When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney Published: June 4th 2013 by Little, Brown Source: ARC from publisher Synopsis (Goodreads): Filled with humor, raw emotion, a strong voice, and a brilliant dog named Sandy Koufax, When You Were Here explores the two most powerful forces known to man-death and love. Daisy Whitney brings her characters to life… Continue reading Grief + Loss: When You Were Here by Daisy Whitney
Author: Molly Wetta
Feminist gemini vegetarian librarian.
Top Ten Favorite Young Adult Novels of the First Half of 2013
Top Ten Tuesday is a book blogging prompt hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t participate every week, but I join in when I find the prompt interesting. This week’s prompt is your favorite reads so far in 2013. I’ve read 106 books so far, so picking ten favorites from that list with… Continue reading Top Ten Favorite Young Adult Novels of the First Half of 2013
Passive Programming: Book in a Jar
The teen librarian I work with got the idea from this post to cut up/shred/deconstruct a book and have the teens guess the title; winning answers would be entered in a prize drawing. I put the jar together. I took a book that I had duplicate copies of and ran it through a paper shredder… Continue reading Passive Programming: Book in a Jar
Psychic Sisters: Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld Published: June 25th 2013 by Random House Source: ARC from publisher (and pre-ordered copy from Rainy Day Books Synopsis (Goodreads): Curtis Sittenfeld, New York Times bestselling author of American Wife and Prep, returns with a mesmerizing novel of family and identity, loyalty and deception, and the delicate line between truth and belief. From an early age, Kate and her… Continue reading Psychic Sisters: Sisterland by Curtis Sittenfeld
I’m gonna be a real librarian (and probably a crazy cat lady).
I’ve been working as a YA librarian assistant for about a year and a half. I originally applied for the position because I needed a part-time job for when I went back to grad school for social work. I’d been working in finance at a downtown bank and wanted to keep working in downtown Lawrence.… Continue reading I’m gonna be a real librarian (and probably a crazy cat lady).
wrapped up in books 