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.

Category: Books, Music, Art, Movies

That’s entertainment.

  • Book Talk Saturday: Dead Until Dark

    Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars I became addicted to True Blood earlier this summer after I had heard so many people talking about the show. I had no idea it was based on a series of books until later on. Having watched all of the Season 1 DVDs…

  • The Hunger Games

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins My rating: 5 of 5 stars The Hunger Games takes place in Panem, a futuristic, dystopian version of the United States. Panem is ruled by The Capital and is surrounded by districts that are poor and, basically, survive to supply The Capital with all of their needs for their…

  • Book talk: Catching Fire

    I mentioned yesterday that I got my hands on Catching Fire. I actually won a copy from Abby The Librarian,who writes  a fantastic blog about children’s librarianship and all things related. I seriously couldn’t believe that I had won. It was on a Monday and it was a wonderful way to start the week. I…

  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

    It occurs to me that I haven’t posted about what I’m reading for quite a long time and that makes me kind of sad. I’ve been reading books lately that have provoked a strong reaction, good and bad, so I should talk about it. And without further adieu, here is the the book I read…

  • Princess of the Midnight Ball

    Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George I picked up this wonderful book a few weeks ago. It was among some new books and I was intrigued by the cover (as I am quite often). I read the inside flap and saw that it was a retelling of the fairytale classic, “The Twelve…