Category Archives: Young adult literature

Currently reading…

Posted on July 11, 2010 by Abby

I’m not going to write a long post right now, simply because I’m really enjoying the books I’m reading at the moment and want to get back to them (and, Jim is at band practice right now, so this is … Continue reading →

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Author Visit

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Abby

You read it here first – it’s official:  T.A. Barron will be visiting the library in which I work in April!! T.A. Barron is the author of children’s and young adult books, including The Lost Years of Merlin epic and The Great … Continue reading →

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Birthday books

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Abby

So, what books did I get with that very generous gift certificate to the Concord Bookshop that Jim gave me? Here they are: The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner (in paperback) The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver The Hunger Games by … Continue reading →

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Mortal Instruments series

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Abby

Last night, way too late, I finished up the final book in the Mortal Instruments trilogy, City of Glass by Cassandra Clare.  And I went to bed feeling disappointed and a little grumpy that I’d stayed up late to finish … Continue reading →

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T. A. Barron

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Abby

As mentioned in an earlier post, I had the pleasure of meeting T. A. Barron two weeks ago.  At the time, he was concerned that I had the first and third books in his Great Tree of Avalon trilogy, but … Continue reading →

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Twilight, the movie

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Abby

Alyson and Lisa and I went to see Twilight the movie a little over a week ago, and this past Saturday Lisa hosted a Twilight movie discussion at the library for teens.  So in the past week I’ve been thinking a … Continue reading →

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Gift certificate

Posted on July 1, 2008 by Abby

M. gave me a $25.00 gift certificate to the Concord Bookshop, and I decided to use it on Friday.  I was going to be good and buy something erudite and grownup, but when I got to the store there was … Continue reading →

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The Golden Compass

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Abby

As I mentioned yesterday, the teen book group discussion of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass took place last Tuesday.  Though only three teens attended, we had a great conversation about the book, and all of us walked away with a … Continue reading →

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A laugh

Posted on February 11, 2008 by Abby

At the teen book group meeting last Tuesday, about mid-way through our conversation on Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, I said to the girls attending, “So, did you guys hear which book won the award for best young adult book … Continue reading →

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The Printz Award

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Abby

I couldn’t be more pleased with this year’s winner of the Michael Printz award for young adult literature:  Geraldine McCaughrean’s The White Darkness.  I love, love, love, LOVE this book, but I was beginning to feel like some sort of … Continue reading →

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