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.

  • The Hunger Games

    The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins This is the story of Katniss, a girl who lives in a future United States that is very different from what we know now. In the future the United States is divided up into numbered districts, with the Capitol being the ruling district. Each district is known for a…

  • The Road by Cormac McCarthy

    I just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. I am quite blown away by it. For a summary of the book check out Good Reads or Amazon. Basically, it is the story of a boy and his father in a post-apocalyptic world, walking along a highway to find a better, safer place. The writing was…

  • The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

    The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman I read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman last week and Loved it! Really wonderful writing and storytelling. Each chapter could be a short story and I really liked that. It was kind of refreshing to read a book where each chapter was tied up nicely. Of course, there…

  • Atonement

    Atonement by Ian McEwan rating: 5 of 5 stars One of the best books I have ever read/listened to. I could hardly stop listening. It was absolutely compelling. The ending just completely blew me away.

  • Found

    Found by Margaret Peterson Haddix Jonah begins receiving strange letters with cryptic messages in the mail. He thinks it is a prank until his friend from school receives them also. They find out that they are two of a group of “missing” babies that were adopted out when a plane filled with them appeared mysteriously…