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Reviews 2007

October 8, 2007 by Betsy Bird

Columbus Day Review: A Coyote Columbus Story by Thomas King

A Coyote Columbus Story By Thomas King Illustrated by William Kent Monkman Groundwood Books $6.95 978-0-88899-830-9 Ages 5 and up On shelves now Happy Fiorello H. LaGuardia Day!* One of the perks that came with attending the Kidlitosphere Conference was free goodies.  For example, Ellen Klages was kind enough to hand me The Coyote Road: […]

September 6, 2007 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: Leepike Ridge by N.D. Wilson

Leepike Ridge by N.D. Wilson Random House $15.99 Ages 9 to 14 I am a traitor to my sex. I must be. All evidence clearly points in that direction. If 2007 is remembered as anything, for me it will be the year of Boy Books That I Adored While My Female Friends Slowly Shook Their […]

August 28, 2007 by Betsy Bird

Recommendation from Under the Radar: The Winged Girl of Knossos by Erick Berry

I received my degree in library and information science in a small midwestern college going by the name of St. Catherine.  Librarianship was one of those occupations I fought against.  I was the kid who made a cataloging system for the family videotapes.  Who tried to work out a pre-computer list of searchable terms for […]

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