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(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) There were a couple problems here and there, of course. For example, I did feel that there was some difficulty in this book when it came to separating names of characters. Particularly characters of the dog-like persuasion. In Gracehope the dogs, or Chikchu, are special companions to the humans. Each person […]
Oodles of it, actually. If you will direct your attention to a couple blogs here and there, you will find interviews and reviews with a wide assortment of fabulous personages. For example, on Book Buds is an interview with the great and powerful Jane Yolen. And in this corner over here is another tri-review over […]
Here are today’s snowflakes. Enjoy. Sheila Baileyat lizjonesbooks Frank Dormerat What Adrienne Thinks About That Elisa Klevenat Big A, little a Jimmy Pickeringat Shaken & Stirred Consie Powellat Becky’s Book Reviews
First of all, I was not at the evening presentation where Ms. Rowling made the announcement/pronouncement/outing. As I figure it, this means that Ms. Rowling owes me one great big very interesting secret of the Harry Potter universe. I’m sure she’ll think of something. Until then, I’m content to wait. No, my viewing of the […]
Posts like these make my software go funky. Lots of characters, pictures and links. I predict this will take 15 separate postings. Give or take. Mmm. Harper Collins. Housing its preview within the News Corp building, it’s a unique place to visit. The kind of building where you have to tell the elevators where you’re […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART ONE) Quickly before the bell rang, Table #2 told us about K. Applegate’s upcoming early chapter series Roscoe Riley Rules which is being sold as a kind of "Junie B. Jones for boys". We were told that it was difficult to find books of this sort for boys that didn’t include superpowers. […]
( CONTINUED FROM PART TWO) DING! Table #4 was for Elise Howard, Tara Weikum, and Farrin Jacobs. It was the first table to talk about its books in the order that they were printed on the Powerpoint handout. Extra points to them then. This table indulged less in sequels and more in books that continue […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART THREE) No sequels here . . . . oh, who’m I kidding? Of course there were sequels! One good and one unsurprising. The first was the sequel to Swordbird by Nancy Yi Fan called Sword Quest. Of course. The other (and I was excited to see this, even though I never read […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART FOUR) Another example of this was the newly reprinted Caldecott Honor title Marshmallow by Clare Turlay Newberry. It’s pretty cute, I have to say. Initially Harper Collins had to stop reprinting this book because the pages were too big to fit on the … uh …. printing machines (I don’t understand the […]
(CONTINUED FROM PART FIVE) There’s an interesting title on the horizon called Declare Yourself, concerning itself with why voting matters. The group that has written the book intends to register every 18-year-old by the next election. Neat. Kevin Henkes has written an "Olive’s Ocean for boys" called Bird Lake Moon. And the award for Best […]