It's All About The Book

Tunes for Bears to Dance To

2008-08-06T13:41:04Z

Here’s an old post I never published….still amusing, though. Liz is reading this Robert Cormier classic for school. Her synopsis? This guy survives the Holocaust then rebuilds his village in small wood carvings. But a real nasty dude wants Read More......(read more)

Recents Reads

2008-08-06T13:39:07Z

Touchstone by Laurie King - one of the best I’ve read in awhile. King writes a couple series that I’ve followed for years — the Mary Russell/Sherlock Holmes series is fabulous, while her Kate Martinelli series is okay. This book is a Read More......(read more)

What I Wouldn’t Give…

2008-08-06T13:30:21Z

for one of these quilts… http://www.quiltplay.com/Galleries/Book%20Quilts/bookquilts.html Read More......(read more)

Back from Beyond

2008-07-13T20:45:13Z

Man, it’s been awhile since I wrote here. Life has been crazy, and what little free time I have I spend reading and *not* writing about it! There has been one change in my reading life recently… I will freely admit that I am Kindleholic. I Read More......(read more)

Interred With Their Bones

2007-12-16T22:57:10Z

Please. No more Temples or Templars! Despite this exclamation from main character Kate Stanley, Interred With Their Bones by Jennifer Lee Carrell is a rollicking adventure in the style of The DaVinci Code and all the other great-scandals-of-history books Read More......(read more)

Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World

2007-11-23T20:45:11Z

.l. Konigsburg has been a favorite author of mine ever since I was a kid and stumbled upon From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankenweiler, so it was natural that I pick up her newest, especially since it has such a cool title. Sorry to say, though Read More......(read more)

Not My Usual

2007-10-08T23:57:09Z

I don’t like to just link to somebody else’s post, but this one is just too brilliant to pass by. David Seah, who usually blogs about things like technology and productivity, has written a lovely insightful post based on one of my favorite Read More......(read more)

Delicious Reading

2007-10-03T23:38:18Z

As usual, the Uttaros will be hitting the road this weekend for an extended stay at Black Lake. Those of you who know The Lake know what that means for me….a full weekend of nothing to do but read! For those of you not familiar with The Lake, all Read More......(read more)

Kiki Strike and the Empress’s Tomb

2007-09-26T04:55:04Z

Adrienne sent me ARC for this new Kiki Strike a few weeks ago. I started it, put it down for some reason and forgot about it. I found it again and have spent the last few days immersed in the Shadow City, hungry ghosts, Chinese gangsters, giant squirrels Read More......(read more)

Dogs

2007-09-15T20:45:32Z

Lately, I’ve had pretty poor luck picking out good stuff to read. I’ve started and stopped a bunch of books lately,which makes mad because I hate wasting time on crummy stories. Here are two that really disappointed me… Eye of the Crow Read More......(read more)

Hankering for Some Big Girl Books

2007-09-08T18:08:16Z

I’ve been reading lots, and I mean *lots* of childrens and young adult books lately, and I’m in need of a good book for Big Girls. I’m waiting for Bitter is the New Black, recommended over at Canned Laughter, but I need something now Read More......(read more)

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos

2007-08-22T23:42:57Z

by R.L. LaFevers. When this little gem came across my desk, it looked like the dark offspring of Lemony Snicket and Edward Gorey. I admit, I was intrigued. When I read the book jacket, I was hooked. An eleven year old girl with the run of London’s Read More......(read more)

Books Unbound

2007-08-07T19:29:01Z

I got the new Children’s Book Council newsletter in the mail today and settled down to read it over lunch. The article by Jean Gralley, Digital Picture Books: Breaking the Paper Habit caught my attention and got me thinking. Gralley presents a very Read More......(read more)

Resurrection Men

2007-07-27T14:12:14Z

T.K. Welsh’s last book, The Unresolved, was one of my favorites of 2006, and Resurrection Men doesn’t disappoint. In the 1830’s, an Italian boy witnesses his parents being murdered, and is then sold as a cabin boy on a ship. A bad fall Read More......(read more)

Harry Potter 7

2007-07-26T18:35:43Z

I haven’t finished the whole book, but I did, like Adrienne, read the end first. I won’t spoil it for anyone who hasn’t finished yet, but may I just say… Rock on, Mrs. Weasley, rock on! Updated 7/30/07 I finished the book this Read More......(read more)