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The Reviews
Aliens on a Rampage, by Clete Barrett Smith, at The Book Smugglers
Bliss, by Kathryn Littlewood, at Marie Loves Books
Breadcrumbs, by Anne Ursu, at The Secret Adventures of Writer Girl
Chronal Engine, by Greg Leitich Smith, at Cracking the Cover
Cosmic, by Frank Cottrell Boyce, at books4yourkids
Dust Girl, by Sarah Zettel, at Wandering Librarians
The False Prince, by Jennifer Nielson, at Jen Robinson's Book Page
Fly By Night, by Frances Hardinge, at The Book Smugglers
Fright Forest (Elf Girl and Raven Boy), by Marcus Sedgwick, at My Favorite Books
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making, by Catherynne M. Valente, at Candace's Book Blog
Ghost Knight, by Cornelia Funke, at Hope is the Word and Mister K Reads
Girls' Games (Goddess Girls) by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams, at The Write Path (giveaway)
The Giver, by Lois Lowry, at Babbleabout
Heirs of Prophecy, by Michael A. Rothman, at Geo Librarian
The Kindling, by Braden Bell, at Ms. Yingling Reads and J Lloyd Morgan's Blog
The Magician's Apprentice, by Kate Banks, at Wandering Librarians
The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate, at Becky's Book Reviews
Ordinary Magic, by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, at Cracking the Cover
Raider's Ransom, by Emily Diamand, at Becky's Book Review
Renegade Magic, by Stephanie Burgis, at Beyond Books
Small Medium at Large, by Joanne Levy, at The Flyleaf Review
The Spindlers, by Lauren Oliver, at Wandering Librarians
Stickman Odyssey: an Epic Doodle, by Christopher Ford, at Book Nut
A Tale Dark and Grimm, by Adam Gidwitz, at The Book Cellar
The Terrible Thing that Happened to Barnaby Brocket, by John Boyne, at The Book Zone
The Thirteenth Princess, by Diane Zahler, at Kristen Evey
Tom's Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce, at books4yourkids
Treasure of Green Knowe, by L.M. Boston, at Library Chicken
Whatever After, by Sarah Mlynowski, at There's a Book
The Wishing Spell, by Chris Colfer, at BooksYALove and the NY Times
A sci fi two for one at Ms. Yingling Reads: Invasion of the Dog Nappers, by Patrick Jennings, and The Visitors (Clone Codes 3) by Patricia, Frederick and Pat McKissack
And a non-fiction one of interest--Reflection on the Magic of Writing, by Diana Wynne Jones, at Book Aunt
Authors and Interviews
Laura White Reyes (The Rock of Ivanore) at Literary Rambles (giveaway)
Nikki Loftin (The Sinister Sweetness of Splendid Academy) at A Thousand Wrongs (giveaway)
Deva Fagan (Circus Galacticus) at I Read to Relax (missed this last week)
Eoin Colfer (Artemis Fowl) at So Many Books, So Little Time
Other Good Stuff
About this time of year, I start thinking about the Cybils--I'll have more to say when the call for judges goes out later this summer! But in the meantime, you can print out this handy flyer of the 2011 finalists!
"H is for Hob", with Pat Walsh at Scribble City Central
A slew of Cinderella retellings at Read in a Single Sitting
At Squeetus, Shannon Hale is hosting a Summer Book Club staring Princess Academy
The Prometheus Award for best novel (given by the Literary Futurist Society) iis a tie between The Freedom Maze by Delia Sherman and Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline. This award honors "outstanding science fiction and fantasy that explores the possibilities of a free future, champions human rights (including personal and economic liberty), dramatizes the perennial conflict between individuals and coercive governments, or critiques the tragic consequences of abuse of power--especially by the State."
Merida becomes a doll (in both senses of the word) in the hands of Mattel...(and someday I really will go see Brave!)
I don't shop at Macy's myself, but if you do, remember that if you give $3 to RIF at the Macy’s register, and you get a coupon for $10 off your purchase of $50 or more.
And just because I think it's funny:
(found via Bookshelves of Doom)
I need to go see Brave myself. Preferably before it's out of theaters. Hmm...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm delighted to see that Frances Hardinge is getting some review love. She's a wonderful writer.