Category Archives: Fiction

“The Forest of Hands and Teeth”

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan  Here’s a book I read quite awhile ago, never had time to review, but thought you’d like. In some post-apocalyptic future, Mary lives in a village that seems to be the … Continue reading →

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“The Last Summer of the Death Warriors”

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

      The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork Like a lot of great books, this one is hard to quickly describe, hard to ‘sell’ in a few paragraphs. And like a lot of great books, it’s … Continue reading →

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“The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites”

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Victoria Waddle

        The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod is a series recommended to me for summer reading. I figured I’d get started early and read the first book: Eighth Grade Bites. It was a … Continue reading →

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“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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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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