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Buffy and the Reversal of Halloween, a guest post by Nancy Holder
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Halloween Rain, Joss Whedon, Nancy Holder
Fangirl Moment of Introduction: You are probably aware that I am a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. I have read almost every book and one of the worst days of my professional life was when I had to finally discard the collection because it was quite literally falling apart. The first book I ever […]
I eat cereal, but I am not a serial killer (Serial Killers in YA Lit)
| Barry Lyga, Dan Wells, Jack the Ripper, Lionel Shriver, Maureen Johnson, Mysteries, Robert Cormier, Serial Killers, Thrillers
This is a completely true story: One day I was picking my 6 year-old daughter up from Vacation Bible School and when I asked her how it was she said, “It was good. No one put duct tape on my mouth and locked me in the trunk.” As you can imagine, this was not the […]
Book banning doesn’t happen as often as you think it does. Mostly what we face are book challenges. This is the notion that someone challenges the acceptedness (acceptedability?) um, the appropriateness of a book. It often happens by outside forces, like parents and concerned citizens, but, as we discussed yesterday, it can also happen from […]
MG Moment (Book Review): Capture the Flag by Kate Messner
| Book Reviews, Capture the Flag, Kate Messner, MG Moment, Mysteries, Uncategorized
Capture the Flag by Kate Messner is a contemporary mystery with a touch of history (in the form of historical facts), just perfect for middle grade students and younger tweens. Anna, Jose and Henry (7th graders) don’t meet each other at a special reception for THE flag that inspired the writing of “Star Spangled Banner”. They […]
Book Review: Ask the Passengers by A. S. King (reviewed by Jenny Torres Sanchez)
| A. S. King, Ask the Passengers, Contests, Felicia Day, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Social Media
It was author Jenny Torres Sanchez that introduced me to the marvelous writings of A. S. King, so I thought I would let her review Ask the Passengers for us today. Besides, you probably already know that I love the book. So here is another point of view. Stay tuned at the end and enter […]
My early years growing up in Sacramento were filled with lots of confusion and fear. At the time, I knew something wasn’t quite right with my father but the one time I did confine in a friend? I was labeled ‘bad’ and a bad example. Only later did I found out that most of the […]
So, many of you don’t know but I, Stephanie, am pregnant and have been a bit absent from the blog lately. Karen has done an excellent job on keeping everything looking spiffy and flowing and I’ve been about as much help as a bucket with a hole in it. BUT, I am feeling pretty good […]
“A boy staggers into the gym. He’s bleeding. Terrified. Moaning. He falls and I see that a chunk has been cut-bitten-out of the back of his neck. Blood spurts from the wound. As we gape, more kids spill into the gym. All screaming. Some bleeding. Everyone in shock.” (Back cover of Zom-B) Zom-B is the […]
Book Review: How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
| Adoption, Angel, Book Reviews, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, How to Save a Life, Joss Whedon, Sara Zarr
When most people think of Joss Whedon, they tend to think of the guy who writes kick-ass girls. Which he does. But when I think of Joss Whedon I think of this: you are born into a family, but you also build a family and in many ways, that family is so much stronger because […]
Drum roll please . . . some of the books that will make this fall epically awesome. Or awesomely epic. Or cool beans if you are feeling retro about it all. Ask the Passengers by A. S. King Sure, you could say I am bragging that I have a signed copy – but mostly I […]
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