March reading
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dirtylibrarianBoundaries: Where You End and I Begin
Anne Katherine
Adult Non-Fiction
Healthy boundaries = stronger self.
Good stuff.
Nine Horses: Poems
Billy Collins
Adult Poetry
That song that won't leave your head, and other little things caught delightfully in poems.
I LOVE B.C.
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
Sharon Creech
Tween Fiction
Grandmothers. Cooking. Stories. Blindness. Neighbors.
Not her best, but cute.
The Fixer: a Story from Sarajevo
Joe Sacco
Adult Graphic Novel
Journalists. War. Stories. Bosnia.
Very interesting look at where our "news" comes from.
My Sassy Girl
Ho Sik Kim
Teen Graphic Novel
Korea. Manga. Dysfunctional romance.
Interesting for seeing a different cultural style of manga.
Worlds Afire
Paul B. Janeczko
Tween Poetry
Circus. Fire. Tragedy.
Good, but not great.
Almost Forever
Maria Testa
Tween Poetry
Vietnam. Doctors. Fathers. Questions. Fears. Absence.
Nice, but I wanted more.
Abarat
Clive Barker
Teen Fiction
Fantasy. Chickens. Adventure. Voyages. Strange creatures.
Super weird.
The Amulet of Samarkand
Jonathan Stroud
Teen Book on Tape
Bureaucratic wizards. Unappreciated apprentices. Demons. Power. Alternative London.
Splendid reader, fun book!
The Sparrow
Mary Doria Russell
Adult Fiction
Jesuits in Space.
Glad I finally was forced to read this. Great characters, provocative topics.
Jingle Belle's Cool Yule
Paul Dini
Teen Graphic Novel
Santa's naughty elf daughter. Receiver of much coal.
Good idea, but unsatisfying.
The Afterlife
Gary Soto
Teen Fiction
Dead teen wanders home town.
Not bad. But I liked The Lovely Bones better.
The Barefoot Serpent
Scott Morse
Adult Graphic Novel
Hawaii. Ghosts. Akira Kurosawa. Masks. Death.
I like his style, but the story didn't do much for me.
Jimmy Stewart and His Poems
Jimmy Stewart
Adult Poetry
Mean steps? Cold vacations? Life of a 8mm camera? Ode to a dead dog.
I love poetry. I love Jimmy Stewart. I thought perhaps the combination would be nice. I was wrong.
Sister Slam and the Poetic Motormouth Road Trip
Linda Oatman High
Teen Poetry
Novel in spoken-word? Road trips. Thrift shopping. Girlz adventure.
I just couldn't get into this.
A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury
Aaron McGruder
Adult Comic Strips
In your face. Political humor. Angry young black men. Right on target.
This is so great! Hard to believe it is carried in many newspapapers.
Sunshine
Robin McKinley
Adult Fiction
Vampires. Muffins. Bikers. Cinnamon Rolls. Magic. Gingerbread.
Most enjoyable book I have read in quite a while.
Princess in Pink (The Princess Diaries Volume 5)
Meg Cabot
Teen Fiction
NYC. Everyday princess. Prom angst. 2nd base. Labor issues.
Readers of this series will find more of the same. The anxiety of the main character is starting to get on my nerves.
Fray
Joss Whedon
Teen Graphic Novel
Vampire slayers of the future…get a clue!
Pretty darn good. I think I want to get my hair done like the main character.
Twins
Mary Ellen Mark
Adult Non-Fiction
Photography collection. Twins.
A nice portrait collection. Facinating, as twins can be.
Ronin
Frank Miller
Adult Graphic Novel
Bioengineering extremes. Outcast samurai. Robots. Demons. Grim future.
Not bad at all. One of Miller's more creative efforts.
Soundtrack: Short Stories 1990-1996
Jessica Abel
Adult Graphic Novel
Various comics. Chicago. The Reader.
I dig reading this because it reminds me a lot of my time living in Chicago.
Green Arrow: Sounds of Violence
Kevin Smith
Adult Graphic Novel
Old flames. Young upstarts. Crime. Sex. Goatees.
Leave it to Smith to come up with a villian called Onomatopoeia.
The Rabbits
John Marsden
Teen Picture Book
Metaphor for colonialization and domination of the world. A warning.
I don't usually mention the picture books I read…usually faster to read them than write them down. But this was quite good…the art by Shaun Tan in particular.
Full Tilt
Neal Shusterman
Teen Fiction
Greek gods. Evil amusements parks. Family. Fears.
Not terrible. I'll probably booktalk it for 7th grade guys.
Pop Princess
Rachel Cohn
Teen Fiction
Child stars. Mourning. Pop music. High school drop outs. Excessive dieting.
Actually, quite good.
Green Lantern: The Last Will & Testament of Hal Jordan
Joe Kelly
Adult Graphic Novel
Death. Revenge. Superheros.
Probably would be better if I was more familiar with G.L. storyline.
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Libba Bray
Teen Book on Tape
Repressed Victorian girls. Boarding schools. Supernatural.
Good atmostphere and characters. Not the most satisfying ending.
