Waiting on Wednesday--House of Shadows, by Rachel Neumeier

One of my favorite books of 2011 was The Floating Islands, by Rachel Neumeier ( my review ). Its combination of wonderful world building, a...

"thankful" is an understatement :)

yes, i'm a little bit behind on the Thanksgiving band-wagon... but i still wanted to blog about my trip up to sacramento for Thanksgivin...

Kendra Kandlestar and the Crack in Kazah, by Lee Edward Fodi, for Timeslip Tuesday

Kendra Kandlestar and the Crack in Kazah , by Lee Edward Fodi (2011, Brown Books, lower middle grade, 294 pages) Back in 2009, when I was se...

as a beacon upon the top of a mountain

This is a journal entry dated the 9 th of this past November.  Less than a week before Ethan’s departure. I wanted to share it as a way to...

Kids of color in the middle grade fantasy and science fiction books of October 2010 to October 2011

I have read around 130 middle grade fantasy and science fiction books published between October 16, 201o and October 15, 2011. 130 books we...

some happy sunday things.

some things i have been loving as of late: rainy days. oh, the glory.  it never rains in southern california.  like, ever.  and when it does...

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

Here's what I found in my blog reading this week, rounded up for your middle grade sci fi/fantasy reading pleasure! Let me know if I mi...