October 10, 2011
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Bento Books is offering a free sample of the immensely popular Japanese novel, Math Girls. The website describes it as “Glee for math nerds” and Boing Boing notes that you get a pretty good math lesson in each book. Sounds … Continue reading
October 28, 2009
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Cory Doctorow (Little Brother) has a new novel called Makers, and like his previous novels, he’s offering it as a free download on his website under a creative commons license. From Boing Boing: As with all my previous novels, the … Continue reading
July 27, 2009
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Dull Boy by Sarah Cross My rating: 4 of 5 starsAvery is a 15-year-old superman, with super strength and the ability to fly, but all he wants is to be normal, dull, and not have to worry about sending his … Continue reading
February 6, 2009
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Todd Hewitt won’t be a man for 30 more days, the only boy left in a world full of men. Noisy men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise, every man and boy can hear the thoughts of … Continue reading
January 28, 2009
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Chosen by Ted Dekker rating: 3 of 5 starsJohnis’ world has been all but destroyed by a terrible plague that turned the land to desert and most of the people into the disease-ravaged Horde. Only the seven forests surrounding the … Continue reading
January 21, 2009
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Raven Rise by D.J. MacHale My reviewrating: 3 of 5 starsIn the ninth installment of Bobby Pendragon’s quest to save Halla from the clutches of Saint Dane, things go from crummy to worse. Mark and Courtney don’t know what to … Continue reading
January 14, 2009
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New year, new resolve to work on the book! I’m headed back to basics this month to fill in some gaps. Started out by re-reading James Smith’s You Can Write a Novel, and I’m working through his basic steps for … Continue reading
November 8, 2008
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The New York Times Book Review does it’s annual Children’s Books Special Issue! Go find something to read!
July 10, 2008
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Or, about to start reading, at any rate. I’ve heard great things about this book, and I’ve had a hold on it at the library for AGES, and it finally came in! WOO!
July 10, 2008
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The Hound of Rowan by Henry H. Neff My review rating: 2 of 5 starsI realize that there have been stories about magical schools since long before Ms. Rowling picked up a pen, and that there will be similar stories … Continue reading