How I Learned to Love Sci Fi with Doctor Who, a guest post by author Annie Cardi
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Yes, I admit, it’s sci-fi. It’s also about the horrors of war and how we all try to survive and protect those we love.
Another book I refused to admit was sci-fi, and one of my all-time favorite books. I love its examination of how we need to experience all kinds of emotions—even the ones that cause us pain.
A quieter YA sci-fi novel than most, but compelling. What I liked most about this novel is how it’s about Jenna trying to discover what defines us as human.
Bio: Annie Cardi is a young adult writer whose debut novel, The Chance You Won’t Return, is forthcoming from Candlewick Press in April 2014. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College and a BA from the University of Virginia. Her short stories have appeared in The Georgetown Review, Vestal Review, Juked, and other publications. In 2011, PEN New England selected her as a winner of the Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Award for the manuscript that would become, The Chance You Won’t Return. Annie lives near Boston with her husband and a portrait of a sea captain.
Online at AnnieCardi.com
Coming April 22, 2014 from Candlewick Press |
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Filed under: Annie Cardi, Doctor Who, Readalikes, Reader's Advisory
About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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Shari Green says
I didn't think I was a sci-fi person, either. But man, I love Doctor Who more with every episode, lol.
Andrea J says
I adore Doctor Who. And I was all into scifi before even watching the show! All someone had to say was “he's an alien”, and i was THERE.
and just the other day, i rewatched “blink”. I kept trying to plan my day so I could watch it in broad daylight, but nope, no luck, i ended up watching that scary episode in the dark! it's SOOOOO good, and i can't wait to get to the Silence in the Library episode. Wouldn't Sally Sparrow make the best companion?