Category Archives: Young adult literature

My New Books

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Abby

Thanks to N—-, I had a sizable gift certificate to the Concord Bookshop burning a hole in my pocket.  The Concord Bookshop is my favorite bookstore, and I can’t think of anything more fun than having a guilt-free shopping trip … Continue reading →

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Leviathan

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Abby

At last Tuesday’s Teen Book Group meeting, we discussed Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld.  I have to admit that I was unable to finish the book myself, much as I usually like Westerfeld’s writing, because I think I have read the … Continue reading →

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Reading, reading, reading

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Abby

On my weekends lately, I’ve been doing a LOT of reading, mostly for book groups, but also for fun (not that book group reading isn’t fun, because it is), and I’ve also been creating a lot of new storytime lesson … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Abby

I had plans to take another look through my book collection this year to find more books that have been given to me as Christmas gifts – but last winter’s ice dam which caused a roof leak which made us take out … Continue reading →

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E-book webinar

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Abby

Today several of us on the library staff were able to attend parts of the Library Journal/School Library Journal webinar on e-books and libraries.  There were a lot of good statistics about current e-book usage in libraries, and lots of … Continue reading →

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T.A. Barron

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Abby

Just got home from a lovely author visit at Willow Books in Acton – we went to see T.A. Barron, who just happens to have lived for the first ten years of his life in the town in which I … Continue reading →

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It must be fall

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Abby

I’ve been reading lots of book reviews the last two weeks – trying to catch up on my book ordering after a busy summer – and from those reviews it’s clear that it’s the fall season, and a good fall … Continue reading →

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From vacationland

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Abby

Today is the third day of my vacation – yay – and just a quick check-in from the land of projects and reading. Projects scheduled for this vacation include filling the dumpster that arrives tomorrow (thus gaining much space in … Continue reading →

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Summer institute, final post, part two

Posted on August 6, 2011 by Abby

The last event of the day on Saturday was the speaker’s reception in the Trustman Gallery, where there was a special installation of art by Karen LaFleur and Tommy Simpson.  Karen LaFleur gave a brief talk about their artwork before … Continue reading →

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Summer institute, final post, part one

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Abby

A week has passed since the first day of that three day institute at Simmons, and since it’s summer reading time, I’ve hosted three storytimes, one book group, a puppet-making workshop, Paws and Read, a Book Gobblers readaloud, the Robert Rivest comic … Continue reading →

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