Category Archives: Fiction

GUEST DORK: The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
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Posted on March 27, 2014 by

And now for a feature we haven’t had in awhile: a Guest Dork post! Today’s Guest Dork is a seven-year-old reader who participated in a schoolwide One School, One Book event on Beverly Cleary’s The Mouse and the Motorcycle. This book … Continue reading →

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The Runaway King – Jennifer A. Nielsen (Ascendance #2)
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Posted on March 25, 2014 by

Jennifer A. Nielsen, though she has a name that I literally cannot spell correctly the first time, ever, has written a great followup to The False Prince. In this one, Sage runs off to join the pirates for sort of … Continue reading →

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The False Prince – Jennifer A. Nielsen (Ascendance #1)
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Posted on March 19, 2014 by

I can’t believe I haven’t posted about this series yet! I’ve read quite a bit of YA fantasy and this is hands-down my favorite. Which is strange because it doesn’t seem to be especially popular. So, Sage is an orphan … Continue reading →

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Peach Blossom Pavilion – Mingmei Yip
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Posted on March 4, 2014 by

Oh boy! Look at that pretty cover! This is going to be an awesome historical fiction book and I’m going to learn all kinds of things about Chinese culture. This is the story of Xiang Xiang, a young Chinese girl … Continue reading →

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The Book of Maggie Bradstreet – Gretchen Gibbs
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Posted on February 24, 2014 by

Maggie Bradstreet is a curious girl of thirteen with a mind of her own, which can get her into trouble in Puritan New England. She wants nothing more than to prove to her brother’s friend Job that she is no … Continue reading →

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Daisy Miller – Henry James
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Posted on February 18, 2014 by

I always feel weird when I try to review a classic, especially if I didn’t like it, because A) everything that can be said has already been said, and B) I’m afraid that I will have missed some great metaphor … Continue reading →

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Never Google Heartbreak – Emma Garcia
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Posted on February 14, 2014 by

When Viv’s ex-fiancé, Rob, proposed to her three months after she slept with him she thought it was one of those whirlwind romances you read about in magazines. Five years later, after Rob calling off the wedding for the third … Continue reading →

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A Little Princess – Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Posted on February 13, 2014 by

First of all, I feel like I should say straight out that I really, really enjoyed this book. Remember that when you read the whining and complaining that will follow. It’s just what I do, I guess. This is such … Continue reading →

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Two Dorks, One Book: The Bear by Claire Cameron – A Publisher ARC
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Posted on February 3, 2014 by

Ah, shit. This one’s gonna be all nature-y and survivalish. Totally not my kind of book at all, except FREE****, so there’s that. I KNOW everyone on the internet (weird, since this is a pre-release but many have already read … Continue reading →

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The Bear – Claire Cameron
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Posted on February 3, 2014 by

The Bear will be released on February 11, 2014 by Little, Brown and Company. This book was received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. So…I finished The Bear a few days ago, and I’m STILL not sure … Continue reading →

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