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Apple Sunday

I had one goal for today, and that was to finish the quilt that has been on the frame for months. But then I stayed in bed until 10:00 and decided I wanted to try to make applesauce, so my day was instead spent making a gigantic mess in my kitchen. No quilting happened, but I have nearly 6 ... VIEW POST

“Charles and Emma: The Darwins’ Leap of Faith” by Deborah Heiligman

I didn't dislike this book, but I couldn't quite figure out why it was considered worthy of honor by the Printz Committee -- or of any of the honors it received. It was...fine? I learned quite a bit, actually, about Darwin's work and how he came up with his ideas, which was quite interesting, but ... VIEW POST

“Punkzilla” by Adam Rapp

I am not the target audience for this book, and while that doesn't usually matter for a lot of books (a good book is a good book regardless of genre or targeted age-range), this one did nothing for me. I can appreciate the literary merit. I'm probably reacting as a mom of teenaged boys who would ... VIEW POST

Wrapping up 2009

As I said in a recent post, I got bogged down and side-tracked by a book in the 2009 Printz honored list. It's been a month or more since I read some of these, and I don't feel like I've done them justice in the posts I've made. It's also been a ridiculously busy time of the year -- we're already ... VIEW POST

“Tender Morsels” by Margo Lanagan

This is not a book for everyone, and I don't think it's appropriate for younger teens. It starts off with some very disturbing events, and while some reviewers felt these were gratuitous, or too explicit, they didn't feel that way to me (and I have a pretty low tolerance for that kind of thing in ... VIEW POST

“The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 2: The Kingdom on the Waves” by M. T. Anderson

So, this book. This is the book that derailed me. I really enjoyed the first book in this duology (The Pox Party), but this book was such a slog. And it was a slog in a way that made me feel guilty about not liking it. The first book was very compelling -- there's so much history that we never learn ... VIEW POST

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