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Both of these books were shortlisted for the 2018 Cybils award in the category middle grade speculative fiction. Thisby Thestoop and the Black Mountain by Zac Gorman In the absurd land of Nth, Thisby Thestoop can be found within the forlorn walls of Castle Grimstone, down the precarious steps of the Black Mountain dungeon, up to her nose in griffon toenails, gnoll spittle, and troll meat (to give to them, […]
One of the assignments for my children’s literature course last term was to write 25 annotations (snapshot reviews between 50 and 150 words) on all sorts of kidlit. It was a great opportunity to delve out of my comfort zone of MG spec fic 😉 Today’s post, featuring middle grade novels, is the sixth in a series where I share those annotations by type (some of these titles I previously […]
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Format/source: ARC/NetgalleyPublished: 5 March 2019 Publisher: Hamish HamiltonLength: 272 pages Genre: Literary fiction ★★★★ Perdita Lee may appear your average British schoolgirl; Harriet Lee may seem just a working mother trying to penetrate the school social hierarchy; but there are signs that they might not be as normal as they think they are. For one thing, they share a gold-painted, seventh-floor walk-up apartment with some surprisingly verbal vegetation. And then […]
Books read and reviewed in February, as well forthcoming March releases to look forward to
From today until next Monday, I’m visiting New York City with my sister. The impetus for this trip is the Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth exhibit currently on at the Morgan Library. There will be more bookish sight-seeing than just that exhibit, though. I’ll be sure to blog about it when I get back. In the meantime, things will be quiet around here as I was busy completing all my assignments […]