Don’t be fooled; this isn’t a sports story. Not really. I loved, loved, loved Sway, Kat Spears debut. It had such incredible voice and captured the complicated dynamics of grief and friendship and attraction between teens. It was just so fucking real. Breakaway is no different.
Category: reading life
Book Review: Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
I loved Rae Carson’s fantasy series Girl of Fire and Thorns (which I never reviewed here, but I did do a review in gifs for the library’s tumblr). I was so excited when I discovered she had a new series, but since it was more historical fiction, which is not usually my favorite genre, I… Continue reading Book Review: Walk on Earth a Stranger by Rae Carson
When Praise Feels Uncomfortable: A Follow Up to the “Who is YA Literature For?” Discussion
Last week, as I was putting the final touches on my slides for my presentation the following morning on circulating e-readers in public libraries (sometimes I procrastinate) when I got a mention on Twitter that surprised me. Praising librarian @molly_wetta for parsing the tweet-storm around the @Nielsen#KidsBookSummit: http://t.co/KVYynBaNv2@ThoughtCatalog — Porter Anderson (@Porter_Anderson) September 29, 2015… Continue reading When Praise Feels Uncomfortable: A Follow Up to the “Who is YA Literature For?” Discussion
Readers’ Advisory Toolkit: Writing Book Reviews, Blog Posts, and Annotations
Last week I attended the Missouri and Kansas Library Associations Joint Conference Libraries without Borders. In addition to attending some sessions that were really great, I presented with my friend and co-worker on writing about books for your community as a librarian in a session entitled Readers’ Advisory Toolkit: Writing Book Reviews, Blog Posts, and… Continue reading Readers’ Advisory Toolkit: Writing Book Reviews, Blog Posts, and Annotations
Reading Recap: Award Winners with a Magical Twist
I love stories with just a hint of magic. When authors can pull back the curtain on our world and show us the wonder and beauty just below the surface of everyday life, I’m hooked. I read both Skellig and When You Reach Me for my summer YA literature class, and they were by far… Continue reading Reading Recap: Award Winners with a Magical Twist
wrapped up in books 