Fire by Kristin Cashore is a prequel (sort of) to her brilliant book Graceling. (I don’t think I fully reviewed that book here, so let me just say, it is wonderful and you should go read it ASAP. It’s probably my favorite book that I read this year, and I don’t even generally like non-contemporary… Continue reading Review: Fire
Month: July 2011
Review: The Name of the Star
Okay. Here’s a confession. I really like Maureen Johnson as a public figure. Her Twitter is hilariously weird, and she always stands up for YA lit when people like the Wall Street Journal say dumb stuff about it. (Which I guess is in her professional interest to do.) But I’ve been a little ambivalent about… Continue reading Review: The Name of the Star
Europe on $0 A Day
I just unintentionally read two books and watched a movie that took place in Europe (by which I mean, I didn’t sit down to have a Europe-themed reading/movie week. I read and watched them all on purpose. I wasn’t tricked or anything.) and now I’m wishing someone would send me to boarding school and/or on… Continue reading Europe on $0 A Day
La Vie Harry Potter!
Ok, so I have been woefully neglectful of this blog, so I thank Renata for A) Not throwing sticks at me B) taking up my slack. C) Going to ALA so I could live vicariously through her I have excuses: Personal problems, life getting in the way, blah blah and more blah. I have to… Continue reading La Vie Harry Potter!
ALA Conference Highlights
So, what did I do at ALA, besides swoon at David Levithan and go on an awesome ghost tour? It’s kind of a jumble! The conference was so overwhelming, and I also wanted to get in some NOLA tourism, so I definitely didn’t get to see or do half the stuff I wanted to do.… Continue reading ALA Conference Highlights