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Mouse Bird Snake Wolf by David Almond with Illustrations by Dave McKean
New books came into the department yesterday so, of course, I sat at the desk and leafed through a few of them. A few caught my attention, but it was David Almond’s Mouse Bird Snake Wolf caught my eye. Now there are a few Almond books on the shelves already, but nothing that ever interested Continue reading
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Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
It seems everyone’s trying to write the next Harry Potter, which I guess is better than everyone trying to write the next Twilight…oh wait. While I don’t like Harry Potter (breathe, it’s okay) or books in the same vein (it’s not my type of fantasy), I picked up Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger Continue reading
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Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
I love it when a book gives you different perspectives of events. It’s not third person omission when you’re fed the point-of-view of different characters at once. I’m talking about alternating first-person chapters. Like Nick & Norah. That’s what Wendelin van Draanen did in her young adult novel, Flipped. You’re introduced to Bryce Loski, a bashful Continue reading
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Where Have I Been
I’ve not abandoned the blog. Not yet, anyway. It should be noted that I have also garnered the moniker the Gypsy Blogger for reasons I’ll never understand. Who Reads These Posts, Anyway? Aside from the handful of loyal followers, I don’t think this blog gets a lick of attention. Who needs it? I don’t. I’m Continue reading
Chapin City Blues 