As I mentioned here, I’m drawn to all things Swedish, so you’d think I’d have read the (arguably) most famous Swedish export: Pippi Longstocking by […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 21 — The First Novel You Remember Reading
I was seven, and I remember it well: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis This book was, and is, magic. It […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 18 — A Book That Disappointed You
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart I was really excited about this one, because it promised so many things I love: Logic puzzles! […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 13 — Your Favorite Writer
I didn’t even have to think about this one. Madeleine L’Engle is my favorite author: In fifth grade, the cover of A Wrinkle in Time caught […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 8 — Most Overrated Book
I like to keep things positive and civil on the library blog, but I guess the negative reviews can be just as helpful– so here’s […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 6 — A Book That Makes You Sad
When I think of the phrase, “a book that makes me sad,” I mostly think of books that leave me feeling sad, which perhaps isn’t quite what […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 4 — Favorite Book of Your Favorite Series
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling This book is a crescendo. The Harry Potter series grew so large, in so many ways– the […]
30 Day Book Challenge: Day 3 — Your Favorite Series
The “Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling I grew up with Harry Potter. I was 12 when I started reading the series; I was 17 when […]
What We’ve Been Reading in the Youth Services Department: Children’s 2014
Juvenile Fiction: Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty Boys of Blur by N. D. Wilson Smile by Raina Telgemeier […]