Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman9780547231846, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16Meggy Swann is crippled at a time when non-able-bodied people were thought to be cursed by the Devil. She must walk with two crutch-sticks to support her weak and twister legs. Her sour disposition doesn't help her make friends, but which came first – the … Continue reading Book Review: Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman
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Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen
Thank you to Google for reminding me that today is the 205th birthday of Hans Christian Andersen. Google has a five-image series of Andersen's Thumbelina surrounding their logo today.Andersen was a Danish writer and paper-cut artist who not only recorded tales from the oral storytelling tradition (in the style of the Brothers Grimm), but who … Continue reading Happy Birthday Hans Christian Andersen
Recognize that voice? Part 2
For the second time in as many years, you are now able to access my voice over the airwaves!I had the pleasure of returning to the WAMC radio studio in Albany, NY last week, along with Joan Grenier, one of the Odyssey Bookshop's co-owners.To listen to us talk about books (Joan about adult fiction and … Continue reading Recognize that voice? Part 2
She said, He said: Novels with multiple narrators
A sales rep friend posed this question online today: I have a writer friend who is looking for YA (or adult) novels that are told in alternating voices. She wants examples where each character has a chapter and they go back and forth between points of view. It’s a bonus if the characters live in … Continue reading She said, He said: Novels with multiple narrators
Book Review: Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book Two: The Basilisk’s Lair by R.L. LaFevers
Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book Two: The Basilisk's Lairby R.L. LaFevers, illustrated by Kelly Murphy9780547238678, $15, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Pub. Date: June 2010I'm so excited about this series! It's the perfect blend of text and pictures, adventure and fun, risk but happy endings.In this second book, Nathaniel and Aunt Phil (who's really a cousin), and of … Continue reading Book Review: Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book Two: The Basilisk’s Lair by R.L. LaFevers
Book Review: The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry
The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry, illustrated by Jules Feiffer 9780547238692, $16, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Pub. Date: April 2010 Though Princess Patricia Priscilla has everything she could ever want she is utterly bored. To escape her boredom, Princess Patricia Priscilla switches places with her chambermaid Tess, and becomes simple Pat, just another village child going … Continue reading Book Review: The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry
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