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Why Books?
Books vs. eBooks
by Mo Willems
Girls' Life Feb/March 2013
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What a lovely website you have--I just came across it. My name is Louise Bruzon, and I am an English, first-time, self-published writer. My children's novel The Grimstone Galleries, for ages 10+, has just been published, available on Amazon. http://thegrimstonegalleries.weebly.com
I’m currently trying to read Bright Young Things—It’s getting disappointing, actually, as it could be much better. The curse of being an editor, I suppose. (Or it just isn’t as good as it should be.) I REALLYwant to start The Ring of Solomon soon, but I feel like I should finish the ten other books I have going. For instance, I’ve been trying to finish Olive Kitteridge for over a year. It’s good, but I don’t have the concentrated free time to read it, and the short stories give me an excuse to read a little at a time J And various YA temptations keep sneaking in there … Have you ever read any of the Wicked Lovely books? They’re another of my little bad habits … I seem to be acquiring many of them. I have a bad feeling Delirium will be sneaking in soon as well. -J. Alberta
Your site is AWESOME! Wanted to share my new favorite book, The Eternal Ones, by Kirstin Miller. -Hanna H., age 14
Thanks! Kirstin Miller also wrote Kiki Strike, reviewed in my All-Time Faves Page.
I was just visiting your website and saw you had The Book Thief listed in your top favorite books. I couldn't agree more! I love that book! I'm recommending The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins. I read them this fall and thoroughly enjoyed them. -Stephanie E.
At age fourteen, Juliette serves as the National Youth Director for Constituting America. She speaks at National Tea Party events, and she's written a new book for tweens and teens about the Constitution of the United States of America, which is already making waves across the nation. Read on for more...
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By Su Blackwell; text by Wendy Jones; photos by Jim Clinch
Thames & Hudson, $19.95
The Fairy Tale Princess
Seven Classic Stories from the Enchanted Forest
Seven classic tales retold in fun, fairy-tale fashion, but what makes these talses fo enchanting are the utterly unique and amazing illustrations. Works of art in themselves, paper sculptures cut from antique books are assembled to create scenes for each story...
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Spotlight
HarperCollins, $16.99
For 100s of years, pairs of children have been taken from Gavaldon and sent to the School for Good and Evil to become characters in fairy tales. Pretty, poised, and lover of pink, Sophie expects to be the next princess, while her BFF Agatha-a loner, nonconformist-will surely be sent to the Evil School. Except the school master reverses their roles. Agatha knows they've been duped and convinces Sophie to escape, until King Arthur's son appears. In this hilarious, thought-provoking magical mix-up only one thing is definite-life in fairy-tale land is about to implode!
The Power of Books