1.27.2010

Cybilly hiatus

I'm in the middle of Cybils Round Two judging, and since we're not allowed to blog about the books until the winners are announced on February 14, I expect to be on a bit of a hiatus for a while. Could be a couple days, could be a couple weeks. Stay tuned.

1.25.2010

Operation Yes: Review Haiku

Two parts DEAD POETS'
SOCIETY to one part
Air Force recruit film.

Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes. Levine/Scholastic, 2009, 256 pages.

1.22.2010

Liar: Review Haiku


I still can't figure
out what's true and what's a lie.
I just know I'm scared.


Liar by Justine Larbalestier. Bloomsbury, 2009, 376 pages.

1.20.2010

Absolutely Maybe: Review Haiku


How to make good stuff
out of disappointment and
despair. Plus tacos.


Absolutely Maybe by Lisa Yee. Scholastic, 2009, 288 pages.

1.18.2010

So how I'd do?

Sometimes having front-runners is a great thing. Back in September I made some predictions about this year's ALA Awards, and my prognosticating skillz were not too shabby.

SWISH: Picked the Newbery winner and two of the honor books; Caldecott winner and one of the honor books; Sibert honor (w00t Day-Glo!); and the Printz winner (well, I thought it would be an honor).

BRICK: Expected Marcelo and Wintergirls to score some Printz love, too.

Congratulations to all the winners (and their fabulous editors and art directors!)

How to Say Goodbye in Robot: Review Haiku


Some plot twists hella
obvious, but still an affecting
un-romance.


How to Say Goodbye in Robot by Natalie Standiford. Scholastic, 2009, 276 pages.

1.15.2010

Match Day: Review Haiku


Great med-school porn -- but
is it weird to be interviewing
your girlfriend?



1.13.2010

1.11.2010

Free-Range Kids: Review Haiku


At last! My slagass
parenting style is validated.
Go, free-range!



1.08.2010

And Another Thing: Review Haiku


Utterly incomprehensible --
which, in this case,
is a good thing.


And Another Thing: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #6 by Eoin Colfer. Hyperion, 2009, 288 pages.

1.06.2010

Candor: Review Haiku


It's a small world
after all -- and they're watching
everything you do, kids.


Candor by Pam Bachorz. Egmont USA, 2009, 249 pages.

1.04.2010

The 3-2-3 Detective Agency: Review Haiku


Fun, forgettable
mystery offers proof that
poodles are evil.


The 3-2-3 Detective Agency: The Disappearance of Dave Warthog by Fiona Robinson. Amulet, 2009, 73 pages.

1.01.2010

U is for Undertow: Review Haiku


Nothing like starting
the new year off right with the
great Kinsey Millhone.


U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton. Putnam, 2009, 403 pages.