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Holly Goldberg Sloan

August 12, 2014 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Just Call My Name by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Any fan of Joss Whedon knows that one of the core concepts of his storytelling is the notion of the chosen family. There are the families that we are born into, and there are the families that we choose, that find us. In Buffy, it was the Scooby gang. In Firelfy it was the crew […]

August 27, 2013 by Karen Jensen, MLS

7 Thoughts I Had While Reading Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (Book Review)

I basically read Counting by 7s because I ran into John Corey Whaley at TLA earlier this year and he said it had the potential to be this year’s Newbery award winner.  I kind of feel like you should listen when an award winning author recommends a book, so I read it.  He was not […]

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