Parenthetical

For the Nerds Heart YA contest last summer, I was paired with Allegra of My Library Card Wore Out, a young review blogger. As she says on her blog, “Teen books normally get reviewed by adults. Isn’t it time that a teen reviewed some for children?” Indeed. We thought it would be fun to interview [...]

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There’s this Versatile Blogger award meme going around, and my Nerds Heart YA partner Allegra of My Library Card Wore Out gave one of hers to me. Thanks, Allegra! Normally I am not a meme person, but this seems like fun — it’s never a bad idea to take the opportunity to promote worthwhile reading [...]

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In the YA Fantasy Showdown, Katsa is most satisfyingly kicking Edward Cullen’s ass. Other contests include Christopher Chant vs. Hermione Granger, Ged vs. Edward Pevensie, and the incredibly painful Katniss vs. Tally. For added value, each contest includes a bit of fic describing the battle. I like the one in which Chrestomanci informs Hermione the [...]

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Miriam at The Oyster’s Garter tagged me on the “5 Things” meme, so I guess I better comply! She can beat me up. 5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago: Attending a rockin’ New Year’s party at the home of jcn, Latemodel, and some other people whose URLs I don’t know. Turning twenty. (Eeep!) [...]

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The lovely and talented Kate Diamond tagged me on the “page 56″ meme a while ago, and I have slacked. Anyway: Here are the rules: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 56. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the next two to five sentences in your journal/blog along with these [...]

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