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Juvenile Fiction

Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder

February 9, 2018 by Amy 5 Comments

You know what’s tough?  Growing up.  I remember it. You know what else is tough?  Being the mama, helping your children grow up.  I’m doing it.  (Confession:  this might be the hardest thing I’ve ever done.) In my quest to read books that are the talk of the Newbery prognosticators, I finally got around to … [Read more…]

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Wishtree by Katherine Applegate

January 26, 2018 by Amy 1 Comment

I love trees.  I especially love trees in the winter time.  The contrast between the branches and the blue sky never fails to get my attention; in fact, it’s one of my favorite natural vistas.  I have taken countless photographs of this particular scene–in fact, I took some just today. Wishtree, then, can’t help but … [Read more…]

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Beauty by Robin McKinley

January 19, 2018 by Amy 1 Comment

I told you I am into fairy tales this year.  🙂  Hope’s review of Beauty:  A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast by Robin McKinley convinced me to pick this one up and soon.  Although it has been on my radar for years and years, I had never read this positively captivating … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books, Young Adult Fiction Tagged: Best Books, best books of 2018, Juvenile Fiction

The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine by Mark Twain and Philip Stead

January 5, 2018 by Amy 1 Comment

The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine by Mark Twain and Philip Stead was a Christmas gift from my family, received after hinting to anyone within earshot that I’d like a copy for my library.  When I learned that my favorites, Phillip and Erin Stead, were collaborating together again, and this time on a book based on … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: fiction picture books, Juvenile Fiction, Read-Aloud

Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery

June 17, 2017 by Amy 4 Comments

Our Year of Anne (or year-and-a-half-ish) continues!  It is with great joy and excitement that we near the end of the series; to me, they get better and better. Oh, I love them all, to varying degrees of adoration, but the last couple of novels have my heart–lock, stock, and barrel. If you haven’t read … [Read more…]

Posted in: Books Tagged: Juvenile Fiction, L.M. Montgomery, The Year of Anne, Young Adult Fiction
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