About Victoria Waddle
Victoria Waddle is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer and has been included in Best Short Stories from The Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest. Her books include a collection of feminist short fiction, Acts of Contrition, and a chapbook on grief, The Mortality of Dogs and Humans. Her YA novel about a polygamist cult, Keep Sweet, launches in June 2025. Formerly the managing editor of the journal Inlandia: A Literary Journey and a teacher librarian, she contributes to the Southern California News Group column Literary Journeys. She discusses both writing and library book censorship on her Substack, “Be a Cactus.” Join her there for thoughts on defiant readers and writers as well as for weekly library censorship news.
Scars by Cheryl Rainfield It’s clear from the cover of Scars that the novel is about a girl who cus herself. It isn’t the first book I’ve read about cutting, but what pulled me into this one was the … Continue reading →
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Read 180, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged book reviews, Cheryl Rainfield, child molestation, family problems, ritual abuse, Scars, YA fiction
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Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert The wonderful thing about reading a book of nonfiction written by Elizabeth Gilbert is that you feel like you are sitting in a room with her, conversing about your heart’s desires. This was true of … Continue reading →
The Half has Never been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist I was fascinated by Baptist’s argument that an important foundation of American capitalism, and an essential element in the economic success … Continue reading →
Posted in Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Human Rights Issues, Multicultural, Non-fiction, Over 375 pages
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Tagged Adult books for teens, American History, book reviews, Common Core, Common Core standards, Edward E. Baptist, slavery, The Half has Never been Told
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We bought all new copies of the Naruto graphic novel series through volume 30. Come check them out!
We have had some guys asking for fantasy fiction with male protagonists/heroes. You want to read something great beyond The Lord of the Rings. Come checkout The Ranger’s Apprentice. We’ve filled out the series, and finally have them all. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Fiction, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged adventure stories, book reviews, Fantasy fiction, friendship, guy books, magic, murder, mystery, Ranger's Apprentice, Ranger's Apprentice series, YA fiction, YA literature
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We have the sequel–Perry’s Killer Playlist. And if you’ve read that, we have a new book by the same author–Con Academy. Enjoy!
Posted in Adventure Stories, Family Problems, Fiction, Mature Readers, Romance
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Tagged adventure, Au Revoir Crazy European Chick, book reviews, Con Academy, Joe Schreiber, Perry's Killer Playlist, YA fiction, YA literature
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Thanks to MotiFake for the image! We have all sorts of scary books for you here at the library!
The Bully Book by Eric Kahn Gale Up until 6th grade, Eric has always been a sort of regular kid. He has a crush on his best girl/friend, Melody. Since fourth grade when they connected over a class project, … Continue reading →
Gulp by Mary Roach Mary Roach has come up with another fun look at science, this time focusing on the anatomy and physiology of human digestion. Here she answers the questions you’ve always wanted to ask: Can snakes taste? … Continue reading →
Posted in Humor, Non-fiction
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Tagged Adult books for teens, alimentary canal, anatomy, biology, Common Core standards, Gulp, Mary Roach, nonfiction, physiology, science
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Spook by Mary Roach I’m gathering some scary stories for a fall display, and thought I’d add Spook–which is not a scary book at all, but rather an entertaining work of nonfiction that takes a look at life after death. … Continue reading →
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Humor, Non-fiction
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Tagged Adult books for teens, book reviews, Common Core standards, death, death and dying, ghosts, human soul, humor, Mary Roach, mediums, nonfiction, science, soul, spirits, Spook, supernatural
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