon Houghton Mifflin, 2002 (currently available) Genre: Fairy Tale, Picture Book Face Value: This is an extraordinary cover. It is a particularly extraordinary cover for a princess book targeted at 4-7 year olds. To illustrate … Continue reading
Posted in Picture Books, Reviews
Tagged Fairy Tales, Magic, Margaret Shannon, Parents, Picture Books, Princess Culture, Princesses, Read-aloud
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Review: Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller
Inside the Shadow City (Kiki Strike #1) by Kirsten Miller. Bloomsbury, 2006. Currently available. Genre: YA Fiction Face Value: The dual image of the girls and the city is very intriguing, and I can see how it would appeal to … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Feminism, Kiki Strike, Kirsten Miller, New York City, Shadow City, spies, The Irregulars
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