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We Hear the Dead, by Dianne K. Salerni
by Dianne K. SalerniSourcebooks, Inc.978-1-4022-3092-9Copy received from publisher for Cybils consideration.Maggie:I began the deception when I was too young to know right from wrong. Only with the...
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Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhha Lai
by Thanhha LaiHarperCollins Publishers978-0-06-196278-3Copy provided by publisher for reviewNo one would believe me but at times I would choose wartime in Saigon over peacetime in Alabama. For all the...
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The Thirteenth Princess and A True Princess by Diane Zahler
978-0-06-182500-2 978-0-06-182501-9HarperCollinsReview copies from publisherAs we have mentioned countless times, we love us a good fractured fairy tale. Many of those we have seen lately, however,...
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Top Ten Tuesday: Bookish Pet Peeves
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish.As anyone who reads a million books a year, we are bound to have a few pet peeves that crop up every now and then. Some of ours, in...
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Virals, by Kathy Reichs
Razorbill978-1-59514-342-6Copy borrowed from library.Another book saved by the lunch hour. We are physically incapable of just sitting and eating, we must be sitting and eating with a book in hand....
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Picture Book Mini-Reviews
978-0-375-84576-5Random HouseReview copy from publisher.Steve and Carl are ducks. Steve likes cans. Carl likes socks. And WE LOVE Steve and Carl! We want to live in their pond and be their best...
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What Can(t) Wait, by Ashley Hope Perez
by Ashley Hope PerezCarolrhoda LAB978-0-7613-6155-8Review copy from publisher."Another day finished, gracias a Dios."Seventeen-year-old Marisa's mother has been saying this for as long as Marisa can...
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Blog Links - Homeschooling Carnival
We turtles are huge fans of both homeschooling and all things green, and wanted to pop in today just to point you towards this month's Carnival of Homeschooling round-up - the Green Edition! Quite...
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A Note on Covers - Patricia Wrede
We finally had a chance to read Thirteenth Child, the first in Patricia Wrede's "Frontier Magic" series. For some books, the author's name is enough to sell it: Patricia Wrede = magic and adventure...
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Teen Cafe - T-Shirt Redesign (or) See, I Knew I Was Saving That for a Reason!
We don't usually blog about events before they happen, but we are hoping to snag a few more ideas from our brilliant readers:) Since Miss Ami is, as they used to say, in a delicate condition, and may...
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As geocaching becomes more popular, we looked into having a cache hidden here at the library. We discovered, however, that we are too close to some other caches in town. Letterboxing is fun, but hiding...
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Max Cassidy: Escape from Shadow Island, by Paul Adam
978-0061-863257Walden Pond pressReview copy from publisher. We hate to use the word 'formulaic', but we can't help feeling like we have read this before. In fact, as we neared the end, someone asked...
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The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: The Hidden Gallery, by MaryRose Wood
978-006-179112-3HarperCollinsCopy borrowed from library.If you haven't read the first book in this series (The Mysterious Howling), stop right now and go find it. Some books in series can be read out...
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Black Spiny-Tailed Iguana: Lizard Lightning! by Natalie Lunis
by Natalie LunisBlink of an Eye: Superfast Animals seriesBearport Publishing978-1-936087-91-4Review copy from publisher.Yes, okay, it has been a while. We took a small, unplanned break - of two weeks!...
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Nonfiction Monday: Built for Cold Arctic Animals series from Bearport Publishing
by Stephen PersonBearport Publishing978-1-61772-133-5Review copy from publisher.by Stephen PersonBearport Publishing978-1-61772-1342Review copy from publisher.This is another animal series that will...
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A Short Note (Becoming a Long Note) from Miss Ami
This...by Ree DrummondWilliam Morrow978-0-06-199716-7Copy borrowed from Library after those pesky patrons FINALLY checked it back in....may be one of the funniest things I have ever read. And I...
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I Want to Do It Myself! by Tony Ross
by Tony RossAndersen Press USA978-0-7613-7412-1Review copy from publisherThis is a familiar refrain to any parent, and will resonate with every child. The second children are born, they seem to be...
View ArticleTrue (...Sort of) by Katherine Hannigan
Every once in a while there is a character that you, as the reader, 'get' immediately. Unfortunately, nobody else in the boko seems to. Other characters see the outward actions, put their own...
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Nonfiction Monday: On the Move with Trains, Motorcycles and Ambulances!
by Lee Sullivan HillLerner Publications978-0-7613-3921-2by Laura Hamilton WaxmanLerner Publications978-0-7613-3922-9by Lee Sullivan HillLerner Publications978-0761360261Review copies from publisherWe...
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Charlie the Ranch Dog by Ree Drummond, Illustrated by Diane deGroat
by Ree DrummondHarperCollins978-006-1996559Review copy from publisherThere's a reason most dogs have big brown eyes. Brown eyes just look sadder, more soulful than any other color, and dogs (kinda like...
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Picture Book Mini-Reviews
Believe it or not, there are some books we like that other people (or turtles) don't, and vice versa. Something every library employee needs to keep in the forefront of their mind is that libraries are...
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Nonfiction Monday: The Best Dogs Ever series by Elaine Landau
978-07613-60780978-07613-60834978-07613-60797all from Lerner, who provided review copiesHave we mentioned how much we absolutely love this series? Yes? Can we say it one more time, then?There are tons...
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My Boyfriend is a Monster - Graphic Novel series from Lerner
by Evanne Tsang and Janina GorrisenGraphic Universe (Lerner Publishing)978- 0-7613-6004-9by Paul Storrie and Eldon CowgurGraphic Universe (Lerner Publishing)978-0-7613-5601-1You may have...
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Where in Town is This?
As part of our Summer Reading Program, Miss Ami zipped around town taking pictures of things you probably pass by every day - so often, in fact, that you probably don't 'see' them any more! We'll have...
View ArticleThe Great Migration
As you may have noticed, our posts here have been few and far between lately. A large reason for that has been issues with Blogger. Miss Ami actually has two blogs she manages, this one and a more...
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