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Which Harry Potter character is your favorite?

mfogelsong wrote 2 hours ago: My students ask me this all the time, but since Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince comes out in … more →

Tags: Books, YA Novels, Summer Movies, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter, Order of the Phoenix, Movies

Before We Were Free

kalamapono wrote 1 day ago: Title: Before We Were Free Author: Julia Alvarez Genre: Historicle Fiction This book is a story abo … more →

Tags: Pono's books, alvarez, historical_fiction, summer_reading

The Unknowns, by Benedict Carey

Prisca wrote 5 days ago: Rating: 4.5/5 I never imagined I would like this story as much as I did! In this story for children … more →

Tags: Novels, adventure, Benedict, Benedict Carey, book for boys, Books for Boys, books for children, Books for YA, Carey

great books (my very first reviews)4 comments

Amy Bai wrote 1 week ago: I have managed, over the last month or so, to get some actual reading in (amazing, no?), and so I ju … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Cindy Pon, Sarah Rees Brennon, Silver Phoenix, The Demon's Lexicon, writing

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!2 comments

Robin wrote 1 week ago: There are times when I really miss teaching 6th grade. This week I listened to an audiobook that ma … more →

Tags: Audiobooks, Teaching

Remembering Theodore Taylor2 comments

Robin wrote 2 weeks ago: Today is Theodore Taylor’s birthday, and he is an author I remember with great fondness. I u … more →

Tags: Favorite Authors, Teaching

Gene Luen Yang & Derek Kirk Kim--The Eternal Smile (2009)

Paul wrote 3 weeks ago: SOUNDTRACK: THE REPLACEMENTS-Don’t Tell a Soul (1989). With this disc, the ‘Mats finally … more →

Tags: Short Books, graphic novel, Short Story, Fantasy, Minnesota, Replacements, Violence, Gene Luen Yang, Derek Kirk Kim

Cherry Ames, Imperialist Nurse?

elizabethwillse wrote 3 weeks ago: The best part of discovering the Cherry Ames series reprinted by Springer Publications was finally g … more →

Tags: Book Reviews, Reading For Fun, Mystery, cherry ames, jungle nurse, Doctors without Borders, Anthropology

Initiation/Strange Angels

carmenferreiroesteban wrote 3 weeks ago: You are welcome to check my review of the YA titles Initiation by Susan Fine and Strange Angels by L … more →

Tags: Books reviews, Reviews, initiation, susan fine, strange angels, Lili St. Crow

Can you recommend some good summer reading for teens?2 comments

mfogelsong wrote 1 month ago: Of course. I write therefore I read, right? Late last night I finished reading Two Way Street by Lau … more →

Tags: Books, Books for teens, summer novels for teens, Summer Reading, summer teen books, teen books, Teen novels, Teen Reading, teen romance

The teen scene this week... 5 June 2009 edition

wdyd media wrote 1 month ago: Let’s just get this out of the way first: Speidi went into the jungle for I’m a Celebrit … more →

Tags: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, big screen, Roswell, The Hills, Reality TV, Friday Night Lights, Drama, Hollyoaks

My FIRST Manuscript Request!2 comments

Jenny Tonks wrote 1 month ago: Okay, so it was only a *partial* manuscript request,  but oh wow–who knew that one tiny, two-l … more →

Tags: My Minutiae, agent queries, Book One, ya, Publishing, Writers, writing, literary agent, writer

My Short List of New, Must-Have YA Books2 comments

georgiamcbridebooks wrote 1 month ago: So I decided to compile a list twice annually (we’ll see how that goes) of MUST HAVE YA books. … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Amber Kizer, Book Reviews, Books for teens, Cindy Pon, give up the ghost, Hate List, Jennifer Brown, Megan Crewe

Review: Cold Hands, Warm Heart3 comments

georgiamcbridebooks wrote 2 months ago: Jill Wolfson Cold Hands, Warm Heart by Jill Wolfson When I first heard about this book I was a littl … more →

Tags: Young Adult Fiction, Book Review, Cold Hands (Warm Heart), heart transplant, Jill Wolfson, New YA Books, Organ Donation, teen books

The Dark is Rising...6 comments

Robin wrote 2 months ago: It’s a busy week for me, but I thought I’d take a minute and share my current reading p … more →

Tags: Audiobooks, knitting, Challenges, Fantasy

Pocahontas by Joseph Bruchac

journeybooks wrote 2 months ago: Pocahontas is an excellent historical fiction read for ages ten and up. Bruchac did his work in res … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Native Americans, History, YA Book Review, pocahontas, MG Historical fiction, Native Americans in Children's Books, Powhatan People, captain john smith

Recent Listen: Bloody Jack

librarian_erin wrote 2 months ago: Now that I’ve learned how to put audiobooks on my MP3 player, I’ve really begun to enjoy … more →

Tags: Books, Audiobooks, bloody jack, jacky faber, L.A. Meyer, Katherine Kellgren

The Girl Who Married the Moon1 comment

journeybooks wrote 2 months ago: The Girl Who Married the Moon — Tales from Native North America is a delightful MG book about … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Native Americans, Children's Book Review, Native Americans in Children's Books, Native American Tales

Cornwall6 comments

Robin wrote 2 months ago: At the end of the school day, I head out to my car and immediately start listening to my current au … more →

Tags: Audiobooks, Fantasy


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