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Into the Wild Nerd Yonder
I read quite a lot of YA realistic fiction, and almost none of the books that I read actually make me wish I could be a teen again. Most of the time, I’m glad to be a grown up. While I wasn… more →
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Into the Wild Nerd Yonder
shelfelf wrote 6 hours ago: I read quite a lot of YA realistic fiction, and almost none of the books that I read actually make m … more →
Lost Worlds
shelfelf wrote 2 days ago: I wasn’t really sure how to tag Lost Worlds by John Howe: Middle Grade? Picture Book? Illustra … more →
WBBT: Pay attention to Beth Kephart
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shelfelf wrote 1 week ago: I am honoured to be able to treat all of you to my amazing recent chat with Beth Kephart, for the … more →
The Heart is Not a Size
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shelfelf wrote 1 week ago: The Heart is Not a Size is a book that will make you want to go out in the world and do something th … more →
Ice
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shelfelf wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve been reading a lot of cold books lately: First Light, some nonfiction global warming stuf … more →
Soap opera in audio form (one cure for feeling yucky)
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shelfelf wrote 3 weeks ago: I have been feeling yucky all week long. Yucky. Achy. Grouchy. Dizzy. Dopey. All that. So I have bee … more →
Perfect Witchy Combo
shelfelf wrote 4 weeks ago: Saturday is one of the best nights of the year in my neighborhood: Halloween. It’s the best be … more →
Nothing but Ghosts
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shelfelf wrote 1 month ago: About one and a half chapters into Beth Kephart’s Nothing but Ghosts I started to get this tin … more →
Silverfin: the Graphic Novel
shelfelf wrote 1 month ago: I thought Charlie Higson’s first Young Bond novel, Silverfin was all kinds of fantastic … more →
Author Interview: Sara Zarr & Once Was Lost
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shelfelf wrote 1 month ago: It is my absolute pleasure to be hosting Sara Zarr today for a second interview at Shelf Elf, this t … more →
Once Was Lost
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shelfelf wrote 1 month ago: If I had to make a list of my top ten writers of realistic fiction for young adults, Sara Zarr would … more →
Liar
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shelfelf wrote 1 month ago: Justine Larbalestier’s Liar is a one-of-a-kind book. It will shock you, confound you, captivat … more →
My Invented Life
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shelfelf wrote 2 months ago: Part of the great fun and excitement in reading debut authors is that if you find a really good one, … more →
You Are So Undead to Me
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shelfelf wrote 2 months ago: I started listening to this a few weeks back and it got me through my first cold of the academic yea … more →
readergirlz Read Beyond Reality
shelfelf wrote 2 months ago: I am beyond excited about what readergirlz has planned for YALSA Teen Read Week. The theme for this … more →
Skeleton Creek
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shelfelf wrote 2 months ago: Two years ago I would have rolled my eyes if someone had put Patrick Carman’s Skeleton Creek i … more →
Dreaming Anastasia Review & Giveaway
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shelfelf wrote 2 months ago: *Note: Winners of Dreaming Anastasia have been selected and contacted. Thanks for your comments!* Ov … more →
The Secret Life of Prince Charming
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shelfelf wrote 2 months ago: The Secret Life of Prince Charming is my first Deb Caletti book, and it won’t be my last. Funn … more →
My ten-word review of CATCHING FIRE
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shelfelf wrote 3 months ago: Wow. Every bit as good. But GRRRRR!!! Total cliffhanger ending. Only 3 days left to wait. In the mea … more →
