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    Review of the Day: Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge

    Betsy Bird, January 13, 2015 | Best Books, Best Books of 2015, Reviews, Reviews 2015

    Cuckoo Song By Frances Hardinge Amulet Books (an imprint of Abrams) $17.95 ISBN: 978-1419714801 Ages 10 and up On shelves May 12, 2015 I was watching the third Hobbit movie the other day (bear with me – I’m going somewhere with this) with no particular pleasure. There are few things in life more painful to […]

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    Review of the Day: The Riverman by Aaron Starmer

    Betsy Bird, February 3, 2014 | Best Books, Best Books of 2014, Reviews, Reviews 2014

    The Riverman By Aaron Starmer Farrar Straus & Giroux (an imprint of Macmillan) $15.99 ISBN: 978-0-374-36309-3 Ages 11 and up On shelves March 18th When a book has worked its way into your cranium and is making a home for itself within the darker recesses of your very soul, the natural inclination is to talk […]

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    Review of the Day: Rose by Holly Webb

    Betsy Bird, November 12, 2013 | Best Books, Best Books of 2013, Reviews, Reviews 2013

    Rose By Holly Webb Sourcebooks Jabberwocky (an imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.) $6.99 ISBN: 978-1-4022-8581-3 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Like a bullet whizzing past your ear, I shudder when I consider how close I came to never hearing about Holly Webb’s mesmerizing, charming, purely delightful Rose. It’s an innocuous little book. Doesn’t draw a lot […]

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    Review of the Day: The Real Boy by Anne Ursu

    Betsy Bird, September 26, 2013 | Best Books, Best Books of 2013, Reviews, Reviews 2013

    The Real Boy By Anne Ursu Illustrated by Erin McGuire Walden Pond Press (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-201507-5 Ages 9-12 On shelves now My two-year-old is dealing with the concept of personhood. Lately she’s taken to proclaiming proudly “I’m a person!” when she has successfully mastered something. By the same token, failure […]

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    Review of the Day – Lockwood & Co.: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

    Betsy Bird, August 12, 2013 | Best Books, Best Books of 2013, Reviews, Reviews 2013

    Lockwood & Company: The Screaming Staircase By Jonathan Stroud Hyperion Books for Children $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-4231-6491-3 Ages 10 and up On shelves September 17th I’m sick of historical fiction. I’m sick of contemporary fiction. I’m sick of realism and science fiction. Fantasy I watch with a wary eye. I don’t always feel this way but […]

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    Review of the Day: The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy

    Betsy Bird, December 29, 2012 | Reviews, Reviews 2012

    The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom By Christopher Healy Walden Pond Press (an imprint of Harper Collins) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-06-211743-4 Ages 9-12 On shelves now. Since when did fairytales become the realm of the girly? I blame Disney. Back in the days of Grimm your average everyday fairytale might contain princesses and pretty gowns […]

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    Review of the Day: Goblin Secrets by William Alexander

    Betsy Bird, November 1, 2012 | Best Books of 2012, Reviews

    Goblin Secrets By William Alexander Margaret K. McElderry Books (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) $16.99 ISBN: 978-1-442434523 Ages 9-12 On shelves now I think it is time to declare the birth of the clockwork children’s novel. If you have been watching the literary trends over the last decade or so, you will note that […]

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    Review of the Day: The Apothecary by Maile Meloy

    Betsy Bird, January 12, 2012 | Reviews

    The Apothecary By Maile Meloy Illustrated by Ian Schoenherr G.P. Putnam’s Sons (an imprint of Penguin) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-399-25627-1 Ages 10 and up On shelves now I can be a very smug librarian sometimes. It can get me into trouble. Take my reaction to the cover of Maile Meloy’s The Apothecary, for instance. Here we […]

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    Review of the Day: Dragon Castle by Joseph Bruchac

    Betsy Bird, October 29, 2011 | Reviews

    Dragon Castle By Joseph Bruchac Dial Books (an imprint of Penguin) $16.99 ISBN: 978-0-8037-33767-3 Ages 10-14 On shelves now. “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the […]

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    Fantasy in a Post-Harry World

    Betsy Bird, August 3, 2011 | Uncategorized

    With the final Harry Potter movie in theaters making more money than the very nation has in its coffers (or so my lackadaisical understanding of politics leads me to believe) there have been a whole slew of articles about Harry.  These include articles on the kids in the movie, on what Rowling’s up to now, […]

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