Beat the heat with a wintry read
There’s something to be said for reading seasonal books as the year goes on, but it’s also fun to mix and match with abandon. Take, for instance, John Smelcer’s novel Lone Wolves (Leapfrog Press,...
View ArticleSmugglers, secrets, and the Sasanach
Combine the words “historical,” “fiction,” and “smugglers” in the same sentence, and most people immediately think of buccaneers and tropical seas. But as Morgan Llywelyn shows in Cave of Secrets...
View ArticleEnder’s Game, abridged
On November 1st, the film adaptation of Orson Scott Card’s sci-fi novel Ender’s Game (Summit and OddLot) opened to mostly positive critical response and a $28 million domestic box office take. For the...
View ArticleFollow the Golden rules
Now that 2014 is here, many people are thinking about those New Year’s resolutions. Some are turning to self-help books (or parodies of them) for advice. For the children’s book lover, Diane Muldrow’s...
View ArticleReview of The Children of the King
The Children of the King by Sonya Hartnett Intermediate, Middle School Candlewick 266 pp. 3/14 978-0-7636-6735-1 $16.99 g e-book ed. 978-0-7636-7042-9 $16.99 Continuing her string...
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