Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: favorite books

  • Dead Lucky by Lincoln Hall

    It is a rare treat to find a book that I can’t put down. Don’t you love that? Reading a story that is so interesting and exciting that you just want to keep going? This week I read “Dead Lucky: Life after Death on Mount Everest” by Lincoln Hall. This book was so good that…

  • Booktalk Saturday: The opinionated Knitter

    I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I bought this book. I wanted to go into more detail on it for you. Really, it can all be summed up to: I love it! I don’t know why I waited all of these years to buy it. It is a true gem, especially if you…

  • Godless

    The Vatican has officially declared The Golden Compass “Godless.” That kind of makes me chuckle a little bit. First of all, it astounds me that the Church is STILL banning books and movies. What is this, the middle ages? Secondly, doesn’t this attitude from the Vatican kind of prove Pullman’s point? Hilarious, if you ask…

  • Book Review Saturday: The absolutely true diary of a part-time indian.

    This week I am reviewing “The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian” by Sherman Alexie, which is one of the contenders for the 2007 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature. This is the story of a 15 year old boy (Junior) of the Spokane Indian tribe, living in Wellpinit, WA. He is…

  • The Book Thief

    I just finished reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Wow. I am really kind of blown away by it. It’s truly an amazing book. Superbly written. There are some beautiful lines and phrases in this story. It’s a little long but well worth the read. Oh and the Characterization is great, too. It’s narrated…