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: Books

  • Book Talk Saturday: Dharma Punx

    Okay. I almost didn’t do this post today because I’m not feeling well at all. I went home sick with a blinding headache (and I’m not even kidding about that) and I am still fighting it. So this is gonna be short and sweet. My current read is Dharma Punx by Noah Levine. It’s a…

  • Book Talk Saturday

    Have I told you about my newest favoritest graphic novel imprint? Minx! They are a line of graphic novels geared toward girls. And we’re not talking cheesy romance graphic novels, either. We are talking strong, feminine lead characters! My latest read is Clubbing by Andi Watson and Josh Howard. It’s about a spoiled rich girl…

  • 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: Skin Hunger

    Since Saturday is December 1st I will use today to do a book review for another Book Award contender: Skin Hunger by Kathleen Duey. This is the first of a trilogy called “A Resurrection of Magic.” It is of the Fantasy genre and it is the story of two protagonists. The stories are told in…

  • Book Review Saturday: Story of a Girl

    Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr was another contender for the National Book Award this year. It’s the story of a girl (heh) who has a past. A girl with a bad past. At the young age of 13, Deanna is caught by her father having sex in a car with her brother’s best…