the book trail’s guest host this month, kt larson, is a children’s librarian and young adult author living, writing, reading, and strawberry-soup making in davis, california.
here’s what she has to say about her pick for december.
Ride this month’s book trail from Lemon Tree, CA to Oaxaca, Mexico with Naomi Soledad Leon Outlaw in Becoming Naomi [...]
this is one of those “coming of age” novels that i clung to as i fumbled and stumbled my way through junior high and high school. elnora comstock is sassy and bright, empathetic and curious. and those lunches! my tummy dreams of the packed lunches of elnora comstock.
and occasionally, when no one is looking, i [...]
i just finished this delightful, delightful little ditty by avi. it’s a scrumptiously told story of murder and adventure on the high seas.
the heroine is a surprise: completely real, honest, beset by common hiccups, but ultimately triumphant.
the story also is a surprise: nothing predictable or pedestrian, the writing fresh and arresting.
i’m keeping this one on [...]
i have lots of ways to combat the silence of being a stay at home mom. and when i say silence, i don’t mean that there aren’t any noises. it’s the silence of loneliness. don’t get me wrong, i love spending time with my little guy, but when i wish that i had someone [...]
stephenie meyer has done it again. i’ve spent all morning debating whether i would sooner date a werewolf or a vampire.
it seems to me a tricky question, but bella, the heroine of eclipse doesn’t seem to be having any trouble deciding.
now, go ahead and cast stones at me, but i’m a parent of a future [...]
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