Kat & Mouse Volume 1: Teacher Torture by Alex de Campi Kat’s Dad has just gotten a job at a posh private school, so Kat and her family...

I know I've been scarce lately, so I'm going to make it up to you by posting a new review. So here we go! Shabanu: Daughter of the ...

I was catching up on all of my book blogs the other day, and I happened to come across this interesting post on Bookburger: An URGENT PLEA t...

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang An ancient Chinese hero, the Monkey King, wishes to lose his animal status and become revered as o...

Dramacon Vol. 2 by Svetlana Chmakova I happened upon the world of Dramacon as a member of the Cybils nominating committee. If nothing else...

Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson Mattie Cook is bored with her life in Philadelphia during the hot summer of 1793. Working with her wid...

Some of the reviews that I post on this blog have previously been posted on the YABC website as part of my job as an official reviewer. In t...

As many of you book lovers know, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is coming out this July! (And if you didn’t know before, now you do.) ...

I've been teaching English as a second language to a girl in the class I TA for. It's been so hard to teach her grammar, because Eng...

The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation by Sid Jacobson When the 9/11 commission published its 500+ report of its investigative findings, I ...

Oddly Enough by Bruch Coville This is Bruce Coville’s first collection of short stories. Although some of these have been previously publis...

Here's another Cybils nominee, and this one made it to the shortlist too! Babymouse: Beach Babe by Jennifer & Matthew Holm School ...

Sorry everyone! I mentioned earlier that I've been super busy, and I just haven't had time to update lately (which is really a shame...

I've been seeing a lot of Lewis Carroll lately. I've been re-reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Gl...

I’ve opened up a new partnership with amazon.com! Now, by clicking on the title or picture of each book, you will be magically transported t...

Okay, so I'm taking a break from the Cybils reviews for today. So here's a new scoop: We Goddesses: Athena, Aphrodite, Hera by Dor...

Remember, today is the last day to vote on the new YABC teen reviewer . So make sure you get those votes in!

As you may know (or maybe you don't...) I was on the Cybils Graphic Novel nominating commitee this past two months. As a result, you ge...

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is reve...

Hey everyone! Just a quick update to let everyone know that I haven’t died yet. I’ve been busy with both Christmas vacation, my new term tha...