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Monthly Archives: November 2013
Review: Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spalding
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spalding. Entangled Teen, 2013. Available December 3. Age Level & Genre: YA realistic fiction. Face Value: I haven’t seen the published cover yet, but the cover image available online is pretty good (despite … Continue reading
Review: The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason
The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason. Chronicle Books, 2013. Currently Available Genre: Historical Fiction / Steampunk / Alternative Fiction / Time Travel Face Value: Oh HEY Twilight hands! It’s not that it isn’t a good concept – I’ve gone on … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Bram Stoker, Detectives, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Sherlock Holmes, Steampunk, Time Travel, Vampires
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Review: When We Wake by Karen Healey
When We Wake by Karen Healey. Little, Brown and Company, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: Science Fiction / Dystopia Face Value: Oh. Another giant girl’s face looking creepily and vacantly out at the readers. Sure. I mean, the protagonis was cryogenically … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews, Young Adult
Tagged Diversity, Dystopia, Future, Science Fiction, ya
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Pack Your Bags: A Slatebreaking Reading List
My sister recently decided to do something bold. She planned a solo weekend trip to a city in another country. I am in awe of her independence. We’re both introverts, so I respect how much she has to put herself … Continue reading
Review: Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick Press, 2013. Currently Available. Genre: How to describe the genre? It’s not quite fantasy, but it definitely isn’t realism. It has illustration, but it isn’t fully a graphic novel. It’s a story about … Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Divorce, Family, Kate DiCamillo, Poetry, Squirrels, superheroes
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