Tag: Battle of the Books
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Two More Reading Challenges
It’s nearly time for School Library Journal’s Battle of the Books! Sixteen books vie for the honor of a virtual gold medal. The SLJ list is always an interesting mix of young adult and children’s books, fiction and nonfiction, and the brackets make it challenging to judge (many of the judges devote considerable space in […]
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Code Name Verity
My favorite quote about this book, from Presenting Lenore: ‘It’s the kind of book that induces ugly sobbing in the fetal position, even in a “never crier” like me.’ I just finished Code Name Verity, and I am metaphorically peeling myself off the floor. This book is devastating. But ohsogood. It’s been sitting in my […]
the dirigible plum 