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Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Krista King — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:27:00 GMT

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow (Tor Teen, 2008).ISBN-13: 978-0765319852Hardcover: 382 p. List Price: $17.95***** (5 out of 5 stars: excellent; nearly flawless; a must-have for all libraries serving youth)“What’s the big deal? Would you r

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The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings by KayLynn Deveney

jamie felton — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:38:00 GMT

*****On a trip to Wales to study photography and earn her graduate degree, KayLynn Deveney stumbled across Albert Hastings, and old man who lived alone in an apartment near where she was staying. In getting to know him, she realized that Albert was a

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The Bottomless Bellybutton by Dash Shaw

jamie felton — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:46:00 GMT

*****This behemoth of a graphic novel is a new favorite of mine. I have a weakness for attractive book covers (see previous entry for example of unattractive book cover). Exhibit A: *Maps and Legends by Michael Chabon. I saw this book when it f

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Helping Me Help Myself by Beth Lisick

jamie felton — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:16:00 GMT

****Beth Lisick spends a year trying to improve herself in Helping Me Help Myself. In order to achieve this goal of self-improvement, she turns to the path many people discover every day. The self-improvement section in the bookstore! While legitimat

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Fledgling by Octavia Butler

Jessica West — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 18:59:00 GMT

This was one of those books that I could not put down, and that finishing was more difficult than usual. Octavia Butler is one of my favorite writers, who passed away last year, the same year that Fledgling was published. When I finished reading Fled

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

Liz — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 21:07:00 GMT

No spoilers here . . . Book 7 starts with some shocking events. Harry learns more about Dumbledore's history. Things get a little less exciting by page 300 (or maybe I was just getting tired because it was 6:30 in the morning a

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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, book one: The Pox Party

Beth Gallaway — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:40:00 GMT

MT Anderson's Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, has won a Printz Honor Award as well as the National Book Award for Young People's literature, and quite deservedly so. TMany librarians and educators question if teens iwll volunta

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Rosie Dunne

Beth Gallaway — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 18:00:00 GMT

Review of Rosie Dunne

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Love Fights Volume 1

Beth Gallaway — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 22:13:00 GMT

Review of Love Fights Volume 1

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How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Avon Romance)

Liz — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 22:35:00 GMT

Review of How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Avon Romance)

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Fangs for the Memories

Liz — Sun, 27 Nov 2005 04:52:00 GMT

Review of Fangs for the Memories

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Undead and Unreturnable

Liz — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 16:27:00 GMT

Review of Undead and Unreturnable

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Confessions of a Video Vixen

Beth Gallaway — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:17:00 GMT

Starf--ker Steffans tells all in this revealing memoir

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Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Beth Gallaway — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 02:58:00 GMT

Review of Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

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Breakfast with Tiffany : An Uncle's Memoir

Laura Bernheim — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:58:00 GMT

Review of Breakfast with Tiffany : An Uncle's Memoir

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Necklace of Kisses

Beth Gallaway — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 14:27:00 GMT

Magical realism, LA style. Weetzie Bat grows up in this thoroughly satisfying novel about the 9/11 aftermath and midlife crisis.

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Finding Serenity : Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly (Smart Pop series)

Beth Gallaway — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 03:17:00 GMT

OMG brilliant. And I'm not just saying that because Joss Whedon is God (Not Clapton). Ok, maybe I am. My admittably biased review follows.

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Fantasy! Cartooning

Beth Gallaway — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 01:38:00 GMT

Former Marvel Cartoonist Caldwell delivers just the right mix of instruction, basics and background for creating memorable characters in comic book style.

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Prep: A Novel

Beth Gallaway — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 17:09:00 GMT

A coming-of-age story told by a midwestern girl atracted to the idyllic New England boarding school life by the glossy catalogs.

Adult @ hiplibrariansbookblog.blog-city.com

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

The Day-to-Day Life of Albert Hastings by KayLynn Deveney

The Bottomless Bellybutton by Dash Shaw

Helping Me Help Myself by Beth Lisick

Fledgling by Octavia Butler

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, book one: The Pox Party

Rosie Dunne

Love Fights Volume 1

How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Avon Romance)

Fangs for the Memories

Undead and Unreturnable

Confessions of a Video Vixen

Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life

Breakfast with Tiffany : An Uncle's Memoir

Necklace of Kisses

Finding Serenity : Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly (Smart Pop series)

Fantasy! Cartooning

Prep: A Novel

The Historian