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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. Closing in on the spring readathon. When I prepare for things like Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon, I’m a little obsessive about it. But this has been a really long week including five congratulatory celebrations, a six-hour drive to Cleveland, a rock concert, scraping the bottom barrel for a sub at the last minute and a serious dearth of sleep. So I […]. Keep Reading ». What Are You Reading? Keep Reading ». Booking Through Thursday: Unread. Top Ten ...
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Closing in on the spring readathon | Mama Librarian
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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. Closing in on the spring readathon. When I prepare for things like Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon. I’m a little obsessive about it. But this has been a really long week including five congratulatory celebrations, a six-hour drive to Cleveland, a rock concert, scraping the bottom barrel for a sub at the last minute and a serious dearth of sleep. So I decided to just… relax. I went shopping for snacks. On the Readathon Goodreads group. Breaks about ev...
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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. Video: Sam and Dave Dig A Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen. This is one of those posts that has languished in my drafts since I wrote it in October, and by now everyone knows about the book, of course, so I’m just going to post it. I had this video open in a tab in my browser for a week before pressing play. I actually squeed […]. Keep Reading ». Keep Reading ». Keep Reading ». Keep Reading ». Review: Emily’s Blue Period by Cathleen Da...
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Mailbox Monday | Mama Librarian
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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. Posted in Mailbox Monday. It’s Mailbox Monday! Ohhhh, Mailbox Monday, this one is a doozy. It’s all because of Independent Bookstore Day, of course, which I turned into Independent Bookstore Weekend. Oh, well, it was an opportunity to blow my royalty check on… what else? There are too many for me to name here, but I’ll post the photos, anyway. From Nicola’s Books:. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Tagged: graphic-novel and teen.
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Readathon Recap | Mama Librarian
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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. That was so much fun. I had a great time this year reading, Tweeting and eating for the Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon. Number of books completed/logged on Goodreads: 78. Number of pages read: 2517. Partial books read: 4. Audiobooks: 1 (the last bit of Harry Potter). Books read aloud: 2. Number of 5-star reviews: 8. And here’s the official End of Event Meme:. Which hour was most daunting for you? It was wonderful, no improvements! I had to push thro...
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Bout of Books: May 11-17 | Mama Librarian
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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. Bout of Books: May 11-17. Posted in Bout of Books. This is what I’m doing this week:. 8211; From the Bout of Books team. It’s like a readathon, but stretched out over a week. There are all sorts of events. Books to focus on:. The ebook ARCs on Netgalley. I’m new to this business, so I think it would be polite to build my response to requests. My currently-readings, especially Dune for the #DuneRAL – I will not fail this time! Click to share on ...
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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. Review: This One Summer. This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki My rating: 3 of 5 stars The best thing about this book was the non-sequiturs. The dialogue and overheard conversations were totally believable. Tamaki nailed the awareness of a preteen of the experiences of both teens and adults – the fear, the fascination, the befuddlement and longing to understand. […]. Keep Reading ». Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge: Organizing My Books. Keep Reading ».
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It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? | Mama Librarian
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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. What Are You Reading? Posted in It's Monday! What Are You Reading? I spent the weekend traveling, kind of randomly, to Chicago to visit with my family. I wish I could say I used my time wisely to read or write, but I didn’t do much of any of that. I did have a great time, though! I’m participating in the Dune Readalong. Was yesterday. I’m going to read it on my brand-new Kindle! I assembled my ridiculous pile of books for the Readathon. Click t...
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Bout of Books Survey 1 | Mama Librarian
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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. Bout of Books Survey 1. Posted in Bout of Books. Monday’s reading goal met! 445 pages, mostly picture books. Before I head off to bed, here’s Survey #1. 1 How do you organize your shelves? 2 What is one of your favorite book that’s not in one of your favorite genres? I loved Claudette Colvin. Everyone should read it. 3 What is the last 5 star book you read? I read one today! A picture book biography about e. e. cummings. Tagged: graphic-novel a...
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Books for small people and squids. About Me & Review Policy. Review: Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites. Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites by Evan Dorkin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dorkin presents an intense and compelling mashup of Lady and the Tramp and Dawn of the Dead. These dogs and cats are not always cute and cuddly; the good ones have joined forces to fight supernatural crime, and the bad ones […]. Keep Reading ». Keep Reading ». Review: Gunnerkrigg Court, Volume 2: Research. Keep Reading ». Zeus by George...