Today’s xkcd (the best webcomic ever): The alt text reads: I was going to be a scientist, but that seems silly now. Magical worlds exist. I’ve learned a huge truth about our place in the universe. I’m supposed to care about college? I mean, FUCK. Click comic for full-size version.
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Title (year): If the Witness Lied (2009) Genre: Thriller/Suspense Other important themes: Grief, Loss of a parent, Coming of age, Siblings, Mystery Age (sex) of main character: Told from POV of 3 siblings, all high-school aged, 1 brother and 2 sisters Estimated age of intended audience: 13 and above Wholesome/edgy/realistic?: Realistic and a little edgy [...]
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I participated this year in the wonderful Book Blogger Holiday Swap. I had a great time putting together a package for my giftee Cass, of the blog Bonjour, Cass. And, delayed gratification junkie that I am, I put off opening the package I received until it was Chanukah and everyone was opening all their presents. [...]
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Betsy Bird of Fuse#8 is running a poll to assemble our collective top 100 children’s chapter books (books for kids under 13 who can read chapter books on their own). No YA here, strictly children’s books. Her method is to have everyone submit a hierarchical top ten, which she will weight and combine with scores [...]
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Title (year): The Golden Hour (2004) Genre: Adventure Other important themes: Grief, Death of a parent, Time travel, History, Finding yourself, Siblings Age (sex) of main character: 13 (male) with a sister, aged 11, and a pair of twin friends, a boy and girl, around 13 Estimated age of intended audience: 10 and up Wholesome/edgy/realistic?: [...]
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It’s that time of year… Time to set a lot of probably impossible but definitely inspirational reading goals for myself, egged on by the fellowship and community of my fellow book bloggers! I’ve organized the challenges by when they are “due.” Some of the challenges I’ll meet with YA books, but I’d like to throw [...]
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EDIT: Well, this is fascinating. I was going back through my book log, looking for well-loved children’s books to submit to the Top 100 Children’s Fiction Chapter Books Poll, when I came across The Seer and the Sword in my log. Apparently, I read it in 2005, and I liked it a lot as it [...]
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