Anne Katherine
Adult Non-Fiction
Healthy boundaries = stronger self.
Good stuff.
Nine Horses: Poems
Billy Collins
Adult Poetry
That song that won't leave your head, and other little things caught delightfully in poems.
I LOVE B.C.
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup
Sharon Creech
Tween Fiction
Grandmothers. Cooking. Stories. Blindness. Neighbors.
Not her best, but cute.
The Fixer: a Story from Sarajevo
Joe Sacco
Adult Graphic Novel
Journalists. War. Stories. Bosnia.
Very interesting look at where our "news" comes from.
My Sassy Girl
Ho Sik Kim
Teen Graphic Novel
Korea. Manga. Dysfunctional romance.
Interesting for seeing a different cultural style of manga.
Worlds Afire
Paul B. Janeczko
Tween Poetry
Circus. Fire. Tragedy.
Good, but not great.
Almost Forever
Maria Testa
Tween Poetry
Vietnam. Doctors. Fathers. Questions. Fears. Absence.
Nice, but I wanted more.
Abarat
Clive Barker
Teen Fiction
Fantasy. Chickens. Adventure. Voyages. Strange creatures.
Super weird.
The Amulet of Samarkand
Jonathan Stroud
Teen Book on Tape
Bureaucratic wizards. Unappreciated apprentices. Demons. Power. Alternative London.
Splendid reader, fun book!
The Sparrow
Mary Doria Russell
Adult Fiction
Jesuits in Space.
Glad I finally was forced to read this. Great characters, provocative topics.
Jingle Belle's Cool Yule
Paul Dini
Teen Graphic Novel
Santa's naughty elf daughter. Receiver of much coal.
Good idea, but unsatisfying.
The Afterlife
Gary Soto
Teen Fiction
Dead teen wanders home town.
Not bad. But I liked The Lovely Bones better.
The Barefoot Serpent
Scott Morse
Adult Graphic Novel
Hawaii. Ghosts. Akira Kurosawa. Masks. Death.
I like his style, but the story didn't do much for me.
Jimmy Stewart and His Poems
Jimmy Stewart
Adult Poetry
Mean steps? Cold vacations? Life of a 8mm camera? Ode to a dead dog.
I love poetry. I love Jimmy Stewart. I thought perhaps the combination would be nice. I was wrong.
Sister Slam and the Poetic Motormouth Road Trip
Linda Oatman High
Teen Poetry
Novel in spoken-word? Road trips. Thrift shopping. Girlz adventure.
I just couldn't get into this.
A Right to Be Hostile: The Boondocks Treasury
Aaron McGruder
Adult Comic Strips
In your face. Political humor. Angry young black men. Right on target.
This is so great! Hard to believe it is carried in many newspapapers.
Sunshine
Robin McKinley
Adult Fiction
Vampires. Muffins. Bikers. Cinnamon Rolls. Magic. Gingerbread.
Most enjoyable book I have read in quite a while.
Princess in Pink (The Princess Diaries Volume 5)
Meg Cabot
Teen Fiction
NYC. Everyday princess. Prom angst. 2nd base. Labor issues.
Readers of this series will find more of the same. The anxiety of the main character is starting to get on my nerves.
Fray
Joss Whedon
Teen Graphic Novel
Vampire slayers of the future…get a clue!
Pretty darn good. I think I want to get my hair done like the main character.
Twins
Mary Ellen Mark
Adult Non-Fiction
Photography collection. Twins.
A nice portrait collection. Facinating, as twins can be.
Ronin
Frank Miller
Adult Graphic Novel
Bioengineering extremes. Outcast samurai. Robots. Demons. Grim future.
Not bad at all. One of Miller's more creative efforts.
Soundtrack: Short Stories 1990-1996
Jessica Abel
Adult Graphic Novel
Various comics. Chicago. The Reader.
I dig reading this because it reminds me a lot of my time living in Chicago.
Green Arrow: Sounds of Violence
Kevin Smith
Adult Graphic Novel
Old flames. Young upstarts. Crime. Sex. Goatees.
Leave it to Smith to come up with a villian called Onomatopoeia.
The Rabbits
John Marsden
Teen Picture Book
Metaphor for colonialization and domination of the world. A warning.
I don't usually mention the picture books I read…usually faster to read them than write them down. But this was quite good…the art by Shaun Tan in particular.
Full Tilt
Neal Shusterman
Teen Fiction
Greek gods. Evil amusements parks. Family. Fears.
Not terrible. I'll probably booktalk it for 7th grade guys.
Pop Princess
Rachel Cohn
Teen Fiction
Child stars. Mourning. Pop music. High school drop outs. Excessive dieting.
Actually, quite good.
Green Lantern: The Last Will & Testament of Hal Jordan
Joe Kelly
Adult Graphic Novel
Death. Revenge. Superheros.
Probably would be better if I was more familiar with G.L. storyline.
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Libba Bray
Teen Book on Tape
Repressed Victorian girls. Boarding schools. Supernatural.
Good atmostphere and characters. Not the most satisfying ending.
