Category Archives: Children’s literature

The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Abby

On Monday the 6th Grade Book Group and I discussed The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly, and we all agreed that we like and appreciate the book.  It’s not a typical piece of juvenile fiction, since the action … Continue reading →

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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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Jealousy, thy name is Abby

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Abby

Yesterday the newest issue of School Library Journal arrived in my mailbox, and I felt a strong surge of an emotion I thought I’d kind of outgrown: jealousy. Everywhere you look in the children’s literature world, you see the name … 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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White Sands, Red Menace

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Abby

Once again, my opinion of a book was completely different from the kids’ opinion.  The sixth grade book group unanimously agreed that they LOVED Ellen Klages’s White Sands, Red Menace.  They loved absolutely everything about the book: the characters, the … Continue reading →

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Vacation! And reading!

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Abby

I’m nearing the end of five whole days off in a row, and I feel fabulous.  Rested, refreshed, intellectually reinvigorated.  And we’ve even had TWO social engagements in the last five days – huge for us homebodies.  (I don’t count … Continue reading →

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The future of books

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Abby

On Monday, I finally got around to reading the article in the latest Horn Book magazine about Kindle and other electronic reading devices.  The article saddened me, since I am such a huge lover of actual books, and I worry … Continue reading →

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Books of the month

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Abby

Here is what I will be reading (or have already read) this month: Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, for last week’s teen book group.  (Loved it!  Tried to buy the sequels yesterday at the book store, but they were sold out.  … Continue reading →

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No better feeling

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Abby

Five minutes before closing yesterday, a young man (4th grade) came up to me and asked, “Do you have any recommendations for me for realistic fiction that’s not depressing?  I really liked the last book you recommended to me, The … Continue reading →

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