Waiting on Wednesday-Range of Ghosts, by Elizabeth Bear

Back in 2010, I read a slim little YA book that I adored-- Bone and Jewel Creatures , by Elizabeth Bear. Here's what I said: "I s...

The Jewel and the Key, by Louise Spiegler, for Timeslip Tuesday

The Jewel and the Key , by Louise Spiegler (Clarion Books, 2011, YA, 464 pages) When an earthquake hits Seattle, it sets in motion a chain o...

This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs

Hi. Here are the middle grade (ages 9-12) fantasy and science fiction focused posts that I found I found in my blog reading this past week....

My contribution to Queen's Thief week--MWT speaks

Chachic (of Chachic's Book Nook ) had the brilliant idea of organizing a love fest of awesomeness to celebrate Megan Whalen Turner's...

a lucky day

deployment. it's been surprisingly easier than i thought it would be.  i think because i prepared myself for the worst.  to be perpetual...

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so, erika from chambanachik tagged me to do this fun little survey thingy!  i swear i haven't done one of these things since high schoo...

The Amelia Bloomer Project's 2012 list--a mg fantasy perspective on feminism

The mission of the Amelia Bloomer project is to "create an annual booklist of the best feminist books for young readers, ages birth th...

Revenge of the Horned Bunnies--Dragonbreath, book 6, by Ursula Vernon

Revenge of the Horned Bunnies --Dragonbreath, book 6, by Ursula Vernon The Dragonbreath books are mind candy for the young reader, and rathe...

Help the Lorax speak for the trees

UPDATE: thanks to commenter Katie DeKoster , I've learned that this petition seems to have worked! There's a Go Green button right...

Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble, by D. Robert Pease, for Timeslip Tuesday

Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble , by D. Robert Pease (Walking Stick Books, 2011, upper middle grade, 320 pages). Time travel that's solidly s...

Learning geography via Google Analytics, with bonus Hedgehog Fun!

There will be hedgehogs! But first.... My sons and I enjoy the map feature of google analytics lots. It allows you to zoom in on a particul...

My dark horse pick for the Newbery--Where Do You Stay, by Andrea Cheng

Edited to add: Nope! not even an honor....the full lists can be found here. In just a little while, this year's Newbery winner will b...

Middle grade fantasy and science fiction--this week's round-up

Here's what I found in this week's blog reading! Enjoy, and let me know if I missed anything. The Reviews: Above World, by Jenn Ree...

just because.

everything in my life these days seems to have been circling around one central theme: that God is not complicated. that His love is enough....