a little bit of random for my tuesday

the past few days, i: bought new make-up and an amazing curl wand. wrote a few blog drafts (posts to come). finished The Hunger Games . went...

11,000 Years Lost, by Peni R. Griffin, for Timeslip Tuesday

11,000 Years Lost , by Peni R. Griffin Esther's chance find of Paleoindian artifacts near her Texas school sets in motion events that cu...

Literary tarot decks--what books would make the best cards?

So Edward Gorey's Fantod tarot deck popped up in my blog reading here and there ....which I own (I collect Gorey, in a mild way) whi...

The Storm Makers, by Jennifer E. Smith

Those on the lookout for good American rural fantasy should immediately get their hands on The Storm Makers , by Jennifer E. Smith (Little, ...

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. I've added a new Giveaways of mg sff section--please do let me know by email anyt...

Giveaway reminder!

Just reminding you all that I have two give-aways going, both for excellent middle grade books of a fantastical sort The Time-traveling Fash...

Peaceweaver, by Rebecca Barnhouse

Peaceweaver , by Rebecca Barnhouse (Random House, 2012, middle grade/YA, 336 pages) At the end of The Coming of the Dragon , a retelling of ...