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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.

Bluford series: Five new titles are here!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

The popular Bluford series  is here! We’ve got all 15 titles now. And there are 5 copies of each one, so come on over and check them out! If you want to know which of the Bluford books are sequels or what order you … Continue reading →

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Horror: Night Fall series

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

More interesting books for high school students who are learning to read or improving their reading skills. Today we’re looking at Night Fall, a horror series. At Colony High, we’ve created a section in the book stacks just for these … Continue reading →

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Surviving Southside

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

  Finally! Some good, interesting books for high school students who are learning to read or improving their reading skills. I’ve mentioned that we’ve been buying these books. Well, now most of them are here. I plan to post about … Continue reading →

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New books you asked for

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

Students have asked for the next books in these two trilogies, so I wanted to announce that I have them now and they’ll be available at Colony in a few days. The third book in The Maze Runner series–The Death … Continue reading →

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“What Can(t) Wait”

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

What Can(t) Wait by Ashley Hope Perez  Marisa’s dad is a Mexican immigrant. He’s had a hard life in the shadow of his stepmother and as an adult always reminds his kids that: family is everything; hard work is what … Continue reading →

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READ

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

“The importance of reading is only secondarily about literature. . . .[Studies show that] reading transforms lives. People who read have higher levels of academic success, of economic success. People who read do more volunteer work, they vote more, they … Continue reading →

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“Start Something that Matters”

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

Start Something that Matters by Blake Mycoskie   A perfect book for Thanksgiving. “Many of life’s failures are people who didn’t realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” –Thomas Edison “Success is the ability to go from … Continue reading →

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“Story of a Girl”

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

When Deanna was only thirteen years old, her father caught her having sex in the back of a car with Tommy, a seventeen-year-old friend of Deanna’s brother. Bad, yes. Embarrassing, yes. But what ruins Deanna’s reputation is that Tommy—who, after … Continue reading →

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“Blink and Caution”

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

   Blink and Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones While on the prowl for ‘guy books’ this week, I found a star. “Guy books” is a sort of weird idea for me because it means that guys should like them. But girls … Continue reading →

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“What Happened to Goodbye”

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen  I wanted a good book—realistic, but one in which characters could work out their problems. Some good writing. So I picked up Sarah Dessen because I knew she’d deliver. In What Happened to … Continue reading →

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