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'Tis the Season

‘Tis the Season By: Lorna Landvik I don't believe I've reviewed a Landvik title for you yet and that is a shame! Lorna is a Minnesota author whose writing is full of humor and honesty that really help to make you feel connected to her characters. She's right up there in the top ranks of my...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 12-01-2008
Little Brother

Little Brother By: Cory Doctorow I'll admit it, I have a bit of an issue with paranoia, but I think it has now been magnified 20-fold by reading this book. I am not meaning that as a, "Run for your life!" type statement, rather it's an "I need to learn about all this stuff!"...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 11-26-2008
Big Fat Little Lit

Big Fat Little Lit Edited By: Art Spiegelman & Francoise Mouly I found this book browsing in a bookstore in Washington (yes, I visit bookstores in other states if I get the chance! Libraries too!). I hadn't heard of them before, but I recognized many of the names of the contributors, so I decided...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 11-25-2008
A Lion Among Men

A Lion Among Men By: Gregory Maguire Any Wizard of Oz fans out there? How about Wicked ? The book or the musical? Wicked was published in 1995, but I didn't discover the beauty of the book until about 2004-ish, but once I picked it up, I was hooked! So here's a little back-story to catch you...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 11-10-2008
The Graveyard Book

Well hello strangers! I really didn't forget to post, I've just been too busy! I was going to post this one last Friday for the spookiness factor, but it just didn't happen. My apologies and enjoy! The Graveyard Book By: Neil Gaiman Illustrated By: Dave McKean If you're a fan of Gaiman...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 11-04-2008
Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale

Ironside: A Modern Faery's Tale By: Holly Black Well, Kaye, Corny, Lutie-loo and Roiben from Tithe are back, but we'll also run into Luis, Dave, Val and Ruth at least one more time in Ironside . We pick back up with Kaye and Lutie-loo heading to the coronation of Roiben. He will soon be the King...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 10-17-2008
Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie

Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie By: Holly Black This is the 2 nd book by Black involving the Faerie folk, and the Seelie and Unseelie Courts. There are two characters (Roiben and Nicnevin) for sure who you will see from the first book, Tithe . I believe that this book occurs after Tithe , based on Roiben's...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 10-13-2008
Song of the Sparrow

Song of the Sparrow By: Lisa Ann Sandell Are you a fan of the Knights of the Round Table? Arthur? Lancelot? What about Gwynivere? Ever heard of the Lady of Shallot? In the Arthurian legends we are given all sorts of varying insights into the character and the drive of the male characters. We hardly see...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 10-08-2008
Out of the Wild

Out of the Wild By: Sarah Beth Durst Remember Into the Wild ? You know, where Julie saves the world (well, her city anyways) by going into the Wild and defeating it, thereby releasing some of the Fairy Tale characters it had grabbed hold of yet again? Her mom's Rapunzel? Gothel (the wicked witch...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 10-06-2008
The Night of the Burning: Devorah's Story

The Night of the Burning: Devorah's Story By: Linda Press Wulf This story is based on actual events and the main character and her sister were real people. The author is very upfront in telling you right away that she has taken liberties with the dialogue and interactions of the various characters...

Posted to Library (Weblog) by erin.johnson on 10-02-2008

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