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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.

“Death Cloud: The Sherlock Holmes Legend Begins”

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

Death Cloud: The Sherlock Holmes Legend Begins by Andrew Lane  A note on the book jacket tells us that this is the first teen series endorsed by the Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes) Estate. I’m happy to see a … Continue reading →

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Teen Book Fest and Advice for Writers

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

Teen Book Fest I had a great time at the Teen Book Fest last Saturday. All five of the authors spoke about their books, about how they came to be writers and how they managed to be published. The teens … Continue reading →

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“No Passengers Beyond This Point”

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

No Passengers Beyond This Point by Gennifer Choldenko    No Passengers Beyond This Point is quick, an easy read, and very creative—it’s fun and out of the ordinary. Three siblings—India, Finn and Mouse (all named after foreign countries–Mouse is actually Switzerland)—find … Continue reading →

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The Last of the New Book Fair Books

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

These are the last of the new book fair books. Thanks for your support! Come check one out!

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More New Book Fair Books

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

  More new book fair books ready to check out!

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New Books from Our Book Fair

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

  We’ve got new book-fair books ready for check-out. Have a look at these-and then come on over and check one out.

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“Radiance:” Buy it at the book fair, meet the author on Saturday!

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

I just read Radiance, another of Alyson Noel’s novels. It’s a quick, fun read, and it ties in to the Immortals series because the main character is Riley, Ever’s sister. If you read Evermore, you know that Riley died along … Continue reading →

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“The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel”

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

I figured I’d put the graphic version of The Lightning Thief to the test by having my son read it. He and I loved the entire Percy Jackson series (the original Lightning Thief is reviewed on this blog). He told … Continue reading →

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NEHS donates books to Kids Come First

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

Some of our Scholastic Book Fair books went to Kids Come First, a health clinic in Ontario for kids of all ages. They believe that reading is also an important part of being healthy, so visitors to the clinic get … Continue reading →

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“The Cardturner”

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

The Cardturner by Louis Sachar  Louis Sachar, author of The Cardturner, is also the author of Holes. Don’t let this book become an orphan! Check it out: The Cardturner is original and totally engaging with its dark family secrets, betrayals by … Continue reading →

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