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2.27.2013

Little White Duck: Review Haiku

Impressive use of
kid-relevant details, but
then it just . . . stops. Huh?

Little White Duck: A Childhood in China by Na Liu. Graphic Universe, 2012, 96 pages.

2.25.2013

Marathon: Review Haiku

RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN
BATTLE SWORDS GREEKS BLOOD WHAT THE
HELL IS GOING ON.

Marathon by Boaz Yakin. First Second, 2012, 192 pages.

2.24.2013

Because I am insane

I might accidentally be doing this RIGHT NOW.

http://www.rundisney.com/princess-half-marathon/

2.22.2013

Big Bad Ironclad: Review Haiku

Lots of action, lots
of characters to keep straight,
lots of fun to boot.

Big Bad Ironclad: A Civil War Steamship Showdown by Nathan Hale. Amulet, 2012, 128 pages.

2.20.2013

Ichiro: Review Haiku

Coming of age in
Japan and America --
plus shapeshifting gods.

Ichiro by Ryan Inzana. HMH, 2012, 288 pages.

2.18.2013

Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller: Review Haiku

The story you know,
plus parts of it you've never heard.
Sympathetic.

Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller by Joseph Lambert. Hyperion/Center for Cartoon Studies, 2012, 96 pages.

2.15.2013

Giants Beware: Review Haiku

Just your everyday,
gender-nonspecific, bad-ass
giant fighter.

Giants Beware by Jorge Aguirre. First Second, 2012, 208 pages.

2.14.2013

It's Cybils Day! It's Cybils Day!

Thanks to all who nominated, and to my fellow judges for graphic novels -- what a great crop of books this year! Our winners are GIANTS BEWARE in the middle-grade graphic novel category, and FRIENDS WITH BOYS in the YA graphic novel category.

Check here for all the winners.

2.13.2013

Code Name Verity: Review Haiku

Late to the party,
but hot damn, this is awesome.
FLY THE PLANE, MADDIE.

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. Hyperion, 2012, 352 pages.

2.11.2013

Purity: Review Haiku

Not preachy, not glib;
just an honest look at love,
sex, and promises.

Purity by Jackson Pearce. Little Brown, 2012, 224 pages.

2.08.2013

Splendors and Glooms: Review Haiku

Not a speed read, this,
but a rich tapestry of
love, fear, and magic.

Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz. Candlewick, 2012, 400 pages.

2.06.2013

Harriet the Spy: Review Haiku

Oh, Harriet -- you
will give my daughter ideas.
(I'm okay with that.)

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. Delacorte, 1964, 304 pages.

2.04.2013

A Midsummer Tight's Dream: Review Haiku

Oh, Tallulah -- I
want to lurve you, but I can't
tell how old you are.

A Midsummer Tight's Dream by Louise Rennison. Harper, 2012, 256 pages.

2.01.2013

OH I'M SORRY I CAN'T HEAR YOU I'M IN CANCUN

1.30.2013

That Book About Harvard: Review Haiku

Just like my freshman
year -- except, uh, not.
(Widener D-basement, dude. Sheesh.)

That Book About Harvard: Surviving the World's Most Famous University, One Embarrassment at a Time by Eric Kester. Sourcebooks, 2012, 352 pages.

1.28.2013

It's Newbery/Caldecott Day, bitchez.

You're all on the live feed already, but here's the link to explain what these awards are for.

http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/awards/browse/yma?showfilter=no

1.25.2013

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: Review Haiku

A dangerous book
for an MBA with dreams
of self-employment.

The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap: A Memoir of Friendship, Community, and the Uncommon Pleasure of a Good Book by Wendy Welch. St. Martin's, 2012, 304 pages.

1.23.2013

The Secret Tree: Review Haiku

The complexities
of friendship and family
hidden in a tree.

The Secret Tree by Natalie Standiford. Scholastic, 2012, 256 pages.

1.21.2013

Size 12 and Ready to Rock: Review Haiku

Rock-star-turned-RA
has another teen-pop mystery
on her hands.

Size 12 and Ready to Rock by Meg Cabot. Morrow, 2012, 384 pages.

1.18.2013

Help, Thanks, Wow: Review Haiku

A bit like filler,
but a good bedside companion.
Ave, Saint Anne.

Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers by Anne Lamott. Riverhead, 2012, 112 pages.