Recommendations from Under the Radar – Thursday
Crazy . . . . work . . . *random sputters* . . . . picnic . . . . busy . . . *dribbles*I feel I’ve neglected you. Don’t worry. I’ll have random information next week. In the meantime you’ll just have to get your fill of reviews on this and other sites. Here’s a taste of today’s action.
THURSDAY
- A Chair, A Fireplace & A Tea Cozy: Friends for Life and Life Without Friends both by Ellen Emerson White
- Shaken & Stirred: The Changeover and Catalogue of the Universe, both by Margaret Mahy
- Big A, little a: An interview with Helen Dunmore
- Jen Robinson’s Book Page: The Treasures of Weather by by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
- Bildungsroman: Swollen by Melissa Lion
- Finding Wonderland: Lucy the Giant by Sherry L. Smith
- Miss Erin: A discussion of Erec Rex: The Dragon’s Eye and an interview with author Kaza Kingsley
- 7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Billie Standish Was Here by Nancy Crocker
- Chasing Ray: Juniper, Genetian and Rosemary by Pamela Dean (good title, eh?)
- lectitans: Who Pppplugged Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf
- Writing and Ruminating: Hugging the Rock by Susan Taylor Brown
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About Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.
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